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Comment on WordPress scales back to one major release in 2025 in ~tech
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Comment on WordPress scales back to one major release in 2025 in ~tech
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentMy .02 if you'd like - fully agree with ~daychilde on this. I'd go even a step further in that if I'm totally wrong about the tons of words I've written defending Matt M and there's some kind of...My .02 if you'd like - fully agree with ~daychilde on this. I'd go even a step further in that if I'm totally wrong about the tons of words I've written defending Matt M and there's some kind of major upheaval that's begun... That's an opportunity for a boatload of work in the WP world.
Hang tight, continue any WP-based work you've got going on and await the next opportunity/move. IF jumping ship becomes the way to go, be the LAST one(s) doing it so that there's little to no risk of choosing wrongly and the migration path is all smoothed out... I can't imagine there won't be some killer new paths forward that will surface.
(aside: maybe I should look into what happened to that fully JS "fork" of WP called Ghost to see if anything ever came of that)
Just be sure you'll still own the IP (if you're a content producer) and there are solid, onramps and offramps for all the content types.
It'll be fine, just wait until all the dumb money/devs/grifters have fallen away and it's abundantly clear what should happen next.
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Comment on Joe Edelman: "Is anything worth maximizing?", a talk about how tech platforms optimize for metrics in ~tech
HeroesJourneyMadness (edited )LinkWell, I’m going to have to listen to the whole thing, but first I’m going to acknowledge and voice my frustration about the general over-reliance on metrics and the all too often lazy abuse of...Well, I’m going to have to listen to the whole thing, but first I’m going to acknowledge and voice my frustration about the general over-reliance on metrics and the all too often lazy abuse of them. I’m sure this guy is going to get into much of the same stuff- but IMO there’s (to abuse a terrible saying) there’s no baby in that old “metrics” bathwater anymore.
You can’t just go spelunking on numbers and magically come up with new markets or new understanding of your market. IMO other orgs are trying to replace actual research with some new quant formula. It’s lazy.
Want to fix an App Store? Do some qualitative research (language analysis) on reviews. Even rudimentary analysis will shine a massive light on the crappy apps and the crappy devs and the out-of-date code bases. Hell, do a search for curse words in reviews and you’ll have a stack of things to fix.
But internally that is NOT what’s ever going to be mentioned in UX meetings. Because that might reduce download numbers. Crappy apps are great for increasing those- and that’s a metric used to measure App Store usage- which impacts the budget for the App Store division.
Metrics are frequently more perpetuated internal turf wars than actually useful for improving UX.
Real research into users and product usage is where the traction and insights are.
So, my assumption is this guy is trying to suggest metrics can be improved with some kind of innovation, and while he’s not wrong, what he is trying to avoid saying is the word “research” because it implies a cost that nobody wants to talk about.
Sorry for posting about this before watching the whole thing. I’ll put it on later when I’m in the car.
Edit: a typo, and turning down a little hyperbole. Thank you.
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Comment on Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Swedish startup Evroc raises $55M in Series A funding to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe in ~tech
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentInteresting there’s no mention of Ireland in there. I wonder if there’s some interesting commerce-y things happening on that border between the autonomous country and their northern brethren.Interesting there’s no mention of Ireland in there. I wonder if there’s some interesting commerce-y things happening on that border between the autonomous country and their northern brethren.
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Comment on Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Swedish startup Evroc raises $55M in Series A funding to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe in ~tech
HeroesJourneyMadness Link(In the US) Good for them. I hope they succeed and point the way for better data stewardship. That’s at least the 2nd time I’ve heard mention of CoreWeave. I may have to look into what they’re...(In the US) Good for them. I hope they succeed and point the way for better data stewardship.
That’s at least the 2nd time I’ve heard mention of CoreWeave. I may have to look into what they’re about. I think there’s something in my TBR list about them.
I’m wondering what exactly it is about the tech stack they’re dealing with. Even I have a vague understating of containerization choices/options, and it seems like resource measurement and whatnot have been done now for a number of years. Could it be like very low-level (read: hypervisor-level) containerization security they want to lock down?
