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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Heartbroken #

wtf. This dude should stay offline for a few months and think about what he's doing.

Heartbroken

Sunday, October 27, 2024

‘Fandom has toxified the world’: Watchmen author Alan Moore on superheroes, Comicsgate and Trump #

He's a grumpy old man but he's absolutely right.

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Is Matt Mullenweg defending WordPress or sabotaging it? #

In many ways it's all just so sad

Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic Over WordPress Chaos #

Good god, it gets worse with every day, doesn't it?

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Timeline of the WordPress Drama #

Good overview of the story so far

The secrets of Inflight Entertainment you never asked about... #

I only idly wondered how inflight entertainment works and this is a great insight into all the details

WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin #

Big brain thinking here. A supply chain attack on your own software, genius.

Saturday, October 12, 2024

There Is Some Reality TV–Level Drama Happening at WordPress Right Now #

Oh, good. The whole thing is hitting the non-tech media now.

Wednesday, October 09, 2024

‘The Community Is In Chaos:’ WordPress.org Now Requires You Denounce Affiliation With WP Engine To Log In #

Aren't there any grownups around to handle this mess? So childish.

Friday, October 04, 2024

“Nice Guy” Matt Mullenweg, CEO of WordPress.com Cries Foul and Threatens Me With Legal Action #

Oh wow.

159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO's fight with WP Engine escalates #

Ouch.

Thursday, October 03, 2024

The ‘WordPress’ fight is now a lawsuit #

I can't see any winners here. Not one of those two sides, not the community. I guess people who produce popcorn?

Monday, September 30, 2024

マキシマムザホルモン『シミ feat.新しい学校のリーダーズ』(MV Special Ver.) Music Video #

This triggers both the old Nu-Metal listener and the Atarashii Gakko fan in me. Great combination.

Sunday, September 29, 2024

If WordPress is to survive, Matt Mullenweg must be removed #

Good summary of the whole drama

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Nobody wants to use any software #

I really like using software. And yet, here I am, agreeing.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Goodbye.Domains #

Oh god, this is amazing. I'm cleaning out my domains that I randomly registered for side projects that never materialized and all of this is close to my heart.

How to Monetize a Blog #

This is almost art

Thursday, September 05, 2024

The dot in domain names #

So basically - we still don't know.

Saturday, August 31, 2024

NSFW on the IndieWeb #

It's not something I had to think about a lot, because honestly my personal sensibilities are are even more vanilla than most corporate social media sites. Alas, he is of course absolutely right, people should be able to let their freak flag fly on their own websites and curators (human or semi-automated like webrings) should give them spaces to do so.

Friday, August 30, 2024

The secret inside One Million Checkboxes #

Funny.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The Wild Story of the Lonely Planet: From a Honeymoon Trip to a $200 Million Empire #

I've never been a Lonely Planet person but I always found it fascinating. And this interview with two of the people who worked on it early on is really good.