2024
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WordPress, Hosts, and Hosting
Sept 23
After nearly a decade out of WordPress, I visited WordCamp US and met with several hosts. TLDR: the state of WordPress hosting is stale.
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Tech Error: Diversity Not Found
Apr 30
If everyone around me looks like me, sounds like me, and generally thinks like me I am not learning or growing. Diversity is a critical requirement for growth, development, and sustainability in any field – but tech in particular!
2017
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Missing: Diversity in Tech
Nov 6
I’ve attended at least 14 tech events in a year, and nearly every one lacked diversity. A stage of nine white men isn’t ‘the open source community.’ Why representation matters, and what we miss without it.
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How I Started Speaking
Jul 19
I have been incredibly privileged in my career. I fully recognize and respect this isn’t the case for everyone. It’s why I still write: to provide resources for those who have none. It’s why I publish FOSS code: to help get other devs started. I’m doing a small part. Paying WordCamp speakers for their contributions…
2014
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Gauging Your Audience
Nov 12
You can’t judge your audience until you meet them.
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WordPress Comes of Age
Nov 10
LoopConf will be expensive, but it’s also exactly what we need in the WordPress community right now.
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A Night with Patrick Rothfuss
Oct 29
I had the opportunity to see one of my 5 favorite writers speak in person last night. Patrick Rothfuss is just as witty in life as he is on the page!
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WordCamp San Francisco and the State of the Word
Oct 26
WordPress and Apple are both leaders in their respective communities. One of the two gives their official annual keynote away live for free on their website. Can you guess which one?
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Three Tips for Smooth Business Presentations
Oct 17
Three tips to help make the most of your next presentation.