Matt Lane
@mattlane.us
Mathematician in my heart, software engineer on my paystub. I use math to write about gerrymandering, inequality, game shows & love. Wrote a book about math and video games.
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Standee and Deliver | Matt Lane
Super Mario Wonder-ful mathematics.
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New story alert! My latest involves Mario, math, and video game completionists. Let me know what you think! mattlane.us/stories/stan...
happy math monday! here's a fun problem i remember fondly from my undergrad days. #mathmonday
September 29, 2026 at 1:17 AM
happy math monday! here's a fun problem i remember fondly from my undergrad days. #mathmonday
Is it just threads or are people not shutting up about Muse over here too?
September 22, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Is it just threads or are people not shutting up about Muse over here too?
Playing Earthbound in the 90s: hahaha these prices are so ridiculous.
Playing Earthbound in 2026: $6 for a coffee? Not bad.
Playing Earthbound in 2026: $6 for a coffee? Not bad.
September 17, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Playing Earthbound in the 90s: hahaha these prices are so ridiculous.
Playing Earthbound in 2026: $6 for a coffee? Not bad.
Playing Earthbound in 2026: $6 for a coffee? Not bad.
Kids have been using Saturday morning to work their way through the Marvel canon. This week: Thor!
September 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Kids have been using Saturday morning to work their way through the Marvel canon. This week: Thor!
new games are cool, but have you ever played earthbound?
September 11, 2026 at 4:22 AM
new games are cool, but have you ever played earthbound?
You know what’s cooler than a foldable phone? Healthcare and democracy.
September 10, 2026 at 3:06 AM
You know what’s cooler than a foldable phone? Healthcare and democracy.
Got to the station in time to see my train depart. 30 minutes later, got to my transfer station just to see my train depart.
Lucy Pulls Football from Charlie Brown
ALT: Lucy Pulls Football from Charlie Brown
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September 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Got to the station in time to see my train depart. 30 minutes later, got to my transfer station just to see my train depart.
Hi! are you a completionist? see a set of collectibles and got to catch them all?
September 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Hi! are you a completionist? see a set of collectibles and got to catch them all?
my feed is full of people complaining about people complaining about ocarina of time, but not people actually complaining about ocarina of time.
September 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
my feed is full of people complaining about people complaining about ocarina of time, but not people actually complaining about ocarina of time.
New story alert! My latest involves Mario, math, and video game completionists. Let me know what you think! mattlane.us/stories/stan...
Standee and Deliver | Matt Lane
Super Mario Wonder-ful mathematics.
mattlane.us
September 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
New story alert! My latest involves Mario, math, and video game completionists. Let me know what you think! mattlane.us/stories/stan...
hey @the-independent.com i fixed your headline for you
September 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
hey @the-independent.com i fixed your headline for you
Anyone else watch Patriot and now whenever your partner says they're "Pretty Good" you immediately think they are actually doing terribly? or is that just me www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yo2...
Every Time John Lakeman Says "Pretty Good" in Patriot
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September 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Anyone else watch Patriot and now whenever your partner says they're "Pretty Good" you immediately think they are actually doing terribly? or is that just me www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yo2...
It’s been almost 20 years since burnout paradise came out. Am I missing something or is it still the best arcade racer ever?
September 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
It’s been almost 20 years since burnout paradise came out. Am I missing something or is it still the best arcade racer ever?
Saw this with our kids yesterday, highly recommend. Paying for four tickets is probably the closest I’ll get to flipping off David Zaslav. Money well spent.
Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned the Looney Tunes feature "Coyote vs. Acme," it has a new lease on life thanks to Ketchup Entertainment.
Meep, meep. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ opens with $15.5 million, 'Spider-Man' stays No. 1 for fifth weekend
Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned the Looney Tunes feature “Coyote vs. Acme,” it has a new lease on life thanks to Ketchup Entertainment.
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August 30, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Saw this with our kids yesterday, highly recommend. Paying for four tickets is probably the closest I’ll get to flipping off David Zaslav. Money well spent.
Startup idea: hire a dude named Jeeves to answer questions on the internet. If he doesn't know the answer, he just says so, instead of being sycophantic or making stuff up. Currently raising a seed round, serious inquiries only.
August 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Startup idea: hire a dude named Jeeves to answer questions on the internet. If he doesn't know the answer, he just says so, instead of being sycophantic or making stuff up. Currently raising a seed round, serious inquiries only.
block fort is the pinnacle of mario kart battle level design, don't @ me
Been working on a #mariokart esque game in the godot engine, plan to make it primarily focused on a DS style mission mode #gamedev
August 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
block fort is the pinnacle of mario kart battle level design, don't @ me
Me: trying to get kids into your corporate brand through video games is some capitalist bullshit.
Also me: man, these games ruled
Also me: man, these games ruled
August 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Me: trying to get kids into your corporate brand through video games is some capitalist bullshit.
Also me: man, these games ruled
Also me: man, these games ruled
looks aside, this was a much cooler version of the internet
prodigy web browser, print ad screenshot (1996) archive.org/details/pc-c...
August 30, 2026 at 4:04 AM
looks aside, this was a much cooler version of the internet
breaking ground on my next story, this should be a fun one
August 29, 2026 at 9:48 PM
breaking ground on my next story, this should be a fun one
Just said good morning to someone at 1:47 pm ☠️ 🪦
August 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Just said good morning to someone at 1:47 pm ☠️ 🪦
i prefer a data co-op
what’s your favorite way to have your data?
data base
data center
data mart
data warehouse
data lake
data stream
data pipeline
data mesh
data fabric
data swamp
data silo
data cube
data frame
data vault
data catalog
data platform
data store
data pipe
data table
data feed
data channel
data bus
data base
data center
data mart
data warehouse
data lake
data stream
data pipeline
data mesh
data fabric
data swamp
data silo
data cube
data frame
data vault
data catalog
data platform
data store
data pipe
data table
data feed
data channel
data bus
August 29, 2026 at 4:30 PM
i prefer a data co-op
How much would the demand for prediction markets crater if Nintendo just brought back the Everybody Votes channel?
August 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
How much would the demand for prediction markets crater if Nintendo just brought back the Everybody Votes channel?
told my kid today that the first kirby game was on a handheld device that displayed games in black and white. he looked at me like i was literally a thousand years old.
August 29, 2026 at 12:29 AM
told my kid today that the first kirby game was on a handheld device that displayed games in black and white. he looked at me like i was literally a thousand years old.
not trying to put anyone on blast. but complaining about people who use "y'all" is a very strange hill to die on.
August 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
not trying to put anyone on blast. but complaining about people who use "y'all" is a very strange hill to die on.