Paul Jacobson

Life and its many opportunities

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Paul
Paul
@Paul@pauljacobson.me

Enthusiast, writer, Happiness Engineer at Automattic. I take photos too. Passionate about my wife, Gina and #proudDad.

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  • Science stuff as an antidote to Crazy World Stuff

    Perhaps if more of us spent more time looking up and around at the wonder of the natural world, and paying attention to our place in it, perhaps we would live somewhat less stressful, divisive, and unhealthy lives.

  • Like it is the first time for the agent

    Agents are peculiar constructs. At times they generate what seems to be to be utter genius. Other times, they behave like Skills they have run dozens of times before are totally new and surprising.

  • How quickly the Agents have become routine

    I wouldn’t say that we have reached anything resembling AGI (or whatever the catchword is these days) although these tools are remarkable, today.

  • FileZilla is still awesome after 24 years

    FileZilla is still a robust, powerful FTP/SFTP app after 24 years. It still impresses me.

  • Taking our enemies at their word

    One of the lessons from October 7 is to take our enemies threats seriously. I hope this is an enduring lesson.

  • Quietly preserve your WordPress site with the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

    Link rot is an increasing issue on the Web, leading to inaccessible sites and broken links. To address this, Automattic and the Internet Archive have launched the free Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer plugin for WordPress. This tool scans websites, preserves content, and redirects users to archived versions of missing pages.

  • My homework assignment to visit a museum from our CEO

    So, our CEO suggested a fun “homework” assignment—visiting a museum. I chose the Hasmonean Heritage Museum and really enjoyed it! The hands-on exhibits about Modiin’s history were super engaging. The highlight was the interactive timeline and a cool 4D movie. Overall, a unique experience that connected past and present nicely!

  • Butterflies and Elephants: More Thoughts About Mastodon and Bluesky

    At the risk of climbing on the “Bluesky vs Mastodon” bandwagon that seems to be making the rounds, I had a couple thoughts about the relative merits of both, at least from my perspective as someone who isn’t particularly dogmatic about either option.