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Google spreadsheet of notable accounts that have moved.

It's hard to describe what funding a small FOSS project *does*, especially if it's small enough that it wouldn't make sense to work on full time.

""This study somewhat refutes the idea that villains are a product of their experiences.” At least in fiction."

"Shortly after moving from their native New Zealand to Australia, in 2013, Lilly and Leon Mackie had a baby. Thousands of miles from their friends and family, surrounded by empty cardboard boxes, and divested of a social life, their seemingly dull lives inspired the creation of an Internet phenomenon and an enduring family tradition."

"There are plenty of articles on the web about how to harden/secure WordPress, which seems to ship with a lot of exposed vulnerabilities. I’m curious how much of that also applies to ClassicPress and what the “best practices” would be?"

"On Saturday October 12, 2024, a line was crossed in the WordPress open source project that I fear will have a lasting and irrevocable impact on open"

"A community-driven open-source project aimed at providing resources and tools to improve the lives of WordPress developers everywhere. We are focused on building a package mirror to freely distribute plugins and themes to WordPress users, no matter who or where they are."

"A list of solutions currently being set forth by the WP community. Please note, these solutions and suggestions are not fully vetted."

Extremely security-conscious company regularly conducts phishing drills. Just before Christmas, everyone in the company receives a "gift card" email. Security team goes into overdrive...
Only to discover that management actually *had* bought gift cards for everyone in the company *without telling anyone* including the security team. (via https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/phishing-false-alarm.html )