Google Decided to Index My Blog Again
No one, not even Google, knows when a site is indexed or not. Thankfully there are other search engines out there.
I'm Matt.
I write about a variety of projects, events and thoughts, but they all share one aspect: I learned something and want to share my experience with others.
Thoughts
Gboard's Rambler Rewrites Your Intent
Rambler can fundamentally change the intent of your writting. There is no way to control it, nor catch what it does.
I've Inadvertently Opted Out of Smart Notifications Thanks to GrapheneOS.
I've been running GrapheneOS for a little over a year now and didn't realize much Smart Notifications have changed phone usage. I'm happy I had the chance to opt out of them.
Agentic Engineering Is Just Everything We Haven't Been Doing
The adoption of AI Tooling ironically encourages better practices. Now you have to actually do everything you've been putting off.
Converting a PS4 Persona 5 Royal NG+ Save to Steam with Adversarial Interoperability
Sony is locking the PlayStation down more and more. I just want to free my PS4 Persona 5 Royal save so I can play on Steam.
YouTube's New Programs to Encourage Binge Watching
YouTube is trying to become everything you watch on the TV. Luckily, there are still ways to opt. At least for now.
Thundermail, Tuta, and remembering Lavabit
How much does your choice of email provider matter? In some sense as an individual not much. However, together our choices do matter. So I reminisce about using Lavabit and the options today like Tuta and Thundermail.