Defector
• Barry Petchesky
Maybe The Guardians Can Keep Getting Away With This
Defector
• Barry Petchesky
There are a lot of developers who think they understand WordPress but they don't. It has a REST api that you can build on. Everything WordPress does. It's the API the browser client is built on. I didn't know it was there until I added WordPress login to FeedLand a couple of years ago. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. What can I do with it? It snuck up on me because it is an API to the web, and it's also the easiest API to for ActivityPub. If you think you understand the programming model for the fediverse, you should take a look. This is as exciting as any web product I did before, because now, after being asleep for 19 years, the web can now wake up. It really feels that way.
So far the WordPress API hasn't been promoted much, I only found out about it by accident. . Judge my success by how many other editors show up for WordPress and how they are all automatically plugged into networks defined by ActivityPub and RSS. People will be totally surprised by what you can do with tools that can be plugged into each other in all the ways you can think of.
404 Media
• Samantha Cole
"Find My Parking Cops" pins the near-realtime locations of parking officers all over the city, and shows what they're issuing fines for, and how much.
Defector
• Chris Thompson
Welcome back to The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off, where Kelsey and Chris attempt to complete the technical challenges from the newest season of The Great British Bake Off in their own home kitchens, with the same time parameters as the professional-grade bakers competing on the show.
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
• L. Jeffrey Zeldman
We must stop thinking of failure as an end of something, and learn to see it as a natural part of progress. The first incarnation of a new idea may die, but the best ideas will find new lives. Behind every successful launch, there are 100 interesting failures.
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404 Media
• Joseph Cox
Our lawsuit against ICE; the rise of AI 'workslop'; Steam's malicious game problem; and Silk Song.
404 Media
• Becky Ferreira
An emulator called Effort.jl can drastically reduce computational time without sacrificing accuracy, which could help solve longstanding mysteries about the cosmos.
WIRED
• Emily Mullin
Mindstate Design Labs, backed by Silicon Valley power players, has created what its CEO calls “the least psychedelic psychedelic that’s psychoactive.”
Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn
In this episode, Adam talks with Jess Frick and Jeff Paul about their panels at CloudFest USA 2025. They discuss customer success in WordPress hosting, AI integrations, and the event's highlights, offering fun insights.
WIRED
• David Nield
Here’s another option to remove (most) ads on YouTube, if you pay up.
Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn
To build a daily creative habit, just hit record and embrace the chaos. Simplify, connect to routines, and stop chasing perfection!
WIRED
• Saabira Chaudhuri
The modern 20-ounce bottle, first introduced in the 1990s, launched Cola-Cola’s distinctive shape into the plastic era. It also held more Coke than the glass containers and cans that came before.
WIRED
• Makena Kelly, Jake Lahut, Elisa Muyl
Introducing WIRED’s 2025 Political Power Users—the creators, podcasters, and pundits who will blow up the next electoral era.
WIRED
• Nena Farrell
Looking for great sheets you can buy with that Prime membership? Here are our favorite sets, from ultra-cheap bamboo to high-quality cotton percale.
The upcoming #plushtodon’s compact size makes it a good travel companion.
The Daily
• The New York Times
WIRED
• Ritsuko Kawai
Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of that human impact is expected to double by 2050, according to a new study.