The very clear point made here that should have shut all this noise down in the first place is that WPE is not obligated in any way to contribute back to Automattic (private biz) or the WordPress foundation (non profit). Complete shakedown by Matt that should be making all of us think very carefully about the future of the Wordpress platform as a whole. If one guy that runs a private business that also happens to be tied to a nonprofit that runs a widely used platform (yes, that does sound like a mess) decides that he’s not getting his way regarding your business that makes money off of the ecosystem (there are thousands), then he can throw a fit and shake them down too.

The platform isn’t perfect and has its warts, but it does fill a need that works for a lot of use cases. There’s a reason why so much of the web is using it. This drama has been making me give serious thought to completely abandoning the platform and recommending to everyone else that they do the same though.

Gottttteeeeeeem

Hi honey, here’s Despacito…

Jay-sus. Too real. I feel bad now.

Shit username though

So uhhh, you gonna want that clear coat?

Since 1P switched to subscription only (which is a dealbreaker for me), I switched to Strongbox. It’s based on keepass, you can store/backup/host your own vault, and it also supports both passkeys and passwords. The UX is almost as good as 1P (few little minor annoying things, but no showstoppers for me). Been great so far.

It’s pretty clear to me that many companies are jumping on the layoff bandwagon right now since so many others are doing it too (doesn’t look as bad if your layoffs are drowned out in the noise). Easy way to increase profitability (on paper) and not look quite as bad if “everyone else is doing it.”

Interesting responses here - perhaps I’ll add it to my daily rotation as a science experiment.

Are people actually using ChatGPT as a search engine?

Mid late nineties, WC was my favorite. Felt like it had the best results.

Is this a feature that any oxygen breathing human uses? Legit question - never occurred to me that anyone wants this.

Healthcare worker, chiming in:

Yes please.

Well that’s not typical.

We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas.

I heard they just ran out of coffee though…

Auto makers: “We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas”

Try to incite an insurrection and steal an election: you’ll walk away with no consequences.

Steal money from the rich: you will burn.

Chevy seems to be offering a $0 cost installation of a level 2 charger if you buy OR lease a Bolt or Bolt EUV: https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/ev-charging/home-charging/installation

Why are we still posting screencaptures of stuff from Twitter/not-X/Twitter?