Matt Lorentz

Technologist, solarpunk, gamer, backpacker, passionate about using the internet to push more power to more people.

website: https://mattlorentz.com

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2026-08-25 00:43:36 GMT

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sometimes these things go away on their own.

2026-07-19 11:36:13 GMT

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Mine has been fine. Did your battery get fried in the heat? That can permanently reduce the capacity.

2026-01-05 18:08:40 GMT

Is anyone here going to EthDevner in February? I am not an ethereum person at all, but I have met a lot of cool people over the years (who are also not big ethereum people) who have been to this conference and loved it. I think I might go this year. They have a track for "Cypherpunks, Solarpunks & Communities". Idk what ethereum has to do with solarpunk but I kind of want to find out.

2025-09-22 17:26:30 GMT

I'm back in the code editor for the first time in a few weeks. It feels good 😊
Trying out Github's spec-kit tool for spec-driven development with AI: https://github.com/github/spec-kit?tab=readme-ov-file#-core-philosophy

2025-09-15 18:19:26 GMT

I've finished my first round of interviews for Keydex and they were so enlightening. I'm so addicted to user interviews now, I don't understand how I made so much software without them.
The top insight from this round was clarifying the different use cases for Shamir's Secret Sharing. Here's what I came up with:
- inheritance planning
- corporate secret management for ultra-sensitive values i.e. root passwords
- border crossings
- web3/crypto/Nostr key backup
(1/2)

2025-09-05 18:46:07 GMT

Good read on how you can use a CRDT to manage an access control list for a group or other resource: https://p2panda.org/2025/08/27/notes-convergent-access-control-crdt.html

2025-08-18 20:40:39 GMT

The iOS 26 release date is less than a month away, and Apple is making big changes this year with the introduction of the Liquid Glass design system. I'm available for last-minute contract work to help you get your app ready. Whether you just want to make sure nothing breaks, or are looking to refresh your entire UI alongside Apple, I can help you make a smooth transition!

2025-07-14 14:45:29 GMT

I have been finding AI really useful for coding, but this is a good reminder that AI benchmarks are not representative of reality, and developers cannot be trusted to accurately estimate their work, even after completing it 🙃
https://bsky.app/profile/metr.org/post/3ltn3t3amms2x

2025-06-06 13:56:29 GMT

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I'd also love to play around with this when it's ready!

2025-05-27 20:18:57 GMT

It's been about 1 month since I started my solopreneurship journey aiming to do six product experiments in six months. I launched https://spoilerfree.gg about 10 days ago and have been monitoring the metrics on it since then. So far I haven't met my target of a 5% conversion rate, so I'm moving onto the next thing! I wrote some rough notes about it on my weblog. If you have any advice, thoughts, or questions I'd love to discuss! https://mattlorentz.com/weblog/2025/05/27/spoiler-free-gg-retro.html

2025-05-07 21:21:35 GMT

Last week I wrapped up employment at Verse Communications. Over the past 3 years I got to work on https://planetary.social, https:/nos.social, and more recently a communities-focused social app codenamed Plur. Working to build healthier social media with such a diverse team and community was was such a transformative opportunity for me, and I'm sure I'll always look back on it as an inflection point.
For now I'm taking some time to work on my own projects. More to come on that :)

2024-05-31 19:26:01 GMT

I already posted about the DevOps role we are hiring for at Nos.social. We are also looking for a UX Designer to do some contract work. If you know of anyone good please share the link with them! #job https://www.nos.social/careers