Matt Sidor
@mattsidor.org
🏳️🌈 Software/Solutions Architect in Seattle, WA.
I help build silly little boxes on web pages, but I pretend I'm building that thing in my banner image.
I help build silly little boxes on web pages, but I pretend I'm building that thing in my banner image.
overdue for a beard trim but I’m kinda digging it, I guess I’m feeling PNW vibes
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
overdue for a beard trim but I’m kinda digging it, I guess I’m feeling PNW vibes
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
post-workout pizza break
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
post-workout pizza break
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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One of the first stories I ever wrote for money was for a trade magazine called Dermatology Business Management. It was a feature on FSA/HSA back when they were new. Every public health person I talked to was like "bad idea, also badly designed." That was like 20 years ago.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
One of the first stories I ever wrote for money was for a trade magazine called Dermatology Business Management. It was a feature on FSA/HSA back when they were new. Every public health person I talked to was like "bad idea, also badly designed." That was like 20 years ago.
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Curiosity rover selfie at Namib Dune Sol 1228 - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2pMmk6R
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Curiosity rover selfie at Namib Dune Sol 1228 - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2pMmk6R
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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across all wikipedias in all languages, vietnamese wikipedia's "game boy" article is the only place that uses the public domain shots of hillary clinton as a tetris addict taken on air force one
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
across all wikipedias in all languages, vietnamese wikipedia's "game boy" article is the only place that uses the public domain shots of hillary clinton as a tetris addict taken on air force one
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👏 CHECK 👏 YOUR 👏 BALLOT 👏
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
👏 CHECK 👏 YOUR 👏 BALLOT 👏
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A stunning confession from the captain
November 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A stunning confession from the captain
Intuit, the company that makes TurboTax, contributed $1 million dollars to the Trump inauguration committee. Guess they got their money’s worth.
IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Intuit, the company that makes TurboTax, contributed $1 million dollars to the Trump inauguration committee. Guess they got their money’s worth.
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And now, an important announcement from Captain Jean Luc Picard.
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
And now, an important announcement from Captain Jean Luc Picard.
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Reading a guide for taking a proper passport photo and I like how critical this caption is
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Reading a guide for taking a proper passport photo and I like how critical this caption is
“SeXieSt Man ALiVe”
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“SeXieSt Man ALiVe”
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one night when things are not terrible
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
one night when things are not terrible
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if you didn't follow the VA governor race you didn't know that Earle-Sears ran like a billion anti-trans campaign ads and Spanberger didn't flinch or pull a Newsom.
going all-in against trans people is a losing move, especially when the federal government has made harming and killing us a priority.
going all-in against trans people is a losing move, especially when the federal government has made harming and killing us a priority.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
if you didn't follow the VA governor race you didn't know that Earle-Sears ran like a billion anti-trans campaign ads and Spanberger didn't flinch or pull a Newsom.
going all-in against trans people is a losing move, especially when the federal government has made harming and killing us a priority.
going all-in against trans people is a losing move, especially when the federal government has made harming and killing us a priority.
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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Election Day is almost here — your ballot is your voice!
Drop it off by 8 PM tomorrow at any ballot box.
Go with a friend (furry or otherwise) and make it a quick civic adventure.
Don’t let your vote get lost in the mail pile — let’s show up for our city! 💚 🐾
Drop it off by 8 PM tomorrow at any ballot box.
Go with a friend (furry or otherwise) and make it a quick civic adventure.
Don’t let your vote get lost in the mail pile — let’s show up for our city! 💚 🐾
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Election Day is almost here — your ballot is your voice!
Drop it off by 8 PM tomorrow at any ballot box.
Go with a friend (furry or otherwise) and make it a quick civic adventure.
Don’t let your vote get lost in the mail pile — let’s show up for our city! 💚 🐾
Drop it off by 8 PM tomorrow at any ballot box.
Go with a friend (furry or otherwise) and make it a quick civic adventure.
Don’t let your vote get lost in the mail pile — let’s show up for our city! 💚 🐾
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free