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Welcome to where I share my thoughts on everything in my life! From WordPress to baseball, Artificial Intelligence to hobbies and being a parent.
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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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Properly Recognizing Contributors in Large Open Source Projects
Last week I gave my talk at WordCamp Asia 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan titled Properly Recognizing Contributors in Large Open Source Projects. I was really happy with how it went! It was so cool to see my talk live translated into Chinese, and AI captioning for 57 languages(!) was available through a third-party service during…
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WordPress Photo Directory & I: Weeks of February 11th, February 18th, February 25th (weeks 6, 7, 8)
A summary of interactions with the WordPress.org Photo Directory during weeks 6, 7, and 8 of my 366 photos in 2024 challenge.
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My latest domain purchase
Last week, I bought a new domain… yes, another one. But unlike many of domains of the past, this one is already being put to good use. It’s no secret, my name is not the easiest to spell. Despite being in my late 30s, I still encounter new spellings and pronunciations on occasion. I have…
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WordPress Photo Directory & I: Week of February 4th (week 5)
A summary of interactions with the WordPress.org Photo Directory during week 5 of my 366 photos in 2024 challenge.
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