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Simple Succulent – 1,000 Piece Puzzle
I recently restarted an old hobby of mine after a few decades off (used to make them a ton as a kid): making jigsaw puzzles. Inspired by my friend Jeff Paul, I decided it would be fun to share puzzles that I complete! Link: Buffalo Games: Simple Succulent 1,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle by James Mertke…
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RIP McCoy Stadium (1942-2025)
The Triple-A Red Sox have moved on from their previous identity of the “Paw Sox” while calling McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island home. But the many friendships and memories made there will live on long after the stadium is demolished in 2025.
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Reblog of Jeremy Felt: Be the bazaar
Reblog via Jeremy Felt One of the great tensions in WordPress is the balance between cathedral and bazaar. I think one of the great things Matt has done as the product owner of WordPress is finesse this in both obvious and non-obvious ways. At its best, the WordPress community thrives with ideas as to how…
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Six Years a Committer: My WordPress Commit-iversary
November 30, 2024 marks the 6 year anniversary of my first commit to WordPress Core. To celebrate, I’ve compiled a list of statistics breaking down which areas of the code base my commits changed, and how contributors were credited in those commits.
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The State of the Badge
The State of the Badge is an exploration of the current practices around WordCamp Badges paired with a proposal to improve them for all WordPress events going forward.
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How I Commit to WordPress Core
Last month at WordCamp US in Portland, OR, all of the Core Committers in attendance met after lunch for an informal gathering. There was no agenda, but the goal of the the meeting was essentially to meet (some for the first time), spend time together, and discuss anything that may be on our minds. If…
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Speaking Experience at WordCamp US 2024
Last month I ventured west to Portland, Oregon to attend WordCamp US 2024. It’s both easy and hard to believe that a month has passed since the event. In addition to helping out at Contributor Day and the Bluehost booth, I gave my first ever joint talk with fellow contributor, Core Committer, and good friend…
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I Love Building Software – A Poem by Aaron Jorbin
I love building software that lets people speak, sell, do as they please. Everyone gets a voice, a product, or a protest. Freedoms, four of them, all boxed up in neat little binaries.
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11 Years of Contributing to WordPress
Today marks the 11 year anniversary of receiving my very first “props” for contributing to the WordPress project. In WordPress, giving “props” is the way credit and attribution is given to anyone who contributes to a given change in the software. Props should be given to all those who contributed to the final commit, whether…
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My Immaculate Grid Wish List
This was a post I had started in September of 2023. I played really consistently through the playoffs last year, but fell off during the off season as things got busy around the holidays. I’ve been getting back into the swing of including Immaculate Grid in my daily routine with the season coming up and…
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