Author: Brandon Kraft

  • The 5K Is The Ideal Race

    On a recent business trip, I asked the concierge at my hotel for advice about where to go running. “Are you training for a marathon?” he asked. Nope. I’m racing 5Ks, I told him. He gave me a puzzled look… Source: The 5K, Not The Marathon, Is The Ideal Race I enjoy longer runs. Hell,…

  • Knock Knock WHOIS There?

    Knock Knock WHOIS There?

    You can still have fun while being corporate and while doing legal processes. One thing that brings me joy at work is to hear of the names we come up for entities. There’s Automattic, of course, named after Matt. We have a few subsidiaries in other countries to help streamline employment matters for Automatticians in…

  • Citizen Pulls Over Texas State Trooper For Speeding

    While I don’t suggest trying this at home (or while driving), wow. The trooper seemed as nervous as I do when I’ve been pulled over. He loses points for seemingly trying to not identify himself initially but was overall polite. My experiences with Texas State Troopers, which have been more times that I care to…

  • Cutting Edge of Emoji

    WordPress added support for two special emoji today—not included in Unicode 9: the rainbow/pride and pirate flags. 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ iOS users will see these in the next update (iOS 10, currently in beta) and has been updated in the scripts that Twitter uses. WordPress users will see it, besides on my site and those that run the…

  • The Twins

    The Twins

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  • Bunk Bed Fort

    Bunk Bed Fort

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