Maybe someone more knowledgeable could offer slightly more technical supposition for us nerdy and paranoid plebes…
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Comment on It is as if you were on your phone in ~tech
HeroesJourneyMadness LinkThis is paradoxically annoying. To me it’s another barometer for my internals. You know how every now and then there is someone who just aggravates you? They just chafe. Rub you the wrong way. I...This is paradoxically annoying. To me it’s another barometer for my internals.
You know how every now and then there is someone who just aggravates you? They just chafe. Rub you the wrong way.
I was told (annoyingly) once that those people are good barometers to use to assess how I’m doing. That instead of them being the issue, maybe I could take a look at my reaction and use it constructively.
That’s annoying, and so it this game.
What’s even worse it that it’s probably proportional- the amount that it annoys me is probably just how much I need to address my phone habits.
Eff Pippen and his evil genius little satirical game. I didn’t need to have that pointed out.
(I kid! Pippen deserves all the credit for that insidious social experiment/game/commentary.)
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Comment on Kroger CEO resigns after probe into his personal conduct in ~finance
HeroesJourneyMadness LinkCame here hoping for some message about reinvesting in their stores, employees, and product selection now. I can’t remember the last Kroger I was in that didn’t exude depression and desperation....Came here hoping for some message about reinvesting in their stores, employees, and product selection now. I can’t remember the last Kroger I was in that didn’t exude depression and desperation.
For the love of all that is holy please Wegmen’s come further into the Midwest. We need decent produce at decent prices.
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Comment on Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working in ~finance
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentNot to pile on here, but “a few Uber-wealthy” likely do effect our lives in ways we don’t and can’t imagine. It seems pretty reasonable IMO that 1,500 private jets fly into Davos to get together...Not to pile on here, but “a few Uber-wealthy” likely do effect our lives in ways we don’t and can’t imagine. It seems pretty reasonable IMO that 1,500 private jets fly into Davos to get together regularly for reasons and purposes that don’t make the news. (And that’s just the one gathering that does make the news. I bet there are others we plebes know nothing about.)
We don’t have to have actual proof of what those deals are to know it’s going on… what IS needed is increased daylight into it, not a denial of the effects it has on the world.
I’m NOT saying there are nefarious string-pullers controlling our every move. I am suggesting there are whispers of (for a fictional example): “You might want to have environmental regulation issues over in that country preventing investment for a few years because that leader’s giving me problems. I’ll ring you when it’s sorted and in the meantime here’s a point on your crude reserves to offset any costs.” That stuff’s been going on at least since the word “parlay” existed.
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Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentYep. I started using Gfonts as a CDN back when it first became a thing. I liked the design freedom, but the second I figured out how to grab the font and include it directly I went back to the...Yep. I started using Gfonts as a CDN back when it first became a thing. I liked the design freedom, but the second I figured out how to grab the font and include it directly I went back to the “old” way. Gfonts is a nice way to browse, but I never found the “added weight” of 2 or even 3 fonts never really mattered much in loading speeds.
Then again, I never tested that rigorously either, so YMMV.
Edit: oops, this should have been a reply to your parent comment, but thanks for the bunny tip. If I ever build sites again I’ll check it out
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Comment on 'Anora' wins five Oscars including Best Picture in ~movies
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentNot sure I’m fully on board with that take. Demi had some heavy swings back in the day. Ghost (though I never watched it, many swooned), Indecent Proposal, GI Jane was pretty great, but it mighta...Not sure I’m fully on board with that take. Demi had some heavy swings back in the day. Ghost (though I never watched it, many swooned), Indecent Proposal, GI Jane was pretty great, but it mighta been a bit too on-the-nose as Oscar bait? She was the highest paid female actor in the world at some point.
Brendan Fraser I know only the popcorn stuff. I haven’t seen The Whale. I’m sure it’s amazing, but I’m failing to recall heavy swings from him from back in the day. Not that I’m saying that’s his fault or there were none- I just don’t know them.
