The 5ftf blunder
Automattic owner Matt Mullenweg recently made a scene on Twitter when he called out GoDaddy as a "parasitic" organisation for profiting off of WordPress without making a sufficient number of…
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The problem that 'crypto' actually solves
And why that makes cryptocurrencies hard to beat.…
Tech solutions to household labour are also problems
Access to leisure is crucial in the climate crisis era, and technological solutions bereft of social change won't help.…
Hosting a Ghost blog on Fly.io
A noob's guide…
Thoughts on the WordPress.com 'Starter' plan
WordPress.com announced a new ‘Starter’ plan for its users on May 25 after significant backlash from many members of its community of users that a previous price revision had completely disregarded th…
Nothing cryptic about another 'crypto' disaster
Earlier this month, a cryptocurrency token called Luna crashed in price – an event that also brought down the value of bitcoin, became the biggest crash in cryptocurrency history thus far, earned the…
Why there's no guarantee that Musk's Twitter will resemble Dorsey's
Many folks are saying they're not going to leave Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk's acquisition because Musk and Jack Dorsey aren't different.…
To be better at being anti-crypto
Molly White has a difficult read, one that I'm forced to agree with in spite of my vehemently anti-cryptocurrency position. Three representative paragraphs from her post: I … think that [cryptocu…
Re: Musk v. Twitter
A collection of some comments on and reactions to Elon Musk's attempts to buy Twitter, and related issues.…
Free-speech as an instrument of repression
One of the more eye-opening discussions on Elon Musk's attempt to take control of Twitter, and the Twitter board's attempts to defend the company from the bid, have been playing out on Hacker…
NFTs aren't thriving – they're often in the hospital
This is not a real anniversary but it's worth commemorating, if only to remember the pseudo-events propping up the NFT business-culture. One month and one year ago, a cryptocurrency user named Met…
If WordPress supports NFTs, should I boycott it?
"I make use of the tools available to me. That doesn't mean I have to applaud every advance in the field."…