Matt Jacobs

@capndesign.com

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I am a generalist, currently employed as a front-leaning, ¾-stack engineer at Fastly. I have a double major in political science and film theory, aka the Oliver Stone. I live in Denver. I can smell the onions and the mustard.

Screenshot of a survey form that only has questions about the agent and not the actual problem.
Magazine titled “Arfful BLOGGING” with headlines like “Project Blogway” and “Random Acts of Blogging”
A screencap from the Simpsons that says, “We must move forward, not backward...upward, not forward...and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom“
Protestors in the foreground with the state capitol building in the background
A restaurant with a girl reading in the foreground and a “Mustard’s Last Stand” sign in the background. A nice older woman is ordering a huge Italian beef sandwich.
Screenshot of Spelling Bee stats, showing 5 Queen Bees and a Genius.
It’s me! Handsome middle-aged man holding a finger up while smiling and wearing his “W” hat. There is text that says, “One down!”
Timehop screenshot of a Facebook post (that was originally a tweet) from 15 years ago that says, “I think Terriers owns the rights to both my new favorite show and new favorite theme song.”
Album cover for The Rapture’s album, “Mirror”.
Screenshot from the safari settings screen in iOS 26
A young, muttonchopped George Motz smiling wide while holding a giant can of Peter Pan peanut butter. Next to his face is the caption “me” and next to the peanut butter it says “Mamdani’s victory”.
Screenshot of Joey from Friends wearing 10 shirts at the same time
A phone notification from the NYT that says, “F.D.A. SHIFTS ON VACCINES The agency said it would demand more data before approving new Covid vaccines for low-risk Americans under the age of 65.”
A bust shot of me. I’ve got glasses, a bald head, and longer hair on the sides. I do not have a giant mustache.
A screenshot of a questions asked to Gemini AI. Are there apes in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes? Yes, absolutely! The title "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" clearly indicates that apes are central to the film.
Screenshot of the Bluesky footer on the web app which has four links: Feedback, Privacy, Terms, Help
A screenshot of text from the article that says… At the storefront event, a man waiting outside told me he'd booked an appointment for 11:30 but noted he was an hour early and wasn't allowed to come inside yet. He was visiting from Poland and said his boss had attended the party the night before and was "super hyped" about the orb concept. "I don't know if it's gonna be like a worldwide revolution, but I just want to be on the wave," he said.
A headshot of Pee-Wee Herman in his iconic gray suit.
A graphic showing how Letterboxd ratings of the 9 main Star Wars movies have changed over time. Notably, it shows episodes 1-3 rising by roughly ½ of a star from 2021-2025 and episodes 4-6 dropping by roughly ½ of a star in the same time period.
Photo of Robert H Lurie, who is a bald man with medium length hair, a big mustache, large orange glasses, and a suit that makes him look like a child wearing his dad’s clothes.
A faked screenshot of the New York Times with a stock photo of eggs. The title says, “Trump Resigns as the Price of Eggs Rise to $7.50” and the caption says, “After promising to lower the price of groceries, Donald Trump admits defeat just 4 days into his new administration. “I fucked up, bigly.”
Screenshot of the interface used to pick seats in a movie theater. Four single seats in center seats in different rows are grayed-out. There are also 2 grayed-out seats on the edge of the centermost row.
A screenshot of a check-in at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. I received 5 points for “Your first Comedy Film check-in!”
The three members of Ben Folds Five posing against a woodgrain wall
A diva slams her fists down on a piano during a concert
A sandwich with beef and greens in a white hoagie roll next to a container of broth. Both are on a slightly messy, white plate.
A screenshot of the NYT Spelling Bee Statistics. It shows ranks for last week, with the following Monday-Sunday results: Genius, Queen Bee, Queen Bee, Queen Bee, Queen Bee, Amazing, Queen Bee
A plate of food, focused on an orange-ish waffle covered in gravy
Screenshot of the mentioned settings page. At the bottom it says “Experimental: Show replies in a threaded view” with a toggle.
Two teenagers in flannel shirts and long hair, standing on the edge of a suburban street.
A fisheye photo of a dog holding a card that says Terriers with two men in the distance behind him
Tweet screenshot of Jean Ralphio and Tom from Parks and Recs in screaming position with the caption “my department of government efficiency”
Black Mercedes wagon with a black license plate that says “SUCCESS”
A handsome man laying in bed, smiling, holding his infant son, with his wife next to him. He was happy.
A screenshot of an email from Colorado BallotTrax with the subject line, “Your ballot has been received!”
A handsome, goateed gentleman posing next to a concrete post, with a goatse-d donut photoshopped on his shirt.
Screenshot of an invitation to review a product named “27 GAL CLR/CLR STO” that has a generic image. Side note: I did not buy this.
A screenshot with the text, “Your 0 points expire on 10/27. It's a good day to treat yourself! Place an order to earn points towards your next reward. Remember: points expire 6 months after your last order!” There is a button that says, “ORDER NOW + EARN”
Shania Twain at the Grammys with text on top that says “Shania Twova!”
Screenshot of the code in the browser console showing fields related to a collection entry in an array. Notably, it shows that last published date as "2024-09-25T19:10:28.000Z"
Mike Doughty and Soul Coughing performing Bus to Beelzebub.
Thanos from MCU showing off his infinity stones
A happy man reacting to a sad man whom he knows personally
Kamala Harris standing on the street holding a Shaggs album
Screenshot of a NY Times notification with a picture of a middle-aged man in a black swim suit floating in a lake. There is snow-covered brush around the edge of the lake. The caption reads, “Bradley Cooper takes a cold plunge. Mark Ruffalo feeds pigeons. Here's what stars do when they're off duty.”
Reward from Chipotle that says: "HALF BDAY FREE DRINK, Expires 10/25/2023, One free 22oz Fountain Drink with $5+ purchase."
A meme of Jane Lynch as the coach from Glee with the text “I am going to create a token that is so fungible”
Side-view of a silver Honda Element
Side view of black crocs that resemble cowboy boots; including faux snakeskin bottoms, faux leather tops, and a plastic silver spur.
Movie poster for “Crank”, featuring Jason Statham with a gun standing in front of a wall of words, cars akimbo, and a helicopter
Two glass jars, one labeled “sauerkraut 7/6” and the other “pickles 7/1”, on a kitchen counter
Screenshot of the NYT article linked by Anil with an on-page search box showing “worm” with 0 results.
A Google Docs suggestion that completes “This might be buryi” with “ng the lead”.
A platter on a table with salmon, sweet potato, zucchini, and lemon