Mats
@travelmats.bsky.social
I've been making things for the Internet since 1995. Solo developing web apps. Open web idealist. Nostalgic futurist, enthusiastic tourist and art lover. There will be art retweets and travel photos.
If anyone is wondering how the Australian social media ban is going: My daughter and her friends have already adapted by moving their chats to a shared Canva presentation. 😅
(Look at the page count...)
(Look at the page count...)
November 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
If anyone is wondering how the Australian social media ban is going: My daughter and her friends have already adapted by moving their chats to a shared Canva presentation. 😅
(Look at the page count...)
(Look at the page count...)
Sheesh, Claude Code really loves creating and maintaining documentation if you let it. This is from a single session before I told it writing .md files is banned.
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Sheesh, Claude Code really loves creating and maintaining documentation if you let it. This is from a single session before I told it writing .md files is banned.
This sounds like Situational Leadership, but rather than adapting the leadership style to team competence you adapt based on task. I don't think I love it, to be honest, but I can see at least the desire to be a bit closer to urgent/important tasks.
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
This sounds like Situational Leadership, but rather than adapting the leadership style to team competence you adapt based on task. I don't think I love it, to be honest, but I can see at least the desire to be a bit closer to urgent/important tasks.
Adding an entirely new level of complexity to Trailmarks
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Adding an entirely new level of complexity to Trailmarks
Hey!
I'm looking for play-testers for the playable alpha of the travel and quiz game Trailmarks!
Just someone to play the game for 30 minutes or so on Zoom while I watch and ask some questions. In return, I'll give you the game for free when it launches!
Interested? DM me.
#gamedev #playtesters
I'm looking for play-testers for the playable alpha of the travel and quiz game Trailmarks!
Just someone to play the game for 30 minutes or so on Zoom while I watch and ask some questions. In return, I'll give you the game for free when it launches!
Interested? DM me.
#gamedev #playtesters
September 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Hey!
I'm looking for play-testers for the playable alpha of the travel and quiz game Trailmarks!
Just someone to play the game for 30 minutes or so on Zoom while I watch and ask some questions. In return, I'll give you the game for free when it launches!
Interested? DM me.
#gamedev #playtesters
I'm looking for play-testers for the playable alpha of the travel and quiz game Trailmarks!
Just someone to play the game for 30 minutes or so on Zoom while I watch and ask some questions. In return, I'll give you the game for free when it launches!
Interested? DM me.
#gamedev #playtesters
September 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I wast thinking of this like the attached. The Beyond Sausage pack is a bit of a meme, but the pepernoni is from my local supermarket. Maybe it's my imagination, but I thought this was a common sentiment, and maybe something people can't verbalize directly, like an uncanny valley of food.
August 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I wast thinking of this like the attached. The Beyond Sausage pack is a bit of a meme, but the pepernoni is from my local supermarket. Maybe it's my imagination, but I thought this was a common sentiment, and maybe something people can't verbalize directly, like an uncanny valley of food.
Damn, Upwork has literally monetized disputes in their system. I'm not sure this is the right incentivization for a platform...
It does explain why a seemingly simple contract went to a dispute almost instantly, though.
It does explain why a seemingly simple contract went to a dispute almost instantly, though.
August 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Damn, Upwork has literally monetized disputes in their system. I'm not sure this is the right incentivization for a platform...
It does explain why a seemingly simple contract went to a dispute almost instantly, though.
It does explain why a seemingly simple contract went to a dispute almost instantly, though.
I don't know but this seems suss for a fact checker for a travel guide. #trailmarks
August 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I don't know but this seems suss for a fact checker for a travel guide. #trailmarks
My stats on BlueSky after ~1 year:
I have 1,133 followers
I'm following 2,045 people
I'm blocked by 30,796 people
I love this site and the serious people on here, but this is not sustainable metrics for an engaging social media site @mcuban.bsky.social #bluesky
I have 1,133 followers
I'm following 2,045 people
I'm blocked by 30,796 people
I love this site and the serious people on here, but this is not sustainable metrics for an engaging social media site @mcuban.bsky.social #bluesky
August 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My stats on BlueSky after ~1 year:
I have 1,133 followers
I'm following 2,045 people
I'm blocked by 30,796 people
I love this site and the serious people on here, but this is not sustainable metrics for an engaging social media site @mcuban.bsky.social #bluesky
I have 1,133 followers
I'm following 2,045 people
I'm blocked by 30,796 people
I love this site and the serious people on here, but this is not sustainable metrics for an engaging social media site @mcuban.bsky.social #bluesky
It's interesting to see real numbers being shared about this.
I don't love admitting it, but I do question if this is sustainable.
