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Matt Hogg

@matthogg.fyi
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Web developer. Technical leader. Husband. Father. Dundasian. Haligonian expat. Atheist. Humanist. Introvert. Hiker. Cyclist. Archer. Shutterbug. Moviegoer. Junk food bon vivant. Part-time ribald.

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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 57m
I don’t think you should have more needle drops than plot. #movies boxd.it/gzv7rD
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A ★★ review of Supergirl (2026)
I don’t think you should have more needle drops than plot.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 27/09/2026
I was kinda expecting more, I dunno, Passchendaele… in a movie called Passchendaele. #movies boxd.it/gvHC81
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A ★★★ review of Passchendaele (2008)
I was kinda expecting more, I dunno, Passchendaele… in a movie called Passchendaele.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026
An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.
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The media has the AI threat all wrong
Generative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios.
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tante @tante.cc · 24/09/2026
"And then, finally, and perhaps most importantly, Silicon Valley executives may love over-optimizing their lives and running chatbots like a team of tireless assistants, but I’m just not convinced the general public wants to be a manager." Am I too boring to need an AI agent?
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 22/09/2026
It’s bullshit like this, combined with flashy promo videos that promise cutesy magic, that make me simply NEVER BELIEVE that “AI” can do these things. It’s the closest I’ve ever felt to tinfoil hat conspiracy theory stuff. But it’s always lies and puffery.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 21/09/2026
Our hero telegraphs his inadequacy so well throughout his absurd and doomed quest that OF COURSE when the time comes his clever action hero quip is, “Stupid fucking…. Monsters.” #movies boxd.it/gqijF1
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A ★★★★★ review of Resident Evil (2026)
Our hero telegraphs his inadequacy so well throughout his absurd and doomed quest that OF COURSE when the time comes his clever action hero quip is, “Stupid fucking…. Monsters.”
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 17/09/2026
Evergreen statement 🫡
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 14/09/2026
Somewhere between the phenomenal first hour and the old man’s diarrhea anecdote scene you’ll start to wonder where this movie could possible go next, and when it ends you still won’t know! #movies boxd.it/gkdasD
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A ★★★ review of Hope (2026)
Somewhere between the phenomenal first hour and the old man’s diarrhea anecdote scene you’ll start to wonder where this movie could possible go next, and when it ends you still won’t know!
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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.
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Kevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 04/09/2026
That uneven feeling even when your top and bottom padding are identical? Fonts reserve room for ascenders and accents up top and descenders below. text-box-trim cuts it away! youtu.be/Tdpoa1j5fcU
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This CSS property fixes a problem as old as CSS
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genna @genna.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Across many regions and demographics, people underestimate the safety of large cities and say they believe crime is increasing when it’s going down! Thankfully, we don’t have to rely on surveys about perceived safety. Statscan keeps data on this! www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
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Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024 Table showing Toronto 17th on the list of census areas by crime severity index, with crime going down
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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
How this works: - The implicit default region for Google Maps JavaScript API is the United States - You can fix it by adding `&region=CA` to the call I checked with chrome devtools, that's the fix.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Their hydronyms" is a legitimately funny punchline.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 25/08/2026
Very reminiscent of the 90s animated series in a madcap, what-is-it-this-time kinda way. #movies boxd.it/g12eav
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A ★★★★ review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Very reminiscent of the 90s animated series in a madcap, what-is-it-this-time kinda way.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 23/08/2026
Delicious details of an all-red lighthouse. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
An othogonal view of a lighthouse window set against a shingled wall pained in bright red.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 23/08/2026
FEET OF SEA WATER. There are a lot of delicious lights, labels, and gauges to be seen on the decommissioned submarine HMCS Onondaga, preserved at the Pointe-au-Père maritime historic site. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
A close-up view of a panel featuring a round gauge labelled 'FEET OF SEA WATER' with red and green zones. The needle sits in the red zone, at zero.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 23/08/2026
SPEED GROUP INDICATOR. There are a lot of delicious lights, labels, and gauges to be seen on the decommissioned submarine HMCS Onondaga, preserved at the Pointe-au-Père maritime historic site. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
A close-up view of a shiny panel of numerous labelled lights under the engraved heading 'SPEED GROUP INDICATOR'.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 23/08/2026
HYDROGEN CLEARING FANS RUNNING. There are a lot of delicious lights, labels, and gauges to be seen on the decommissioned submarine HMCS Onondaga, preserved at the Pointe-au-Père maritime historic site. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
A close-up view of a panel of 6 red indicator lights, 3 labelled 'Number 1 Battery' and 3 labelled 'Number 2'. The overall panel is labelled 'HYDROGEN CLEARING FANS RUNNING' in a simple, unassuming font.
