Social Notes
Short posts that are often pushed to social media (a.k.a. tweets).
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WPGraphQL is now a canonical plugin that is officially part of the #WordPress project. Jason Bahl, the developer behind the plugin, has been hired by Automattic to continue working on it. https://www.wpgraphql.com/2024/10/07/wpgraphql-becomes-a-canonical-plugin-my-move-to-automattic GraphQL is a means to query a site used by developers. If you’re heard of the REST API, this performs a similar role…
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After more years than I care to count, HEB is finally rolling out tap-to-pay in their stores across Texas. This is the last hold out for the vendors I use on the regular. https://www.kut.org/texas/2024-10-07/austin-tx-heb-apple-pay-tap-grocery-store
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Such an Austin moment: working in a coffee shop with random music I’ve never heard playing. Someone walks in and says to the barista, “hey, the music you’re playing—that’s my band”.
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The #wpdrama with #wordpress has sucked me back into Twitter, which reminds me why I left over there. That’s one thing I truly appreciate about the community on the Fediverse is that there are very different opinions but are generally more respectful. A lot more “agree to disagree” and less “you’re the worst human on…
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The conflict between WP Engine and Automattic has been thrown to the courts. IANAL, but the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States is probably a pretty good one. Response to WP Engine’s Meritless Lawsuit
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News outlets are about to enter a really tough time: reporting results from elections when there is such a narrative of distrust out there. Giving my friends at KUT an early and long hug!