essay - Half-Elf on Tech

28 February, 20125 August, 2015How It Is

GPL – Oh Dear God

GPL – I don’t really care what flavor you use but won’t anyone think about the users?

13 February, 2012How It Is

“This Needs Support” vs “This Needs Patching”

When you say ‘this is broken, fix it!’ that’s probably not what’s going to happen. User expectations, process comprehension, and a little understand goes a long way.

20 January, 201220 January, 2012How It Is

Large Files Don’t Move Well

Every time you email a file to yourself so you can pull it up on your friend's laptop, Tim Berners-Lee sheds a single tear.

Half essay, half nerdy. Why large files don’t move well, some alternatives and options, and why this killed MegaUpload.

1 January, 201222 April, 2012How It Is

Why You Shouldn’t Use Plugins

Plugins are dangerous! They’ll break your site! That’s why you should totally hack core yourself! Wait… no, no you should never do that!

31 December, 201114 November, 2013How It Is

“Without a plugin” considered dangerous | sabreuse

There’s just one problem with this. Plugins exist for a very good reason: to add non-core functionality 1 to your site without hosing […]

19 December, 201119 December, 2011How It Is

WordPress Upgrades and You

How it works, and your unrealistic exceptions about it.