Matt Zaske
@mattzaske.com
(he/him)
Fiddles with Home Assistant, 3D printing, APIs, saws, and other hazards ⚠️
Developer/Automation Evangelist and Tech Grief Counselor
Past president of a community theatre 🎭 and active speaker at tech conferences such as MMSMOA
Fiddles with Home Assistant, 3D printing, APIs, saws, and other hazards ⚠️
Developer/Automation Evangelist and Tech Grief Counselor
Past president of a community theatre 🎭 and active speaker at tech conferences such as MMSMOA
Not a "hometown river" per se, but I grew up almost literally on the banks of the Minnesota River (in the "river bottom"). On the portion of land not ceded (the reservation) in the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, July 23, 1851, but later taken (~1863) following the US-Dakota war.
RT with your hometown river:
I can sing mine! 🎶On the banks of the Red Cedar...🎶
I can sing mine! 🎶On the banks of the Red Cedar...🎶
It may not be a river per se, but the Erie Canal. My hometown is one of the small towns that grew up around the canal in the 1800s and I used to walk along the canal when my parents lived in their old house.
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Not a "hometown river" per se, but I grew up almost literally on the banks of the Minnesota River (in the "river bottom"). On the portion of land not ceded (the reservation) in the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, July 23, 1851, but later taken (~1863) following the US-Dakota war.
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A tip to start your day - if you have two windows snapped side by side, and you only want to resize one of them, hold CTRL before grabbing the edge of the window
January 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
A tip to start your day - if you have two windows snapped side by side, and you only want to resize one of them, hold CTRL before grabbing the edge of the window
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Bovino and ICE terrorized Central Ave today and took 2 people, including a legal observer. I’m proud of how Northeast showed up and said clearly get out of our neighborhood and never cone back.
Get involved and learn your rights at defend612.com
Get involved and learn your rights at defend612.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Bovino and ICE terrorized Central Ave today and took 2 people, including a legal observer. I’m proud of how Northeast showed up and said clearly get out of our neighborhood and never cone back.
Get involved and learn your rights at defend612.com
Get involved and learn your rights at defend612.com
Just. Ugh.
Stay strong, stand firm, Twin Cities friends.
Stay strong, stand firm, Twin Cities friends.
By the end of next week, there will be over 3,000 federal agents across CBP, ICE, and DHS in the Twin Cities metro. That's more than 3x the number of sworn officers in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Just. Ugh.
Stay strong, stand firm, Twin Cities friends.
Stay strong, stand firm, Twin Cities friends.
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"I could do this with a regular expression." or "This looks like resume padding." Then do it bud. Please. Do it, and show us. Can we just let people build cool stuff without the constant thumbwar? Tally is amazing. news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4647...
Tally – A tool to help agents classify your bank transactions | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
"I could do this with a regular expression." or "This looks like resume padding." Then do it bud. Please. Do it, and show us. Can we just let people build cool stuff without the constant thumbwar? Tally is amazing. news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4647...
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If you’re planning to sharpen your #PowerShell, #DevOps, and #Automation skills in 2026, this is the conference to attend.
🎫 Early Bird pricing is available now.
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#PSHSummit26 #AI #Tech #Conference #Bellevue #Seattle
If you’re planning to sharpen your #PowerShell, #DevOps, and #Automation skills in 2026, this is the conference to attend.
🎫 Early Bird pricing is available now.
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#PSHSummit26 #AI #Tech #Conference #Bellevue #Seattle
January 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
🎟️ Your 2026 conference plans start here 👇
If you’re planning to sharpen your #PowerShell, #DevOps, and #Automation skills in 2026, this is the conference to attend.
🎫 Early Bird pricing is available now.
👉 www.powershellsummit.org/tickets/
#PSHSummit26 #AI #Tech #Conference #Bellevue #Seattle
If you’re planning to sharpen your #PowerShell, #DevOps, and #Automation skills in 2026, this is the conference to attend.
🎫 Early Bird pricing is available now.
