Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person)

@matthartleylinux.bsky.social

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Doer of all things Linux-y. Linux Support Lead at Framework Computer Inc. My opinions here are my own. https://matthartley.com

Screenshot of Spotify desktop showing a public playlist titled “80s New Wave Mix” with a green gradient header. The playlist contains 50 songs (about 3 hours 29 minutes). The track list includes “Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran, “We Built This City” by Starship, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds, “Call Me” by Blondie, “Blue Monday” by New Order, “Take On Me” by a-ha, and others. Playback controls appear at the bottom. On the right sidebar, the currently highlighted song is “It’s a Sin (2018 Remaster)” by Pet Shop Boys, with related videos and an artist info panel below.
Illustrated poster for The Transformers: The Movie (1986). Optimus Prime stands at the center in a heroic stance, raising his arm as multiple Autobots and Decepticons surround him in mid-battle. Bright red laser beams fire upward into a massive, circular alien spacecraft hovering overhead. Characters are shown flying and charging forward against a star-filled space backdrop, with vivid neon blues, reds, and yellows emphasizing action and scale. The title “The Transformers: The Movie” appears prominently at the bottom in bold, metallic lettering with the Autobot logo.
This is a digital image depicting a character called "Captain Linux," an amalgamation of Captain America and the Linux mascot, Tux the penguin. Key Elements: Character: The character wears a costume similar to Captain America's, but with a high-tech, circuit-board aesthetic. The suit is primarily blue and red, with glowing cyan lines tracing circuitry across the armor. Shield: The character holds a vibranium-style circular shield. Instead of the typical white star on a blue background, the center of the shield features a stylized Tux the penguin (the Linux mascot) centered within the familiar red, white, and blue concentric rings. Helmet/Head: The character's head is replaced entirely by a floating, small Tux the penguin silhouette, positioned above the neck of the suit. Background: The scene is set in a modern, futuristic city at night, resembling a major metropolis (possibly New York City or a similar fictional city). Neon lights, tall skyscrapers, and faint green/cyan beams of light streak down from above, adding to the sci-fi atmosphere. The overall impression is a blend of superhero iconography and open-source computing culture, specifically celebrating Linux.
Picture of a zipped folder with malware exe pretending to be an Xubuntu installer.
Iron Pipe app, output tab. Default device is in green.
Last Star Fighter "inspired" browser game I slapped together.
Framework Laptop 16 Community Projects
Special school where dogs learn to drive
King of the Hill cast again alley fence.
Small portable handheld gaming system
Promotional image for a fictional "New Wireless VGA Port" featuring a black VGA dongle and a list of humorous, exaggerated features titled "WTF-Level Features." Features include "QuantumLink Sync" (syncs with monitor before thinking), "Cloud Dust Repellent" (repels air particles with static vortex fields), "ASMR Mode" (whispers static noise), "Self-Charging with WiFi" (steals power from routers), "Fake 8K Upscaler" (pretends 480p is 8K), "Overclockable VGA Pins" (200% boost with nano-vibrations), "Tactical RGB Screws" (screws light up), "Bluetooth... just because" (adds Bluetooth for no reason), and "AI Cable Denier" (LLM denies cables exist). The overall tone is satirical and tech parody-themed.
Framework Laptop 16 with LEDs demonstrating how to pipe Spotify data and also Battery details through the LEDs.
Insert ID into wallet, makes a person on ID look like Batman.
Top panel: Fred from Scooby-Doo is about to unmask someone tied up in a blue uniform with a hood and the red cobra insignia — clearly representing Cobra Commander from G.I. Joe. The text at the top reads: "IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT! WHO COBRA COMMANDER REALLY IS?" Bottom panel: Fred has removed the hood. Underneath is the head of Starscream, a villainous Decepticon from Transformers, smirking. The implication is that Cobra Commander is secretly Starscream.
NECA Beetlejuice figure
Today's 3 year olds can switch on laptops and open their favorite apps. Me? When I was 3, I ate mud.
Blowing off some steam. Marvel vs Capcom: Clash of the superheroes
task manager demo in CLI called TOsk named after TOsk from DS9.
Sad Harold
three UFC commentators sitting at a broadcast table during a live event, each reacting with intense and exaggerated facial expressions.
I didn't hear no bell
ADD COMMA'S TO YOUR PASSWORDS TO MESS WITH THE CSV FILE THEY WILL BE DUMPED INTO AFTER BEING BREACHED UNTIL NEXT TIME
Screen capture of a Jono Bacon action figure
You ever have a nap so good that thought you missed the school bus...but it's Sunday and you're 52
The internet box, IT Crowd.
An Ad Council video from 2002. Boy goes to the library to check out a book. Librarian informs him the book is not available, proceeds to ask for his name. Plain clothes men then stop him to "question him."
IT Crowd dvd art.
Where's Gowron (in the theme of Where's Waldo)
Bobby from Supernatural as a GPS voice.
Five coffees deep, no lunch, vibing off three hours sleep.
Christopher Walken. "My reaction to absolutely everything right now."
No matter how bad ass you are, you'll never match a racoon riding an alligator.
Lars Ulrich making faces while drumming.
Dual M.2 Adapter for Framework Laptop 16
Hat that reads: That's what I do. I fix stuff. And I know things.
Ramen frozen with spoon held mid-air. Caption reads "Ping 999"
Arch Linux desktop on a Framework Laptop 16 w/dGPU