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matmanna/README.md

Howdy! I’m Mat, (an aspiring engineer focused on open protocols, embedded systems, and rapid prototyping[1].)

:where to find[2] me LinkedIn

a lil' :about 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, I’m also a guitarist, competition aficionado[4], and linguaphile. (English, Spanish, and Esperanto)

what i'm up to :now

Recently, I've been shipping, (expand for stats!) but also:

🏗️ The latest repos I've pushed to

  • betterbill - Don't pay what you don't owe. Snap your hospital bill, finds questions, and advocates for you (2 days ago)
  • marmalade - 🍊 is a permissionful api access and administration layer for 🍓 (4 days ago)
  • slacker-news - Official News from Hack Club (5 days ago)
  • slacker-news-rss - __ (5 days ago)
  • indigest - privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub 🪠 (6 days ago)
  • callcoach - Operating system for nonprofit outreach coordinator observability, capture improvement + private, on-device copilot for outreach (1 week ago)
  • dots - dotfiles for my various machine setups (Nix, Arch, and Windows) (1 week ago)
  • matmanna.dev - personal site v4v1 (1 week ago)

📦 My latest projects

  • betterbill - Don't pay what you don't owe. Snap your hospital bill, finds questions, and advocates for you
  • callcoach - Operating system for nonprofit outreach coordinator observability, capture improvement + private, on-device copilot for outreach
  • yinzone - Operating System powering the burgh's build chain. Made for AI Horizons 2026 Hackathon
  • nestegg - A phone line assistant for older adults & families to budget and secure financials, no app required.

📡 My hackatime stats from this week

💾 Languages:
unknown        18h 24m 29s   █████████████████░░░░░░░░  65.40%
TypeScript     3h 16m 38s    ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  11.64%
Markdown       2h 47m 12s    ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  9.90%
YAML           2h 11m 15s    ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  7.77%
CSS            30m 39s       █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  1.81%

💼 Projects:
matmanna       9h 14m 14s    ████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  30.08%
lahacks        5h 16m 19s    █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  17.17%
betterbill     4h 29m 4s     ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  14.60%
marmalade-v2   3h 30m 50s    ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  11.44%
indigestion    2h 52m 1s     ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  9.33%

Total: 19 hrs 21 mins

auto updates on the hour via taciturnaxolotl/markscribe

Hackatime activity heatmap

  • reverse-engineering electric and bass guitar amplifiers to build:
    • LtAmp.py: a Python library for interacting with supported amplifiers
    • The Twist: an augmentation module with features incl. remote control and preset playlists
  • contributing code and technical support for Hack Club programs incl. Hackatime and HCTG.

formative :experiences

Since being exposed to computer programming on Scratch a decade ago, I’ve:

  • 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
  • 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
README 88x31s?!
  1. competitive environments fostered my "ship early" mentality↩
  2. i normally go by @matmanna (or @mat) but please verify ↩
  3. i see my projects as tools meant to serve (what do i use↩?)
  4. esp. trivia, having competed on a TV quizbowl and won 3rd at a regional NOSB.↩
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  1. 📊 Weekly development breakdown 📊 Weekly development breakdown
    1 
    unknown    5 hrs 17 mins  ████████▎░░░░░░░░░░░░  39.7%
    2 
    Python     3 hrs 13 mins  █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  24.3%
    3 
    TypeScript 1 hrs 44 mins  ██▊░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  13.1%
    4 
    Shell      1 hrs 32 mins  ██▍░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  11.6%
    5 
    JavaScript 0 hrs 51 mins  █▎░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   6.5%
  2. ldnano/o-fn ldnano/o-fn Public

    Life-sized industrial boardgame for school & community outreach

    Smalltalk 3

  3. hackclub/slacker-news hackclub/slacker-news Public

    Official News from Hack Club

    MDX 12 10

  4. benderhq/LtAmp.py benderhq/LtAmp.py Public

    Python module for interfacing with LT guitar/bass amplifiers

    Python 4

  5. regresado/regreso regresado/regreso Public

    Find your way back to websites, articles, and resources

    TypeScript 6 1

  6. indigest indigest Public

    privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub 🪠

    TypeScript 6