Founder of Novatorius & creator of Siren Affiliates. WordPress engineer and partnership advocate helping businesses grow with flexible incentive programs.
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One of my favorite AI prompts to leverage ChatGPT to help me edit: You’re an editor and you’re going to help me fine tune this post so I can get it published. Let’s start with a chainsaw, then an axe, then a knife. Hack away, move, and organize paragraphs with the chainsaw, Then cut at…
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Me: *Tired AF* Devin (6yo son): “Dad, can I cook dinner with you?” Me: *ENERGIZED* Love this kid! I’ll remember his willingness to cook with me for the rest of my life.
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Well I just lost a day going down a rabbit hole of improving my personal website. I’m glad it’s done because it’s much better now, but I’m disappointed in myself for losing focus on the work I was supposed to be doing today. That’s alright, I think I can just swap my plans for Friday…
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Making some minor updates and upgrades to my site, and it just makes me so happy. When I made this site originally, I was on a mission to make it something I use regularly, and is something that reflects my personality online. Something that 13 year old me would have looked at and said wow…
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The Friends WordPress plugin, Mastodon Apps, and ActivityPub plugins have come a LONG way in the last few years. With some setup, and a few tightly-coupled plugins, you can make your blog a fully-functioning WordPress-based private Mastodon instance. It’s amazing!
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Experimenting with the a Mastodon app connecting directly to my blog. No idea where this is gonna go or how it works, but seems pretty cool. Set up the friends plugin today and followed a bunch of people I used to follow on Fosstodon. Curious to see if all of this populates this app natively.
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The Trough of Despair
I hit the “trough of despair,” rebuilt my systems, and somehow kept the lights on. Here’s how this year has reshaped me as a founder, a leader, and a parent.
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This little update on my site makes me so happy. My following of people who follow my website directly as opposed to following on social continues to grow. I still strongly believe that federation is the future of a healthier, happier (see: not “dead”) web.
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I need to record myself flying this Tantrum kite sometime. On gusty days it’s a real workout. When the gusts die down, you have to sprint a bit to find the window and keep the kite in the air. When the gust is up, you’re basically rowing to keep the kite from pulling you away.…