Mat M matmanna

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

:where to find^[2] me

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

indigest - privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub 🪠 (3 days ago)
slacker-news - Official News from Hack Club (4 days ago)
matmanna.dev - personal site v4v1 (1 week ago)
dns - 🕹 Manage Hack Club's DNS through a GitHub repository (1 week ago)
draw-dino - Hack Club's workshop on submitting PRs on GitHub (1 week ago)
marmalade - 🍊 is a permissionful api access and administration layer for 🍓 (2 weeks ago)
indigest - privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub 🪠 (2 weeks ago)
o-fn - Life-sized industrial boardgame for school & community outreach (1 month ago)

📦 My latest projects

hackatime-pebble - track your ̶u̶n̶h̶e̶a̶l̶t̶h̶y̶ ̶b̶e̶h̶a̶v̶i̶o̶r̶s̶ coding stats on a smartwatch :3
indigest - privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub 🪠
matmanna.dev - personal site v4v1
treasurykit - 🪙 Manage your academic org's finances, membership, and activities.

📡 My `hackatime` stats from this week

💾 Languages:
unknown                  3h 18m 33s   █████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  35.77%
JavaScript               2h 6m 50s    ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  22.85%
Python                   2h 6m 14s    ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  22.74%
MDX                      24m 32s      ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  4.42%
Astro                    17m 4s       █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  3.08%

💼 Projects:
slacker-news             2h 45m 49s   █████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  33.37%
cmpsc-131-ps2-matmanna   1h 55m 34s   ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  23.26%
indigestion              58m 57s      ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  11.87%
hacklas                  47m 15s      ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  9.51%
psux                     46m 35s      ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  9.38%

Total: 8 hrs 7 mins

auto updates on the hour via taciturnaxolotl/markscribe

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?!
competitive environments fostered my "ship early" mentality↩ i normally go by `@matmanna` (or `@mat`) but please verify ↩ i see my projects as tools meant to serve (what do i use ↩?) esp. trivia, having competed on a TV quizbowl and won 3^rd at a regional NOSB.↩

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

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📦 My latest projects

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

a lil' `:about` me

what i'm up to `:now`

📡 My `hackatime` stats from this week

formative `:experiences`