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Minor But Mighty: elevating WordPress one minor release at a time
No major releases? No excuses. I’m proposing ways we can use WordPress 6.8.x minor releases to ship real wins like accessibility, internationalization, privacy, good-first-bugs, and more. Let’s make it happen.
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Why I Wrote a Personal README (and Why You Should Too)
This post serves as a guide to share work styles, communication preferences, and values, facilitating smoother interactions and understanding among colleagues and clients. By outlining expectations, a Personal README helps reduce ambiguity, allowing for more effective teamwork and faster onboarding of new members.
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Chasing a 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Card
In the summer of 1989, a young baseball fan reminisces about chasing a coveted 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. Fast forward to 2020, during the pandemic, the passion reignites as he sorts his childhood card collection. On his birthday in 2025, he uncovers a box of cards, pulling four Griffey rookies, creating…
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Guitar Zero
Our eight year old proclaimed today that “is it me or does all the music have guitars?” He’s now saying he’s going to start a band without guitars (though apparently bass and ukulele’s are allowed) and with drums, piano, and horns. He finally settled on calling his band “Guitar Zero” (as a play off the…
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LEGO Rainbow Bricks – 1000 Pieces
The completion of the 1000-piece LEGO Rainbow Bricks puzzle turned out to be a family affair, with the kids initially uninterested. However, they rallied to finish it, with one cleverly hiding a piece to claim the final placement. This playful competition might lead to future puzzles missing pieces, as they seem intent on hiding them…
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Reblog: The 6 Mistakes You’re Going to Make as a New Manager
Reblog via Matheus Lima‘s Terrible Software: So, for those just scanning, that breaks down to: This is such a perfectly wonderful TLDR for those moving into being a first time manager, but also a reminder for those who’ve been a manager perhaps even with multiple layers of an organization under you on six great actions…
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Reblog: 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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Triggered by an Etsy seller
Not sure how I feel about Goldeneye for the Nintendo 64 being called “vintage”, but if there’s a word for it I’d say… OLD. Also on: X Mastodon
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Rockefeller Center – 1000 Pieces
Another 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle completed, this time around Springbok’s Rockefeller Center conveniently timed for the winter holidays. This one was a bit of a wicked pisser as there were lots of seriously non-standard jigsaw puzzle piece shapes that made trying to brute force certain areas super difficult. Still a good seasonal puzzle and a…
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Photo Directory Update: October, November, & December
Updates on my contributions to the WordPress Photo Directory, having 23 photos accepted over the course of October, November, and December. All photos by Jeffrey Paul are licensed under CC-CC0 1.0, promoting accessible sharing.
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