Matthew Graybosch @starbreaker@mastodon.sdf.org

It's #introduction time again. Feel free to boost.

I'm a #queer #irreligious #metalhead who codes for a living and writes #AntiAuthoritarian #ScienceFantasy.

When my heroes aren't fighting demons from outer space or coping with existential terror in the soft lack underbelly of a false utopia, they're putting dirty politicians and exploitative corporate execs up against the wall and reading them the riot act at swordpoint as knights in Satanic service.

There's more at https://www.matthewgraybosch.com/starbreaker/

I've decided that I no longer want to work at my current position.

If you're looking for an apprentice Linux/BSD sysadmin or a journeyman developer, hit me up.

I have a CompTIA Linux+ certification, I run OpenBSD on all of my personal computers, and I've been through several software development life cycles.

I'm a US citizen, and willing to work remotely. I can also commute to sites in Pennsylvania, USA and am OK with limited travel.

Resume available upon request.

Do you remember and miss USENET? Would you be interested in joining a netnews server that doesn't federate with USENET and thus isn't flooded with spam? Would you like to be part of a semi-private community that isn't on the web and therefore less likely to fall prey to surveillance capitalism?

Of so, check out for details https://notes.orbitalfox.eu/orbitalfox-news-server.html.

If I follow you, it's for one of the following reasons:

1. You followed me.
2. You said something interesting.
3. You interacted with me.
4. You boosted my post.
5. You faved my post.

I don't do malicious follows. If you don't want me to follow you, just block or mute. I'm a New Yorker and a writer, so I can take rejection.

"Another fine day in the military-industrial complex!"

--Marcus, /Borderlands 3/

Anybody miss me? I had tried to replace the wifi device in my ThinkPad T60, but my cat had jumped into and out the open case and gouged a chunk out of the mainboard with the claws on his hind feet (cat claws only retract on forepaws, not hind paws).

Fortunately I had prepped a full backup before opening up the machine. So I got my hands on another refurbished T430s (since I had given my other one to my wife) and installed #OpenBSD.

#Slackware was OK, but it's nice to be back on a #BSD.

Concerning the logo: I'm looking for something 80s-inspired, like the bold, angular logos used by IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST. It needs to include not only the name of the project (Starbreaker) but the names of the names of the co-authors (myself and Catherine Gatt) in smaller type. I'm not looking for a black metal band logo. :)

I'm looking for artists for the following:

* A transparent-background SVG heavy metal logo for my Starbreaker science fantasy project

* An artwork incorporating the logo mentioned above depicting protagonists from the Starbreaker saga. It doesn't have to be photorealistic, but it does need to be high-res for use in book covers, posters, etc.

If interested, please reply with links to portfolios and rates.

#MastoArt #ArtistWanted #Commission

@Curator, I'd appreciate a boost.

I haven't given up the RSS feed on my website[1], but I don't want to share drafts from my next story or novel on my website. Instead, I've created a newsletter on Substack[2]. Its first post is "Science Fantasy for Metalheads"[3].

Subscriptions are free for now, but will eventually be paid.

1: https://matthewgraybosch.com
2: https://substack.com
3: https://starbreakersaga.substack.com/p/coming-soon

One of the shitty things about being a householder is that people will walk up to your door, ignore the prominent "NO SOLICITING ON PAIN OF DEATH" sign, and try to con you into switching your gas/power supplier to their company.

First thing we do, let's kill all the advertisers.

Philosphy peaked with existentialism. It's all been downhill from there.

JUDGE DREDD is not an endorsement of your methods and practices.

It is a satire.

If you or your fellow LEOs emulate Dredd, you're part of the problem.

NEVER GO FULL DREDD.