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  • TL;DR: Cofounder of open source project says super popular platform using their project needs to pay up for inane reasons. Chaos ensues.

    In summary:

    WP Engine is arguably one of the most popular third party platforms built on top of WordPress.

    They have a link and images on their webpage referencing that they are built on top of Wordpress (this is legal).

    The former cofounder of Wordpress said that they are illegally using the Wordpress trademark.

    WP Engine sends Cease and Desist.

    WordPress Cofounder doubles down, blocks WP Engine and demanded WP Engine pay licensing fees for using their branding.

    This pissed off a lot of people.

    WP Engine sues. For a lot, including extortion, abuse of power, and asserts the cofounder of WordPress has criminally made false statements to the IRS.

    The Executive Director for Wordpress resigns, presumably in solidarity with WP Engine and the community.




  • On day one, do one push up. Day two, two. Sounds a bit ridiculous, but it gradually builds difficulty.

    Crucially, it is not all in one sitting. On day 10, if needed, do five when you wake up, and five before bed.

    Break it up into something achievable. And if you miss a day, don’t sweat it. Again, the idea is to start to build, or rebuild strength and flexibility, the exercises themselves barely matter; you could do planks instead, for example.


  • So to correct one thing:

    Poor posture is a symptom of poor core strength, particularly, your deltoids and lower back. If your muscles are both stronger and more flexible, they will literally pull your bones into the correct alignment, without any conscious thought towards sitting straighter.

    Start by taking a short walk once a day. A 100 day pushup challenge or starting Yoga would be a great next step. Longer term, maybe light weights and rows alongside using a treadmill or stationary bike.

    If you choose to look into weight training, “Starting strength” is a decent program by Mark Rippetoe that I would recommend.




  • Even as a power user… You can’t.

    And, in the 21st century, nothing on your computer is safe and private, least of all, browser extensions.

    Even if an extension is safe today, with a tiny handful of notable exceptions, it will be”monetized”, or bought and sold to someone that will use it to install adware on your system, train their AI model, or steal your personal information.

    There is no feasible defense to this for a layperson, other than absolute transparency in FOSS, and even that is under attack via flaws in the software supply chain.

    The best a layperson can hope for is that major vendors care more about exclusivity and locking others out of their ecosystem, such that they are the only ones who have full control of your data (Apple, Google, Microsoft).