Matt Stein

is a web designer, developer, and writer in Bend, Oregon that adores writing in third person.

Most Recent Posts

Empire of AI

Amazingly-detailed account of a company we should all be watching closely.

On Tyranny

Succinct advice for the present gleaned from historic fascist movements.

Eleventy Rebuild

I folded my Kirby and Astro sites into a new Eleventy build.

It’s Only Drowning

Man takes up surfing with discordant in-law and it’s a pretty good life metaphor.

2025 Wrapped

A look at the year we just finished.

Zerobyte on Coolify

Swapping Duplicati with Zerobyte for local filesystem backups.

Hum

Mother holds on to her family in a cautionary, near-future dystopia.

Mastering Stand-Up

Open yourself to an audience and work hard to refine material that’s uniquely yours.

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