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Remember, these 50% tariffs are a tax PAID BY AMERICANS. They will add to US inflation and upward pressure on interest rates, just as a US bond market crisis is gathering speed. The US economy is more vulnerable to this new disruption than Canada’s. We can outlast Trump on this.
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FᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If a baby hands you a toy telephone to answer, that's a sign of great respect in their culture.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 18/08/2026
Umbrellas in the sun? When they're public art, then yes. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
Looking up at red, blue, and green umbrellas suspended high above between the photographer and the sunny blue sky.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 18/08/2026
48. Just one of many eye-catching doors to be found on the streets of Old Quebec. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
An orthogonal view of a old, ornate green door and windows, as seen from the street in the historic district of the city.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 18/08/2026
32. Just one of many eye-catching doors to be found on the streets of Old Quebec. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
An orthogonal view of a old, ornate blue door, as seen from the street in the historic district of the city.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 18/08/2026
42. Just one of many eye-catching doors to be found on the streets of Old Quebec. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
An orthogonal view of a old, ornate green door, as seen from the street in the historic district of the city.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 17/08/2026
The First Face. This ivory carving, found in Canada's arctic, is one of the oldest known depictions of a human face and is between 3,600 and 3,900 years old. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
A close-up of a small ivory carving resembling the wrinkled and tattoed face of elderly Inuit woman.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 17/08/2026
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii. Just one humble, isolated sample of the imposing and chaotic sculpture by Bill Reid. #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
A close-up crop of a stylized sculptured face where depth is only distinguishable by varying shades of white.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 17/08/2026
DANGER NO SWIMMING. STRONG CURRENTS HAVE CAUSED THE DROWNING OF 4 PERSONS IN THIS CANAL SINCE 1971. OK, but how about lately...? #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
Cropped view of an extremely worn and faded sign advising the water is unsafe for swimming.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 17/08/2026
SILVERWOOD'S QUALITY PRODUCTS AT ECONOMICAL PRICES. I think this sale might be over... #photography matthogg.fyi/my-life-in-p...
An orthogonal view of a shop window for an abandoned business. The window is boarded up and the lettering on the glass is peeling.
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Kevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 15/08/2026
The most undervalued front-end skill right now isn't prompting, it's being able to look at a broken layout and know what's causing it. youtu.be/2pJHWhmqlNU
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The most undervalued front-end skill right now
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
She dies 5 times in 3 paragraphs
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 14/08/2026
"We try hard to get noticed and make a first impression within a cold and mechanical system stacked against us before we submit our first application. My advice is focused on how to protect and empower yourself in the shadow of an inescapable power dynamic." #hiring matthogg.fyi/the-rules-wo...
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The Rules Won't Help You When The Game Is Rigged
It's very easy to obsess (and then burnout) during a job search. We try hard to get noticed and make a great first impression within a cold and mechanical system that's stacked against us before we ev...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Ross Douthat is unsettled. The "left-of-center" "elite consensus" of the Obama era he hated is gone (yay!) and replaced by a right-wing populism he dreamed of (YAY!) but he can see it going bad (oh no) so instead of opposing it or reconsidering how bad the Obama era was, he's confused. Cue dril 2/x
The columnist’s job contains multitudes, but it’s useful to have a primary antagonist, a specific worldview that you think needs to be challenged and critiqued. For me, for many years, that worldview was the elite consensus of the early Obama era — a mostly left-of-center perspective that also belonged to Silicon Valley moguls, centrist politicians in the style of Michael Bloomberg and portions of the Republican consultant class.But watching this crisis unfold, I find that I’ve lost my sense of which contemporary worldview is most in need of criticism or opposition, where the good guys and bad guys are. Each major faction seems potentially dangerous, tempted toward the dark side in some unique way, contested or cross-pressured to a degree that makes me uncertain where the side of the angels really lies.Dril: the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile. you fucking moron"
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 03/08/2026
Chekhov’s Wedding Speech. #movies boxd.it/fC497v
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A ★★★★ review of The Drama (2026)
Chekhov’s Wedding Speech.
