Matthew Lang
@matthewlang.me
Hubby, dad, golfer and web developer with a preference for Ruby on Rails.
We watched Superman tonight. It’s been a while since we really enjoyed a superhero movie. I hope there are more movies to come from DC.🍿
Superman
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
www.themoviedb.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We watched Superman tonight. It’s been a while since we really enjoyed a superhero movie. I hope there are more movies to come from DC.🍿
I caved and bought Marked 2 to preview my Markdown files as I write them in my text editor. It feels like 2015 again.
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I caved and bought Marked 2 to preview my Markdown files as I write them in my text editor. It feels like 2015 again.
Using the daily plan bar again: https://www.matthewlang.me/2025/11/20/using-the-daily-plan-bar.html
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Using the daily plan bar again: https://www.matthewlang.me/2025/11/20/using-the-daily-plan-bar.html
Making do with plain text files: https://www.matthewlang.me/2025/11/19/making-do-with-plain-text.html
You probably don't need GitHub
All too often, I would start a new project on GitHub, only for it to gather dust. It’s one of the reasons I moved my personal projects to SourceHut: I don’t need the social interactions GitHub provides. I still have a couple of larger Rails applications that I host on GitHub, using a separate account.
A minor revelation struck me last night when I was trying to merge another pull request for one of these Rails applications.
www.matthewlang.me
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Making do with plain text files: https://www.matthewlang.me/2025/11/19/making-do-with-plain-text.html
You probably don't need GitHub: https://www.matthewlang.me/2025/11/18/you-probably-dont-need-github.html
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
You probably don't need GitHub: https://www.matthewlang.me/2025/11/18/you-probably-dont-need-github.html
Where I am with AI tools: https://www.matthewlang.me/2025/11/17/where-i-am-with-ai.html
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Where I am with AI tools: https://www.matthewlang.me/2025/11/17/where-i-am-with-ai.html
I up two of the new Archaeology notebooks from Atoms to Astronauts and they arrived in the post today.
Nice to have a different colour from my usual collection of blue and green notebooks.
Nice to have a different colour from my usual collection of blue and green notebooks.
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I up two of the new Archaeology notebooks from Atoms to Astronauts and they arrived in the post today.
Nice to have a different colour from my usual collection of blue and green notebooks.
Nice to have a different colour from my usual collection of blue and green notebooks.
I improved the summary preview on the Bothy theme last night. I’m not sure there’s much else that needs to be added to my theme, but I can park it for a few weeks now until something else comes up.
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I improved the summary preview on the Bothy theme last night. I’m not sure there’s much else that needs to be added to my theme, but I can park it for a few weeks now until something else comes up.
The Discovery page on the Bear blogging platform is a great way to discover new and popular content. I would love to see a similar feature on Micro.blog.
I’m not big on measuring posts by likes or whatever you want to call it, but it is one of the few ways to measure popular content.
I’m not big on measuring posts by likes or whatever you want to call it, but it is one of the few ways to measure popular content.
Discovery feed
Discover articles and blogs on Bear
bearblog.dev
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The Discovery page on the Bear blogging platform is a great way to discover new and popular content. I would love to see a similar feature on Micro.blog.
I’m not big on measuring posts by likes or whatever you want to call it, but it is one of the few ways to measure popular content.
I’m not big on measuring posts by likes or whatever you want to call it, but it is one of the few ways to measure popular content.
Giving the Zen browser a try instead of managing two different profiles on Firefox. The new profile tool on Firefox is nice, but I don’t find it exactly smooth.
Zen Browser
Beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features.
zen-browser.app
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Giving the Zen browser a try instead of managing two different profiles on Firefox. The new profile tool on Firefox is nice, but I don’t find it exactly smooth.
Slow Horses season ending was fantastic. Looking forward to seasons 6 & 7.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Slow Horses season ending was fantastic. Looking forward to seasons 6 & 7.
Reposted by Matthew Lang
Jordan Love with 20-straight completions— something that was last done by FAVRE in 2007 in a Packer uniform and he did it in front of Aaron Rodgers on another team’s sideline. Incredible shit.
