Matt Netkow

Bad news, America.

Here's a little overview of my app PocketCal, if you haven't tried it yet!

pocketcal.com

I happened to create one today! Perhaps people miss that the default link expiration is 7 days? I almost did...

A CNN news notification : The convicted killer crab walked between two walls and pushed through the newly installed razor wire to break out of prison, authorities say

*crab-walked

Ashley Willis – ashley.dev Developer advocate, open source champion, and maker of things.

I did it. I blogged again! This time, I wrote about what Developer Advocacy looks like in 2025.

The Interior Department announced late yesterday that it will fast-track approvals for coal, gas, oil, and mineral projects on public lands.

Way to go, Green Bay, WI! Amazing turnout! 💚

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Just soft launched a new project for web and mobile development. Check it out at webnative.dev

That same day, Madison, WI VA announced 15% layoffs (~200 people). This would be disastrous to vets whose care would be impacted negatively.

Maybe if Ron lived in Wisconsin instead of Florida for most of the year, he could help?!

@votevets.org @edkrassenn.bsky.social

YouTube video by Matt Netkow Ron Johnson Empty Town Hall - 3/21/25

I gave a short, impromptu speech at the Ron Johnson Empty Chair Town Hall on Friday.

"What are you doing to protect veterans?"

We packed a church, and 17 media members were contacted, but none showed up! 😡

@indivisible.org #WheresRojo #MuskorUs

youtu.be/I7txV-0lpaw

Back to recording video 😋 Let me tell you, that ABBYY hoodie is a vibe!

It is possible! you've got this

In today’s hellscape news, the Trump administration is planning to cut 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The VA is already short-staffed and wait times are abhorrent.

Veterans will die because of this move.

Fortunately, my work at ABBYY has been incredible. I'm fully "locked in" 😄. Our team is sprinting towards a March 31st deadline on a new API product and I'm really excited to get it into developers' hands, and talk about it more here.

If you've worked on projects involving OCR, Let's chat. DM me!

[Have you worked on OCR or IDP solutions before? Let's talk]

Been quiet on social since the new year, but getting back into it. The US is "going through it" right now, to put it lightly, so I've been caught up in that and focused on family and my health....

hate ages you

oh, excellent! I'm starting up a new DevRel program here at ABBYY ... so I'll likely be in touch :)

Congrats, that's exciting! Hopefully still in the DevRel realm? :)

Built for Devs: From Product Idea to Developer Favorite Built for Devs helps developer-focused software products drive growth and improve adoption, resulting in developer retention and advocacy.

I also love what @tessak22.bsky.social has been up to lately with builtfor.dev. Very useful DevRel guides, interviewing developers and more!

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X is way down unsurprisingly due to Musk. I'm checking out daily.dev. Still haven't played around with it though. That seems to be increasingly very popular. Otherwise, LinkedIn and Reddit and Blue Sky.

Hey man! same to you. Cheers

Love them! Playing through the Last Faith now and enjoying it. Very similar

Always down for a new JJ project!

Working on a new podcast concept with @briancasel.com 👀

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Welcome to the most motivated day of the year. Don’t forget to channel some of that energy into building systems for when that motivation drops! Systems are more effective than willpower.

I'm so grateful. it honestly feels like it's an Ionic tiger team project 😂

A cartoon listing several silly "bold ideas for open source", including "the GitHub Star Registry (name a star after someone special!)", "Merge conflict pay-per-view", "OnlyFunctions (obfuscate your code, then paywall your docs)", "Replace OSS foundations with MLM schemes", etc

I made a bunch of new songs, cartoons, and blog posts this year. Here is a thread of some of the ones you all liked best.

First up, a helpful guide to fixing open-source.

please leave a messssssssagggeeee at the beep!