![\"Morning](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpostpress.lon1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2F2026%2F11%2Fc0925f10-6a2a-43c3-95ad-17db3354e6da-morning-at-the-15th-full.jpeg\")
My link blog is up and running.
\n\nIt shares the same theme as my blog and there’s links to each so you can switch back and forth.
\n\nI’ve still got a few more pages to add that should make it more than just a blog of links.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/11/04/my-link-blog/","date_published":"2026-11-04T21:12:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 21:12","date_timestamp":1793826730,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100437220","content_html":"Ideas for social networks: matthewlang.me
","summary":"I really love these social network ideas, especially the allotments idea.","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/11/03/ideas-for-social-networks/","date_published":"2026-11-03T21:37:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 21:37","date_timestamp":1793741827,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100373533","content_html":"November intentions: matthewlang.me
","summary":"The last few weeks have flown by. A good measure of just how quickly time has moved is the week number of the NFL season. We’re already coming up to the halfway mark, and the next few weeks will decide who’s got a serious chance at making the playoffs.","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/11/02/november-intentions/","date_published":"2026-11-02T22:56:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 22:56","date_timestamp":1793660211,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100274797","content_html":"
Making the most of a calamitous situation this morning by grabbing a nice photo of the 15th green at the golf course.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/11/01/making-the-most/","date_published":"2026-11-01T08:55:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 08:55","date_timestamp":1793523322,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100116632","content_html":"Margin: my own Markdown editor: matthewlang.me
","summary":"I’ll be honest: I didn’t start the week planning to build my own Markdown editor for macOS, but by Thursday night, I already had something that worked.","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/10/29/margin-my-own-markdown-editor/","date_published":"2026-10-29T22:06:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 22:06","date_timestamp":1793311608,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100090816","content_html":"Follow me back and DM me or just tag the question onto this as a reply.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c566oy6faalv3ldtmyb46zqf/post/3myzbi4lzxk2z","date_published":"2026-10-29T12:31:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 12:31","date_timestamp":1793277093,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100090818","content_html":"Sure.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c566oy6faalv3ldtmyb46zqf/post/3myzbdaoykc2z","date_published":"2026-10-29T12:28:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 12:28","date_timestamp":1793276930,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99921248","content_html":"Nice to see that CSS Tricks is once again under independent ownership.
\n\nGood luck to Geoff Graham and all the CSS Tricks team!
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/10/26/nice-to-see/","date_published":"2026-10-26T19:19:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 19:19","date_timestamp":1793042340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99788458","content_html":"It’s hard to believe we have a weather warning for later in the day when the day starts like this.
\n\n![\"Vivid](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpostpress.lon1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2F2026%2F10%2F9bd1a820-f892-4295-8e91-39dd4d3dc0b5-autumn-sunrise-full.jpg\")
Loving the new look for Mastodon 5.0.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/10/20/loving-the-new/","date_published":"2026-10-20T19:03:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 19:03","date_timestamp":1792522994,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99228295","content_html":"![\"A](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpostpress.lon1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fimages%2Fe7e7d82f-92e8-4242-a510-8f497b97b646-drew-october-golf-full.jpg\")
I played 18 holes this morning with Drew. Good to see him getting more technical with his golf.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/10/14/i-played-18/","date_published":"2026-10-14T18:05:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-14 18:05","date_timestamp":1792001106,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99051099","content_html":"Sun low in the sky, a roast in the oven, apples stewing for later tonight, the Packers on television shortly. Pretty much a perfect evening ahead.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/10/11/sun-low-in/","date_published":"2026-10-11T16:51:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-11 16:51","date_timestamp":1791737497,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99011800","content_html":"My /photo page: matthewlang.me
","summary":"After reading about Robert Birming’s photo page, I decided to add one to my own blog, with one change. My own photo page turned out pretty well. Here’s what I did.","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/10/10/my-photo-page/","date_published":"2026-10-10T20:15:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 20:15","date_timestamp":1791663303,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98994044","content_html":"I am really intrigued by Enkihost, a new host for Ruby applications by Albert Oliva. Pricing seems very competitive, but I haven’t run an application there yet, let alone five. It’s certainly cheaper than my current DigitalOcean and Hatchbox setup.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/10/10/i-am-really/","date_published":"2026-10-10T13:25:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 13:25","date_timestamp":1791638723,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98991013","content_html":"It turned out to be a pretty good day for Drew’s coaching at Castle Park Golf Club today. Sunny, but also quite windy.