👉 www.powershellsummit.org/tickets/
#PSHSummit26 #AI #Tech #Conference #Bellevue #Seattle
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This is important. We have been rocked by a murder but while we respond to that it’s crucial to understand that ICE is still flooding our streets, raiding businesses and terrorizing and snatching Minnesotans, regardless of immigration status. We are under siege in real time.
I hope folks outside of Minnesota know that federal agents are continuing to run rampant - in residential neighborhoods, at businesses, across our communities - terrorizing already traumatized people for no discernible reason other than causing fear and chaos.
It's putting all of us in danger.
It's putting all of us in danger.
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
This is important. We have been rocked by a murder but while we respond to that it’s crucial to understand that ICE is still flooding our streets, raiding businesses and terrorizing and snatching Minnesotans, regardless of immigration status. We are under siege in real time.
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Reminder, Minnesota's Earned Sick and Safe Time provides paid time off if your child's school is closed for public emergency
www.dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
www.dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
Earned sick and safe time (ESST) | Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Minnesota law requires employers to provide earned sick and safe time (ESST), a type of paid leave, to workers in the state. FAQs about earned sick and safe time Rulemaking: Earned sick and safe time...
www.dli.mn.gov
January 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Reminder, Minnesota's Earned Sick and Safe Time provides paid time off if your child's school is closed for public emergency
www.dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
www.dli.mn.gov/sick-leave
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This is your reminder that you are allowed to log off of the news fire house and go craft.
Make something.
Throw joy, pain, suffering, tears, anger, any and all of it into art.
I don't care if it is music, collage, painting, drawing, dance, or whatever.
Make something.
Because it matters.
Make something.
Throw joy, pain, suffering, tears, anger, any and all of it into art.
I don't care if it is music, collage, painting, drawing, dance, or whatever.
Make something.
Because it matters.
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This is your reminder that you are allowed to log off of the news fire house and go craft.
Make something.
Throw joy, pain, suffering, tears, anger, any and all of it into art.
I don't care if it is music, collage, painting, drawing, dance, or whatever.
Make something.
Because it matters.
Make something.
Throw joy, pain, suffering, tears, anger, any and all of it into art.
I don't care if it is music, collage, painting, drawing, dance, or whatever.
Make something.
Because it matters.
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Hooray! It's New Year's Day!
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Hooray! It's New Year's Day!
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Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
February 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
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Hooray! It's Christmas Eve!
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Hooray! It's Christmas Eve!
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Random snowflakes via Excel formula:
=if(randbetween(1,3)=1,unichar(10052),"")
=if(randbetween(1,3)=1,unichar(10052),"")
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Random snowflakes via Excel formula:
=if(randbetween(1,3)=1,unichar(10052),"")
=if(randbetween(1,3)=1,unichar(10052),"")
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Donnelly, Minnesota
Pop: 234
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnelly,_Minnesota
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=142898288
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98204895
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4226113
Pop: 234
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnelly,_Minnesota
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=142898288
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98204895
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4226113
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
First "open" weekend in a while so I decided to dig into the automation problem that's been perplexing me for some time:
Power on/off the TV and the stuff connected to it from HA.
TL;DR: I _finally_ figured out the exact ADB command sequence to replicate the non-trivial power action for Fire TV.
Power on/off the TV and the stuff connected to it from HA.
TL;DR: I _finally_ figured out the exact ADB command sequence to replicate the non-trivial power action for Fire TV.
December 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
First "open" weekend in a while so I decided to dig into the automation problem that's been perplexing me for some time:
Power on/off the TV and the stuff connected to it from HA.
TL;DR: I _finally_ figured out the exact ADB command sequence to replicate the non-trivial power action for Fire TV.
Power on/off the TV and the stuff connected to it from HA.
TL;DR: I _finally_ figured out the exact ADB command sequence to replicate the non-trivial power action for Fire TV.
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I can't help but think of "Wolf Creek Pass" when I see this particular PO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Lz...
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I can't help but think of "Wolf Creek Pass" when I see this particular PO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Lz...
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THE 16THE ANNUAL JAMES GARFIELD MIRACLE IS NOW LIVE! If you need help getting your kiddo a stuffed animal this holiday im giving out 150 of them so come check it out thebloggess.com/2025/12/08/t...
THE 16TH ANNUAL JAMES GARFIELD CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!
Hello and welcome to the SIXTEENTH ANNUAL James Garfield Miracle! (HOW??) “What is the James Garfield Miracle?” you may be asking. You must be new here. HELLO AND WELCOME. 16 years ago I walke…
thebloggess.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
THE 16THE ANNUAL JAMES GARFIELD MIRACLE IS NOW LIVE! If you need help getting your kiddo a stuffed animal this holiday im giving out 150 of them so come check it out thebloggess.com/2025/12/08/t...
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Found on martiniden666's Tumblr - thought this was a drawing but the caption says it's a photo from 1953 titled Cat in the Snow from photographer Hannes Kilian.
#cats #catsinsnow #photography
#cats #catsinsnow #photography
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Found on martiniden666's Tumblr - thought this was a drawing but the caption says it's a photo from 1953 titled Cat in the Snow from photographer Hannes Kilian.
#cats #catsinsnow #photography
#cats #catsinsnow #photography
This project is so cool! Might have to steal some of those ideas for my own project sometime! ✈️
I built myself a flight tracker that shows airplanes on an old cash register display!
samuel.karp.dev/blog/2025/12...
samuel.karp.dev/blog/2025/12...
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This project is so cool! Might have to steal some of those ideas for my own project sometime! ✈️
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"Developers write integrations for devices they personally own. Reviewers test contributions against devices in their own homes. Break something, and you break your own house. Improve something, and you improve your daily life."
GitHub did a great write-up on what makes Home Assistant so special.
GitHub did a great write-up on what makes Home Assistant so special.
“The local-first rebellion”: How Home Assistant became the most important project in your house
Learn how one of GitHub’s fastest-growing open source projects is redefining smart homes without the cloud.
github.blog
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"Developers write integrations for devices they personally own. Reviewers test contributions against devices in their own homes. Break something, and you break your own house. Improve something, and you improve your daily life."
GitHub did a great write-up on what makes Home Assistant so special.
GitHub did a great write-up on what makes Home Assistant so special.
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Early Bird tickets are officially live—secure your seat at the lowest rate today.
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Early Bird tickets are officially live—secure your seat at the lowest rate today.
👇🏾
www.powershellsummit.org/tickets
Tickets | PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit
Register for the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit. Choose from General Admission or the On-Ramp program for beginners.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If you’re aiming to elevate your career in 2026, the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit is the perfect place to start.
Early Bird tickets are officially live—secure your seat at the lowest rate today.
👇🏾
www.powershellsummit.org/tickets
Early Bird tickets are officially live—secure your seat at the lowest rate today.
👇🏾
www.powershellsummit.org/tickets
Here it is folks! If you've been to one of my conference sessions on Git and other things, these are the zines I mention you should buy!
On sale -- today only!
On sale -- today only!
it's happening!!!
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Here it is folks! If you've been to one of my conference sessions on Git and other things, these are the zines I mention you should buy!
On sale -- today only!
On sale -- today only!
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Hooray! It's Thanksgiving Day!
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Hooray! It's Thanksgiving Day!
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Are you in the Phoenix area on December 12th? If so, I'll be chatting on OEM drivers at #ASZMUG. Don't like me (can't blame you) - @niehaus.bsky.social and Andreas Hammarskjöld are also speaking. Special thanks to @2pintsoftware.com and phoenixNAP!
Register here: azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-syst...
Register here: azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-syst...
AZSMUG | Arizona Systems Management User Group
AZSMUG stands for Arizona Systems Management User Group. AZSMUG is a special interest group serving Southern Arizona.
azsmug.gitbook.io
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Are you in the Phoenix area on December 12th? If so, I'll be chatting on OEM drivers at #ASZMUG. Don't like me (can't blame you) - @niehaus.bsky.social and Andreas Hammarskjöld are also speaking. Special thanks to @2pintsoftware.com and phoenixNAP!
Register here: azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-syst...
Register here: azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-syst...