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Code Syntax Highlighting in Gutenberg I’ve developed a WordPress plugin which extends the core Gutenberg code block adding color syntax highlighting.

Beyond Ad Blocking Ad blockers are one way to make the internet a slightly nicer place.

Reading List 2017 A look back at what I read in 2017, broken into the top fiction and non-fiction books, see previous years 2015, and 2016.

Running Stats 2017 A year in review for my running in 2017, see previous years 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 2017 was a good year of running, not quite as consistent at beginning and end, but good training in the middle for the Redwood City OktobeRun…

Book Review: Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is an American classic by John Steinbeck written in 1939 about the great depression and a Oklahoma family who lost their farm and packed everything up to try to make a new life for themselves in California.

Esperanto Esperanto is a constructed language.

Podcasts, Authenticity and Old Media Modern times seem to opt more for authenticity and rejecting the overly refined, polished, and fake.

Creating a Gutenberg Block A tutorial on how to build a Gutenberg block.

On Social Media Unfortunately there is no better way to publish photos, writing, or other personal content without using social media.

Book Review: Little Brother After a major terrorist attack hits San Francisco, the government creates an Orwellian surveillance society, a techno-savvy teenager rebels back – a geek focused coming of age story.

Book Review: Creativity, Inc.

Install WordPress on Windows Subsystem for Linux With the latest Creative Update on Windows you can run a full Linux environment, without the need of a virtual machine or other container system.

NBA Draft Positions A bit of data analysis of draft positions across starting lineups in the NBA.

Voice is the future and Google is best Almost a year ago, I was lucky enough to be given an Amazon Echo from someone whose family wasn’t that comfortable with an always-on device listening to them, so he gave it to me to play with.

Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition My review of the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop (2017).

Git Snippets A collection of git snippets gathered for my own reference.

Greatest Quarterbacks of Modern Era My era begins with Joe Montana.

Switching to Colemak On Dec 23, 2016 I switched my keyboard layout to Colemak.

Reading List 2016 A look back at what I read in 2016, broken into the best fiction and non-fiction.

Running Stats 2016 A year in review for my running in 2016, see previous years 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015 2016 was a great year of running, I went out running over 100 times, my most ever.

Playing with Technology Listening to a Latino USA podcast they talked how MySpace encouraged people to learn technology.

Homerun Record - What might of been Updates Back in 2007, I predicted a short life for Barry Bonds’s home run record.

Webvan vs.

Fun with IP Addresses It is possible to represent an IPv4 address in different formats than the common x.x.x.x notation.

Running Stats 2015 A year in review for my running in 2015, see previous years 2011, 2012, and 2014.

Reading List 2015 A look back at what I read in 2015, broken into fiction and non-fiction and ordered most recently finished first.

Code Signing a Windows application Today, we released our WordPress.com Desktop app on Windows, the app takes advantage of all the work put in creating the Calypso app which is the Javascript client code that powers WordPress.com, which is all open source.

Running Stats 2014 A year in review for my running in 2014, sadly I didn’t get a single run in 2013, you can see 2011 and 2012 stats.

The cost of inspiration The mission was a failure!

Testing Clients to an HTTP API in Go An example on how to test a client which calls out to an external API, without requiring the API server to be up and running.

Long Beach Half-Marathon I signed up with my family to run the Long Beach half-marathon in December.

A Day in the Life I wake up at 5:30am, the girls got my body trained for this time, and even with them now sleeping in I can’t break the habit.

Geometricomatic I created a fun geometric art generator as an experiment playing around with SVG and D3.

A8C GM Photo Each year at Automattic, we take a full company photo at our Grand Meetup.

Eliminate Work in Progress I was listening to the recent Bootstrapped with Kids podcast and they were talking about doing too many things at once and the pain it was having on the business.A good listen to hear how development methodology effects the busi…

Parse Command-Line Arguments with Argparse Python is my go-to tool for command-line scripts, which often require passing command-line arguments.

Lanyon, a markdown web server I’ve just released a new bit of software I’ve been developing.

Open Souce Funding Models A look at various funding models for open source projects.

Preventing Errors in Code This week looking at preventing errors when coding: An ounce of prevention If you don’t read anything else, read the Joel Test to make sure your development practices follow the basics.

A Year Working Remotely A year ago I started at Automattic, Automattic is the company behind WordPress.com, Akismet, Gravatar and other internet services.

Docs that make you better I’m excited to be getting a new camera and being a dork, I’ve been reading the manual online waiting for it to arrive.

The Siren Call of the Upgrade Apple introduced the latest OS upgrade and increased the enticement by making it free for everyone.

It’s not about the coffee A few companies are launching fancy robotic coffee kiosks intended to take on Starbucks and high-end coffee shops, from Quartz An army of robot baristas could mean the end of Starbucks as we know it It appears the main selling po…

Don’t Guess, Know Most bugs I create come from not really understanding the system I’m working in.

Take Control of Your Content The last few weeks I’ve been taking back control of my content from the larger sites.

Running Stats 2012 A year in review for my running in 2012, see last years review This last year was not as productive running as the year before, though equally productive in the new children department, for I welcomed my second daughter which added to t…

Using the Command-line I live on the terminal.

Data Science A few notes, resources, and examples on using Python for data science and analysis.

Working with Dates and Times in Python A comprehensive guide to Python date and time handling, including formatting dates, date calculations, timezone handling, and troubleshooting common issues.

Python String Formatting: Complete Guide This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about Python string formatting, from basic f-strings to advanced formatting techniques.