Matt McManus

@mattmcmanus
16 Followers
22 Following
23 Posts

Software developer, product designer, hot sauce maker, aspiring philosopher...maybe?

#emberjs #javascript #ux #webmaster #science #religion #philly

Websitehttps://mcmanus.io
Githubhttps://github.com/mattmcmanus
Goodreadshttps://goodreads.com/mattmcmanus
Matt McManusAug 22, 2018
I'm no longer wondering if I'm on the right mastodon instance. I've moved to #philly focused one: jawns.club. Instance as locality feels like the perfect fit. Instance == neighborhood. Please follow me over there! @mattmcmanus
Matt McManusAug 22, 2018
➡️ new acct link in bioAug 22, 2018
Imagining if Mastodon called instances "neighborhoods" instead. The metaphor works really well IMO and doesn't sound like robot-speke.
Matt McManusAug 22, 2018
➡️ new acct link in bioAug 21, 2018

Considering a Philly-centric Masodon instance called jawns.club. Would be public and moderated (account invite by request) so I don't really wanna run it alone.

Anybody interested? Anybody wanna co-moderate? Must love Philly, have some experience and interest in communities. Actively avoiding an all white dudes membership and mod crew from day 0, so let's play.

Matt McManusAug 19, 2018
kellanAug 19, 2018
Going from Twitter to Mastodon helps me remember a time when Twitter was a less well tuned dopamine delivery system, without the constant barrage of ego gratification, outrage and novelty. It competes by doing less
Matt McManusAug 17, 2018
Is flying home with 16 hot sauces too many?
Matt McManusAug 16, 2018
Zach LeathermanAug 16, 2018

My favorite things about Mastodon, Vol №1

1. Per post privacy settings!
2. Delete & re-draft (includes original post text, privacy settings, etc. in new draft)
3. Structure profile metadata! (via @hankchizljaw)

Matt McManusAug 15, 2018
The constant #emberjs addon major version upgrades merely as a result of the addon upgrading it's own dependencies does not feel ideal. I can't think of a better way to go about it though. It's stressful to see the breaking change to only realize everything is fine.
Matt McManusAug 14, 2018
I leave to head back to the US in less than a week! Bah! I will miss many things about Guatemala, but 15 hot, fresh corn tortillas for 5 quetzales (67 cents) may be the at the top of the list.
Matt McManusAug 14, 2018
I've read about technologies under the umbrella of the "Indie Web" before but never really leaned into it. I'm categorically compelled by the idea now! It feels like an attempt at reclaiming some of what we've lost on the internet: https://indieweb.org/
IndieWeb

Matt McManusAug 10, 2018
After a month and a half in Guatemala, I can say with confidence that the internet we’re making is terrible. It’s bloated, slow and not very resilient. If my boss thought I was annoying about PWAs before this trip, he hasn’t seen nothing yet!