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Ross Wagner|697 Cancelling Judeo-Christian, Defending Slavery, & Rethinking Gaza With J. Ross Wagner]] – 2025-11-29 - [[697_ Cancelling _Judeo-Christian,_ Defending Slavery, & Rethinking Gaza with J. Ross Wagner|697_ Cancelling _Judeo-Christian,_ Defending Slavery, & Rethinking Gaza with J. Ross Wagner]] – 2025-11-29 - [[WordPress 6.9 What to Expect|WordPress 6.9: What to Expect]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Understanding the Abilities API What It Is, Why It Matters and How It’s Going to Transform WordPress|Understanding the Abilities API: What It Is, Why It Matters and How It’s Going to Transform WordPress]] – 2025-11-28 - [[WordPress 6.9 and More Key Updates for Developers in November 2025|WordPress 6.9 and More: Key Updates for Developers in November 2025]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Build a Pro WordPress Site in Minutes With the AI Website Builder|Build a Pro WordPress Site in Minutes With the AI Website Builder]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Episode 124 Practitioner Guides #7 Diverse Leadership|Episode 124 Practitioner Guides #7 Diverse Leadership]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Did the UK Budget Leak Because of WordPress|Did the UK Budget Leak Because of WordPress?]] – 2025-11-28 - [[WordPress Returns to Three Major Releases in 2026 as Planning Begins for 7.0|WordPress Returns to Three Major Releases in 2026 as Planning Begins for 7.0]] – 2025-11-28 - [[The Commons and the Committee|The Commons and the Committee]] – 2025-11-28 - [[The 4 DIMM Problem Lars Wikman on Linux Distro Hopping, Elixir, Nerves, Embedded Systems, Karate|The 4 DIMM Problem | Lars Wikman on Linux Distro Hopping, Elixir, Nerves, Embedded Systems, Karate]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Interactivity Router|Interactivity Router]] – 2025-11-28 - [[How AI Is Increasing Systems Resiliency|How AI Is Increasing Systems Resiliency]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Why OpenSearch Is Becoming the Backbone of AI & Observability Bianca Lewis, OSSF|Why OpenSearch Is Becoming the Backbone of AI & Observability | Bianca Lewis, OSSF]] – 2025-11-28 - [[How to Build a Social Media Scraper AI Agent With N8n!|How to Build a Social Media Scraper AI Agent With N8n!]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Self Host Penpot Deep Dive Penpot Community Hours #3|Self Host Penpot Deep Dive | Penpot Community Hours #3]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Help Secure the Learn WordPress Code Examples|Help Secure the Learn WordPress Code Examples]] – 2025-11-28 - [[Announcing the AI Experiments Plugin V0.1.0|Announcing the AI Experiments Plugin V0.1.0]] – 2025-11-26 - [[WordPress 6.9 The Foundation for AI-Powered, Composable, and Editor-Friendly Websites|WordPress 6.9: The Foundation for AI-Powered, Composable, and Editor-Friendly Websites]] – 2025-11-26 - [[Kinsta API + Google Gemini The Ultimate Dev Workflow for 2025|Kinsta API + Google Gemini: The Ultimate Dev Workflow for 2025]] – 2025-11-26 - [[WordPress.com Did WHAT Customer Service Update|WordPress.com Did WHAT?? Customer Service Update]] – 2025-11-26 - [[Generating Utility Classes From Design Tokens Using Style Dictionary|Generating Utility Classes From Design Tokens Using Style Dictionary]] – 2025-11-26 - [[6.9 Release Day Timeline Shift for State of the Word|6.9 Release Day Timeline Shift for State of the Word]] – 2025-11-26 - [[Can You Use SCORM in WordPress|Can You Use SCORM in WordPress?]] – 2025-11-26 - [[AI and the Solo Developer Trap—Sam Newman Live With Tim O'Reilly|AI and the Solo Developer Trap—Sam Newman Live With Tim O'Reilly]] – 2025-11-26 - [[I Paired My Favorite Open-Source Graphics App With Obsidian, and It's Been a Game-Changer|I Paired My Favorite Open-Source Graphics App With Obsidian, and