Matthew Brewer

@thebrewergame.com

352 Followers 24 Following

thebrewergame.com & writing at blog.matthewcbrewer.com

A screenshot of @j4ck.xyz's profile with the number of posts underlined: 42.2K posts
A screenshot of a post on X by @thebrewergame: "Just temporarily reinstalled X on my phone for my Space tonight. What do you mean Custom Navigation is no longer available?!" Attached to the post is a screenshot from the Premium section of the X for Android app, open to the Custom Navigation page for @thebrewergame's account. It reads, "No longer available Navigation customization is no longer available. Your navigation bar has been set to its default layout."
A screenshot of a quote post on X by @thebrewergame: "Why can Meta AI actually change account email addresses in the first place?!" The original post by @BNONews: "Hackers used Meta's AI assistant to take over multiple Instagram accounts, including one which was used by the Obama White House. The hackers told the AI to add a new email address to the account, allowing them to reset the password...." Attached to the original post is a screenshot of a Meta AI "support assistant" conversation: "Just to link my new mail address, I'm sending the code for you [redacted] Thanks I've sent a verification code to [redacted]. If the contact address is valid, you should receive an 8-digit code. Please enter that code here. 10593653" Also attached to the original post is a screenshot of the Obama White House's Instagram account with a changed profile picture, account bio, and a new post.
A screenshot from my blog dashboard showing the post "Would-Be Graduation" has 101 views.
A screenshot of a post on X by @thebrewergame: On June 8, I'm joining @derekyt_, @TrickyKetchup, and @paytondev to talk about WWDC! Come join us! A Twitter Space hosted by @derekyt_, scheduled for June 8, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT, is attached to the post.
A screenshot of a post on Bluesky by @danielmorrisey.com, made on April 24, 2026, at 9:14 PM CDT: @shame.evil.gay {TEST} Visible labels on @danielmorrisey.com's account: UTC-05:00 🌎 Changed profile 50+ times yesterday Changed profile 10+ times yesterday Made over 30 posts yesterday Profile changes often: more than 3 days in last 30 days Posted same url 15+ times yesterday Pie
A quote post on X by @thebrewergame: I have an update on this! As it turns out, I had opted for the maximum number of "Needs your help!" notifications when I was first accepted into Community Notes, and completely forgot I did that until I found the menu that manages it again today. My bad! It's still a little crazy that I got twelve all at once, though. Attached image: A screenshot of the Community Notes settings page (https://x.com/i/communitynotes/notification_settings): Notifications Alerts when a note needs help Receive notifications when a Community Note needs your rating. I'm all in 🔥 (selected) As many as I can help with – up to a few per day Often A few alerts per week Sometimes A few alerts per month Never Post being quoted (by @thebrewergame): I think X is really trying to reel me back in. I just received twelve Community Note "Needs your help!" notifications at once.
A screenshot from my HEY Calendar showing my different calendars, and options to add a new calendar, subscribe to an outside one, or import events via ICS. In order: the HEY logo with the calendar icon, and the gray mail icon to the left of it Press H to load this menu from anywhere Habits, Time tracking, Journal MY CALENDARS Birthdays Family Games Maybe Personal Shows and Movies Twitch Stream Schedule US Holidays Add a new calendar Subscribe to an outside calendar Import events via ICS
A screenshot of thebrewergame.com upside down, with an extra button flipped upright at the top labeled, "Disable April Fool's Day Prank"
A screenshot of the list of @thebrewergame.com's blog posts from blog.matthewcbrewer.com/archive: One Year MARCH 31, 2026 Anthropic Gave Claude A Blog MARCH 1, 2026 Recent Episodes JANUARY 27, 2026 Follow-up DECEMBER 24, 2025 Birthday Traditions DECEMBER 4, 2025 Apple in Chicago SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 Removal AUGUST 23, 2025 Recovery AUGUST 3, 2025 Surgery MAY 16, 2025 To Date MARCH 31, 2025 I've made the plunge away from Gmail DECEMBER 31, 2024 How Bluesky Works (explained for the average person) DECEMBER 3, 2024
A screenshot of a post on X by @thebrewergame: It looks like @X has removed Undo Post from @Premium. All of my posts and replies here on web are being sent instantly, and the Undo Post settings page no longer exists. It wasn't like this when I was here a couple of hours ago! What the hell?! Undo Post has always been my favorite and most used feature!
