Matt Perry
perrygeo.com
Matt Perry
@perrygeo.com
Geospatial data, Software engineering, Ecology
New rule: You can use AI as long as you do pushups while you wait. I expect to see conferences full of ridiculously buff software developers by early 2026.
May 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I've noticed a trend in my own AI usage: the quality of the response is inversely proportional to my expertise on the subject. I'm more likely to accept a response if I have no clue how to evaluate it. Having a strong bullshit detector is becoming the primary skill of the knowledge worker.
March 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In case it needs to be said (and apparently it does), nothing about DOGE's takeover of government computer systems is remotely ok or legal. Efficiency is no excuse for carelessness - Musk's amateur clownshow has compromised national security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/14/d...
DOGE’s ‘Genius’ Coders Launch Website So Full Of Holes, Anyone Can Write To It
If you want to write something on the U.S. government’s official DOGE website, apparently you can just… do that. Not in the usual way of submitting comments through a form, mind you, but by d…
www.techdirt.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A 3-band tif with elevation, slope, and aspect bands interpreted as RGB #GlitchArt
December 21, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Just finished reading "Idea Flow" by Janelle Arty Starr. This is hands down the most underrated book in software! Every page is filled with deep and practical insights into the dynamics of software engineering - I had to stop highlighting after a while. leanpub.com/ideaflow
December 17, 2024 at 2:39 PM
First time on a M series macbook and ... wow. The hardware is beyond anything I've ever used. I can get used to OSX I guess.
December 14, 2024 at 3:17 PM
I am thrilled to announce that I'm joining Pachama as a Geospatial Data Engineer! We are building a distributed data pipeline, based on ML and Earth Observation sensors, to ensure high-quality carbon credits and monitoring for forest restoration and nature-based projects. Let's do this!

pachama.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:25 PM