Meta seems to be making some very negative / bad decisions right now. For example, facebook is going to stop fact checking: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/meta-more-speech-fewer-mistakes/ (Community notes would have been a good addition but not replacement.) If you value free speech, you… Continue Reading →
Threads is to ActivityPub what Whole Foods is to Co-op Groceries? (Note to self – figure out how to do a microblog within this blog.)
I’m doing this as a post because I am NOT going to keep this up to date the same way I am for Bluesky at the moment. And eventually I will likely upload a spreadsheet. But a quick pass for… Continue Reading →
I can’t really post to Facebook anymore. At least as myself on my individual personal account. Why? Because Meta has decided to tie all business Facebook & Instagram accounts and integrations to the existence of a single personal account. It… Continue Reading →
It started because I had the personal account I had recently created restricted and I couldn’t log into it. So I reached out to see why it said it was restricted as I hadn’t been sent any kind of email… Continue Reading →
I’m writing this because I haven’t been following WordPress development closely for the last 3 years (hello 2020 pandemic & aftermath.) There is so much content out there for the classic templates & theme builders like Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder… Continue Reading →
This is a post for those who don’t know my last name but might be looking for me. Yes, I’m married to Tim Knittel but my name is Hilary Baumann. Some of this about SEO, I’m not going to chew… Continue Reading →
I am writing to inform you all of my decision to resign from my position as President of the Southland Association effective immediately. I have proudly served on the board since 2005 and served as President since 2011. During that… Continue Reading →
Beyond emojis – extended characters and the arrows I like to use (but have a ridiculously hard time finding when I need to add it to a new device): Symbols — special text characters by Rinat Khanov https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/symbols-special-text-characters/id652475637?mt=8
WordPress 5.0 is getting a new WYSIWYG editor. And it’s VERY different from what you are used to… You may want to start with this article for more info: https://wptavern.com/matt-mullenweg-addresses-concerns-about-gutenberg-confirms-new-editor-to-ship-with-wordpress-5-0 DEMO as a plugin (recommended not to do it on a… Continue Reading →
Perfectionism vs shipping It’s better to have a 95% perfect product that’s shipped VS a 98% perfect that is NOT shipped.
The questions are very similar but they should evoke some different responses to help you make a decision and look at the bigger picture on a situation. What would happen if I did _________ What would happen if I didn’t _________… Continue Reading →
It’s been very windy here. Nothing like the coast with Hurricane Sandy I’m sure but we’re getting gusts in the 40mph range and it looks like it might snow tonight.
I just suddenly realized something: diving (from a diving board) is like gymnastics with less impact on your body. I wouldn’t have tried to do a handspring with a messed up / healing back but I was diving into a… Continue Reading →
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