Ben May
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Solving complex enterprise content challenges with WordPress | Never far from a plane
📍Australia or on a plane
📍Australia or on a plane
Still waiting for the day for AI tools to be more useful than a Google search
February 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Still waiting for the day for AI tools to be more useful than a Google search
Won’t be able to make it to #wcasia this year :(
Have been in hospital w/ Guillain-Barré syndrome for 3 weeks with probably another 2 or so go before I can walk again (with a frame initially!)
Full recovery expected, just learning to walk all over again..
Have been in hospital w/ Guillain-Barré syndrome for 3 weeks with probably another 2 or so go before I can walk again (with a frame initially!)
Full recovery expected, just learning to walk all over again..
February 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Won’t be able to make it to #wcasia this year :(
Have been in hospital w/ Guillain-Barré syndrome for 3 weeks with probably another 2 or so go before I can walk again (with a frame initially!)
Full recovery expected, just learning to walk all over again..
Have been in hospital w/ Guillain-Barré syndrome for 3 weeks with probably another 2 or so go before I can walk again (with a frame initially!)
Full recovery expected, just learning to walk all over again..
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Google Reader people to TikTokers this weekend.
January 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Google Reader people to TikTokers this weekend.
Modern world is so great. But also, do I really need to get THIRTEEN emails, 4 SMS and 4 Push notifications from 4 different platforms about coffee/dog food/etc subscriptions? Just non stop.
January 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Modern world is so great. But also, do I really need to get THIRTEEN emails, 4 SMS and 4 Push notifications from 4 different platforms about coffee/dog food/etc subscriptions? Just non stop.
My take on the #wpdrama and the idea of replacing @ma.tt are not in WordPress’ overall best interest. Maybe some more clarity and people can come to peace with the status quo..
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Matt is WordPress
The discourse surrounding Matt Mullenweg’s leadership in WordPress reveals a divided community, with calls for either increased democratic governance or recognition of Mullenweg’s pivot…
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December 27, 2024 at 6:29 PM
My take on the #wpdrama and the idea of replacing @ma.tt are not in WordPress’ overall best interest. Maybe some more clarity and people can come to peace with the status quo..
benmay.org/2024/12/27/m...
benmay.org/2024/12/27/m...
Lovely night in Tokyo for #StateoftheWord #WordPress
December 16, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Lovely night in Tokyo for #StateoftheWord #WordPress
Just got back from Singapore for DrupalCon Asia. Not because I've given up on #WordPress but I genuinely wanted to learn a bit more about how that project is going and whats ahead.
December 12, 2024 at 5:43 AM
Just got back from Singapore for DrupalCon Asia. Not because I've given up on #WordPress but I genuinely wanted to learn a bit more about how that project is going and whats ahead.
Sunshine Coast airport is the only airport in living memory where the boarding terminal is (may as well be) and un air conditioned tent in the middle of QLD summer. Such a dump!
December 8, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Sunshine Coast airport is the only airport in living memory where the boarding terminal is (may as well be) and un air conditioned tent in the middle of QLD summer. Such a dump!
Doing something different and heading to Singapore for a couple of days to check out my first #drupalconSingapore! #drupalcon
December 6, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Doing something different and heading to Singapore for a couple of days to check out my first #drupalconSingapore! #drupalcon
I bet there are ecom managers who get off inflicting this..
December 2, 2024 at 8:22 AM
I bet there are ecom managers who get off inflicting this..
For all the hype of newsletters in the last couple years, the format where there's like 3 full articles in one email is terrible IMO.
Or the fact "no ads" just means now we have full paragraphs of huge ads to scroll past in an email is worse!
Or the fact "no ads" just means now we have full paragraphs of huge ads to scroll past in an email is worse!
November 26, 2024 at 9:55 PM
For all the hype of newsletters in the last couple years, the format where there's like 3 full articles in one email is terrible IMO.
Or the fact "no ads" just means now we have full paragraphs of huge ads to scroll past in an email is worse!
Or the fact "no ads" just means now we have full paragraphs of huge ads to scroll past in an email is worse!
The new Content Publisher feature Pantheon are talking about is an interesting innovation but I feel like it's a bandaid to the core problem of making CMS' better places to collaborate rather than needing Google Docs etc. pantheon.io/platform/con...
Pantheon Content Publisher | Pantheon.io
Pantheon Content Publisher
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November 24, 2024 at 10:15 PM
The new Content Publisher feature Pantheon are talking about is an interesting innovation but I feel like it's a bandaid to the core problem of making CMS' better places to collaborate rather than needing Google Docs etc. pantheon.io/platform/con...
Screen time on Twitter this week vs a week or two ago. Not missing it at all. 2008-2024 was a good run!
November 23, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Screen time on Twitter this week vs a week or two ago. Not missing it at all. 2008-2024 was a good run!
Yikes. Hard pass
November 23, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Yikes. Hard pass
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OK, so I've made a starter pack for my fellow Aussie WP peeps... who else is here that wants to be added? go.bsky.app/CbmgJZ8
November 20, 2024 at 4:57 AM
OK, so I've made a starter pack for my fellow Aussie WP peeps... who else is here that wants to be added? go.bsky.app/CbmgJZ8
The chrome extension to find old Twitter follows comes up with some very random accounts who have nabbed someone’s handle
November 20, 2024 at 12:39 AM
The chrome extension to find old Twitter follows comes up with some very random accounts who have nabbed someone’s handle
As someone who's been looking on/off at CRMs all year, this feels like a big gap in the market, for a flexible open source CRM
techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/t...
techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/t...
Twenty is building an open source alternative to Salesforce | TechCrunch
If a software product is successful enough, you'll probably be able to find a company building an open source alternative. And yet, nobody has created a
techcrunch.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:14 AM
As someone who's been looking on/off at CRMs all year, this feels like a big gap in the market, for a flexible open source CRM
techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/t...
techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/t...
I really want to switch to something other than Twitter but it just feels like so much effort to start all over again
November 12, 2024 at 3:45 AM
I really want to switch to something other than Twitter but it just feels like so much effort to start all over again