A screenshot of a GitHub commit by @thebrewergame.com: Commit 7057893 thebrewergame committed 5 days ago · ✓ 1/1 Revealed the One Year announcement banner thebrewergame.com v2.26 main
A tooltip appears from a calendar icon with the text: This post is scheduled to post on March 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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A screenshot of a quote post on X by @thebrewergame: Thank God. Now, we need CBS to cancel Entertainment Tonight, and the world will already be a better place. Below is the original quoted post from @Variety: “Access Hollywood” has been canceled after 30 years as NBC ends original production for first-run syndication. “Karamo” and “The Steve Wilkos Show” have also been canceled. The move highlights how difficult it has become for daytime TV to compete in... Attached to @Variety's post is an image of the Access Hollywood team underneath their show's logo, with the headline: TV; 'Access Hollywood' Canceled at NBCUniversal After 30 Years; and the Variety logo.
A screenshot of the bottom of a Bluesky reply composer showing the keyboard. A small downward-pointing arrow is visible in the bottom left corner.
A screenshot of the top of @thebrewergame.com's profile, displaying the banner, profile picture, display name, and handle, with the Edit Profile and three dots buttons to the right. The banner features a beautiful sunset view of a large lake, with the branches and leaves of a tree in the foreground. The profile picture is a poorly drawn character with a striped scarf. The account's display name is "Matthew Brewer." At the top of the banner, the time 3:15, three of five cell signal bars with an exclamation point icon, two of three WiFi bars icon, and 71 percent battery icon are visible.
A screenshot of the Discover feed on bsky.app with no posts. Under a large magnifying glass icon, the page reads, "This feed is empty! You may need to follow more users or tune your language settings." A button labeled "Find accounts to follow" is underneath the text.
A screenshot of the Google Play Store top charts of free apps showing "Claude by Anthropic" at #1, followed by "ChatGPT," "Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire," and both "TikTok Lite - Faster TikTok" and "TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE," as well as "WhatsApp Messenger," and "Instagram."
A photo of @thebrewergame.com outside, smiling, wearing a navy blue Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics jacket. The Games' logo is on a black patch near the bottom right. A buttoned hood covers his neck and head, and his hair partially covers his gold-framed glasses.
A screenshot of Matthew Brewer (@thebrewergame.com) on Bluesky with the following statistics: 343 followers, 20 following, and 2K posts.
Screenshot of @thebrewergame.com's Bluesky account moderation labels on blue.mackuba.eu/scanner/: 🏷️ 5 labels found: "us" from kickflip "shot-by-alec-baldwin-on-purpose" from The Cave of Trophonius "utc-minus-six" from Khronos, Time Zone Labels 🕛 "place-stream" from Record Collector "site-standard" from Record Collector
Screenshot of @j4ck.xyz's Bluesky profile with a Germ DM button at the bottom.
Screenshot of @surfdude29.ispost.ing's Bluesky profile with a Germ DM button at the bottom.
Screenshot of a highlighted GBoard preferences menu item: Auto-switch after apostrophes Automatically switch back to the letter keyboard after an apostrophe (') In the screenshot, the toggle is turned on.
A screenshot of a more advanced writing app open to a lengthy document. At the top, there are buttons for various functions and a row that appears to let you switch between documents. At the bottom, there is a button for Cloud sync and the current document's word count.
A screenshot of a writing app open to a lengthy document. At the top, it shows the app's logo, buttons for Settings and Whiteboard, and the document's name and word count.
Screenshot of the home page of the Bluesky Android app showing an NFL Playoffs banner near the top of the screen.
A screenshot of the top of the Bluesky web app with a new post compose box. It displays a profile picture next to the text "What's up?" A picture icon is visible on the right side. Underneath the compose window, a snippet of a post from @skywatch.bsky.social is visible.
