Cleaning up behind the WordPress SEO plugin
The WordPress SEO plugin by Joost de Valk, a.k.a Yoast, is undoubtedly a great plugin. But, one thing that bothers me about it is the amount of stuff it adds to the WordPress admin interface. For me that’s not really a problem. I can easily ignore, remove, or hide the features I don’t need, but … Continue reading
Identifying new comments since your last visit
The other day I was reading the discussions taking place in the comments on a relatively interesting blog post. I didn’t want to subscribe to comments via email because I hate littering my inbox with that stuff, so every now and then I’d flip over to that tab in my browser, refresh the page, and … Continue reading
Sunset through the hay
In web development, it’s never enough
It’s not enough to know HTML, CSS, MySQL, and PHP. It’s not enough to know JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX. It’s not enough to know LESS, Sass, Stylus, and the CSS preprocessor du jour. It’s not enough to know Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. It’s not enough to know iPhone, Android, and God help us, … Continue reading
Vampire wine
Freedom of speech
We don’t have to worry about government restricting freedom of speech. Mobs and corporations do the job just fine.