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Matt VanOrmer

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iPhone nerd, woodworker, PhD, (very) occasional writer at www.peerreviewed.io

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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Friends, I am going live with more construction today and announcing a *donation reward fire sale* for the last few days of the campaign! - Sign-A-Study is now only $10! - Coasters and coin holders are down to $50! - Cutting boards are only $150! It’s a great time to give at mvo.live
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Relay @relay.fm · 21/09/2026
Save the Date: Podcastathon 2026 Friday, October 2 Noon-Midnight, Eastern www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4PR...
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Live again on twitch continuing to disassemble my home (where my wife sleeps; where my children play with their toys) with a sledgehammer and power tools. Tune in and hang out, and do some good by giving some money to the kids at St. Jude mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Going live on Twitch with continued demolition work in the office build — join me as we make a mess and smash some gypsum board all while raising money for the kids at St. Jude. You can donate now to make my life annoying at mvo.live
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Stephen Hackett @ismh86.net · 13/09/2026
If you had told me in 2019 that this was possible, I would not have believed you. This is @relay.fm's dent in the universe. stjude.org/relay
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Going live on Twitch, installing a window and possibly injuring myself while raising money for the kids at St. Jude. You can donate today to claim either a donation treat or a donation *punishment* (for me) at mvo.live and tune in to the construction project.
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Kate @rhllzo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I do these sketches every year to help people visualise the new phones. If you have ever found them useful, I’d appreciate it if you donated a percentage of the money you might spend on a new phone to help St Jude in their fight to save children who have cancer: klmatthews.com/stjude
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Kate @rhllzo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My September 2026 iPhone comparison sketch (physical size). Enjoy both the folded and unfolded versions! #AppleEvent
A comparison of the physical sizes of the phones Apple currently sells. The 16 and 17e are the smallest, with the 17 and 18 Pro just taller. The Air is slightly wider than the 16/17e, and taller again than the 17/18 Pro. Bigger still is the 18 Pro Max, the largest model. The new Duo is approximately 2/3rds the height of the 18 Pro Max, yet wider than any of the other phones even when folded.A comparison of the physical sizes of the phones Apple currently sells. The 16 and 17e are the smallest, with the 17 and 18 Pro just taller. The Air is slightly wider than the 16/17e, and taller again than the 17/18 Pro. Bigger still is the 18 Pro Max, the largest model. The new Duo is approximately 2/3rds the height of the 18 Pro Max, yet wider than any of the other phones. It is shown both folded and unfolded.
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It’s that time of year again — time to raise some money for the kids at St. Jude with my pals at @relay.fm This year, I am live streaming a full office renovation project, and *you* can help introduce minor (major?) annoyances to my life all while fighting childhood cancer! mvo.live 👈🏼 donate now
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 07/08/2026
3. What impact have measles vaccines had? In just the last fifty years, it’s estimated that measles vaccinations have prevented over ninety million deaths worldwide.
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Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year
Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.
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Myke Hurley @myke.social · 23/06/2026
Unveiling our enamel pin design, featuring the Designed in California mascot 'Steve the Bearcow' Read more about how this little guy came to life. www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
The Designed in California enamel pin design of a bear with cow spots (akin to Clarus the Dogcow) on a version of the California state flag
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
@hotdogsladies.bsky.social I came across this today, and it seemed a poem you might enjoy:
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Myke Hurley @myke.social · 01/06/2026
LADS WE BE COOKING
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Designed in California: An Apple history podcast
Expertly-told stories about the 50-year history of Apple... and the world it created.
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Merlin Mann @hotdogsladies.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I don't have a dog in the fight, but it's going to be really funny when you sad tomatoes finally realize you should actually watch Taskmaster. I promise I won't shame you. But, still. Your time starts now. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Taskmaster Starter Episodes - YouTube
Dip in to give yourself an idea how this could (improbably) become my favorite TV show. Your time starts now.
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
the bondi blues
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
what do the attorney general and an iMac G3 have in common?
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Stephen Hackett @ismh86.net · 16/03/2026
Want to 3D print your own Lil Finder? I've got just the thing for you! 512pixels.net/2026/03/3d-prin...
Lil Finder standing in front of a plant and a Mac Portable.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 24/01/2026
I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
whatever pope bob is doing at nearly 4 am in rome is working
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Nebraska culture victory
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Selling our souls for a 0.2% bump in the general fund budget
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/09/2025
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Live again! mvo.live POV: you rushing to donate before the end of September
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A half-clever Tapir @amelia.codes · 28/09/2025
An image of a bluesky post: 
Alex Blechman