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 02/08/2026
When the movie let out I texted my wife, “On my way home,” and kept my fingers crossed for the entire 20 minute drive in the car. 🤞🏻 #movies boxd.it/fAj6rp
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A ★★★★★ review of The Odyssey (2026)
When the movie let out I texted my wife, “On my way home,” and kept my fingers crossed for the entire 20 minute drive in the car. 🤞🏻
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 26/07/2026
Good thing we don’t have a long history of people incorrectly projecting human traits on computers and overestimating what they’re really doing.
In computer science, the ELIZA effect is a tendency to project human traits—such as experience, semantic comprehension or empathy—onto rudimentary computer programs. ELIZA was a symbolic AI chatbot developed in 1966 by Joseph Weizenbaum that imitated a psychotherapist. Many early users were supposedly convinced of ELIZA's intelligence and understanding, despite its basic text-processing approach and the explanations of its limitations.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?
Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke says “good system.” In response to the following proposal: 

“Interesting... what about weighted voting proportional to the level of income tax you pay? (no income tax paid - O vote, $1-100k - 1 vote, $100-200k 2 votes and so on... cap it at 5 votes for $500k+. For those that constantly complain about the wealthy not paying tax/fair share they'd have nothing to worry about right? Why not reward representation of taxation and build a democracy around those that foot the bill?”
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 16/07/2026
All the hallmarks of a Nolan film: ☑️ Relentless Zimmer score ☑️ Ticking clocks ☑️ Non-linear narrative ☑️ All dudes and bros ☑️ Covering Tom Hardy’s face #movies boxd.it/fg7ryd
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A ★★★★ review of Dunkirk (2017)
All the hallmarks of a Nolan film: ☑️ Relentless Zimmer score ☑️ Ticking clocks ☑️ Non-linear narrative ☑️ All dudes and bros ☑️ Covering Tom Hardy’s face
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
*pinches bridge of nose, eyes closed, takes a deep breath* so do we have ANY idea how many living US Senators there are right now?
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
He was 100% correct
Lindsey Graham tweet - May 3, 2016

If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed……and we will deserve it.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Election results:
Everyone gets a Puppy: 49.9%
Diarrhea Forever: 50.1%
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 10/07/2026
The Deadites are typically kinda lazy but this time they’re all go, go, go! #movies boxd.it/fa9P05
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A ★★½ review of Evil Dead Burn (2026)
The Deadites are typically kinda lazy but this time they’re all go, go, go!
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 06/07/2026
Now we just need the prequel about Elijah Wood becoming the devil’s lawyer. #movies boxd.it/f6rOUB
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A ★★★½ review of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
Now we just need the prequel about Elijah Wood becoming the devil’s lawyer.
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Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 03/07/2026
New on the blog: bell.bz/youll-miss-t...
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You’ll miss the soul when it’s gone
Pretty grim day of news in the industry today, with Salma Alam-Naylor stepping away from developer relations work permanently, Josh Comeau taking a sabbatical from making courses and GSAP’s once-vibrant forums descending into a ghost town. The reason your token guzzler “produces” anything that could be described as “good” is because of the years of […]
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Great American State Fair looking like an abandoned year round Christmas theme park is yet another example of Alex Garland’s Civil War being distressingly accurate
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Matt Hogg @matthogg.fyi · 27/06/2026
Truly horrifying and off-putting. I wouldn’t have gone through the wall in the first place let alone the endless corners, hallways, hatches, stairs, and the doggie door to oblivion… FUCK. NO. #movies boxd.it/eXDOHF
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A ★★★★ review of Backrooms (2026)
Truly horrifying and off-putting. I wouldn’t have gone through the wall in the first place let alone the endless corners, hallways, hatches, stairs, and the doggie door to oblivion… FUCK. NO.
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Harry Roberts @csswizardry.com · 25/06/2026
It’s true…
Harry Roberts presenting on stage at Developers Up North beside a large slide reading ‘that shouldn’t have been an spa’. Audience members are seated in the foreground while he speaks from behind a lectern with a laptop.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/06/2026
Get on board. InfoWars launches July 2, 8 p.m. EST
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