Matt Zaske

@mattzaske.com

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(he/him) Fiddles with Home Assistant, 3D printing, APIs, saws, and other hazards ⚠️ Developer/Automation Evangelist and Tech Grief Counselor Past president of a community theatre 🎭 and active speaker at tech conferences such as MMSMOA

Short video of a nixie tube clock cycling the time. As the seconds tick, the changing tubes cycle through/up to the digit in question (ascending) with a fun orange glow.
A parent duck leads many ducklings in procession near a lake shore in afternoon sun and shade on relatively calm water with a partly cloudy sky.
A group of us at a table in FireLake one evening.
Matt poses in the hallway with a beverage while wearing the lederhosen during the opening reception.
Andrew, Matt, Johan, Mikael, and myself pose at a table outside the closing reception of MMS.
Two round "fishing bobber" style 3D printed keychain tags on a white background. Each has a red and white color composition with the upper half in white with a red fish outline and the lower half in red with the MMS logo in white. Silver swivel clips are attached to each.
A screenshot of my CoCoRaHS station observation history details, indicating April 25, 2016 as my first observation date, 3,652 days of station activity, a 100% coverage of days with observations, and other day/multi-day observation count breakdowns which add to the 3,652 figure.
Group of individuals at a breakfast table shortly before the first session of the day.
Picture of a tall bloody mary including a full chicken wing in the accoutrements. Obligatory inclusion of Rory the Raccoon cutout in front of the drink with an airport hallway in the background.
Two 3D printed "tags" in the shape of a fishing tackle box on a black background desk mat with the MMS logo displayed below. The tackle box tags were for MMS MOA 2025 and are brown in color with a black outline. The two tags are only different in their display of the MMS logo at center. One has a red logo on a white background; the other has a white logo on a red background.
Historical archive photo of the Morris post office at its dedication ceremony on March 12, 1938. Taken from across the street, the black and white image is filled with people standing on the stairs leading into the building, on the lawn/sidewalk in front and to the left of the structure, and scattered about on the lawn and sidewalk across the street from the main facade.
A speaker highlight announcement for mmsmoa.com calling on folks to register new (May 3-7, 2026 in Minneapolis, specifically Mall of America). Emblazoned with a circular profile image of Matt Zaske (me) and the MMS logo on a lake background with dock and trees visible during the golden hour (sunrise or sunset).
Screenshot of Home Assistant automation dialog for the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) command specifying the target entity (a Fire TV Cube) and a portion of the ADB shell commands necessary to replicate a Fire TV remote "power button" press.
Screenshot of weather conditions indicating below-zero F temperatures across the board, a current air temp of -4.7F with NNW winds at 8.1MPH leading to a feels-like temperature of -19.8F).
Short silent slow-motion clip of Matt tipping his hat and doing a "finger guns" salute in a "Yosemite Sam" style during the opening reception.
Hailey and Matt after the "Yosemite Sam" moustache coloring stunt during the opening reception.
Matt and pilots in the cockpit before the flight to Nashville.
Short video of Dune absolutely slaying on the 3D printed ukulele.
Selfie of a woman and man in shiny blue coats and black cowboy hats toasting their drinks and smiling
The head assembly of a 3d printed ukulele with the MMS logo inset in a silver color at the top of the black head. Four red hexagonal tuning pegs stick out and connect to four silver tuning gears, each with a corresponding string tune (G, C, E, and A) letter in yellow. Nylon strings extend to a red color fretboard at the bottom of the cropped image.
A gif clip of Matt decked out in brown German lederhosen, checkered blue and white shirt, and tan and blue alpine hat walking down a conference room aisle while facing away from the camera. He suddenly jumps with a turn to face the camera and make/hold a pose.
Street view of the USPS office in Wheaton, Minnesota as viewed from the Broadway (front) side of the building. An ornate tan-orange brick facade, specifically on the second floor of the building, with a large original infilled first floor window space having two smaller windows surrounded by a reddish wood cladding.
GIF of Ulanzi TC001 display scrolling an active National Weather Service alert stating "EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING"
Black cat with missing ear tips wearing a pink harness is relaxing with her paw outreached while laying on her back on a blue outdoor couch.
A speaker highlight slide call to action to Register for MMS Music City Edition (mmsmoa.com). The background of the slide features a black-bodied acoustic guitar overlaid with "Speaker Matt Zaske" and "October 12-15, 2025 Nashville, TN" text in a rectangle connected to a circular photo featuring a common profile photo of Matt Zaske.
A 3d printed keychain tag of a tackle box with the MMS logo at center and a worm on a hook as decoration.
Speaker highlight image for MMS with Matt Zaske profile image, calling folks to register now (event dates are May 5-8, 2025) for the event at the Mall of America. mmsmoa.com
A man standing in front of a group of attendees doing a demo of various activities in the Microsoft Intune admin center.
Photo of a bar countertop with two drinks (at left a golden-colored beer, and at right a bloody mary with several accoutrements including beef stick, olive, cheese, lime, celery stalk, and pickle) in plastic cups flanking Rory the racoon figure.
Looking down a canal in Colmar, France. There are several half-timbered houses of all colors lining the canal. A bridge spans the canal and is packed with tourists observing the architecture.
Screen capture of my 2024 Spotify Wrapped summary, stating that "November was your Vampire Old School Metal Rock moment" in white text on a dark background with a swoosh of variegated pink ribbon through the image.
A group of two women and two men smile at a poolside party for the opening reception of MMS Flamingo. Other speakers are visible in the background.
A fake/modified album cover of Simon and Garfunkel, rebranded as Simon and Motherfunkel (Paul Simon at front/left and Samuel L. Jackson as his Pulp Fiction character photoshopped in Art Garfunkel's original pose at rear/right). A subtitle of the album is printed: "Say Parsley, Sage and Rosemary one more Thyme, I Dare you!"
Kathy, our makeup specialist, pauses to take a photo while she ages me by about 30 years for our production. Lots of white material is applied to my hair.
Two men in street clothes sit in adjacent armchairs raising a toast on the set of a theatrical production in rehearsal. The walls of the room are yellow, and a double bed can be seen in the background.
A formal portrait of General Theodore H. Barrett ca. 1890's Middle aged white man seated in a dark three-piece suit with parted black hair and a beard of modest length for the time period.