Matt: Self-driving
There has been some lovely writing about self-driving this week, first in the New York Times where Jonathan Slotkin makes the medical case for autonomous vehicles. But I was really taken by The Economist’s look at how self-driving cars will…
Become the Queen of Spies, Return to Sherwood Forest, and Talk Smack about Old Movies
by W. Eric Martin Let’s peek at a handful of titles looking for crowds to fund them in what is historically the slowest crowdfunding time of the year: ▪️ Queen of Spies is one of two titles coming from Liz…
Matt: AI Native
James LePage has a great write-up, SOTW 2025:The Year WordPress Became AI-Native. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0 Tell us how can we improve this post? Captcha: + = Verify Human or Spambot…
Gutenberg Times: State of the Word, WordPress 6.9 “Gene”, Playground Year-Review — Weekend Edition #352
Hi there, How did the upgrade to WordPress 6.9 go for you and those around you? Did anything break? Or are you waiting for 6.9.1 to come out? Once in a while I get a question on how I keep…
Flatout Lures Gamers with Honeypot, and Phil Walker-Harding Sells Wombat Poo
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ While wrapping up a crowdfunding campaign for Cascadia: Alpine Lakes, publisher Flatout Games has already announced its next two releases for 2026, with Forage feeling very on-brand thanks to company owners Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin,…
I added WhatsApp chat to WordPress and engagement instantly went up
Most of your visitors already use WhatsApp every day to talk with friends and family. So giving them that same simple way to reach your business just makes sense. When contacting you feels as easy as sending a quick message,…
Designer Diary: Squirrel Away
by Clarence Simpson The beginning of Squirrel Away was magic. No…I mean, like, David Copperfield magic. A Seed of an Idea As a teenager, I went through a phase in which I was fascinated with illusions and magic tricks. I…
Matt: Unifi 5G
One of my favorite hobbies is home networking and wifi, and once you go down that rabbit hole one of the best companies you can follow is Unifi. They’re such a cool company in so many ways, from having a…
Get Two to the Table to Rob Trains, School Fish, and Re-enact Revenge
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ Spanish designer Unai Rubio has had a few titles published since 2016 — Caper, Caper: Europe, and It’s Mine — and in 2026 he’ll launch his own publishing company, Unair Games, with The Idles…which is…
WordPress.org blog: State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community
State of the Word 2025 brought the WordPress community together for an afternoon that felt both reflective and forward-moving, blending stories of global growth with technical milestones and glimpses of the future. This year also marked the twentieth State of…
