Mark Jaquith is …
- … a WordPress lead developer
- … a Floridian
- … a fan of Free and Open Source Software
- … an independent WordPress consultant
- … a Roman Catholic
- … a Mac user
- … a capitalist and a libertarian
- … really bad at answering e-mails
- … an amateur photographer
- … six feet, four inches tall
- … 26 years old
- … a husband to a wonderful wife
- … this guy right here:
Photo by Christine Davis
… writing on his personal blog, Tempus Fugit
Shaq finds out he has been traded by reading Twitter
Other entries:
- Like I Said, Netbooks Suck — Global Nerdy
- Dr. Manhattan’s Pants
- Rick Reilly: Alfred G. Rava takes A’s to court – ESPN
- WordPress 2.8
- Custom Drive Icons in OS X
- Mount a hard drive prior to SuperDuper backup
- No “most qualified” person for the job?
- Orson Scott Card on opposite-gender marriage and the constitution
- Automattic growth
- Obama’s proposed cap and trade system could cost families $3,900 a year
- Danny MacAskill bike skills
- Where I stand (2009)
- How to get rid of the DiggBar, permanently
- Kanye West learns some humility
… Twittering
- # @emmapersky I'm going by this UK police website which mentions homophobic "insults" as being illegal! http://is.gd/1l47v Hope that's wrong.
- # It is apparently illegal in England to make fun of someone because of their sexuality. Amazing to me that UK is so backwards WRT free speech
- # @Viper007Bond has a plugin to force WP to use the direct FS upgrade method. http://is.gd/1jtQB
- # @rebeccavanderbi please e-mail hosting-2009@wordpress.org with details about your experience.
- # @jdunmall Agreed. Twitter search was the first place I went when I saw server not responding to ping. Instantly knew it wasn't "just us."
… musing about WordPress
Public response to Chris Anderson’s “Free” on WordPress
I got a tip that Chris Anderson’s upcoming book Free has the following to say about WordPress: 2. Feature limited (Basic version free, more sophisticated version paid. This is the WordPress model.) Upside: Best way to maximize reach. When customers convert to paid, they’re doing it for the right reason (they understand the value of what they’re [...]
… Linking
- Pirates of the A*****
A Greasemonkey script that shows links to The Pirate Bay on Amazon.com pages.
- Alex Payne | How I Use TextMate
I really wish I'd known about the "Copy as RTF" TextMate bundle before my "Secure Coding with WordPress" presentation, where I did it by hand.
- Blackberry Storm: for people who like watching videos of cats stuck in fans and think they are too unique of a snowflake to get an iPhone
Best summary of the current smartphone market, ignoring carrier lock-in: """If you need a Blackberry (company, or prefer keyboard) then get a Bold. If you dont need a Blackberry necessarily, but want the best phone, get an iPhone If you are one of those who wants a big screen to watch Youtube videos of cats stuck in fans, but are oh so individual that you wont get an iphone, get a Storm."""
- Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are | The Onion
I've wondered about this effect myself. Obama doesn't really stand for any solid principles, so now that he's no longer a cause in and of himself, where do his rabid supporters go to find the meaning in their lives?
- typeface.js - Rendering text with Javascript, Canvas, and VML
typeface.js uses Javascript and browser vector capabilities to draw text in browsers. Think sIFR without requiring Flash (it works on the iPhone!) Really loving how browser deficiencies are being solved by JS, now that JS is so much faster.
- Judge awards $4.6 million to whiny delivery workers
Why would you continue to work for an employer who was treating you unfairly? Instead, these punks decided to enlist the strong arm of the State.
- Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator
My "Sarah Palin baby name" is "Pistol Tanker Palin." Like her or hate her, the woman picks some strange names for her children.