Category: Writing

I am a writer so tools, techniques and thoughts about writing are pretty interesting to me. This category is where I tend to group many of those posts about writing.

In person kudos at the Automattic Grand Meetup

Appreciating our colleagues We have an amazing culture at Automattic that includes giving each other kudos as one form of recognition for great work, whether that’s delivering happiness to a customer, or to each other. Typically we use a Slack bot to share kudos, and that’s posted to an internal WordPress site dedicated to showcasing…… Continue reading In person kudos at the Automattic Grand Meetup

Multilingual keyboards can be tricky

Here in Israel we have people who speak Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, and English (just to name more common languages). Keyboards sold here tend to have at least English and Hebrew layouts to cater for what are probably more typical requirements. When I bought a new keyboard and mouse for our daughter (I went with a…… Continue reading Multilingual keyboards can be tricky

Twitter threads make no sense to me

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Twitter threads make no sense to me. I also find then to be pretty frustrating. I’ve read some really interesting, and engaging Twitter threads (you probably have too). Every time I read one, I ask myself two questions: Why is this person going out of their way to share this story/their thoughts on a format…… Continue reading Twitter threads make no sense to me