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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Genuinely the most exciting TV show news in years for me

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Read this far? Good. I don’t do any of this - and you probably shouldn’t either. Have a great rest of your day. 💀

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

❓ Is my time being spent well in the eyes of the investor? ✅ No? Then I’m an embarrassment. If you’re not working until you’re numb, you’re not living up to your potential. Get with the program.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The next time you stop working, ask yourself... ❓ Am I exhausted, or tired? ✅ Tired isn’t tired enough. ❓ Am I burning out? ✅ Good, now you’re starting to get it.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

If you’re not producing value for random strangers, are you really doing what you should be?

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Forget the kids. Forget the relationships. Forget the fun. You aren't here for that. You're here to produce value for shareholders — and maybe (if you're lucky) become one yourself.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

That means while you're enjoying almost 100 hours of time off, someone else is stomping on your dreams. They're picking up where you left off, doing the things you weren’t willing to.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Why stop at 996? There are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week — that’s 168 hours. 996 only uses 72 of them.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Your competitors are always gunning for your spot on Google, Google's updates can tank your rankings overnight, and some things take time (ie Domain Authority). If your business relies on organic leads from your website, and you're not taking care of it, it won't take care of you.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

This is simply not the case - a website is a living breathing thing that needs its fire strategically fed if you want it to succeed.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

The biggest website killer? Thinking technical SEO is enough. So many of my clients commission me to make a website that they then expect to rank on the number 1 spot on Google for life.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Nothing like waiting over a decade for a new game in a series to come out, only to have our hopes dashed by a lacklustre or maybe even disastrous launch. Let the devs cook 👨‍🍳 🧵 2/2

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I'm happy that Fable got delayed ⏳ With the mainline series not seeing the light of day since Fable 3 (2010), any extra time put toward making the series' comeback the best it can be is absolutely welcome. 🧵 1/2

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Remember when we were comparing the zoomed in eyeballs of Aloy from Horizon and Senua from Hellblade 2? I've never once zoomed in on the eyeball of a character and thought "Yep, this game sucks" 🧵 2/2

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I find the consistent "controversy" over every game release exhausting Is Avowed good? Bad? Absolute trash? A masterpiece? Used to be able to tell generally from reviews (I realize it's all subjective), but man, every game seems to have a controversy these days... 🧵 1/2

Artwork from the game Avowed on Game Pass

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Tom Chant @thomaspchant.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

When I was on @mikek.me (HTML All The Things Podcast) a few weeks back with @matt-lawrence.bsky.social, we ended up talking a bit about freelancing as a web dev. And their latest episode is all about just that! Check it out here: www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/fre...

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Freelancing for Web Development

Explore freelancing with Matt and Mike, 10+ year web dev veterans. Learn tips on GURU, marketing, word of mouth, and finding leads. Set yourself up for success!

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Trying out ChatGPT 03-mini-high for the first time and it shares its reasoning Fascinating to get a glimpse of what's going on under the hood

Screenshot of a ChatGPT 03-mini-high query

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I'm joining the Scrimba Townhall today! Come check it out!

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

As a gamer, I spend probably 30% of any calendar year in the sewers

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Not the same keyboard shortcut as ChatGPT 😅 What happened to Win + C?

Microsoft Copilot desktop app asking to turn on the keyboard shortcut Alt + Space to talk to it anytime.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I should rename myself "Matt Lawrence Copilot"

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

If they ever make a "Nosferatu" sequel, it'll be a missed opportunity if it's named anything but "Nosfera2"

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Ever wanted to try TailwindCSS? We just dropped "How to Get Started with TailwindCSS" on the HTML All The Things blog. If you're looking at transforming how you approach front-end design, or just curious on how Tailwind works, don't miss it! Read Here: www.htmlallthethings.com/blog-posts/h...

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How to Get Started with TailwindCSS | HTML All The Things

Ready to learn Tailwind CSS? This guide simplifies the process from installation to usage, helping you build custom designs swiftly with utility-first CSS.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

This Sora video makes me think of those fake mobile game ads

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Push notifications that don't clear when clicked and only open the app instead of where the notification is from are diabolical

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I'm on a quest to lower the amount of push notifications I receive on my phone The sheer amount of categories and notification types some apps have is astonishing. You shut one or two off and the others start chiming in more often, conveniently

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

All this family time the past couple days has really taught me the true meaning of B2B sales

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

LinkedIn influencers getting festive this holiday season 🎄❄️

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Does anyone actually use the Channels tab on the Outlook mobile app?

A screenshot of the Outlook mobile app's Channels tab.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Stop using <div> for everything! 🤯 This week we dive into good HTML: ✅ Semantic tags like <header> and <article> ✅ Using data-* for cleaner code ✅ HTML’s for accessibility HTML isn’t “basic”—it’s the foundation of great websites. Check out the episode: www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/sto...

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Stop Using Divs for Everything! Master Semantic HTML, Custom Attributes, and Accessibility

Stop using divs for everything! Give this podcast episode a listen to learn the importance of semantic HTML, accessibility, and powerful custom attributes.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Good and more complex (and important) than you think!

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Doing a bit of housekeeping on the HTML All The Things website today. Finally replaced the Google Podcasts logo with YouTube Music We'll see how long YouTube Music + Podcasts lasts...

Screenshot of the "Also available on" section of the HTML All The Things Podcast page with Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YT Music, PodBean, and RSS listed.

Screenshot of the "Also available on" section of the HTML All The Things Podcast page with Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, PodBean, and RSS listed.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Very smart feature, the 24-hour location pause is great if you can't easily locate the tracker in a larger area like a car.

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I didn't know ChatGPT projects were coming, but I'm super excited to try them out The different chats that always open up and save when you engage with an LLM is not-so-great UX in my opinion. This could be a step forward in improving the overall UX of ChatGPT for everyday use.

A screenshot of the new ChatGPT project feature

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The developer job market is... interesting right now to say the least We're facing: 🔴 Layoffs 🔴 Economic uncertainty 🔴 Questions on AI This week I sat down with @thomaspchant.bsky.social to discuss getting hired, navigating AI, and more! 🎙️Listen here: www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/edu...

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Educating Devs That Get Hired w/ Thomas Chant

Thomas from Scrimba shares his journey, insights on AI in web dev, tips for job seekers, and details about JavaScriptmas. Don't miss this episode!

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Me on the golf course in the summer

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

...Large waves batter the ship and toss it about violently. A small light from a lighthouse can be seen in the distance. The lighthouse is also being splashed against by large waves. Lightning flashes across the sky as violent thunder erupts to compliment each flash" 🎥 2/2

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Decided to try subject matter that didn't involve people as I think we can identify that they're not real too easily. It resulted in the first video that is largely an animated still - I really enjoy it. 🎥 1/2 Prompt: "Draw an old wooden ship navigating a rough storm in the dark...

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The results were...not great, but I can see where some of my queues were taken into account. I think I overestimated the amount of time the video is versus what I requested. So I'd need to work on my prompt engineering a bit here. 🎥 1/2

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I decided to try the Storyboard feature by starting with my last prompt as a starting point Sora generated the first board from my prompt above - I did do some modifications to it Expand the photo to see the full storyboard

Storyboards 1 through 5 from my Sora testing

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

"A dramatic scene of trench warfare from the first world war" 🎥 1/2

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

My first prompt: "Draw a vault from fallout opening as a vault dweller stands and watches in awe of the outside world having never seen it before" It resulted in two videos, here's 1/2

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Matt Lawrence @matt-lawrence.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Got into Sora! Any requests? 👀

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