Screenshot of a quote post on X by @thebrewergame: "Would you believe that I just received another?" Quote post: "I think X is really trying to reel me back in. I just received twelve Community Note "Needs your help!" notifications at once."
Screenshot of a post on X by @thebrewergame: "I think X is really trying to reel me back in. I just received twelve Community Note "Needs your help!" notifications at once."
Screenshot of a post by @thebrewergame on X: "I appreciate how much X has reduced the time it takes for verified accounts to be re-verified after profile changes. I submitted my changes around 3:50 PM, received the "We're reviewing your account now" notification at 5:02 PM, and my checkmark just showed up again a little while ago. I remember having to wait 3-7 days back when paid checkmarks first rolled out in 2022 and for a long time after that, so I'm thrilled that they only need a few hours now."
A screenshot of a Google search bar with the search, "is there any way to." Autocomplete suggestions: "is there any way to unsend an email" "is there any way to hide amazon orders" "is there any way to get free robux" "is there any way to recover deleted emails" "is there any way to stop spam calls" "is there any way to save karlach" "is there any way to contact facebook" "is there any way to expedite a real id" "is there any way to improve eyesight"
Post from @thebrewergame on X: "Today marks seven years since I joined Twitter, now X. It's been a wild ride that I wouldn't trade for the world. #MyXAnniversary #MyTwitterAnniversary" Attached photo: The number seven (7) on a colorfully striped background.
Screen recording of my profile on X displaying balloons flying up the screen for my birthday
Screen recording from my profile on X displaying balloons flying up the screen for my birthday
Screenshot from my blog dashboard: "This post is scheduled to post on December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM"
Screenshot from thebrewergame.com: BIRTHDAY COUNTDOWN 4d 23h 59m 30s The countdown is on to my eighteenth birthday on December 4! Come back then for the release of a brand new blog post.
Screenshot from X of @j4ck.xyz's account "About this account" page (x.com/jglypt/about): About this account jack @jglypt Date joined June 2023
Screenshot of a post on X by Matthew Brewer 🎃 (@thebrewergame) on November 21, 2025: "I hope you'll believe me when I tell you that I've had this username for longer than since January. If I had to guess, I've had this handle since around 2021, and before that, I only went by two other handles. Also, I've practically been verified since December 2022." Attached photo: "Screenshot from X's new "About your account" page (x.com/thebrewergame/about): About your account Matthew Brewer 🎃 @thebrewergame Date joined December 2018, North America Account based in North America Verified Since December 2024 7 username changes Last on January 2025 Connected via North America App Store"
Screenshot from Bluesky's "Labels on your account" profile menu: "UTC-06:00 🌎" with the description, "This user indicates that they operate on UTC-06:00 time. Principal locations: Mexico City, Manitoba, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, Saskatchewan, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Easter Island" from the labeler @khronos.world‬. An "Appeal" button is visible in the top right.
A screenshot of thebrewergame.com that reads, "BIRTHDAY COUNTDOWN", "34d 1h 59m 55s" in bold, and "The countdown is on to my eighteenth birthday on December 4! Come back then for the release of a brand new blog post." A close icon (X) is visible at the bottom. The text is black on a light gray background, and the close icon is on a dark gray background.
A drawing of a popcorn top hat with red and white stripes and silver antlers atop a pile of leaves on a dark blue background. A darker leaf is falling onto the hat.
A screenshot from Google Maps of a pedestrian bridge in Maggie Daley Park in Chicago, Illinois, during the day, where an Apple Event presenter stood. Around the walkway are curved walls, greenery and trees, and in the background, a section of the Chicago skyline featuring The Diamond.