I mean- I see all the similarities you mentioned. It definitely is starting to feel like a bit of a formula… I probably just felt the need to defend her because… I mean… I’m a CIS guy of the correct age to have crushed on her back when… and The Substance kinda fried my brain in the theater. I left actually for real damp from perspiration- and just to be clear it was NOT the sexy kind. That movie is intense and insane.
In terms of pure art, I think I might have leaned toward giving it to Demi… but that’s also a really hard sell. Anora captures your heart and has a bit more to say IMO. the Substance is like the dictionary definition of off-putting and is a searing shrieking single note of rage. Anora drives some ideas home with some very good story telling and dialog and delivery.
6 one, half-dozen the other I guess. I think I may have just written myself out of whatever it was I was going to say here. Sorry. I’m going to bed.
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Comment on Tildes homepage is down? (2025-02-25 4pm UTC) in ~tildes
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Comment on What low-stakes drama is going on in your circles right now? in ~talk
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentOther low-stakes drama- literally “the soup is too hot”, “you’re using the wrong knife”, “the led bulb is the wrong shade of white”, and “how do I get to Netflix?” -the last one is weekly at least.Other low-stakes drama- literally “the soup is too hot”, “you’re using the wrong knife”, “the led bulb is the wrong shade of white”, and “how do I get to Netflix?” -the last one is weekly at least.
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Comment on What low-stakes drama is going on in your circles right now? in ~talk
HeroesJourneyMadness LinkOmg. I have so many, but they have to be kept under wraps. I’m caring for my octogenarian cranky parents. He had a stroke about ten years ago and while he’s make incredible progress recovering,...Omg. I have so many, but they have to be kept under wraps. I’m caring for my octogenarian cranky parents. He had a stroke about ten years ago and while he’s make incredible progress recovering, this retired former builder and military man has difficulty regulating his frustration.
Yesterday he was storming around kind of pissed off at his wife and I both and as he began to try and explain why he realized mid-sentence he was saying it was because we had talked to each other in his presence. You could hear his simmering frustration pivot from us to himself.
Edit: I adore them, and this is hard, but it’s also so so true that (in the words of Perry Ferrell) elderly are like children. I just have to be very careful to hide my amusement in the moment.
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Comment on People named "Null" are being punished by computers in the weirdest ways in ~comp
HeroesJourneyMadness LinkJust a meta-observation (having been there myself), I love how the first three comments on here are all (possibly annoyed sounding) software peers commenting within the first 30 minutes- all with...Just a meta-observation (having been there myself), I love how the first three comments on here are all (possibly annoyed sounding) software peers commenting within the first 30 minutes- all with overlapping (because they were being written at the same time) frustration at how and why this is a problem!
I resemble this, and approve, and am vaguely amused. You guys win today. Thank you
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Comment on When there’s no school counselor, there’s a bot in ~tech
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentExactly. I'm inclined to go a step further, but first let me back up and say this frightened and angered me. I've cooled down and can say at least two reasons why. It tells our children by example...Gaps this large just shouldn't exist and shouldn't need to be filled in.
Exactly. I'm inclined to go a step further, but first let me back up and say this frightened and angered me. I've cooled down and can say at least two reasons why.
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It tells our children by example that they don't matter. They don't get the attention/love/connection/help from another human. They plug text in and literally "the machine" hands them an answer. The problem (IMO) most likely stems from some lack of connection or communication and instead of providing what they need, the mechanisms of the modern era try to profit on it while flagrantly sidestepping it with unknown consequences. It's literally, "if there's no way to profit on your problem, there's no way to fix it" It's the height of cynicism.
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It gives the appearance of a solution. It's a red herring. It's another attempt at systemic parenting for commerce's benefit. And I think it might make it worse. I hope I'm wrong though because there's already VCs and deployment, so the cat's out of the bag and this is going to have a go at our kids now.
This is a conversation that should have happened publicly years ago - if we lived in a functional democracy.
Okay. I'm taking a time out.