\n\n![\"Golf](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpostpress.lon1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fimages%2F03932566-6346-4f9f-bfd2-1f7489fc3aaa-castle-park-coaching-full.jpg\")
Starting a week off work tomorrow to take Drew to an all-day golf coaching session at Castle Park Golf Club. I’ll be pitching up in the clubhouse all day. Expect a few posts tomorrow, and maybe a few blog changes.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/10/09/starting-a-week/","date_published":"2026-10-09T20:12:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 20:12","date_timestamp":1791576771,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98386026","content_html":"I updated Firefox to the new design today, and it’s nice to see it looking modern once again. I’m also glad to see Compact Mode is back, now with an auto option for smaller screens.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/29/i-updated-firefox/","date_published":"2026-09-29T20:32:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-29 20:32","date_timestamp":1790713924,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98116552","content_html":"@maique I am using Tot again. A lightweight replacement for some notes I kept in Bear. The coloured page indicators at the top are great, and it has enough customisation options to keep me happy!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/matthewlang/98116552","date_published":"2026-09-24T21:24:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 21:24","date_timestamp":1790285060,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98077702","content_html":"Every morning is the same. I close tabs for pull requests I reviewed yesterday and check which ones have been merged.
\n\nGitHub’s favicon shows a green tick for a pull request ready to merge, but it would be nice if it updated to a purple indicator when a pull request is already merged.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/24/every-morning-is/","date_published":"2026-09-24T07:22:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 07:22","date_timestamp":1790234572,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98058504","content_html":"@devilgate That’s what I get for posting late at night. The link should be fixed now.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/matthewlang/98058504","date_published":"2026-09-23T22:52:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-23 22:52","date_timestamp":1790203936,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98057295","content_html":"Have plain text files had their day? matthewlang.me
","summary":"This paste on Sourcehut isn’t particularly positive reading if you are a fan of plain text files. I’m not sure what not to make of this. Are software engineers the last group keeping plain-text files alive? I’m not sure. Obsidian is still a popular tool and it can’t be only software engineers that u...","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/23/have-plain-text-files-had-their-day/","date_published":"2026-09-23T22:12:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-23 22:12","date_timestamp":1790201562,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97992432","content_html":"Now page updated.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/22/now-page-updated/","date_published":"2026-09-22T20:23:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 20:23","date_timestamp":1790108615,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97960730","content_html":"Alice Girard Guittard reminds us of the intentional internet and why it’s better for us.
\n\n\n\n\nYou didn’t really have one big app that you could open and order it to entertain you. Instead, you had a few dozen of bookmarks to websites, each with a specific idea in mind. A site for video game news, that one website with lots of tutorials, a blog about anime that didn’t update often enough, a wiki about a TV show from the 90s…
\n\n— Attention is all you have by Alice Girard Guittard
\n
A reminder that it’s still there. You just have to go looking for it.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/22/alice-girard-guittard/","date_published":"2026-09-22T07:33:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 07:33","date_timestamp":1790062414,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97933020","content_html":"Laurel: a weekend Hanami project: matthewlang.me
","summary":"Over the weekend, I wanted to build something with Hanami. I wanted to build something with Hanami more as a learning exercise than anything else. I had a bookmark manager written in Rails that has been languishing on the side, so I thought I would build something a bit more functional using Hanami....","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/21/laurel-a-weekend-hanami-project/","date_published":"2026-09-21T20:06:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 20:06","date_timestamp":1790021184,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97882053","content_html":"I promised a write-up of my weekend project tonight, but between wrestling with Hatchbox and almost seeing the Packers crumble, I think I’ll pass for now. Project’s going well though — just hitting some snags deploying to production.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/20/i-promised-a/","date_published":"2026-09-20T20:55:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 20:55","date_timestamp":1789937749,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97833430","content_html":"The Packers head to MetLife tomorrow, aiming to erase some of the damage from last week’s loss to the Vikings. Bad penalties, a stuffed sneak and a fourth-quarter collapse. A nightmare start to the season. The Jets are beatable. The question is whether GB can close the door this time.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/19/the-packers-head/","date_published":"2026-09-19T20:39:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 20:39","date_timestamp":1789850351,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97781062","content_html":"Bookmarks that come back: matthewlang.me
","summary":"I started working on a new bookmark manager tonight using the Hanakai toolset. It comprises the Hanami framework, Dry validation library and the Rom persistence toolkit.","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me/posts/2026/09/18/bookmarks-that-come-back/","date_published":"2026-09-18T21:07:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Lang","url":"https://www.matthewlang.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F42%2F163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"matthewlang"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 21:07","date_timestamp":1789765658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97720476","content_html":"Jen and I finished season 2 of Lioness tonight. A great season. Just enjoyable television. I think we’re going to catch up with Slow Horses tomorrow.
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\nWeather app looks great btw!
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