Oh hey, it's me, the guy who owns this site. But who even is Matt Sayar? I'm still trying to figure that out. Here's some more places I'm at around the web.
Have you ever been reading a Wikipedia article and tapped out because it's just too dense and difficult to read? Simple English Wikipedia exists to help make articles easier to read and understand. I sometimes find myself drifting to it for technical concepts, but sometimes…
Continue reading...Does my website load fast enough? Publii, which I use to build this site, has a "Responsive Images" option which will load smaller images if you're on mobile, and larger images if you're on a bigger screen. That's faster for you, but it comes at…
Continue reading...I woke up one morning and thought, "No one should have to walk more than X minutes to get to a park." I literally rolled over in bed, grabbed my phone, and wrote down that exact phrase in my notes app. I'm not sure why…
Continue reading...When I wrote my own newsletter email service, I used SendGrid to handle the nitty gritty details of actually sending the emails. If I tried to roll my own email server, I would have to deal with so much nuance around security, spam, and other…
Continue reading...Recently, my wife was visiting Canada when she pulled out Ye Olde Facebook for a quick doome scrolle and happened upon some blocked content. Obviously, my wife respected the censorship, didn't give it any further attention, and moved on with her day. Just kidding! She…
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