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Jordan Love with 20-straight completions— something that was last done by FAVRE in 2007 in a Packer uniform and he did it in front of Aaron Rodgers on another team’s sideline. Incredible shit.
Reposted by Matthew Lang
5-1-1, second best record in the league, top in the NFC and the division, and a W over aaron rodgers. how can you not be romantic about football?
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
5-1-1, second best record in the league, top in the NFC and the division, and a W over aaron rodgers. how can you not be romantic about football?
Reposted by Matthew Lang
Welcome back, Christian Watson
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Welcome back, Christian Watson
The Denver Broncos 1977 throwback uniforms are absolute class.
October 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Denver Broncos 1977 throwback uniforms are absolute class.
Watched A House of Dynamite tonight. Edge-of-your-seat stuff with a change in storytelling from the usual single start-to-end format, but it definitely carried a strong message at the end. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Watched A House of Dynamite tonight. Edge-of-your-seat stuff with a change in storytelling from the usual single start-to-end format, but it definitely carried a strong message at the end. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Just saying, Micro.blog’s photo challenge should be in October. Such a great time of year for photos. Well it is, from my back yard.
October 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Just saying, Micro.blog’s photo challenge should be in October. Such a great time of year for photos. Well it is, from my back yard.
I haven’t posted a single photo in October so far, which is unusual since it’s usually my favourite month for sharing many things.
October 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I haven’t posted a single photo in October so far, which is unusual since it’s usually my favourite month for sharing many things.
I setup a Slack account just so I had a place to ping some web hooks too. I don’t need the whole chat and channels thing, but Slack is great for integrating stuff like this.
Wondering now if I should just roll my own version of this. Just a channel that receives web hooks that I need.
Wondering now if I should just roll my own version of this. Just a channel that receives web hooks that I need.
October 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I setup a Slack account just so I had a place to ping some web hooks too. I don’t need the whole chat and channels thing, but Slack is great for integrating stuff like this.
Wondering now if I should just roll my own version of this. Just a channel that receives web hooks that I need.
Wondering now if I should just roll my own version of this. Just a channel that receives web hooks that I need.
I didn’t have much in the way of mixers to go with a dark rum, so I tried a can of Irn-Bru Winter Bru. It turned out to be a fantastic combination!
October 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I didn’t have much in the way of mixers to go with a dark rum, so I tried a can of Irn-Bru Winter Bru. It turned out to be a fantastic combination!
Life lesson: Parents are worse than teenagers for replying back to a text.
October 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Life lesson: Parents are worse than teenagers for replying back to a text.
I started building my own MVC framework using Ruby this week. It’s intended to be a fun project to explore how a framework works internally and to see how far I can get building something that can power a few small web applications.
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I started building my own MVC framework using Ruby this week. It’s intended to be a fun project to explore how a framework works internally and to see how far I can get building something that can power a few small web applications.
On a Daft Punk musical bender this morning thanks to @birming.
Robert Birming
Today’s track: Around the World by Daft Punk 🎵
A song you’d …
birming.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On a Daft Punk musical bender this morning thanks to @birming.
Following the creation of a FastMail account last week, I set up a ProtonMail account today for my new personal email address. Once everything is transferred, I’ll close my Hey account.
September 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Following the creation of a FastMail account last week, I set up a ProtonMail account today for my new personal email address. Once everything is transferred, I’ll close my Hey account.
Another couple of Atoms to Astronauts notebooks arrived in the post this morning.
I’m going through these at quite a pace but they’re an absolute joy to use. I try and grab a couple at a time when there’s a sale on for them.
I’m going through these at quite a pace but they’re an absolute joy to use. I try and grab a couple at a time when there’s a sale on for them.
September 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Another couple of Atoms to Astronauts notebooks arrived in the post this morning.
I’m going through these at quite a pace but they’re an absolute joy to use. I try and grab a couple at a time when there’s a sale on for them.
I’m going through these at quite a pace but they’re an absolute joy to use. I try and grab a couple at a time when there’s a sale on for them.