Matthew Cole 👨🏻💻
@colematt.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood computer scientist. Posts in context-free, strongly typed, language-agnostic intermediate representation. My corgis manage this account 🦊🍞
Respectfully, the only group involved in more fatal collisions per mile driven than brand new drivers (16-19) are octogenarians. You may still be capable of driving, but you are markedly less capable of driving *safely*.
December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Respectfully, the only group involved in more fatal collisions per mile driven than brand new drivers (16-19) are octogenarians. You may still be capable of driving, but you are markedly less capable of driving *safely*.
Come on, it’s an annual tradition to go to Golden Gardens with the leftovers
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Come on, it’s an annual tradition to go to Golden Gardens with the leftovers
With Astropaths like these, who needs Chaos Gods?
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
With Astropaths like these, who needs Chaos Gods?
I think it was this New Yorker piece from 2017 that first mentioned it.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I think it was this New Yorker piece from 2017 that first mentioned it.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
Not sure the rescue party will be much help, but the voiceover as I meet my demise is gonna be epic.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Not sure the rescue party will be much help, but the voiceover as I meet my demise is gonna be epic.
It was not, in fact, at a 5 year low. It’s not even at a low for the Trump administration.
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It was not, in fact, at a 5 year low. It’s not even at a low for the Trump administration.
🎤 Nothing can stop me I’m all the way up
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🎤 Nothing can stop me I’m all the way up
To put some numbers behind this,
Annual ACA subsidies to insurers = ~$218B.
Per person = ~$630
Sounds great! $630 in my pocket or $2520 for a family of four … now, how much does the average unsubsidized healthcare plan cost?
Annual ACA subsidies to insurers = ~$218B.
Per person = ~$630
Sounds great! $630 in my pocket or $2520 for a family of four … now, how much does the average unsubsidized healthcare plan cost?
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
To put some numbers behind this,
Annual ACA subsidies to insurers = ~$218B.
Per person = ~$630
Sounds great! $630 in my pocket or $2520 for a family of four … now, how much does the average unsubsidized healthcare plan cost?
Annual ACA subsidies to insurers = ~$218B.
Per person = ~$630
Sounds great! $630 in my pocket or $2520 for a family of four … now, how much does the average unsubsidized healthcare plan cost?
Because Jeep dealers can’t sell them at $125K, and they’re dumping inventory.
www.thedrive.com/news/jeep-wa...
www.thedrive.com/news/jeep-wa...
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Because Jeep dealers can’t sell them at $125K, and they’re dumping inventory.
www.thedrive.com/news/jeep-wa...
www.thedrive.com/news/jeep-wa...
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Nah, it’s even more effective than the real U.S.-issue camouflage. No one is going to confuse that for actual Army.
October 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Nah, it’s even more effective than the real U.S.-issue camouflage. No one is going to confuse that for actual Army.
No doodles here, but I can offer you a snorking potato
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
No doodles here, but I can offer you a snorking potato
If Congress takes away same sex marriage nationwide, revoking status of existing same sex marriage along the way, there will be an enraged electorate that won’t forgive them. Same sex marriage support still polls above 50% in all 50 states, and as high as 80% in the 18-34 bracket.
October 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If Congress takes away same sex marriage nationwide, revoking status of existing same sex marriage along the way, there will be an enraged electorate that won’t forgive them. Same sex marriage support still polls above 50% in all 50 states, and as high as 80% in the 18-34 bracket.
I routinely ride Acela between DC/Boston, but not with my dogs. 20lbs for dog+carrier is ridiculously prohibitive.
www.amtrak.com/pets
www.amtrak.com/pets
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I routinely ride Acela between DC/Boston, but not with my dogs. 20lbs for dog+carrier is ridiculously prohibitive.
www.amtrak.com/pets
www.amtrak.com/pets
I find this extremely concerning
October 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I find this extremely concerning
Real Breencast vibes.
October 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Real Breencast vibes.
If I were a Democratic-voting member of the same wardroom as this ensign or JG, I would be seriously questioning my “ship-shipmate-self” priorities right now.
And that’s why for as long as we’ve had an officer corps we had a rule demanding explicit nonpartisanship.
And that’s why for as long as we’ve had an officer corps we had a rule demanding explicit nonpartisanship.
October 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
If I were a Democratic-voting member of the same wardroom as this ensign or JG, I would be seriously questioning my “ship-shipmate-self” priorities right now.
And that’s why for as long as we’ve had an officer corps we had a rule demanding explicit nonpartisanship.
And that’s why for as long as we’ve had an officer corps we had a rule demanding explicit nonpartisanship.
John Thune’s “nonpartisan” America:
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
John Thune’s “nonpartisan” America:
“Lifeguard” whistle not “dog” whistle, will run on pool deck if dog want. #ungovernable
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“Lifeguard” whistle not “dog” whistle, will run on pool deck if dog want. #ungovernable
One of my dogs is sleeping in his bed in the room with the TV. My wife is sleeping across the couch on my legs. I don’t dare shout or I. Will. Pay.
September 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
One of my dogs is sleeping in his bed in the room with the TV. My wife is sleeping across the couch on my legs. I don’t dare shout or I. Will. Pay.