Morten Rand-Hendriksen's talk and demo on Gutenberg from WordCamp US is an excellent overview of where it is, where it could go, and some VR stuff thrown in there for fun. Definitely worth the watch.
I had originally planned last year to write a review of each book as I read it, but The Rules Do Not Apply threw a spanner in the works. I had no idea how to write about it, much less review it. The author, Ariel Levy, has a great interview in Longreads from when the book came out.
Speaking of Longreads, don't forget to check out their top 25 exclusives from 2017, and their number 1 picks overall. Some amazing writing in there.
Theme Directory Interview
Pre-WordCamp Dinner
A dinner for speakers and Automatticians at Jack Falstaff preceding WordCamp SF 2008.
SxSW 2009 Panel Vote
Riding the Crazyhorse: Iterative Testing and Design of WordPress. If that sounds like something you’d want to see at SxSW 2009 presented by Liz Danzico, Jane Wells, and yours truly then vote early and often. Polls close soon.
Mark Cuban, Jason Calacanis, Hackaday, and Royal Navy
Mark Cuban, Jason Calacanis, Hackaday, and the Royal Navy all now have WordPress-powered blogs. The first three switched from Blogsmith. Hat tip: Automattic Publisher Blog.
- The Atlantic on today’s masculinity being stifling and imagining a better boyhood.
- When Deportation is a Death Sentence is one of the most devastating articles I’ve read in a long time.
- A review of the Cy Twombly show, he has an amazing museum in Houston and I enjoy learning more about him.
- The Great Anthropologists: Margaret Mead, so fascinating.
- Dating columnist reveals how ‘Sex and the City’ ruined her life, has a happy ending.
- Barbearians at the Gate “A journey through a quixotic New Hampshire town teeming with libertarians, fake news, guns, and—possibly—furry invaders.” Amazing.
- Lena Dunham Explores Alone Time After a Break-Up
- My Adventures with the Trip Doctors, aka “Michael Pollan takes psychedelics.” See also: Interview with Longreads.
- Kanye West and Why the Myth of “Genius” Must Die.
- Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds, also well-covered in a great book I just finished, Black Box Thinking.
- Admiral Shovel and the Toilet Roll — wow.
- The Work Required to Have an Opinion, wisdom from Charlie Munger.
Om’s Birthday Dinner
A True dinner for Om‘s birthday and guest of honor Kara Swisher.
Buenos Aires Day 1
Empanada dinner and Obama election party at Sacramento in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Wall Street’s Boom
“The era that defined Wall Street is finally, officially over. Michael Lewis, who chronicled its excess in Liar’s Poker, returns to his old haunt to figure out what went wrong.” — The End of Wall Street’s Boom.
WordPress Installfest
Berkeley Coworking and cog motive are hosting a WordPress Installfest on January 15 to help folks get going with WordPress 2.7.
Albert Lea WP
Heading to Marseilles and Eygalières
The flight to Marsailles, and touring around that area, finally heading to Eygalières.
Eygalières and Aix-en-Provence
Some biking around Eygalières and dinner in Aix-en-Provence.
Must-See WPTV
Venture Destruction
Asleep at the Wheel of Creative Destruction. Umair Haque’s thoughts on venture capital and the current crisis.
Erlang, PHP, WP
Persistent PHP processes in Erlang/OTP. “It’s so easy, in fact, that I now use it to debug WordPress functions from within Erlang.”
Childish Gambino Concert
Checking out the Donald Glover / Childish Gambino concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland and hanging out afterward.
Night in Shanghai
A night in Shanghai: Dinner at TMSK followed by jazz at the Cotton Club.