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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
I can think. I can wait. I can fast.
- People seem to be redefining Web 2.0 as Facebook, etc, that own data, but Web 2.0 at the time was platforms like WordPress, Odeo, Six Apart, Flickr, Technorati, and del.icio.us that had open data and interoperated. flickr.com/photos/ross/49…
Replying to @brian_armstrong3. I agree there is an overall move toward using platforms. But there is a big difference between using a platform that also owns all the data also (web2) and a platform that is merely a proxy to decentralized data (web3). - I am very grateful that folks at Apple re-reviewed @WordPressiOS and have let us know we do not need to implement in-app purchases to be able to continue to update the app. Bad news travels faster than good, usually, so please consider sharing that they reversed course.
- Twitter does some things so darn well, like how their embeds work, the web app, the related tweets, how the app works when you don't have a good connection... if you're an engineer that worked on that stuff and want to do it again, HMU
- Today on @WordPress we are announcing you're not allowed to link to... oh wait, it's your site. You can link to whatever you want. It's the web. That's how it works.
- That’s a new one: United pilot says he’s not comfortable flying this aircraft based on its maintenance profile. Flight canceled, they’re hoping to find another plane.
- I'm open sourcing my personal non-profit donations for the past 12 years: 2011: $295,044.60 2012: $401,121.00 2013: $2,088,890.88 2014: $98,648.00 2015: $101,947.00 2016: $42,300.00 2017: $51,562.50 2018: $606,957.68 2019: $620,802.65 2020: $607,452.48 2021: $2,151,602.26 2022:
- Heads up on why @WordPressiOS updates have been absent... we were locked by App Store. To be able to ship updates and bug fixes again we had to commit to support in-app purchases for .com plans. I know why this is problematic, open to suggestions. Allow others IAP? New name?
- Wow, the interview podcast with Kleiner Perkins Grit has passed 100k views, check it out if you haven't seen it already: youtube.com/watch?v=xQDNgy…
- This is an unfortunately good summary of why running a social network is so hard, as I’ve learned with @tumblr. I am wishing Twitter the best and also hope this doesn’t slow down Tesla or SpaceX, which I think are critical to the future.
- Replying to @photomatt @levelsio and @automattic
