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The way to make all conflicts worse
I have decided that all the world’s problems could be much worse. It goes without saying that the “I have decided” means that it’s true; for all people and all situations. Just accept it. Any problem can be made worse thus… KerPlunk! Pros: Cons: So there you have it. Can we all agree to disagree now… please?
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The solution to all conflict
I have decided that all the world’s problems have a solution. It goes without saying that the “I have decided” means that it’s true; for all people and all situations. Let’s just agree with this, shall we? Any problem can be solved thus… KerPlunk! Pros: Cons: So there you have it. Can we all agree never to disagree now… please?
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WordPress in crisis, continued
I’m writing this on 9th October 2024 at a time when I think that the WordPress community is facing as big of a crisis as I can remember. Things happened on this day. The purpose of writing this is so that, in the future, I can look back and ponder about whether it got better or worse. I’m hoping that it got better!
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WordPress crisis
To say that the past 10 or so days in the WordPress space has been unprecedented, would be to be an enormous understatement. All that said, I’m listening and thinking about all the arguments from both sides. I suggest that you do too. I’m also not adding my voice to the social media storms, as I think that there’s quite enough to read already.
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WordPress London Meetup, September 2024
Was lovely to attend my third #WPLDN (WordPress London Meetup) yesterday. Two great presentations, and no technical gremlins. This was a blessing, because in the hour before the attendees started to arrive, almost everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, and we had almost no expectation that things would work perfectly – but they did! If you’re in the London area and would like to connect with other WordPress folk, head to the WPLDN website to find out about future events.
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WordCamp US 2024
I went to WordCamp US in Portland Oregon last week. I met up with some great people and ate some food at some iconic places! The WordCamp was the best that I’ve ever attended, and a huge thanks to anyone who was involved in any way with the organisation. The end was interesting and I’ll be mulling that over in the days to come.
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The last time
I’ve recently decided that I need to focus more on what matters to me. This is not from some conceit to gain more, or be more productive. It’s more about getting in touch with what really matters to me on a profound level. Finding meaning if you like. I feel like I’ve lost touch with some of the ideals that I had as a child. Ideals which, upon reflection, I should never have let go of, and which I’m puzzled that I did let go of. With this in mind, I’ve been meditating; following a course of meditation from a…
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Working from home
I love working from home. There’s a few small things that are not ideal, but mostly it’s excellent. However, for a couple of weeks each summer it’s even better. That’s when Wimbledon – the tennis tournament – is on. I love watching tennis, and so I have it on another screen, with the volume set to zero. It does not cause me to have a loss in focus, but just keeps me going. So there you go. Working from home + Wimbledon = Excellent!
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My Facebook account got suspended
So just now, my Facebook account got suspended. Weird. I was not doing anything, was not even near a computer and none of the devices that I own have Facebook installed. I got this email: When I clicked on the only link in that email I got this: As you can see, all very satisfying and nothing weird about that! I’m 99.9% sure that I’ve violated no guidelines as I’m about as benign on the internet as it’s possible to be, but you never know! Anyway, it’s promoting me once again to consider the use of Mastodon over every-other-app as…
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Page Builder Summit 7.0
So we just wound up the 7th edition of the Page Builder Summit, an online event for WordPress folk who enjoy working with tools like page builders, and want some help with various aspects of growing their businesses. It was a real success, and it’s a wonderful feeling interacting with the community there who seem to get so much out of the event. Thanks to Anchen and Dan for their roles in making it all happen, as well as the speakers, sponsors and attendees, without whom, ic could not happen. Should we do a v8? I hope so.
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I made this site static
This site is using WordPress to create and manage the content, but I decided to experiment with exporting the entire site as a static site. This means that WordPress is ‘switched off’ and only the HTML, CSS, Javascript, and other required assets (images etc.) are available in the site. This means that it’s faster to load and there’s less chance of security related problems. It’s also more sustainable (less resources consumed to create the page – better for the environment), and I think it’ll be really inexpensive to host as well. This static site approach is useful for sites that…