Trying something new. Disconnected my Mastodon instances from Jetpack Social and am using a plugin I wrote to auto-boost from my site’s ActivityPub feed to my Mastodons. #wordpress #activitypub
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Eating Dublin 🍴
While I did plenty of walking in Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪, I also ate and drank plenty. The city, as any urban hub does, had a variety of options, including more than a couple Tex-Mex/Mexican restaurants. I could not bring myself to try any Tex-Mex from Ireland though. On Sunday morning, I was alone, just finished…
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Walking Dublin 🏃
Last week, I was in Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 for a meetup with the teams that support a variety of our plugins and services for self-hosted WordPress sites, like Jetpack, Akismet, VaultPress, Sensei, Gravatar, etc etc. Usually, on meetups, I wake up extremely early, since I do at home, geek out doing random PRs or whatever,…
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Belize 🇧🇿
In February, I traveled to Belize to meet up with members of the Jetpack development team at Automattic. We worked on various things—outlining the next few versions, building out some enhanced debug/support tools—but also able to enjoy the beautiful Belizean coast. Next up, recap of our Dublin meetup last week. P.S. We’re hiring.
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Connections at SXSW
This is what I love about representing WordPress(.com) “in the field” at SXSW. After a long evening working an event, we had a couple of guys sit at the bar with myself and a couple of coworkers. When we were asked what we do, we answered “Vague Internet Things”. “That’s great—as long as it isn’t…
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Credit Confusion
I have an old credit card. I got it in college and I almost never use it. Every blue moon, I’ll use it when making a purchase and the funds aren’t immediately available. See, I have a checking and a savings account and all the money is in the savings account… Anyhow and in other words,…
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Cake
Today is Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday—whatever you call it, it is the last day before Lent begins. Traditionally, the day is celebrated in some way, often pancakes as a way to use and enjoy eggs, milk, sugar and other foods that were often abstained from during Lent. For us, every season is Lent…