Post on Bluesky from @thebrewergame.com: "Howdy Bluesky! I'm Matthew. I would tell you a little about myself here, but I've already got an excellent summary of everything I'm into over on my website, so allow me to redirect you there! It's the same as my handle: thebrewergame.com (For feed purposes: #introductions)"
Screenshot of the "Labels on your account" menu on Bluesky showing a birthday cake (🎂) label applied with the description, "Today is the user's Bluesky birthday"
Post from Dane @dane.is.extraordinarily.cool on Bluesky: "idk i kind of find it hilarious that chatgpt will just spit out an ad mid sentence. at any rate it's still not a big deal, there are hundreds of solutions for this kind of thing and bsky could move off of statsig pretty quickly." The post was published on September 3, 2025, 11:49 AM CT. There is no "Everybody can reply" / reply status beside the timestamp. A white "+ Follow" button is in the top right corner. There are two account labels visible: "Joined Oct '23" and "Heat Death Of The Universe". The background is a dark gray.
A photo of the stage roof with the logo for Dierks Bentley's Broken Branches Tour on a big, see-through screen that spans the width of the stage. The logo is primarily white, with a few rectangles of a bluish-green color. Some white stage lights hanging from the roof are visible in the background.
A screenshot from my email of two new emails from Cloudflare with the subject lines, "mbrewer.net has been deleted from your Cloudflare account" and "mbrewer.org has been deleted from your Cloudflare account." The beginning of the two messages read as follows: "Cloudflare - Hello, The zone: "mbrewer.net" in account:" and "Cloudflare - Hello, The zone: "mbrewer.org" in account:"
Screenshot from Bluesky DMs: @handle.invalid has added you to the "Block Furry Posts" moderation list, sent at 7:11 AM today
Cursed thing
Screenshot of the social links on thebrewergame.com with a new "Looking for the fediverse?" button.
Screenshot from a Mastodon instance on how to sign up: "Accounts are only available to the personnel of the Mariner Valley research station. Visit the administration offices on level 5C to get access."
Happy New Year 2025 graphic in black, white, light gray, and dark gray. Along both sides, going up and down in light gray are different years stacked atop each other. In the middle row of these, in dark gray, is the previous year, 2024. In the middle, from top to bottom, it reads, "Happy 2025 New Year" with all the text in dark gray except the 2025, which is in white.
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Screenshot from an in-development build of thebrewergame.com on mobile with an updated announcement banner for a new installment of The Writings of Matthew Brewer, "I've made the plunge away from Gmail." The announcement is on a light gray background, and the tagline reads, "THE WRITINGS OF MATTHEW BREWER." The content reads, "I've made the plunge away from Gmail to HEY, the email platform that aims to give you back control of your inbox. My experience so far, in the second installment of my new blog. Happy New Year!" There are two options; "Read now," and an X button to dismiss the announcement.
Screenshot from an in-development build of thebrewergame.com on desktop with an updated announcement banner for a new installment of The Writings of Matthew Brewer, "I've made the plunge away from Gmail." The announcement is on a light gray background, and the tagline reads, "THE WRITINGS OF MATTHEW BREWER." The content reads, "I've made the plunge away from Gmail to HEY, the email platform that aims to give you back control of your inbox. My experience so far, in the second installment of my new blog. Happy New Year!" There are two options; "Read now," and an X button to dismiss the announcement.
Screenshot from an email sent to me about a new version of the Sunbird app going into beta. It reads, "We are pleased to announce that the wait is finally over–you now have the exclusive opportunity to download and use our Beta app. Your patience and support have been invaluable to us, and we are excited to share our app with you. Here's how you can get started:" Above the text is the Sunbird logo, and the header and get-started is in purple. Everything else is in black, on a white background.
Screenshot from the Bluesky Android app of the Discover feed encountering an issue. It reads, "Hmm, some kind of issue occurred when contacting the feed server. Please let the feed owner know about this issue. Message from server: Internal Server Error" with the button "View profile" leading to @bsky.app. Along the top is the menu icon, Bluesky blue butterfly, and feed hashtag icon. Below, the displayed feeds are Discover, Following, Bluesky Team, and 📌. The error message is on a light gray background, and the "View profile" button is in black.
A screenshot from my X (formerly Twitter) notifications of the account HEY (@heyhey) liking my post: "I've officially fully switched my email from Gmail to @heyhey. Here we go!"