• Alex Standiford

    Just Ohio, saying “we can be everything to everyone!”

  • Alex Standiford

    I’m a bad singer, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy singing. So I do. With headphones. Up high. So I can be loud, and not hear myself sing. It’s great! I feel good, and don’t have to subject myself to the sounds coming out of my mouth-hole.

    And then I got Airpods, and sometimes I forget conversation awareness is on, and I feel like it’s Apple’s way of silently judging me by bringing to light just how I sound to the rest of the world 😭

  • Proposed New Facade Pattern That Supports Multiple Containers

    Current Implementation PHPNomad currently uses a Facade pattern implemented through abstract classes to provide static access to services. Facades serve two primary purposes: The current implementation requires: Challenges Architectural Limitations Impact on PHPNomad’s Core Philosophy The current Facade implementation conflicts with PHPNomad’s goal of writing truly portable code. By relying on global state and single container context, we limit the ability for code to be truly “nomadic” and run anywhere. Proposed Solution New Facade Pattern Instead of using abstract classes and global state, we propose a new pattern that: Implementation Details class LoggerFacade { use WithFacadeCapability; protected static function getRequiredType():…

  • Alex Standiford

    I got it in the air. 10mph winds. I seriously think this is my perfect Ohio kite. Hits that Goldilocks zone between a 4D and a Quantum. 😍 it’s a Kitty Hawk Kite edition Nexus and I’m in love.

  • Alex Standiford

    IT CAME! IT FINALLY CAME!

  • Alex Standiford

    Okay ClickUp, I see you. I like this!

  • Re-Acquainting Myself With Being A Visionary

    Re-Acquainting Myself With Being A Visionary

    Between late night binges playing Phasmophobia, I’ve been doing a lot of “future work” lately. Thinking about Novatorius, Siren, and what it all means. How does it all connect to my beliefs, and my life, and what’s the purpose of all of it.

  • Work Life Balance Is A Lie.

    Work Life Balance Is A Lie.

    Work-life balance is a trap. It frames work and life as opponents in an unwinnable war. Seek harmony instead. Let work flow with life’s rhythms, not against them.

  • Alex Standiford

    Novatorius website is coming along nicely. 🙂

  • Alex Standiford

    Today so many of my messages with Claude resulted in it saying “would you like me to do x?”

    To which I respond with “yes, please do x”

    Then it gives me a bullet point list of things it will do, and says “would you like me to do x?”

    Repeatedly, and now I hit my Claude limit from wasted messages. Annoying.

Alex
Alex
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Founder of Novatorius & creator of Siren Affiliates. WordPress engineer and partnership advocate helping businesses grow with flexible incentive programs.

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