It's Been a Game-Changer]] – 2025-11-26 - [[Core Committers Check-in – November 2025|Core Committers Check-in – November 2025]] – 2025-11-26 - [[WordPress Revisions Complete Guide to Managing Your Content History|WordPress Revisions Complete Guide to Managing Your Content History]] – 2025-11-26 - [[PHP Alive and Kicking Episode 17 - TJ Miller|PHP Alive and Kicking: Episode 17 - TJ Miller]] – 2025-11-26 - [[Road Tripping With Jen + Tyler Merritt On Grief, Midlife, Creativity, and the Stories That Save Us|Road Tripping With Jen + Tyler Merritt: On Grief, Midlife, Creativity, and the Stories That Save Us]] – 2025-11-26 - [[YouTube Updates Creator Tools, Comment Features, Traffic Filters, and More|YouTube Updates: Creator Tools, Comment Features, Traffic Filters, and More]] – 2025-11-26 - [[WordPress 6.9 Walkthrough With Nick Diego and Ryan Welcher|WordPress 6.9 Walkthrough With Nick Diego and Ryan Welcher]] – 2025-11-26 - [[Shai-Hulud Malware Infects 500 NPM Packages, Leaks Secrets on GitHub|Shai-Hulud Malware Infects 500 NPM Packages, Leaks Secrets on GitHub]] – 2025-11-26 - [[What Is a Tech Bubble Anyway|What Is a Tech Bubble Anyway?]] – 2025-11-26 - [[Why Is Zig So Cool|Why Is Zig So Cool?]] – 2025-11-26 - [[Why is Zig so cool_ (News)|Why is Zig so cool_ (News)]] – 2025-11-26 - [[What is a tech bubble anyway_ (Changelog News _171)|What is a tech bubble anyway_ (Changelog News _171)]] – 2025-11-26 - [[We Need to Reinvent Contributor Days|We Need to Reinvent Contributor Days]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Ep. 35 Decoding Developer Trends Inside the Life of a Developer Analyst With Kate Holterhoff|Ep. 35 | Decoding Developer Trends: Inside the Life of a Developer Analyst With Kate Holterhoff]] – 2025-11-25 - [[All the Tips - Season 17|All the Tips - Season 17]] – 2025-11-25 - [[With AIs Wide Open by Chris Heilmann|With AIs Wide Open by Chris Heilmann]] – 2025-11-25 - [[How AI Is Unearthing Hidden Scientific Knowledge Sara Beery|How AI Is Unearthing Hidden Scientific Knowledge | Sara Beery]] – 2025-11-25 - [[108 Database School Launch 🚀|108: Database School Launch 🚀]] – 2025-11-25 - [[108_ Database School Launch 🚀|108_ Database School Launch 🚀]] – 2025-11-25 - [[How AI is unearthing hidden scientific knowledge _ Sara Beery|How AI is unearthing hidden scientific knowledge _ Sara Beery]] – 2025-11-25 - [[The Interview How Wikipedia Is Responding to the Culture Wars|The Interview: How Wikipedia Is Responding to the Culture Wars]] – 2025-11-25 - [[7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire Jim Murphy|7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy]] – 2025-11-25 - [[7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire _ Jim Murphy|7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire _ Jim Murphy]] – 2025-11-25 - [[The Interview_ How Wikipedia Is Responding to the Culture Wars|The Interview_ How Wikipedia Is Responding to the Culture Wars]] – 2025-11-25 - [[957 CSS Advanced and Obscure|957: CSS: Advanced and Obscure]] – 2025-11-25 - [[957_ CSS_ Advanced and Obscure|957_ CSS_ Advanced and Obscure]] – 2025-11-25 - [#240 - AI as Your Thought Partner: Break Boundaries & Do What You Never Could Before - Greg Shove](3.%20Resources/Readwise/Podcasts/%23240%20-%20AI%20as%20Your%20Thought%20Partner%20Break%20Boundaries%20%26%20Do%20What%20You%20Never%20Could%20Before%20-%20Greg%20Shove.md) – 2025-11-25 - [[Ep. 380 ChatGPT Is Not Alive!|Ep. 380: ChatGPT Is Not Alive!]] – 2025-11-25 - [[What the Climate Story Gets Wrong|What the Climate Story Gets Wrong]] – 2025-11-25 - [[What the climate story gets wrong|What the climate story gets wrong]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Ep. 380_ ChatGPT is Not Alive!