Matt: RIP Eric Binnion
For the next 30 days, a few billion of you will get an extra header in honor of Eric Binnion. The code in Nginx to do this is poetic: add_header X-Remembering “Eric Binnion <https://friendsofericbinnion.wordpress.com/>” always; Our design team will make…
OpenStation Blog: I Deleted 168,000 Lines of Comments. My AI Agent Didn’t Notice
Almost a third of our source code was comments. I deleted all of them and asked an AI agent to build the same features on both versions of the codebase, three times each. The code it wrote was just as…
Matt: Neal Stephenson Live!
Speaking of sci-fi authors, Automattic is hosting Neal Stephenson for a livestream about his new book soon, please tune in! Neal was a big influence on WordPress! I got hip to him from Tantek. In the source code of billions…
Spiel Essen 2026: This year’s best talks and panels for board game industry professionals
The global tabletop gaming industry descends on Germany once again next week for the world’s biggest board game fair, Spiel Essen – bringing together thousands of publishers, designers, distributors, retailers and other industry professionals for four packed days of new…
Open Channels FM: Balancing AI Efficiency Costs and Value in Markdown Data and Open Source Security
In today’s news, markdown streamlines AI input, AI-generated security reports increase workloads, and autonomous agent costs affect project efficiency Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0 Tell us how can we improve this post?…
Designer Diary – Nature: Climate – Redesigning a Classic
by Dominic Crapuchettes The Nature system currently has a BoardGameGeek rating of 8.6 – well beyond my wildest expectations! This designer diary tells the story of its most recent module, Nature: Climate. The first five modules introduced entirely new material,…
Course Platform Fees Compared: 14 Platforms to Sell a Course (+ Free Calculator)
We compared fees on Teachable, Kajabi, Stan, Udemy, WordPress LMS plugins, and more. Plug your own numbers into our free calculator to see the real cost! The post Course Platform Fees Compared: 14 Platforms to Sell a Course (+ Free…
Open Channels FM: Open Channels FM Heading to the Web Summit 2026 in Lisboa
Next month in November, I’ll (Bob) be attending the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. I have been to conferences in the past that have had attendance up to 15,000, but never one that has over 70,000 attendees. That’s a lot…
Matt: Board Agent
Automattic is always 5–15 years ahead of other companies, but things happen faster now. I predict other companies will start scrambling to add great writers to their boards, because, well, look at the headlines in AI. United’s board already has…
Novamira vs WPVibe vs MCP Adapter vs Easy MCP AI: Which One Fits Your Site?
Novamira vs WPVibe, plus the MCP Adapter and Easy MCP AI, compared: where each runs, what your AI can touch, real prices and caps, and which fits your site. The post Novamira vs WPVibe vs MCP Adapter vs Easy MCP…