Senator: (posting on bluesky) The president told his supporters to prepare for the "Night Of One Thousand Screams." Might I suggest he instead hold the Night Of One Thousand Bipartisan Discussions Of Job Creation
Opportunities
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Live again, raising money and saving the galaxy on Twitch! September is almost over, so if you have not made your donation (and claimed your stickers), do so now! mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Live again with more Mass Effect 3, more money raised for the kids at St. Jude, and more stickers! My favorite scientist Salarian, Mordin Solus, joins the gang! Tune in and donate at mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Back again, streaming some *key moments* of Mass Effect 3, all the while raising money for the kids at St. Jude Tune in and give generously 👉 mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Going live again, streaming Mass Effect 3 for the kids! Come hang out, and donate to a great cause. We’ll be joined by the wonderful @jamesthomson.bsky.social and @kathycampbell.com (and *baby Charlie!*) as guests during this stream! mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
September is not over yet! Speaking of, I am live once more on Twitch kicking off Mass Effect 3 — come hang out, and get early deets on tomorrow’s very-special stream 👀 mvo.live
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 23/09/2025
So a spurious correlation from an observational study is “gold standard science”, but testing vaccines in multiple RCTs with over 30,000 participants each is not?
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Live again, wrapping up Mass Effect 2 (maybe starting 3?), as we battle the intractable threat facing the galaxy: childhood cancer (and the Reapers). mvo.live
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Kate @rhllzo.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Now we’ve all recovered(?) from @relay.fm's Podcastathon for St Jude, I can announce that I spent *73 hours* researching the co-founders quiz! That time also includes work on my historian spreadsheets, and of course, my time checking the scoring/moderating during the Podcastathon itself.
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Mikah Sargent @mikahsargent.com · 22/09/2025
On Friday, Sept. 26, four players will take on the role of LEVEL 20 D&D characters in an epic adventure to save the world … and YOUR donations will impact the game! Streaming live on the Relay YouTube channel from 8 PM – 12 AM Eastern on 9/26! tilt.fyi/01iHwRVME8
A pixel-style graphic with the following text: D&D&Donations Charity Livestream to Benefit St. Jude. Friday, September 26 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Eastern. youtube.com/@relaypodcasts. Pixel sprites of the players and their names — Erika Ensign, Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, Aleen Simms, and Mikah Sargent — are arranged in pixelated tokens the foreground.
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Live again with more Mass Effect 2, raising money for the kids at St. Jude. Come chill in the chat, and give generously to this amazing cause: mvo.live (Time is running out to claim some stickers!)
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Relay @relay.fm · 21/09/2025
If you didn't get to tune on Friday, clear your next 12 hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1aq... DO NOT MISS THE LAST 10 MINUTES!!!
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Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2025
Join six of your favorite Relay hosts as they compete and raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Learn more and donate: https://stjude.org/relay
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Myke Hurley @myke.social · 20/09/2025
We are having an amazing and fun time for this years Podcastathon. We're still live and will be for 4 more hours. Join us!!! www.youtube.com/live/HQ1aq-NH...
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Before you continue to YouTube
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 18/09/2025
Your regular reminder that measles vaccines are the most lifesaving childhood vaccine in the schedule, and save over a million lives globally per year. ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
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Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year
Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Going live again on twitch, raising money for kids with cancer on the eve of @relay.fm’s annual Podcastathon. Come hang out, and kick in a few dollars so that no child should die in the dawn of life. mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Hello, I am live once more raising money for the kids at St. Jude. Come hang out, and help make a dent in childhood cancer together! (Stickers! Poetry! Shenanigans!) mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Back again, after a brief interruption by mother nature ⚡️⛈️ mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Yup, live again on Twitch with more Mass Effect 2. Come hang out, and give some money to the kids at St. Jude while you’re at it! We just broke $1,000 raised, let’s keep it going. You might be thinking “oh I’ll do it later”, but you’ll definitely forget — seize the day! mvo.live
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Trans rights are human rights, and systematically vilifying any group of people for who they are is reprehensible. How we treat the most vulnerable/marginalized shows our true hearts. “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Live again, streaming Mass Effect 2 for the kids at St. Jude! Come hang out and tune out the news a bit. Give generously at mvo.live (and snag some stickers!)
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I am live again, starting Mass Effect 2 and raising money for the kids at St. Jude…just a touch more sleep-deprived than usual this time! Meet Charles VanOrmer 🙂 Baby Charlie says “Give generously at mvo.live today!”
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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A lot of people who were panic mongering about a woke cultural revolution are conspicuously quiet about a youth activist denouncing a professor for wrong think and that professor being fired as part of a campaign of public shaming by political leaders.
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Kate @rhllzo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
My September 2025 iPhone comparison sketch (physical size) #AppleEvent
A comparison of the physical sizes of the phones Apple currently sells. The 16 and 16e are the smallest, with the 17 and 17 Pro just taller. The new Air is slightly wider than the 16/16e, and taller again than the 17/17/Pro. Bigger still is the 16 Plus, with the 17 Pro Max slightly taller again and the largest model. The Air is significantly thinner than any of the other models.
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Matt VanOrmer @mvo.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
*I'm live again* streaming Mass Effect for the kids at St. Jude. Come chill in the Twitch chat, watch me battle the geth, & ramble about the state of the world. I have poetry books and anti-fascist literature, which I will do readings of for donations as low as $1 to the kids at St. Jude. mvo.live
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