Writing

  • Fire and Bus

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    Fire and Bus

    The first couple weeks of school have been an eventful one for our kiddos. On the first day of school, at 5:30 a.m., we received an automated call from the…

  • MBA
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    MBA

    Recently graduated with an MBA in Business Analytics, I am continuing my shift from engineering to business leadership at Automattic. Despite personal challenges and a full schedule, I excelled academically,…

  • Magellan: My Trip Around The World
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    Magellan: My Trip Around The World

    I’ve been with Automattic for nearly 11 years. The company is fully distributed, so there are no offices, but we have regular meetups and in-person events. I’ve been to quite…

  • Personal Web Presence

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    Personal Web Presence

    I’m in the midst of an identity crisis. Regarding Internet identity and community, my presence on Twitter felt most interconnected. I’ve had my website(s) longer, and they mean more to…

  • ADHD

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    ADHD

    I don’t post on here as often as I used to. In the early days of the site (like 20 years ago? What the hell?), I would post just random…

  • Joining the Student Advisory Board

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    Joining the Student Advisory Board

    In addition to my full-time work at Automattic and the family, I am also a MBA student at Midwestern State University. I’m proud to share that I’m joining the Student…

  • Statement on Frank Pavone

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    Statement on Frank Pavone

    News broke that that Vatican has removed from the clerical state (e.g. defroked) Frank Pavone. Pavone is most known for founding “Priests for Life” as a pro-life group, which has…

  • Now Using 2023

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    Now Using 2023

    I switched the site over to using Twenty Twenty Three yesterday with my first “real” experience with the Site Editor. I’ve created some small single-page sites with the Block Editor,…

  • ActivityPub

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    ActivityPub

    What the hell—added ActivityPub support to the site so you can follow the site via @kraft via Mastodon or your favorite ActivityPub-powered social site.

  • Finally Caught It

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    Finally Caught It

    After avoiding for two years, I could avoid it no more. Symptomatic but mild. Bleh.