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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

I was just trying to find a name for my (current) favourite colour. Something more specific than "purple". I have learned people can't quite agree on the colours of "indigo" and "violet": Indigo: - Wiki: 4000FF (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo ) - Simple […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

What do I have to do to *not* have my Copilot access renewed and get monthly emails about it? I didn't ask for subscription and I don't use it!

Your GitHub Copilot access has been renewed. Hi there, Thank you for renewing your free access to GitHub Copilot. Your access to GitHub Copilot will be reviewed on 2026-10-14. GitHub Copilot checks eligibility monthly per our policy. No steps are needed on your end. We hope you enjoy using GitHub Copilot and participating in the developer community.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

"You don't just care *about* something; you care *for* it." -- @daedalus #PyConAU

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

The start of this morning's #PyConAU keynote seems to be an excuse for @daedalus to show off his various sticker designs. And I'm not at all disappointed by this!

A design of a sign saying: "DANGER: DO NOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET"

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Oi @pyconau! Why is this the first time I'm seeing this pic!? Would like a high-res copy plz & thank. #PyConAU

A slide about session chairs, showing a pic of me presenting on stage with wide eyes, and open mouth, and looking like I'm conducting an orchestra

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

This is the third (or fourth?) email I've received with an identical body in the last week. The Internet suggests "revolve" is scammy, which I'd believe, but what surprises me the most is how off base the email is. I've not seriously used C in years, and I don't […] [Original post on aus.social]

Subject: Quick question about your C work

Hi Matthew,

I've been following your work across C, Go, and TypeScript environments, and it's clear you have a unique command over those distinct stacks.

What is the most annoying technical problem in your current stack right now where you keep patching by hand or fighting a framework?

We are the engineers behind renvolve, and if this is something we could build or take off your plate, our CEO would love a quick chat to see if it fits.

Thanks,
Sarah

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

I'm sure this bollard fought valiantly but ultimately failed in its quest. This is a relatively small alleyway so I doubt it wouldn't have been hit by anything larger than a light commercial vehicle, so it seems… inadequate for its task

A steel bollard about 10cm in diameter, bent almost 90° against the ground

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

I see somebody turned down the render distance again

A photo from my balcony in which you can barely see the silhouette of a nearby building, let alone anything else, due to dense fog

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026

Here's the LG setting in question, and a creepy notification I noticed in the process of checking it.

By turning Live Plus on, you understand that the content displayed on your TV can be recognised, and the viewing information may be used to provide you with an enhanced viewing experience and personalised services including content recommendations and advertisements. Please review the Privacy Policy and relevant User Agreements in the TV Settings menu for more information.

Last month, you watched TV for an average of about 1 hours per day and used HDMI2 the most.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026

This is such a shitty dark pattern (unsurprising, from a major supermarket). If you're not paying attention, you could easily thing these "I'm Perfect" onions are more expensive because they're "higher quality", rather than because they're twice the quantity, by […] [Original post on aus.social]

- Coles Brown Onions | 1kg; $3.80 ($3.80/ 1kg)
- Coles I'm Perfect Onions Prepack | 2Kg; $5.30 ($2.65/ 1kg)

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026

If you think of it as iPhone 16 Pro hardware with keyboard/trackpad etc, it makes sense that it might only have a single USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 port on-board, but having 2 identical unlabelled adjacent ports isn't great UX.

The edge of a citrus-coloured MacBook Neo, showing two USB-C ports with no labelling on the chassis. The image itself has two added labels highlighting one port as "USB 3 (USB-C)" and the other as "USB 2 (USB-C)"

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/03/2026

@openvibe FYI I'm seeing this bug on v1.15.0, iOS 26.3/iPhone 16 where hashtags or mentions (or links?) are shown without white space separation.

Problem example, from https://stream.labr.online/federation/i7IVNUdDR

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

Just logged into the ATO website and noticed this. When will this be *out* of "beta" I wonder?

