Here’s a good resource for those of us trying to do better about avoiding ableist language in our writing and conversation. It’s a Microsoft Document from Augsburg University.
Category: Webmaster Wows and Woes
The Revolution Will Not Be Monetized, YouTube Shamed for Pride Month
I’m not usually that vocal online unless I’m bored or sick. In this case I’m getting ready for surgery next week, so I’ve been too wired to write or do too many readings, and guess what I stumbled onto in Twitter? Carlos Maza, a reporter, LGBTQ activist, Gay, and Latino…
Blessings To The People Actually Making It Happen – The WordPress PHP7+ Upgrade Quest
I knew I couldn’t be the only one who thought of it. I knew there had to be someone out there with real solutions for real people, but just weren’t getting enough search love. Sure enough, there are some devs who maybe have old parents (around my age) who didn’t…
It’s Free So Don’t Complain (Just Delete)
Like an idiot, I made the mistake of actually commenting on the forced upgrading situation. My bad. I basically got called ungrateful, and apparently the smug younglings don’t understand that it’s only people who care who bother to leave any feedback. Maybe they’re so used to being treated like interchangeable,…
To WordPress Plugin Developers Dropping Support for PHP 5.3
I don’t know who told you this was a good idea. There’s a reason WordPress still supports 5.2+, and that is because up to 5.3 is stable, and above that, stuff gets broken. Some of us have “upgraded” and had to roll back at risk of losing all of our…
No I Will Not Whitelist You On My Ad Blocker
If someone visiting your site is using an ad blocker, it’s because they have enough internet experience to dislike automated ads…not advertisements from actual sponsors that you purposefully post, but the mostly irrelevant junk ads, like the ones I always see for “plus size” clothes that don’t go above an…
