I've been writing online at various sites since 2003, mostly about a wide variety of topics including web development, tech, food and whatever else I feel like writing and sharing.
For the first time, Matt Mullenweg has announced a holiday break for WordPress.org services. In his blog post, he said, “In order to give myself and the many tired volunteers around WordPress.org a break for the holidays, we’re going to be pausing a few of the free services currently offered.”
Read more"Like everyone else, I had heard all the hype around NotebookLM, the new AI product from Google in which you give it content to ingest and it spits out a... podcast."
Read moreOver time, Musk claimed the operating costs of his Cybercab would be 20 cents per mile, “and yes you’ll be able to buy one,” he told the crowd to excited shrieks. “We expect the cost to be below $30,000,” Musk said, before expounding on a business model where instead of the company owning and operating these allegedly revenue-generating assets itself, they are instead owned by private individuals who each give Tesla its regular cut.
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You may be aware of a bizarre feud between WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and website hosting platform WP Engine.
Read moreOver the past several weeks, WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg has made one thing exceedingly clear: he’s in charge of WordPress’ future.
Read moreThe world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The core issue is the fight between WordPress founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine, which hosts websites built on WordPress.
Read moreDisney tried to force the case into arbitration by citing the agreement on the widower’s Disney Plus trial account.
Read moreJustice Department officials are considering what remedies to ask a federal judge to order against the search giant, said three people with knowledge of the deliberations involving the agency and state attorneys general who helped to bring the case. They are discussing various proposals, including breaking off parts of Google, such as its Chrome browser or Android smartphone operating system, two of the people said.
Read moreBetween May and August, more AI Pins were returned than purchased, according to internal sales data obtained by The Verge. By June, only around 8,000 units hadn’t been returned, a source with direct knowledge of sales and return data told me. As of today, the number of units still in customer hands had fallen closer to 7,000, a source with direct knowledge said.
Read moreMicrosoft’s relationship with OpenAI has officially become more complicated.
Read moreIn a rather stark turnaround, Google is no longer ending support for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser.
Read moreYuzu Kosho is a hot and citrusy Japanese condiment. Made with fresh yuzu zest and chili peppers, this chili paste is easy to make and delicious.
Read moreApple this weekend approved free PC emulator “UTM SE” for the App Store on iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. The app allows users to emulate old versions of Windows OS, macOS, Linux, and more to fire up classic software and games on Apple devices.
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Plausible is great but despite being a privacy friendly analytics tracker, sometimes it still gets blocked by blocklists who want to block all trackers, Proxying is the way to get around this.
Read moreHas AI frozen the gates of hell?
Read moreHumane is telling AI Pin owners today that they should “immediately” stop using the charging case that came with its AI gadget. There are issues with a third-party battery cell that “may pose a fire safety risk,” the company wrote in an email to customers.
Read moreI grew up in Newfoundland where we eat a lot of British food, one of my favorites was this slightly spicy British mustard pickle / veggie relish called Piccalilli. When I moved to the west coast, we used to be able to find it easily but it's gotten more difficult in recent years, so after a craving, I decided to make my own.
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Read moreHumane, the startup behind the poorly-reviewed AI Pin wearable computer, is already hunting for a potential buyer for its business. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg, which says the company — led by former longtime Apple employees Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno — is “seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion.”
Read more"I wrote a blog post the other day about how Next.js Middleware can be useful for working around some of the restrictions imposed by server components. This led to some fun discussions in the world about whether this was a reasonable approach or if Next.js DX was just... bad."
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