Author: doc

  • #SidewalkFriends: Bride Of Frankenstein

    #SidewalkFriends: Bride Of Frankenstein

    I like to keep my eye out for cool shapes during my walks and use them as inspiration for my #SidewalkFriends drawings. It’s like my version of hunting for Pokémon. A dry section of the sidewalk on a wet day was the inspiration for this week’s Sidewalk Friends sketch. A new #SidewalkFriends sketch, inspired by some wet…

  • Testing the Fediverse Embeds Plugin For WordPress

    Testing the Fediverse Embeds Plugin For WordPress

    I’m testing out the new Fediverse Embeds Plugin by Stefan Bohacek today. Let’s give it a test by embedding Stefan’s announcement post on Mastodon. My Fediverse Embeds WordPress plugin is now available in the plugin directory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fediverse-embeds Huge thanks to everyone who helped me test it during the initial development! #wordpress #WordPressPlugin #fediverse #embeds —…

  • Tumblr Is Downsizing

    Tumblr Is Downsizing

    Automattic, the makers of WordPress.com, acquired Tumblr in 2019. They put a big investment into bringing new users to the platform, including building a Gutenberg-powered post editor, but they failed to make the site profitable. This week, an internal document leaked that showed Automattic would soon be moving Tumblr employees onto other projects (like WordPress.com…

  • Sidewalk Friends: Coffee Gremlin

    Sidewalk Friends: Coffee Gremlin

    Spilled coffee was the reference for today’s #SidewalkFriends sketch. I know it’s not technically a sidewalk or even outdoors, but sometimes you gotta shake things up a little bit. Just try not to spill it on your counter