Month: December 2016

  • The thing about snow…

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    It just snowed here in southeastern Wisconsin; like there’s a winter storm warning and there’s probably 13 inches of the stuff everywhere. I haven’t put the winter tires on the BRZ yet, because there hasn’t been any indication or need until there is now, an immediate need – and it’s too late to do it…

  • Hello, Publishiza

    On December 4, at WordCamp US, an idea was formed. Over beers and snacks, a small group of friends lamented the lack of appreciation for Tweetstorming. “Get a WordPress” people say, as if the thought never crossed their minds that 37 tweets in a row about the same thing starts to defeat the purpose of Twitter. Myself, being…

  • Episode 0 of Commit Access

    Just pushed out the first episode of a new, somewhat experimental, maybe-a-bit meta, podcast idea. Give it a listen, and let me know what you think! https://commitaccess.com/podcast/episode-0-felix-arntz/

  • On staying Indie

    WordPress, to me, is an independent publishing platform. It grants me the right to complete & total autonomy when it’s desireable, but also allows me to group up with others when that makes sense too. An article from The New York Times puts into a nice perspective why I think WordPress is really important to the future of the…

  • Afraid to Click

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    Users of the Internet in the United States are starting to experience what millions of others in many other nations have dealt with since the widespread deployment of the world-wide web: Fear. As the web evolves, an increasing amount of control is being exercised, or at least recognized as an opportunity that maybe wasn’t really achievable…

  • 💯∞

    In 2014, Matt Mullenweg challenged the WordPress community to volunteer 5% of their time towards open-source and WordPress.org. A few months later, I ran a successful fundraising compaign that allowed me to donate 6 months worth of time towards BuddyPress & bbPress. For 2017, and hopefully with your help, I’m going to try something a little…