URL bar showing: "https://onlineservices.ato.gov.au/?identityprovider=mygovid_beta&"

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

At the #ScoutsVictoria Leader of Adults conference in Williamstown today! As usual, we're operating on Scout Time! 😂

A smiling white masculine person wearing a blue scout uniform with a red and green scarf. In the background is a courtyard full of other people in scout uniforms.

A stage with a big slide that says: "LOA
CONFERENCE
2026
Welcome
we start at 9am" in the corner is a photo timestamp: 9:23AM. There's a rover standing at the pedestal to the side.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Clothing too comfortable? Maybe you should try shopping at …

A sign for clothing store "Witchery", but the W fell off.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

More conference venues should have hammocks. #EverythingOpen

A sun-lit pair of white legs and black shoes in an orange and yellow hammock, with some grass and trees in the background

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2026

Yes thank you VicEmergency I acknowledge receipt of your air quality warning.

3 identical phone notifications about air quality from the VicEmergency app, all received at the same time.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2025

Dear Kmart, If a product is not _available upon request_ at a given store, you should not be describing it as "in stock" on your website. When I asked, the person at the service desk said my closest store with this item was … further away than the three listed here.

Section of the Kmart website showing a product as "In stock" for an "In-Store" pickup at my three nearest stores

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2025

TFW you drop your phone, and pick it up to find a nice crack on the edge of the screen. Only to subsquently realise that the crack is only on the glass screen protector and the phone itself is fine. 😅

A phone whose edge clearly has a crack in the glass

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025

How does this happen? These are all to the same email address and their body is effectively identical. My best guess is a bug or race condition with a message queuing system that means the message gets picked up multiple times before being removed from the queue. It's a bit annoying.

Three identical emails from Ko-fi, subject: Join the $500 discount code challenge 🎉

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2025

I just opened the Fitbit app on my phone, and noticed it *finally* has a dark mode! Decided to see how long that's existed (in case I just hadn't noticed). Their change log is … unhelpful.

"Version history" for the past 8 releases of the Fitbit iOS app dating back 3 months, all with only the description: "Bug fixes and performance".

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2025

Looking forward to @pyconau 2026, directed by the excellent @gdayitsjack! Will I see you there? Sofitel, Brisbane Central, August 26-30, 2026! Tickets on sale now!

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2025

Nice try, CoinJar! ("CoinJar is proud to support Scams Awareness Week 2025 partnering with the ACCC to help you identify and avoid scams. Test your skills and learn how to protect your assets!" It sounds legit, so I don't *think* the "win a free iPad" messaging is deliberately scammy-sounding)

An email.
From: CoinJar
Subject: Can You Spot a Scam? Take the Quiz and You Could Win an iPad!

Scams are evolving, and in 2025, Australians are projected to lose billions of both dollars and crypto to fraud. With scams becoming more …

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2025

[Selfie, eye contact, mildly lewd] Celt fute. Light melete dater.

A photo of my upside-down face against a white/washed out background.
I'm looking at the camera from above, smirking, and have messy wet hair and some stubble. The top of my naked torso is also visible, as is the green pounamu dangling from my neck.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2025

In #CapeTown for #NomadWeek this week! Give a shout out if you're also around!

A Nomad Week banner in the foreground, with Table Mountain in the background under a semi-cloudy late-afternoon sky.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/03/2025

Ah, the two genders: circle atop a triangle pointing up, and circle atop a triangle pointing down.

Two toilet doors each with a symbol as described in the post.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2025

#EverythingOpen badge hacks! Write your name larger in Sharpie because the default font is unreadable at a distance! Also tie a small double-knot at the bottom of one side of the lanyard so it's not so ridiculously long! Find me for a Sharpie!

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/12/2024

More right-handed bias! If I pour fabric softener from the left, I risk it spilling out the side. If I do it from the right. At least spillage won't end up on the floor!

The detergent compartment of a washing machine. There's a large (both wide and long) detergent receptacle on the left, and a very small fabric softener receptacle on the far right edge.

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