Matt Lorentz
@mplorentz.bsky.social
Technologist, solarpunk, gamer, backpacker, passionate about using the internet to push more power to more people.
https://mattlorentz.com
https://mattlorentz.com
This website speaks to the nerd inside me on so many levels. I think I'm going to give the "No S Diet" a try. everydaysystems.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This website speaks to the nerd inside me on so many levels. I think I'm going to give the "No S Diet" a try. everydaysystems.com
I just posted a project update video for Keydex that shows the current features and future plans. Plus an announcement that I'm renaming the project from Keydex to Horcrux! Check it out: tube.tchncs.de/w/oyxzSzhocB...
Keydex Thanksgiving Update
This is the thanksgiving progress report for my app Keydex. Read more at https://github.com/mplorentz/keydex.
tube.tchncs.de
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I just posted a project update video for Keydex that shows the current features and future plans. Plus an announcement that I'm renaming the project from Keydex to Horcrux! Check it out: tube.tchncs.de/w/oyxzSzhocB...
I've been quiet lately but I've just been very heads down trying to get Keydex ready for it's first alpha usability test, which I'm about to head to right now! I'll try to post a project update this week, as I passed the halfway point on my (relatively tight) 4 month timeline recently.
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I've been quiet lately but I've just been very heads down trying to get Keydex ready for it's first alpha usability test, which I'm about to head to right now! I'll try to post a project update this week, as I passed the halfway point on my (relatively tight) 4 month timeline recently.
Fun milestone for Keydex today: I had my first successful restore of data. I was able to fire up several copies of the app and create a lockbox, break it into shares, distribute them to peers via Nostr, initiate recovery, approve the recovery request, and reassemble the data.
October 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fun milestone for Keydex today: I had my first successful restore of data. I was able to fire up several copies of the app and create a lockbox, break it into shares, distribute them to peers via Nostr, initiate recovery, approve the recovery request, and reassemble the data.
I'm back in the code editor for the first time in a few weeks. It feels good 😊
Trying out Github's spec-kit tool for spec-driven development with AI: github.com/github/spec-...
Trying out Github's spec-kit tool for spec-driven development with AI: github.com/github/spec-...
GitHub - github/spec-kit: 💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development
💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development - github/spec-kit
github.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm back in the code editor for the first time in a few weeks. It feels good 😊
Trying out Github's spec-kit tool for spec-driven development with AI: github.com/github/spec-...
Trying out Github's spec-kit tool for spec-driven development with AI: github.com/github/spec-...
I've finished my first round of interviews for Keydex and they were so enlightening. I'm so addicted to user interviews now, I don't understand how I made so much software without them.
September 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I've finished my first round of interviews for Keydex and they were so enlightening. I'm so addicted to user interviews now, I don't understand how I made so much software without them.
Oh and I haven't shared here yet: I'm thrilled to have received a grant from OpenSats.org to continue working in the Nostr ecosystem. I'll be working on two projects over the next year: (1/3)
OpenSats
OpenSats is a 501(c)(3) public charity that aims to support and maintain a sustainable ecosystem of funding for free and open-source projects and contributors, especially bitcoin-related projects and ...
OpenSats.org
September 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Oh and I haven't shared here yet: I'm thrilled to have received a grant from OpenSats.org to continue working in the Nostr ecosystem. I'll be working on two projects over the next year: (1/3)
I'm looking for folks to interview for the new app I'm working on. If you've ever needed to back up some sensitive data (passwords, crypto wallet key, "legacy planning" docs) but didn't just want to print it out and hide it then I'd love to talk to you! formstr.app/i/keydex
Formstr
A decentralized forms application which lets you custody your own data made possible through the power of the nostr protocol.
formstr.app
September 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'm looking for folks to interview for the new app I'm working on. If you've ever needed to back up some sensitive data (passwords, crypto wallet key, "legacy planning" docs) but didn't just want to print it out and hide it then I'd love to talk to you! formstr.app/i/keydex
Good read on how you can use a CRDT to manage an access control list for a group or other resource: p2panda.org/2025/08/27/n...