|Ep. 380_ ChatGPT is Not Alive!]] – 2025-11-25 - [[_240 - AI as Your Thought Partner_ Break Boundaries & Do What You Never Could Before - Greg Shove|_240 - AI as Your Thought Partner_ Break Boundaries & Do What You Never Could Before - Greg Shove]] – 2025-11-25 - [[692 Killer Feature of Web Components, Skills McP, and Streaming HTML|692: Killer Feature of Web Components, Skills > McP, and Streaming HTML?]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Why Astro Is Winning Developers Over With Sagi Carmel - JSJ 697|Why Astro Is Winning Developers Over With Sagi Carmel - JSJ 697]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Show Me the Incentive, I’ll Show You the Outcome|Show Me the Incentive, I’ll Show You the Outcome]] – 2025-11-25 - [[A Guide to Difficult Conversations, Building High-Trust Teams, and Designing a Life You Love Rachel Lockett|A Guide to Difficult Conversations, Building High-Trust Teams, and Designing a Life You Love | Rachel Lockett]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Could a Federal AI Framework Override State Laws|Could a Federal AI Framework Override State Laws?]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Gmail’s New AI Era Begins|Gmail’s New AI Era Begins]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Introducing unPAUSED With Dr. Mary Claire Haver|Introducing: unPAUSED With Dr. Mary Claire Haver]] – 2025-11-25 - [[_Introducing_ unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver|_Introducing_ unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Gmail’s New AI Era Begins|Gmail’s New AI Era Begins]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Could a Federal AI Framework Override State Laws_|Could a Federal AI Framework Override State Laws_]] – 2025-11-25 - [[A guide to difficult conversations, building high-trust teams, and designing a life you love _ Rachel Lockett|A guide to difficult conversations, building high-trust teams, and designing a life you love _ Rachel Lockett]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Show Me the Incentive, I’ll Show You the Outcome|Show Me the Incentive, I’ll Show You the Outcome]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Why Astro Is Winning Developers Over with Sagi Carmel - JSJ 697|Why Astro Is Winning Developers Over with Sagi Carmel - JSJ 697]] – 2025-11-25 - [[692_ Killer Feature of Web Components, Skills _ MCP, and Streaming HTML_|692_ Killer Feature of Web Components, Skills _ MCP, and Streaming HTML_]] – 2025-11-25 - [[We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.|We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.]] – 2025-11-25 - [[How to Repair Your Most Important Relationships|How to Repair Your Most Important Relationships]] – 2025-11-25 - [[TikTok Gives Power to Limit AI Memes in Feed|TikTok Gives Power to Limit AI Memes in Feed]] – 2025-11-25 - [[NestAI Grabs €100M, Boosts AI Defense Architecture With Nokia|NestAI Grabs €100M, Boosts AI Defense Architecture With Nokia]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Function Health Funding Reveals Surge in AI Health Demand|Function Health Funding Reveals Surge in AI Health Demand]] – 2025-11-25 - [[A Sleep Scientist Excavates the World of Dreams|A Sleep Scientist Excavates the World of Dreams]] – 2025-11-25 - [[C++ Is Still Here, Still Powerful With Gabriel Dos Reis|C++ Is Still Here, Still Powerful With Gabriel Dos Reis]] – 2025-11-25 - [[C++ is Still Here, Still Powerful with Gabriel Dos Reis|C++ is Still Here, Still Powerful with Gabriel Dos Reis]] – 2025-11-25 - [[A Sleep Scientist Excavates The World Of Dreams|A Sleep Scientist Excavates The World Of Dreams]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Function Health Funding Reveals Surge in AI Health Demand|Function Health Funding Reveals Surge in AI Health Demand]] – 2025-11-25 - [[NestAI Grabs €100M, Boosts AI Defense Architecture With Nokia|NestAI Grabs €100M, Boosts AI Defense Architecture With Nokia]] – 2025-11-25 - [[TikTok Gives Power to Limit AI Memes in Feed|TikTok Gives Power to Limit AI Memes in