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Comment on Movie recommendations? in ~movies
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentI enjoyed this comment so much. What an amazing example of youth in that time.I enjoyed this comment so much. What an amazing example of youth in that time.
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Comment on Movie recommendations? in ~movies
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentI approve of your fierce declaration of opinion. I have only vague recollections of the movie and don’t really care one way or the other, but I like your willingness to defend your viewpoint.I approve of your fierce declaration of opinion. I have only vague recollections of the movie and don’t really care one way or the other, but I like your willingness to defend your viewpoint.
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Comment on James Bond shocker! Amazon MGM Studios takes creative control of spy franchise as producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli step back. in ~movies
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentOof. Yeah. This might have to inspire a rewatch.Oof. Yeah. This might have to inspire a rewatch.
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Comment on James Bond shocker! Amazon MGM Studios takes creative control of spy franchise as producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli step back. in ~movies
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentThis. “People” don’t know what they want. They know what they like. That’s rehashing, not creating. Auteurs by definition create great things, and they’re great because they’re liked by a lot of...This. “People” don’t know what they want. They know what they like. That’s rehashing, not creating.
Auteurs by definition create great things, and they’re great because they’re liked by a lot of people.
I remember when the Vin Diesel vehicle “XXX” came out. The Bond franchise hadn’t been doing great and the opening scene just skewered Bond. Kind of literally. They killed a spy in a tux comedically as a declaration of intent. Bond was over.
I’ve wondered before if that slap in the face wasn’t what gave us the Craig Bond films. That it pissed off and motivated people to really buckle down and dig into what makes Bond great and deliver.
It takes a lot of skill from a lot of talented and dedicated people to deliver what some might call art, or pop art, or “prestige” film, or whatever… but what they did with Casino Royale delivered.
No focus group based development could have come up with such an artful and excellent way of reintroducing the character so well, and nobody expected the Bond franchise to rise up like it did at that point in time.
I’m not saying Amazon can’t let artists follow their vision. I’m just trying to think of a solid example where it’s happened with an existing property.
Even conceptually I don’t think The Boys (my example of what successful creative efforts from Amazon looks like) even really breaks much actual new ground. IMO (and I enjoy the heck out of the show) it’s more of like an incremental next step in genre that occasionally says stuff that’s kind of already been said elsewhere.
I’ve tuckered myself out with this now, but yeah. Unless Amazon commits to really letting a talented team go at it fully and with time and budget and stuffs the meddling execs back in their cubicles, I don’t expect much more than another middling Roger Moore-like era. Not the end of their world, and honestly, IMO the Craig movies weren’t going to get topped anyway, so…
There’s my harmonizing from the peanut gallery for ya. Who knows, maybe we’ll be surprised.
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Comment on ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ insiders say ‘everyone knew this is probably not going to be a good film’ in ~movies
HeroesJourneyMadness Link ParentWell, darn it. I’m going to have to rewatch it when it’s on streaming now because you have me wondering if my negative impression is valid or if I’m resisting changes to how the franchise is...Well, darn it. I’m going to have to rewatch it when it’s on streaming now because you have me wondering if my negative impression is valid or if I’m resisting changes to how the franchise is adapting. Or something else. Something about the writing or delivery or tone or story rubbed me wrong. It’s possible that my personal state regarding real world politics has interfered with my ability to just enjoy this flick.
I’m curious to revisit now at least. Not in a theater though. It will take a rather large reassessment for me to move off the idea that the story was butchered because of current US politics - but I’m open to the possibility.
Lol. Like the roughly 40% of the internet "still" using it?
For the love of all that is holy, once again, Automattic don't own WordPress. It's a GPL-licensed software project. Automattic has a copyright on the WP name and logo, they don't own the codebase. That's why the article was nearly entirely about contribution hours to the project.
Looked at that way, the "platform" is an infintely-headed hydra that people can just hop around trying out different variations of - like WIX or the dozen and a half other white-labeled variations of what's actually just WordPress under the hood.
If you're gonna take cheap shots at something, make sure your aim is true.