Matt
@spannerhead.bsky.social
Weird cars, planes, space, Appalachia, France, Formula 1, Pokémon, Craig Ferguson interviews.
Had a dream last night that Adrian Newey had somehow found a loophole in the regulations that allowed Aston Martin to mount an A400M-style propfan to the top of the car's airbox. 😮 #F1
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Had a dream last night that Adrian Newey had somehow found a loophole in the regulations that allowed Aston Martin to mount an A400M-style propfan to the top of the car's airbox. 😮 #F1
February 8, 2026 at 3:46 AM
New specs.
I'm going to have the progressive taken out of the lenses though; it's annoying and I only really need it a small fraction of the time (so far). 😕
I'm going to have the progressive taken out of the lenses though; it's annoying and I only really need it a small fraction of the time (so far). 😕
February 7, 2026 at 5:47 AM
New specs.
I'm going to have the progressive taken out of the lenses though; it's annoying and I only really need it a small fraction of the time (so far). 😕
I'm going to have the progressive taken out of the lenses though; it's annoying and I only really need it a small fraction of the time (so far). 😕
Do the iPhone "moving" pictures kind of freak anyone else out?
They exist in this not-a-still/not-a-video uncanny valley, and they remind me of the key (brilliant yet unnerving) moment from La Jetée, one of my favorite sci-fi films:
They exist in this not-a-still/not-a-video uncanny valley, and they remind me of the key (brilliant yet unnerving) moment from La Jetée, one of my favorite sci-fi films:
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Do the iPhone "moving" pictures kind of freak anyone else out?
They exist in this not-a-still/not-a-video uncanny valley, and they remind me of the key (brilliant yet unnerving) moment from La Jetée, one of my favorite sci-fi films:
They exist in this not-a-still/not-a-video uncanny valley, and they remind me of the key (brilliant yet unnerving) moment from La Jetée, one of my favorite sci-fi films:
How your email finds me.
February 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
How your email finds me.
Got some new specs yesterday with progressive lenses (because I am Old™) and everything is still swimmy today. Hoping this gets better.
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Got some new specs yesterday with progressive lenses (because I am Old™) and everything is still swimmy today. Hoping this gets better.
Today.
The Wailin' Jennys "Wildflowers"
YouTube video by Red House Records
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February 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Today.
No pics, but I finally installed the last piece of my audio system—the steering wheel button interface jumper harness—today, and it sounds fantastic.
The audio shop set the headunit EQ to flat and set the gains and crossover points on the amp, and I've been fine-tuning via the headunit all week. 🤘
The audio shop set the headunit EQ to flat and set the gains and crossover points on the amp, and I've been fine-tuning via the headunit all week. 🤘
February 2, 2026 at 3:37 AM
No pics, but I finally installed the last piece of my audio system—the steering wheel button interface jumper harness—today, and it sounds fantastic.
The audio shop set the headunit EQ to flat and set the gains and crossover points on the amp, and I've been fine-tuning via the headunit all week. 🤘
The audio shop set the headunit EQ to flat and set the gains and crossover points on the amp, and I've been fine-tuning via the headunit all week. 🤘
Lint mysteriously shows up in our belly buttons every day.
Somehow we just accept this, like Windows' Blue Screen of Death.
Somehow we just accept this, like Windows' Blue Screen of Death.
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Lint mysteriously shows up in our belly buttons every day.
Somehow we just accept this, like Windows' Blue Screen of Death.
Somehow we just accept this, like Windows' Blue Screen of Death.
January 31, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Y'know, if they made shopping carts' plastic child seat belt buckles 1/4" narrower, the carts would NEVER bind up when being pulled apart. 🤔
January 31, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Y'know, if they made shopping carts' plastic child seat belt buckles 1/4" narrower, the carts would NEVER bind up when being pulled apart. 🤔
Tell me five classes you took in college:
• Modern Poetry
• Ergonomics
• Materials & Processes 1 & 2
• Geology, a.k.a. Rocks for Jocks
• Technology in History
• Modern Poetry
• Ergonomics
• Materials & Processes 1 & 2
• Geology, a.k.a. Rocks for Jocks
• Technology in History
Tell me five classes you took in college:
•Nutritional Science
•Deviant Sexual Behavior
•Portuguese
•Racism In Film
•The Great Revolutions of Latin America
•Nutritional Science
•Deviant Sexual Behavior
•Portuguese
•Racism In Film
•The Great Revolutions of Latin America
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
• Modern Poetry
• Ergonomics
• Materials & Processes 1 & 2
• Geology, a.k.a. Rocks for Jocks
• Technology in History
• Modern Poetry
• Ergonomics
• Materials & Processes 1 & 2
• Geology, a.k.a. Rocks for Jocks
• Technology in History
Some light reading from 2nd & Charles. 📖
January 30, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Some light reading from 2nd & Charles. 📖
612 followers, but I refuse to post a Scag. 👎
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 AM
612 followers, but I refuse to post a Scag. 👎
QOTD: Have you ever bought or not bought a car solely/primarily because of its color?
