Howdy! Iβm Mat, (an aspiring engineer focused on open protocols, embedded systems, and rapid prototyping[1].)
:where to find[2] me
A decade of technical experience has shaped me into an indie maker who builds engaging, accessible, and secure tools[3] for real people. I am especially passionate about search UX, decentralized infrastructure, and a safer internet.
Outside of computing, Iβm also a guitarist, competition aficionado[4], and linguaphile. (English, Spanish, and Esperanto)
Recently, I've been shipping, (expand for stats!) but also:
nestegg- Proactive, observable, and accessible personal budgeting tool crafted with age-focused interfaces (today)matmanna.dev- personal sitev4v1 (2 days ago)slacker-news- Official News from Hack Club (2 days ago)indigest- privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub πͺ (6 days ago)dns- πΉ Manage Hack Club's DNS through a GitHub repository (1 week ago)draw-dino- Hack Club's workshop on submitting PRs on GitHub (2 weeks ago)marmalade- π is a permissionful api access and administration layer for π (2 weeks ago)indigest- privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub πͺ (3 weeks ago)
nestegg- Proactive, observable, and accessible personal budgeting tool crafted with age-focused interfaceshackatime-pebble- track your ΜΆuΜΆnΜΆhΜΆeΜΆaΜΆlΜΆtΜΆhΜΆyΜΆ ΜΆbΜΆeΜΆhΜΆaΜΆvΜΆiΜΆoΜΆrΜΆsΜΆ coding stats on a smartwatch :3indigest- privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub πͺmatmanna.dev- personal sitev4v1
π‘ My hackatime stats from this week
πΎ Languages:
unknown 4h 41m 19s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 39.19%
Python 2h 5m 43s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 17.51%
JavaScript 2h 2m 47s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 17.10%
TypeScript 1h 11m 28s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 9.95%
Shell 55m 46s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 7.77%
πΌ Projects:
slacker-news 2h 34m 28s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 24.36%
steelhacks-2026 2h 29m 14s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 23.53%
cmpsc-131-ps3-matmanna 2h 5m 58s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 19.86%
matmanna 1h 18m 56s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 12.45%
hacklas 46m 53s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 7.39%
Total: 10 hrs 13 mins
auto updates on the hour via taciturnaxolotl/markscribe
- reverse-engineering electric and bass guitar amplifiers to build:
- contributing code and technical support for Hack Club programs incl. Hackatime and HCTG.
Since being exposed to computer programming on Scratch a decade ago, Iβve:
- made videogame submissions within 48hrs-2wks for ~7 game jams
- built a life-sized board game using industrial tech which supports community outreach & won:
- 1st in the 2025 PLCNext Innovation Contest Nationals
- 1st at the 2026 Pennsylvania Invention Convention
- a Hack Club X Congressional App Challenge Open-source Certification
- ran AV systems (livestreams and sound mixers) for funerals and weddings
- discovered and disclosed vulnerabilities and data leaks within my school and Hack Club
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other miscellaneous things (not that interesting)
- Participated in the selective PennApps XXVI college [hackathon](https://pennapps.com)
- Received recognition for Integrity and Sportsmanship within academic competitions.
- Earned ~$1k in grants and prizes for personal projects submitted to Hack Club programs incl. High Seas, Summer of Making, CMD-K, and Magazine.
Thanks for stopping by! footnotes and :extra stuff
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