Howdy! Iβm Mat, (an aspiring engineer focused on open protocols, embedded systems, and rapid prototyping[1].)
:where to find[2] me
A decade of technical experience has shaped me into an indie maker who builds engaging, accessible, and secure tools[3] for real people. I am especially passionate about search UX, decentralized infrastructure, and a safer internet.
Outside of computing, Iβm also a guitarist, competition aficionado[4], and linguaphile. (English, Spanish, and Esperanto)
Recently, I've been shipping, (expand for stats!) but also:
indigest- privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub πͺ (today)matmanna.dev- personal sitev4v1 (3 days ago)dns- πΉ Manage Hack Club's DNS through a GitHub repository (4 days ago)slacker-news- Official News from the Hack Club Slack (4 days ago)draw-dino- Hack Club's workshop on submitting PRs on GitHub (5 days ago)marmalade- π is a permissionful api access and administration layer for π (1 week ago)indigest- privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub πͺ (1 week ago)o-fn- Life-sized industrial boardgame for school & community outreach (3 weeks ago)
hackatime-pebble- track your ΜΆuΜΆnΜΆhΜΆeΜΆaΜΆlΜΆtΜΆhΜΆyΜΆ ΜΆbΜΆeΜΆhΜΆaΜΆvΜΆiΜΆoΜΆrΜΆsΜΆ coding stats on a smartwatch :3indigest- privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub πͺmatmanna.dev- personal sitev4v1treasurykit- πͺ Manage your academic org's finances, membership, and activities.
π‘ My hackatime stats from this week
πΎ Languages:
unknown 3h 22m 23s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 37.58%
JavaScript 1h 35m 56s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 17.81%
Markdown 1h 23m 13s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 15.45%
Python 38m 44s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 7.19%
TypeScript 35m 53s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 6.66%
πΌ Projects:
matmanna.dev 1h 57m 43s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 24.87%
hacklas 1h 48m 13s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 22.86%
slacker-news 1h 10m 48s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 14.96%
psux 36m 1s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 7.61%
cmpsc-131-ps1-matmanna 29m 44s βββββββββββββββββββββββββ 6.28%
Total: 7 hrs 31 mins
auto updates on the hour via taciturnaxolotl/markscribe
- reverse-engineering electric and bass guitar amplifiers to build:
- contributing code and technical support for Hack Club programs incl. Hackatime and HCTG.
Since being exposed to computer programming on Scratch a decade ago, Iβve:
- made videogame submissions within 48hrs-2wks for ~7 game jams
- built a life-sized board game using industrial tech which supports community outreach & won:
- 1st in the 2025 PLCNext Innovation Contest Nationals
- 1st at the 2026 Pennsylvania Invention Convention
- a Hack Club X Congressional App Challenge Open-source Certification
- ran AV systems (livestreams and sound mixers) for funerals and weddings
- discovered and disclosed vulnerabilities and data leaks within my school and Hack Club
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other miscellaneous things (not that interesting)
- Participated in the selective PennApps XXVI college [hackathon](https://pennapps.com)
- Received recognition for Integrity and Sportsmanship within academic competitions.
- Earned ~$1k in grants and prizes for personal projects submitted to Hack Club programs incl. High Seas, Summer of Making, CMD-K, and Magazine.
Thanks for stopping by! footnotes and :extra stuff
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