Notes on building a convergent, offline-first Access Control CRDT ~ p2panda
p2panda recently published the first release of p2panda-auth, a convergent, offline-first CRDT (Conflict-free Replicated Data-Type) which helps managing members, admins or moderators in a group and giving them permission to sync, read or change application data. If you want to learn about the concrete implementation and design choices of p2panda-auth we have an in-depth blog post for you here.
p2panda.org
September 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Good read on how you can use a CRDT to manage an access control list for a group or other resource: p2panda.org/2025/08/27/n...
The iOS 26 release date is less than a month away, and I'm available for last-minute contract work if you need help getting your app ready! Whether you just want to make sure nothing breaks, or are looking to refresh your entire UI alongside Apple, I can help you make a smooth transition.
August 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The iOS 26 release date is less than a month away, and I'm available for last-minute contract work if you need help getting your app ready! Whether you just want to make sure nothing breaks, or are looking to refresh your entire UI alongside Apple, I can help you make a smooth transition.
Reposted by Matt Lorentz
Single #SSB message to QR code for #sneakernet purposes
July 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Single #SSB message to QR code for #sneakernet purposes
I have been finding AI really useful for coding, but this is a good reminder that AI benchmarks are not representative of reality, and developers cannot be trusted to accurately estimate their work, even after completing it 🙃
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I have been finding AI really useful for coding, but this is a good reminder that AI benchmarks are not representative of reality, and developers cannot be trusted to accurately estimate their work, even after completing it 🙃
Reposted by Matt Lorentz
Guess what folks? DWeb Camp Cascadia is on, and tickets are live! Aug 8-10, we'll be camping out on Salt Spring Island in the first-ever regional DWeb Camp for the Pacific Northwest.
Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/
#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net
Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/
#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net
DWeb Camp Cascadia, Aug 8-10th, Salt Spring Island, BC
DWeb Camp Cascadia takes place August 8th to 10th, 2025, at the Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute in the Southern Gulf Islands, BC, Canada.
Join us for an outdoor, camping-focused gathering of re...
dwebyvr.org
June 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Guess what folks? DWeb Camp Cascadia is on, and tickets are live! Aug 8-10, we'll be camping out on Salt Spring Island in the first-ever regional DWeb Camp for the Pacific Northwest.
Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/
#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net
Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/
#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net
It's been about 1 month since I started my solopreneurship journey aiming to do six product experiments in six months. I launched spoilerfree.gg about 10 days ago and have been monitoring the metrics on it since then.
SpoilerFree.gg - CS2 Tournaments Without Spoilers
Watch CS2 tournaments without knowing the results beforehand. The best spoiler-free experience for Counter-Strike 2 esports fans.
spoilerfree.gg
May 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It's been about 1 month since I started my solopreneurship journey aiming to do six product experiments in six months. I launched spoilerfree.gg about 10 days ago and have been monitoring the metrics on it since then.
Last week I wrapped up employment at Verse Communications. Over the past 3 years I got to work on planetary.social, nos.social, and more recently a communities-focused social app codenamed Plur.
Planetary - Social media for humans, not algorithms.
Planetary is an open, humane and decentralized social network that respects your privacy and honors makers and creators. The world’s first mainstream client for a truly distributed social network that...
planetary.social
May 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Last week I wrapped up employment at Verse Communications. Over the past 3 years I got to work on planetary.social, nos.social, and more recently a communities-focused social app codenamed Plur.
Reposted by Matt Lorentz
From henceforth until I change my mind, I will post primarily about Japanese green tea.
February 8, 2024 at 1:28 AM
From henceforth until I change my mind, I will post primarily about Japanese green tea.
I’ve gone from using one social network (Secure Scuttlebutt) to using four (SSB, Nostr, Mastodon, and Bluesky) in the past couple months. It’s fun to find people I haven’t kept up with in years on each one.
March 3, 2023 at 12:29 AM
I’ve gone from using one social network (Secure Scuttlebutt) to using four (SSB, Nostr, Mastodon, and Bluesky) in the past couple months. It’s fun to find people I haven’t kept up with in years on each one.
Where is my private key?
March 1, 2023 at 12:12 AM
Where is my private key?
Hello bluskees, what’s newskees?
March 1, 2023 at 12:10 AM
Hello bluskees, what’s newskees?