Category: Automattic
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97 companies file opposition to Trump’s immigration order
It’s nice to see Automattic on this list. Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies filed an amicus brief tonight voicing opposition to President Trump’s executive order on.. Source: 97 companies file opposition to Trump’s immigration order | TechCrunch
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Ode to the Big Game – WordPress.com
You may see this video going around as part of WordPress.com’s Big Game campaign. It’s pretty cool to see the company ramp up advertising. 🙂
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Kauai – The Garden Island
Some of my coworkers recently went to Hawaii for a meetup. While there, Filipe Varela got some amazing video footage with his Dji Phantom 4 drone. I think it goes without saying that I’m a bit jealous of my coworkers that went on this trip. 🙂
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High wind and snow? YOLO
On the 10th of of January, as we prepared to travel to Lake Tahoe, the following message was shown when checking the status of I-80 at this URL: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/display.php?page=i80. I 80 [IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA – SOLANO CO] A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT THE SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE /IN SAN…
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What I do as a software developer at Automattic
This past Sunday, an 18-year-old who intends on starting at UNT next Fall and majoring in Computer Science explained to me the difference between a computer scientist and a programmer. As he explained it, computer scientists are people who conceptualize software and programmers are the people who merely carry out the plan that the computer…
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2016 Year Review – Automattic
If you’re interested in Automattic, a 510 employee company with employees that collectively speak 69 languages and live in 51 countries, we just published a review of 2016 for our company. If you find the report interesting, why don’t you consider coming to work with us! Howdy! We’re the people behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and…
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WordPress founder signs pledge not to build Muslim registry
Proud to work at Automattic. I’m personally signing, and also speaking on behalf of the entire Automattic company, which makes WordPress.com, Jetpack, Simplenote, and WooCommerce. — Matt Mullenweg Automattic, which owns WordPress and a number of other web development and publishing tools, has signed a pledge not to help build a Muslim registry. The company’s…
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Miguel in deep thought during our weekly meeting
This past Friday, Poseidon had our weekly team meeting (a few days early since we’re getting ready for holiday vacation). At one point, Miguel’s video froze and we ended up with this perfect shot of him in deep contemplation.
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.blog Web Addresses Now Open for Everyone – Knock Knock WHOIS There
I was excited to snatch up binnion.blog today, and I should be able to use eric.blog in the next week or so. If you’ve been having issues finding the perfect domain for your personal site, consider getting a .blog domain. General availability started today so anyone can get .blog domain names at regular prices. We…
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Poseidon singing “Call Me Maybe” in NYC
To end a stressful pre-launch week, enjoy this video of Poseidon (minus Miguel, who was recording) singing “Call Me Maybe” at a karaoke bar in NYC. I think Dan and Enej had a bit more fun than I did.