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
QOTD: Have you ever bought or not bought a car solely/primarily because of its color?
Matt's "get off my lawn" statement of the day: I hate the word "vibe," especially when used as a verb, as it seems to be all the time nowadays. 👎
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Matt's "get off my lawn" statement of the day: I hate the word "vibe," especially when used as a verb, as it seems to be all the time nowadays. 👎
Sobering critique of fine arts education. My daughter is encountering this in real time. Students need to be taught the tools and techniques of the craft; instead, they're being left to their own devices and exploration far too early in the process.
joeytmcfadden.substack.com/p/what-is-wr...
joeytmcfadden.substack.com/p/what-is-wr...
What is Wrong with Fine Arts Education?
A Tale of Mediocrity
joeytmcfadden.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Sobering critique of fine arts education. My daughter is encountering this in real time. Students need to be taught the tools and techniques of the craft; instead, they're being left to their own devices and exploration far too early in the process.
joeytmcfadden.substack.com/p/what-is-wr...
joeytmcfadden.substack.com/p/what-is-wr...
My dad got me a gift subscription for my birthday. I love magazines, but it's sad what they've become. 58 thin pages.
January 28, 2026 at 1:08 AM
My dad got me a gift subscription for my birthday. I love magazines, but it's sad what they've become. 58 thin pages.
Having my new system tuned by a local audio shop. I hate having anyone else work on my car, but I didn't have the equipment (oscilloscope, etc) and didn't trust myself to do it by ear.
This is their "test music." I'm not objecting.
This is their "test music." I'm not objecting.
January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Having my new system tuned by a local audio shop. I hate having anyone else work on my car, but I didn't have the equipment (oscilloscope, etc) and didn't trust myself to do it by ear.
This is their "test music." I'm not objecting.
This is their "test music." I'm not objecting.
My one and (so far) only time in Asia, age 14.
(yes, my dad is still scanning old photos)
(yes, my dad is still scanning old photos)
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
My one and (so far) only time in Asia, age 14.
(yes, my dad is still scanning old photos)
(yes, my dad is still scanning old photos)
I design retail displays for a living. I'm relatively new to my company and just learned today that we sell a line of units named "High Q," so I composed this:
These fixtures are great
Simply the best to hold stuff
Buy them already
I feel like I earned my keep today. 👍
These fixtures are great
Simply the best to hold stuff
Buy them already
I feel like I earned my keep today. 👍
January 24, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I design retail displays for a living. I'm relatively new to my company and just learned today that we sell a line of units named "High Q," so I composed this:
These fixtures are great
Simply the best to hold stuff
Buy them already
I feel like I earned my keep today. 👍
These fixtures are great
Simply the best to hold stuff
Buy them already
I feel like I earned my keep today. 👍
QOTD: What's the most awkward car you've ever daily driven?
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
QOTD: What's the most awkward car you've ever daily driven?
Always thought it was a funny convention of English that we don't use "tens" to denote some unknown number, e.g. "Tens of people showed up to the lecture."
We'll use "hundreds," "thousands," or "millions," but for smaller denominations we default to "dozens" or more poetically, "scores."
We'll use "hundreds," "thousands," or "millions," but for smaller denominations we default to "dozens" or more poetically, "scores."
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Always thought it was a funny convention of English that we don't use "tens" to denote some unknown number, e.g. "Tens of people showed up to the lecture."
We'll use "hundreds," "thousands," or "millions," but for smaller denominations we default to "dozens" or more poetically, "scores."
We'll use "hundreds," "thousands," or "millions," but for smaller denominations we default to "dozens" or more poetically, "scores."
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM