Matt Austin
@mattaust.in
Husband, Father, Christian, Nerd, Nationals Fan, Programmer, Amateur Photographer
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Am just now reminded that I was glad we got our puppy a little bit AFTER July 4, since I reasoned coming to a new home immediately followed by fireworks would be traumatic.
Consequently, tonight is our first night with her with fireworks. She does not appear to be a fan.
Consequently, tonight is our first night with her with fireworks. She does not appear to be a fan.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Am just now reminded that I was glad we got our puppy a little bit AFTER July 4, since I reasoned coming to a new home immediately followed by fireworks would be traumatic.
Consequently, tonight is our first night with her with fireworks. She does not appear to be a fan.
Consequently, tonight is our first night with her with fireworks. She does not appear to be a fan.
Happy New Year from the coziest pup in all the land.
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Happy New Year from the coziest pup in all the land.
A brief reminder: I am not now (nor have I ever been) a rules analyst for ABC College Bowl Game coverage.
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A brief reminder: I am not now (nor have I ever been) a rules analyst for ABC College Bowl Game coverage.
Among my favorites this year:
I CHEERFULLY REFUSE, by Leif Enger. Someone described it as a cozy dystopia, and I like that description. It’s about staying human in spite of whatever evils we find outside of our control.
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, by Susannah Clarke was tremendously fun.
I CHEERFULLY REFUSE, by Leif Enger. Someone described it as a cozy dystopia, and I like that description. It’s about staying human in spite of whatever evils we find outside of our control.
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, by Susannah Clarke was tremendously fun.
I read some great books this year but the one I keep thinking about and the one I am most likely to re-read is THE ANOMALY, by Herve lé Tellier.
We all read some bad books this year. I didn’t finish some and had to write negative reviews here and there. However, what I really want to hear about is the stuff that blew your mind, that made you think, that stayed with you. Tell me about the cool books you loved this year.
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Among my favorites this year:
I CHEERFULLY REFUSE, by Leif Enger. Someone described it as a cozy dystopia, and I like that description. It’s about staying human in spite of whatever evils we find outside of our control.
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, by Susannah Clarke was tremendously fun.
I CHEERFULLY REFUSE, by Leif Enger. Someone described it as a cozy dystopia, and I like that description. It’s about staying human in spite of whatever evils we find outside of our control.
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, by Susannah Clarke was tremendously fun.
I never (obviously) watched a trailer or looked into it in any way, but I always just assumed MARTY SUPREME was a Scorsese biopic.
December 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I never (obviously) watched a trailer or looked into it in any way, but I always just assumed MARTY SUPREME was a Scorsese biopic.
I put my phone in greyscale mode yesterday, mostly just because and I have to say, I don’t hate it.
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I put my phone in greyscale mode yesterday, mostly just because and I have to say, I don’t hate it.
“We have had way too much of 2025; it has left us, as a nation, lying face-down on the floor of despair, between the wastebasket of stupidity and the commode of broken dreams.”
Dave Barry’s Year in Review
open.substack.com/pub/davebarr...
Dave Barry’s Year in Review
open.substack.com/pub/davebarr...
The Year in Review
I am so sorry.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“We have had way too much of 2025; it has left us, as a nation, lying face-down on the floor of despair, between the wastebasket of stupidity and the commode of broken dreams.”
Dave Barry’s Year in Review
open.substack.com/pub/davebarr...
Dave Barry’s Year in Review
open.substack.com/pub/davebarr...
Has the Brendan Fraser Crane thread live-tweeting IT’S A WONDEFUL LIFE ever been airlifted here? Christmas watching almost isn’t complete without it.
December 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Has the Brendan Fraser Crane thread live-tweeting IT’S A WONDEFUL LIFE ever been airlifted here? Christmas watching almost isn’t complete without it.
The setting of Thomas Hardy’s “The Darkling Thrush” for King’s College’s Festival of Lessons & Carols tonight was really lovely.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44325/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44325/...
December 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The setting of Thomas Hardy’s “The Darkling Thrush” for King’s College’s Festival of Lessons & Carols tonight was really lovely.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44325/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44325/...
After all there’s only one more sleep till Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
After all there’s only one more sleep till Christmas
And now the most important question. Which pierogi dough recipe did I use last year, because I really liked it.
December 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
And now the most important question. Which pierogi dough recipe did I use last year, because I really liked it.
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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Please let this win.
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Please let this win.
So many questions for Duck Duck Go, but mostly they start with "why do I still use this as a search engine?"
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So many questions for Duck Duck Go, but mostly they start with "why do I still use this as a search engine?"
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Roughly 18 paragraphs into this the hair on my neck started to stand on end
defector.com/two-nights-p...
defector.com/two-nights-p...
Two Nights Playing With Fire At Patrick Mahomes And Travis Kelce's Steakhouse | Defector
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As celebrity restaurant mascots, athletes offer a tidy sense of vertical integration: Why not supply the very calories they need to expend on the field? I’m surprised there are so f...
defector.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Roughly 18 paragraphs into this the hair on my neck started to stand on end
defector.com/two-nights-p...
defector.com/two-nights-p...
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
And just who, mind you, does Bill think he is?
Bill would rename former Black Lives Matter Plaza for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk
Bill would rename former Black Lives Matter Plaza for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk
A South Carolina Republican Congresswoman wants to rename a well-known stretch of 16th Street NW in D.C. after slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
wtop.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
And just who, mind you, does Bill think he is?
The elves have decided upon global thermonuclear war, it seems.
December 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The elves have decided upon global thermonuclear war, it seems.
A capella is the improv comedy of music styles. I will not be taking any further questions on this matter.
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A capella is the improv comedy of music styles. I will not be taking any further questions on this matter.
Reposted by Matt Austin
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
And now, after the required minimum of unpacking, it is time for the post-Michigan return drive nap.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
And now, after the required minimum of unpacking, it is time for the post-Michigan return drive nap.
Reposted by Matt Austin
Darkest part of this is when an AI article fabricates a quote by a real person, and a real-life journalist contacts that source, but the source says she doesn't mind because it sounds like something she would say anyway.
Fascinating read on how a suspicious pitch highlighted a growing problem in freelance journalism: A flood of generative AI that even prestige publications don't catch, complete with fabricated quotes, from scammers who see opportunity in a field so many real humans are struggling to survive in.
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Darkest part of this is when an AI article fabricates a quote by a real person, and a real-life journalist contacts that source, but the source says she doesn't mind because it sounds like something she would say anyway.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
I pretty much only like whole albums not individual songs on Spotify, and this is the only album I have listed from that year.
Even googling lists of best albums from 2002…there’s not much. Maybe that’s why I listened a lot to the 80’s station.
I pretty much only like whole albums not individual songs on Spotify, and this is the only album I have listed from that year.
Even googling lists of best albums from 2002…there’s not much. Maybe that’s why I listened a lot to the 80’s station.
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
I pretty much only like whole albums not individual songs on Spotify, and this is the only album I have listed from that year.
Even googling lists of best albums from 2002…there’s not much. Maybe that’s why I listened a lot to the 80’s station.
I pretty much only like whole albums not individual songs on Spotify, and this is the only album I have listed from that year.
Even googling lists of best albums from 2002…there’s not much. Maybe that’s why I listened a lot to the 80’s station.
Reposted by Matt Austin
I have been slightly levitating on Pope Leo’s comments today and I guess I should say why, so here my friends is a thread! 🧵
November 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I have been slightly levitating on Pope Leo’s comments today and I guess I should say why, so here my friends is a thread! 🧵