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WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg has sent the WP community into a frenzy with his latest antics. So what happened? In a surprise to just about everyone, Matt publicly targeted WPEngine, the largest hosting company in the WordPress ecosystem, by claiming [1] they are not contributing back to WordPress in a satisfactory manner and [2] demanding a $32-million [ ]
Improvements in cameras and image filtering have made it easy to create videos with green screen effects from the comfort of your phone (without requiring a real green screen). I use CapCut in the example below, but you ll find similar functionality within Instagram and any other reputable video creation app. Sometime during 2023, I started [ ]
Note: This post is adapted from my original viral Twitter thread. From November 2003 through July 2005, I worked in the prepaid cell phone and phone card industry. Most of my work was in BFE meth towns and urban ghettoes. I learned things about the poor in America you won t want to believe But this [ ]
It s simple—I don t like recurring payments. And I don t know about you, but with most recurring payments, I feel anxiety around this need to get my money s worth. In other words, I often feel like I under-utilize the product and thus overpay to some extent. So why do I sell my software under a recurring [ ]
This year, my golf tournament performances have been mostly terrible through August. While my handicap has stayed in the 1-2.5 range for most of the season, I ve played closer to a 5 in tournaments and haven t shot better than +3 (once) and +4 (twice). With only one exception, I ve been absolutely terrible in all 2+ [ ]
Tthink about the great relics of human civilization—the pyramids, the magnificent castles of Europe, the Great Wall of China, meticulously detailed sculptures from different eras, the awe-inspiring churches and temples that dot almost every landscape we ve ever inhabited All made of stone. All hundreds of years old. All crafted with the intention of permanence and [ ]
One of the more compelling insights to come from the Joe Rogan interview with Elon Musk is this idea that humanity is actively creating giant cybernetic collectives. Through our participation in social media platforms and on the internet in general, we are assimilating knowledge and building connections at a rate that vastly exceeds everything that [ ]
The Joe Rogan podcast with Elon Musk was one of the most important events of 2018, and no—I m not being hyperbolic. If you thought this interview was all about Elon hitting a spliff, you may have been misled slightly. In reality, Elon helps us peek behind the curtain to get a glimpse of the future: Can [ ]
Watch my video on how I m changing my approach with Thesis to include a lot more Focus. When I launched Thesis 2 in October of 2012, my goal was to create something that could serve as the foundation for any WordPress design. That s why I spent the next 2 years working on Skins, which are [ ]
Watch my video about the incremental approach—the cheapest, smartest, and easiest way to build a website (and a business!) One thing that s always annoyed me about contract web design and development is this idea that you can actually pay for a finished product to be delivered within a particular time frame. Nothing actually works this [ ]