Matt: Austin Meshtastic

We’re celebrating Thanksgiving this year with my sister Charleen in Austin, and it’s no surprise there’s a great Meshtastic community here!

14 Ways I Get More Donations for My Nonprofit (I’ll Show You How)

A while ago, I built a nonprofit website that looked great and quickly started getting good traffic. But even with lots of visitors, donations weren’t coming in like I hoped. After some research, I realized the problem: I had designed the site thinking like a developer, not a donor. Once I understood this, I knew […]

Matt: Jeff Dean AI Club talk

There’s a new video with Jeff Dean talking at the Stanford AI Club, only 2k views so far, he’s half of the pair I blogged the other day.

80+ WordPress Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2025 Deals (Huge Savings)

Each year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday bring some of the best opportunities to save on premium WordPress tools. Whether you’re looking to build a stronger website or expand your toolkit, this is the time to invest and get the best value for your money. We’ve personally handpicked these top Black Friday deals for 2025, […]

Matt: Vogelstein on AI

Fred Vogelstein writes on Crazy Stupid Tech: Boom, bubble, bust, boom. Why should AI be different? “To us what’s happening is obvious. We both covered the internet bubble 25 years ago. We’ve been writing about – and in Om’s case investing in – technology since then. We can both say unequivocally that the conversations we […]

Matt: Friday Links

Stewart Brand is selling his tugboat houseboat in Sausalito. Benedict Evans gave a nice presentation on the adoption of AI. Chris Young reviews a $4,200 silver frying pan, comparing it to other metals with some really cool science and infographics. From 2018 in the New Yorker, The Friendship That Made Google Huge. Great profile of […]