{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Matthew Carpenter","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/GeekNerdCarp","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1797341","username":"GeekNerdCarp","bio":"57-year-old high school IT Teacher who’s been “eastbound and down” the information superhighway since punch cards were cutting edge. I was born with a “special purpose”—teaching teenagers that the internet existed before TikTok.\n\nWhen students ask why I’m so passionate about computer science, I tell them, “I am a righteous dude” who discovered the magic of Memes and never looked back. My downloading skills are legendary—I can find new apps faster than Smokey can chase the Bandit across state lines.\n\nMy classroom rules are simple: “Bueller?… Bueller?… Anyone?…” If you’re absent, your homework still needs to be in my inbox. And remember, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it”—especially when trying to access blocked websites at school.\n\nI’ve seen technology evolve from floppy disks to cloud storage, and don’t call me Shirley when I talk about the good old days. When the network goes down, I don’t panic because it could just be that “I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.”\n\nIf I had to describe education today? “What we have here is a complete lack of respect for the law.” I am not sure Sheriff Buford T. Justice could wrangle these animals.\n\nI still use dad jokes from 1982 and wear the same clothes that were cool when “excellent” was trending.\n\nJust a tech-loving guy who see retirement in the near future but yet his mind tells him, “we’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.” I mean after all “how could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?”","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":13,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Matthew Carpenter","url":"https://geeknerdcarp.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/26/1797341.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"68887937","content_html":"<p>What I Am Watching These Days: <a href=\"https://geeknerdcarp.blog/2025/07/13/what-i-am-watching-these.html\">geeknerdcarp.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://geeknerdcarp.blog/2025/07/13/what-i-am-watching-these.html","date_published":"2025-07-13T21:55:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Carpenter","url":"https://geeknerdcarp.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F26%2F1797341.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"GeekNerdCarp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-13 21:55","date_timestamp":1752443719,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@GeekyCarp/114848152133304167","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qwhh4nbes4iu5pscywkl2teh/post/3ltuugynym52q","https://www.threads.com/@booknerdcarp/post/DMEFY8ZNBKR"]}},{"id":"68747173","content_html":"<p>Some Recent Movies <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/237704/2025/mv5bogmwzgjim2etmzewzc00ytyzlwixnzytmmjmzwnlzjgxztmwxkeyxkfqcgc.-v1-fmjpg-u.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"MV5BOGMwZGJiM2EtMzEwZC00YTYzLWIxNzYtMmJmZWNlZjgxZTMwXkEyXkFqcGc@. V1 FMjpg UX1000 .\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/237704/2025/mv5bntjmodqzymitntzlmy00mjg0ltk1njctyjm4zgi0ntm3ztvjxkeyxkfqcgc.-v1-.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"MV5BNTJmODQzYmItNTZlMy00Mjg0LTk1NjctYjM4ZGI0NTM3ZTVjXkEyXkFqcGc@. 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