In real terms, just today, my total token usage from a day of using Claude Code is 22 million tokens. Or enough water to grow 55000 small pink radishes? (wtf?)
I don't love admitting it, but I do question if this is sustainable.
In real terms, just today, my total token usage from a day of using Claude Code is 22 million tokens. Or enough water to grow 55000 small pink radishes? (wtf?)
July 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It's interesting to see real numbers being shared about this.
I don't love admitting it, but I do question if this is sustainable.
In real terms, just today, my total token usage from a day of using Claude Code is 22 million tokens. Or enough water to grow 55000 small pink radishes? (wtf?)
I don't love admitting it, but I do question if this is sustainable.
In real terms, just today, my total token usage from a day of using Claude Code is 22 million tokens. Or enough water to grow 55000 small pink radishes? (wtf?)
AI came for the community theatre actors too??!!
July 21, 2025 at 5:48 AM
AI came for the community theatre actors too??!!
I just put live a huge update to the public alpha of Trailmarks - probably the last time I leave it entirely open.
Please feel welcome to try it!
New:
🎼 More music
🗺️ Missions!
🌎 Lots of visual improvements
📍 Homes
Last chance to get suggestions in too!
🕹️ 👉 trailmarks.earth #gamedev #indiegames
Please feel welcome to try it!
New:
🎼 More music
🗺️ Missions!
🌎 Lots of visual improvements
📍 Homes
Last chance to get suggestions in too!
🕹️ 👉 trailmarks.earth #gamedev #indiegames
July 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I just put live a huge update to the public alpha of Trailmarks - probably the last time I leave it entirely open.
Please feel welcome to try it!
New:
🎼 More music
🗺️ Missions!
🌎 Lots of visual improvements
📍 Homes
Last chance to get suggestions in too!
🕹️ 👉 trailmarks.earth #gamedev #indiegames
Please feel welcome to try it!
New:
🎼 More music
🗺️ Missions!
🌎 Lots of visual improvements
📍 Homes
Last chance to get suggestions in too!
🕹️ 👉 trailmarks.earth #gamedev #indiegames
Why is it not more normal to bring leftover hot pot soup home? This stuff would up my noodle game for weeks.
June 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Why is it not more normal to bring leftover hot pot soup home? This stuff would up my noodle game for weeks.
That is a really good question! I notice I have my entire read history in the app, and this is it. I don't know what made the article conclude I want a fluff piece about Justin Bieber 🤦♂️
That said, I bet it's because no-one is using this app. I can't imagine sticking with this past the free trial :P
That said, I bet it's because no-one is using this app. I can't imagine sticking with this past the free trial :P
June 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
That is a really good question! I notice I have my entire read history in the app, and this is it. I don't know what made the article conclude I want a fluff piece about Justin Bieber 🤦♂️
That said, I bet it's because no-one is using this app. I can't imagine sticking with this past the free trial :P
That said, I bet it's because no-one is using this app. I can't imagine sticking with this past the free trial :P
I just got a free trial to Apple News+ and the first thing they do is insult me?
June 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I just got a free trial to Apple News+ and the first thing they do is insult me?
The write up about "my techniques" is really the cherry on top here.
June 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The write up about "my techniques" is really the cherry on top here.
A bit of wishful thinking from the media editor here, I think
June 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
A bit of wishful thinking from the media editor here, I think
Seems to be time for lunch
June 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Seems to be time for lunch
Sheesh, game design is hard. I can't even figure out what the competitive element or win conditions are in my game. I feel like I don't even know what a game is anymore, like if I designed chess it would just be endlessly moving pieces around. How does this come so naturally to game devs? #gamedev
June 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Sheesh, game design is hard. I can't even figure out what the competitive element or win conditions are in my game. I feel like I don't even know what a game is anymore, like if I designed chess it would just be endlessly moving pieces around. How does this come so naturally to game devs? #gamedev
Quite a feat by Cloudflare to handle an outage so well that they outperform the market
June 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Quite a feat by Cloudflare to handle an outage so well that they outperform the market
My take-away is that it's more important for the protesters to make a point about pride and heritage, than to win the fight.
It's not the Mexican flags - it's the combination of Mexican flags and burning cars and mayhem. At the very least you must admit that it's great PR material for Trump admin?
It's not the Mexican flags - it's the combination of Mexican flags and burning cars and mayhem. At the very least you must admit that it's great PR material for Trump admin?
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
My take-away is that it's more important for the protesters to make a point about pride and heritage, than to win the fight.
It's not the Mexican flags - it's the combination of Mexican flags and burning cars and mayhem. At the very least you must admit that it's great PR material for Trump admin?
It's not the Mexican flags - it's the combination of Mexican flags and burning cars and mayhem. At the very least you must admit that it's great PR material for Trump admin?