Feed]] – 2025-11-25 - [[How to repair your most important relationships|How to repair your most important relationships]] – 2025-11-25 - [[We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense|We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense]] – 2025-11-25 - [[The DoorDash Problem How AI Browsers Are a Huge Threat to Amazon|The DoorDash Problem: How AI Browsers Are a Huge Threat to Amazon]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Slack Founder Mental Models for Building Products People Love Ft. Stewart Butterfield|Slack Founder: Mental Models for Building Products People Love Ft. Stewart Butterfield]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Magnetizing the Right Clients|Magnetizing the Right Clients]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Sweet Hang #3 Matching Tattoos W John O'Nolan|Sweet Hang #3: Matching Tattoos W/ John O'Nolan]] – 2025-11-25 - [[How Can We Solve Observability's Data Capture and Spending Problem|How Can We Solve Observability's Data Capture and Spending Problem?]] – 2025-11-25 - [[How Can We Solve Observability's Data Capture and Spending Problem_|How Can We Solve Observability's Data Capture and Spending Problem_]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Sweet Hang _3_ Matching Tattoos w_ John O'Nolan|Sweet Hang _3_ Matching Tattoos w_ John O'Nolan]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Magnetizing the Right Clients|Magnetizing the Right Clients]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Slack founder_ Mental models for building products people love ft. Stewart Butterfield|Slack founder_ Mental models for building products people love ft. Stewart Butterfield]] – 2025-11-25 - [[The DoorDash Problem_ How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon|The DoorDash Problem_ How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon]] – 2025-11-25 - [[The Smartest Way to Grow on TikTok in 2025|The Smartest Way to Grow on TikTok in 2025]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Nvidia Announces $57B Revenue and Sparks Market Tension|Nvidia Announces $57B Revenue and Sparks Market Tension]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Bonus Episode Grid-Aware Websites Project|Bonus Episode: Grid-Aware Websites Project]] – 2025-11-25 - [[The Difference Between Communities of Practice (CoP), Special Interest Groups (SIG), Employee Resource Groups (ERG), and Centers of Excellence|The Difference Between Communities of Practice (CoP), Special Interest Groups (SIG), Employee Resource Groups (ERG), and Centers of Excellence]] – 2025-11-25 - [[SBOM Chaos and Software Sovereignty The Hidden Challenges Facing Open Source With Stephanie Domas|SBOM Chaos and Software Sovereignty: The Hidden Challenges Facing Open Source With Stephanie Domas]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Ep. 337 Five Principles of Productivity|Ep. 337: Five Principles of Productivity]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Ep. 34 the Art of Storytelling in Leadership With Matt Sinclair|Ep. 34 | the Art of Storytelling in Leadership With Matt Sinclair]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Ep. 34 _ The Art of Storytelling in Leadership with Matt Sinclair|Ep. 34 _ The Art of Storytelling in Leadership with Matt Sinclair]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Ep. 337_ Five Principles of Productivity|Ep. 337_ Five Principles of Productivity]] – 2025-11-25 - [[SBOM Chaos and Software Sovereignty_ The Hidden Challenges Facing Open Source with Stephanie Domas (Canonical)|SBOM Chaos and Software Sovereignty_ The Hidden Challenges Facing Open Source with Stephanie Domas (Canonical)]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Bonus episode_ Grid-aware Websites Project|Bonus episode_ Grid-aware Websites Project]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Nvidia Announces $57B