David Matheson (he/him)
@davidmatheson.bsky.social
Software architect, cat dad, real dad, cries at musicals.
Disappointed to see @whitehouse.senate.gov and @reed.senate.gov on the list.
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Disappointed to see @whitehouse.senate.gov and @reed.senate.gov on the list.
Just turned on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and a big hot dog float had Geese soundtracking?
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Just turned on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and a big hot dog float had Geese soundtracking?
Apple pie is good, you just need to add melted cheddar on top like we did in eastern Canada.
Apparently, not everyone agreed with my correct assertion recently that apple pie is bad. After Kyle Brandt's poll, we delved deeply into the issue.
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Apple pie is good, you just need to add melted cheddar on top like we did in eastern Canada.
I need a feature where AirPods detect that they’re being tumbled in a washer and an alert goes out to the teenaged owner’s father, so he can go pause the cycle and fish them out.
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I need a feature where AirPods detect that they’re being tumbled in a washer and an alert goes out to the teenaged owner’s father, so he can go pause the cycle and fish them out.
Be nice to your DevOps folks today. For once, the failing builds are not their fault :) #awsoutage #aws
Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
A chunk of the internet has been taken offline.
buff.ly
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Be nice to your DevOps folks today. For once, the failing builds are not their fault :) #awsoutage #aws
32,000 in Providence, RI for #NoKings! @jcass89.bsky.social @indivisibleri.bsky.social @indivisible.org
October 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
32,000 in Providence, RI for #NoKings! @jcass89.bsky.social @indivisibleri.bsky.social @indivisible.org
Must be great for morale at DOJ to have to stand before a judge and have them remind you what your job and ethical obligations are.
Immergut: You're an officer of the court. Do you believe this is appropriate way to deal with my order?
Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker
Immergut: You're a lawyer
In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...
Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker
Immergut: You're a lawyer
In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...
October 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Must be great for morale at DOJ to have to stand before a judge and have them remind you what your job and ethical obligations are.
Indoctrinating the youth for One Battle After Another in IMAX
October 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Indoctrinating the youth for One Battle After Another in IMAX
Strangely my first thought was that there’s an interesting parallel between Klein inviting Coates on with Bill Simmons inviting Pablo Torre on.
September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Strangely my first thought was that there’s an interesting parallel between Klein inviting Coates on with Bill Simmons inviting Pablo Torre on.
Ok, Spotify lossless is a go, just in time for me to listen to the One Battle After Another score. #NowPlaying
One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
open.spotify.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ok, Spotify lossless is a go, just in time for me to listen to the One Battle After Another score. #NowPlaying
Not sure why Providence Place IMAX in RI stopped giving us 70mm showings. We had Oppenheimer, but no Sinners, no One Battle After Another? I thought they had the projector to do it.
September 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Not sure why Providence Place IMAX in RI stopped giving us 70mm showings. We had Oppenheimer, but no Sinners, no One Battle After Another? I thought they had the projector to do it.
I mean, no snark sometimes I wish I was more diligent about note-taking for problems I’ve solved, then I’d have an LLM that I could ask, “how did I fix this last year?”
September 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I mean, no snark sometimes I wish I was more diligent about note-taking for problems I’ve solved, then I’d have an LLM that I could ask, “how did I fix this last year?”
Watched All The President’s Men recently, and if any film needs a 4K Criterion remaster, it’s that one.
people have already mentioned SNEAKERs, THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR and of course ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN as great redford performances, let me recommend THE CANDIDATE, which is really one of the best movies ever made about american politics
September 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Watched All The President’s Men recently, and if any film needs a 4K Criterion remaster, it’s that one.
If I were a lawyer who had to go before a judge who told me she didn’t believe me, I’d reconsider my job, and choices in life more broadly. Thanks to @annabower.bsky.social pointing us to @johnhawkinson.bsky.social’s live thread when she couldn’t get the audio.
EP: The US is not saying this is OK. The US does not have the power to tell Ghana what to do.
TSC: That lack of power appears to be by design? Sent those individuals knowing you can't repatriate them. And say, "But Ghana says they're not going to send them home."
TSC: That lack of power appears to be by design? Sent those individuals knowing you can't repatriate them. And say, "But Ghana says they're not going to send them home."
September 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If I were a lawyer who had to go before a judge who told me she didn’t believe me, I’d reconsider my job, and choices in life more broadly. Thanks to @annabower.bsky.social pointing us to @johnhawkinson.bsky.social’s live thread when she couldn’t get the audio.
Glad my local bagel shop just had a cooking show on the main TV this morning instead of the usual news.
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Glad my local bagel shop just had a cooking show on the main TV this morning instead of the usual news.
Will be interesting to see if I can coax my old Chromecast Audio or my Volumio streamer to use the higher quality. #audio #lossless
Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing
Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing
Subscribers will be able to enjoy 24-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC as part of their Premium plan.
buff.ly
September 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Such a good tick-tock of what went down. I was reading Anna’s thread the day of, and it was amazing. Paid for their Substack in the hope she continues her awesome work.
NEW: The law is supposed to protect unaccompanied migrant children from being summarily whisked out of the country by ICE in the dead of night.
But that didn't seem to matter on Labor Day weekend, when the Trump administration tried to do just that.
My latest: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
But that didn't seem to matter on Labor Day weekend, when the Trump administration tried to do just that.
My latest: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
September 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Such a good tick-tock of what went down. I was reading Anna’s thread the day of, and it was amazing. Paid for their Substack in the hope she continues her awesome work.
Our government believes in anti-tiger rocks. #dcoccupation
September 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Our government believes in anti-tiger rocks. #dcoccupation
Pet peeve about any bureaucratic process: if you ask me to pay something, make the ID number necessary to look it up named the same thing. If the online form says, “Account ID” don’t have the letter say, “Guarantor ID” as I’m going to scour the page for some nonexistent Account ID.
September 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Pet peeve about any bureaucratic process: if you ask me to pay something, make the ID number necessary to look it up named the same thing. If the online form says, “Account ID” don’t have the letter say, “Guarantor ID” as I’m going to scour the page for some nonexistent Account ID.
A great dissertation on the appeal of The Tragically Hip. I’m always fascinated by things that were revered in my home country, but ignored by my adopted country. #canada #canadiana #music
The Tragically Hip: Fully Completely
Read Alex Robert Ross’ review of the album.
pitchfork.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A great dissertation on the appeal of The Tragically Hip. I’m always fascinated by things that were revered in my home country, but ignored by my adopted country. #canada #canadiana #music
Who are the staff that woke kids up in the middle of the night to load them on planes? What lawyer is willing to defend the government on this? Ensign should be disbarred, and the staff should be named and shamed. Unconscionable.
Sooknanan talks about crafting her TRO to ensure that the children aren't removed until briefing is complete and she can rule. I do not want there to be any ambiguity about what I am ordering or what the government is to do down the road, she says.
August 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Who are the staff that woke kids up in the middle of the night to load them on planes? What lawyer is willing to defend the government on this? Ensign should be disbarred, and the staff should be named and shamed. Unconscionable.