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  • WordCamp Canada, eh?

    WordCamp Canada, eh?

    Last week, I took my first trip to Canada for WordCamp Canada 2025 (WCEH). Anyone who follows me on social media, may have seen the video I recorded in anticipation of the trip. While sadly I didn’t do a lot of exploring, I had a number of takeaways from the event. Organization There have been…

  • What if AI slop had its own social network?

    What if AI slop had its own social network?

    I want to talk today about Sora 2 and the new Sora AI app. First of all, Sora is not new. OpenAI released Sora about a year ago initially and, at the time, it was a sort of hidden part of ChatGPT that let you make bad videos. And trust me, they were bad. I…

  • In defense of Wapuu

    In defense of Wapuu

    Since WordCamp US this year, I’ve been making some cute shorts with the Wapuu I brought back home from Portland. I’ve made two so far to promote me going to BADCamp and WordCamp Canada. My thought is that, in my role as Developer Advocate, I kind of need a “personal brand” and be doing things…

  • The Lovecraft Test, Gemini 2.5-pro

    The Lovecraft Test, Gemini 2.5-pro

    At the same time as I was fighting with GPT-5 to give me the thing I actually wanted, I also used the Gemini app and the access I have to pro-level Gemini models to do the Lovecraft test with 2.5-pro. Previously, I had only tested with Flash-2.0, so, not only should this be a more…

  • The Lovecraft Test, GPT-5

    The Lovecraft Test, GPT-5

    GPT-5 is out now and I’ve only had a couple occasions to interact with it directly. So, I thought it was time to run it through the Lovecraft test. ChatGPT has adopted this quirk of late where, when it’s done answering your question or responding to your prompt, it says something to the effect of…

  • Sad Bastard Music Club #19

    Sad Bastard Music Club #19

    I haven’t sent a Sad Bastard Music Club email in 2 years. I’m fixing that problem now. If you’re not subscribed, I encourage you to sign up here. It’s a way to get some new, cool tunes, curated by a human (me). Because it’s been so long, I thought I would share some thoughts on…

  • Keep the web weird

    Keep the web weird

    I’ve seen a lot of doomsaying about the death of the internet. Last night, I was reading about how integrated AI answers in search results leads to a drastic drop in clicks to the actual sites from which AIs derive the information to answer those questions or make those suggestions. It’s been noted that AI…

  • Learning to fly

    Learning to fly

    This post should be read with the song “Learning to Fly”. Not the Tom Petty version or the Foo Fighters version (geez, there’s a lot of songs with the title “Learning to Fly,” aren’t there?); the Pink Floyd version. And, actually, ideally the Leæther Strip cover version. My partner and my daughter have been taking…

  • What does it feel like to be banned from WordPress? I’ll tell you

    What does it feel like to be banned from WordPress? I’ll tell you

    Last Wednesday, a ban was lifted from my WordPress.org account that had been there since sometime in January (or possibly before). I discovered that I was banned on January 6th. I did not receive any communication, any notification, any reason for the block. I assumed it was a mistake. I wasn’t the only one. Many…

  • Community + Code

    Community + Code

    Sé Reed took this picture of my water bottle at PressConf. “That’s epic,” she said. I agree. I assume she saw in it the same thing I did when I found it — ourselves. The funny thing is, despite this sentiment being prevalent amonst those of us that have been in the WordPress community for…