Week Log

Taking ideas from a few others, I'm going to try something new and start a long form post of things that happened during the week. The goal is a stream of consciousness that gets published with minimal editing. Just write and publish -- though some copy editing is allowed...

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Let Your Yes Be "Hell Yeah!" and Your No, No

This is something I wrestle with because I have a people pleaser personality. When someone asks something of me, I immediately feel like I have to do it to make them happy, even when my gut screams at me it's not a good idea.

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Still More WordPress Drama

Having Slack access, as do all WordPress.org plugin and theme authors, I can confirm community moral is in decline. Many developers have been banned from Slack for their dissension.

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Even More WordPress Drama

To me, Mullenweg is abusing his power as the sole owner of WordPress.org here, and (as others point out) has forced a hostile takeover of the work of other developers.

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A Useful BBEdit AppleScript

This is a handy AppleScript. I don’t like to soft wrap my text in BBEdit by default, but always seem to end up wrapping it anyway.

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Social Media Hasn't Killed the Personal Blog Yet

Personal blogs, once a cherished outlet for deep self-expression, have declined in popularity due to the rise of superficial social media, but they may be poised for a revival as people seek more authentic connections.

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A Bicycle and Barbed Wire

Here's another one of those childhood memories that left a scar; literally. This one is about the time I tried to stop my out of control bicycle using a barbed wire fence.

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