Revenue and Sparks Market Tension|Nvidia Announces $57B Revenue and Sparks Market Tension]] – 2025-11-25 - [[The Smartest Way to Grow on TikTok in 2025|The Smartest Way to Grow on TikTok in 2025]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Charlie Munger The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers]|Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers]]] – 2025-11-25 - [[OpenAI Losing Money on Every Query Due to Microsoft Hosting|OpenAI Losing Money on Every Query Due to Microsoft Hosting]] – 2025-11-25 - [[WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 3|WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 3]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Communities of Practice - All Things Product With Teresa & Petra|Communities of Practice - All Things Product With Teresa & Petra]] – 2025-11-25 - [[WordPress 6.9 Field Guide|WordPress 6.9 Field Guide]] – 2025-11-25 - [[OpenAI Losing Money on Every Query Due to Microsoft Hosting|OpenAI Losing Money on Every Query Due to Microsoft Hosting]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Charlie Munger_ The Psychology of Human Misjudgment _Outliers_|Charlie Munger_ The Psychology of Human Misjudgment _Outliers_]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Are You Struggling With WordPress Plugin Fatigue|Are You Struggling With WordPress Plugin Fatigue?]] – 2025-11-25 - [[In 1982, a Physics Joke Gone Wrong Sparked the Invention of the Emoticon|In 1982, a Physics Joke Gone Wrong Sparked the Invention of the Emoticon]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Anthropic Won. This Is My New Favorite Model|Anthropic Won. This Is My New Favorite Model]] – 2025-11-25 - [['Erasing Jonathan’s Face' - This Week in WordPress #356|'Erasing Jonathan’s Face' - This Week in WordPress #356]] – 2025-11-25 - [[The Thyroid Episode Every Woman Over 30 MUST Hear [Podcast Ep. 461]|The Thyroid Episode Every Woman Over 30 MUST Hear [Podcast Ep. 461]]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Simplifying WordPress Plugin Development With Telex|Simplifying WordPress Plugin Development With Telex]] – 2025-11-25 - [[How to Easily Create Modern, CSS-First Forms in WordPress|How to Easily Create Modern, CSS-First Forms in WordPress]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Stanford AI Club Jeff Dean on Important AI Trends|Stanford AI Club: Jeff Dean on Important AI Trends]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Miscellaneous Editor Changes in WordPress 6.9|Miscellaneous Editor Changes in WordPress 6.9]] – 2025-11-25 - [[Build a Startup Website in Minutes With AI|Build a Startup Website in Minutes With AI]] – 2025-11-24 - [[🔎 Exploring Excalidraw OSS – Editor Walkthrough 👀 GUIDED #1|🔎 Exploring Excalidraw OSS – Editor Walkthrough 👀 | GUIDED #1]] – 2025-11-24 - [[Sponsored Keynote The Long Arc of Digital Rights Securing Our Open Source Future - Emily Fox|Sponsored Keynote: The Long Arc of Digital Rights: Securing Our Open Source Future - Emily Fox]] – 2025-11-24 - [[Dirty Dancing - Untrustworthy SLSA Build Provenance - John Kjell, ControlPlane|Dirty Dancing - Untrustworthy SLSA Build Provenance - John Kjell, ControlPlane]] – 2025-11-24 - [[Transparency Exchange API Where to Find Product SBOM - Pavel Shukhman, Reliza|Transparency Exchange API: Where to Find Product SBOM? - Pavel Shukhman, Reliza]] – 2025-11-24 - [[The State of Git Security With SLSA and Gittuf - Patrick Zielinski & Aditya Sirish a Yelgundhalli|The State of Git Security With SLSA and Gittuf - Patrick Zielinski & Aditya Sirish a Yelgundhalli]] – 2025-11-24 - [[How Secure Is Academic Open Source Insights From the UC OSPO Network - Juanita Gomez|How Secure Is Academic Open Source? Insights From the UC OSPO Network - Juanita Gomez]] – 2025-11-24 - [[Release Announcement MCP Adapter V0.3.0|Release Announcement: MCP Adapter V0.3.0]] – 2025-11-24 P