Matt: Wolfram Automattica

It’s exciting to announce that Stephen Wolfram has joined as a special advisor to Automattic. I promise this is not just because he is such an incredible blogger, using WordPress, natch. If you don’t know about Stephen Wolfram, his about page is not a bad place to start, but far more interesting is his 2019 […]

Matt: The Thinking Game

If you haven’t seen it, The Thinking Game documentary is excellent, and available for free on YouTube. You have to buy it, but the Kanye documentary In Whose Name is also pretty fascinating. (I first blogged about Kanye in 2007, discussing PHP’s botched version 4 to 5 upgrade.)

Matt: Beware Unearned Wisdom

One of Carl Jung’s famous quotes is to “Beware unearned wisdom.” Sometimes it’s brought up in the context of psychedelics. From LSD and the Mind of the Universe by Christopher Bache: Psychedelics give us temporary access to realities beyond our pay grade, allowing us to experience things beyond our normal capacity. It’s all too easy […]

Open Channels FM: Relaunching Do the Woo Podcast for the WooCommerce Ecosystem

Today we are officially announcing the relaunch of Do the Woo as a fully dedicated WooCommerce podcast under the Open Channels network. The show returns with a new mission, a refined focus, and a commitment to becoming the central place where the entire WooCommerce ecosystem can learn, share, and connect. More information about the relaunch […]

Introducing WPFilters: The Easiest Way to Add Advanced Search Filtering to WordPress

Ever looked at the search filters on Amazon or Airbnb and wished you could make the content on your own website just as easily discoverable? Imagine if your visitors could simply click a few options in the search filter, like “Price: Low to High,” “Rating: 4 Stars,” or “Color: Blue”… and instantly, the perfect results […]