Scripting News: Monday, March 24, 2025
I was just thinking about themes for WordPress, and thought to look up Manila themes, and found we have a whole website that's still running (thanks Jake!) where you can see the catalog of themes we had for Manila and Radio (thanks Bryan Bell!). I want something like this for WordPress themes that work beautifully with WordLand-authored blogs. #
The ruling class in America is more out in the open now. Pretty much the same people who brought us the Lehman Brothers too-big-to-fail meltdown in 2008 and the Brooks Brothers Riot in Y2K. Not sure if oligarch is the right word. Peter O'Toole starred in The Ruling Class, a favorite when I was younger. The last song in the movie is pretty freaking great. #I want natural language text macros in ChatGPT. I would devise a macro that turned random text I wrote online into a properly formatted blog post. for example when i write fast i almost never stop to capitalize things that should be capitalized. or i might abbreviate the name of a product so i expect it to fill it in, as a professional copy editor would. I hope we're heading there. And if they have this, put it behind a simple api so i can wire it into my favorite writing tool. We could even work on a set of standards, a higher level Markdown if you will, that goes deeper than formatting. That would be something for an experienced copy editor to do imho. #
We're getting into WordPress in a new way, the need for a featured image came from users. I didn't know they had this feature in WordPress. If you asked me if it did, I would have said yes, I'm sure it does, but where and what is it called? i could've gotten that too via chatgpt, but i would have had to think of it. that's where having sharp users makes a world of difference. When people thank me for my generosity, they don't get it. I want something out of it, your experience and your mind. It's one of my main raw materials.#
With all the good stuff happening with WordLand I haven't found time to wind down feedland.com and feedland.org. The servers are still working, though not performing as I'd like them to, but it doesn't seem I'm going to get the time to do a graceful transition before my self-imposed March 31 deadline. So I'll come up with a new plan, and if you're using either of these services, enjoy! and keep backing up your subscription list. #
Linkblog items for the day.
I want natural language text macros in ChatGPT. I would devise a macro that turned random text I wrote online into a properly formatted blog post. scripting.com
Why can't the Dems run ads like this. youtube.com
Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions. nytimes.com
Hillary Clinton: "You have got to be kidding me." threads.net
The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he had accidentally been added to a Signal group chat in which the Principals Committee – the heads of the top American national security agencies — debated how and whether to strike the Houthis earlier this month mediaite.com
Infinite Mac can now run early Mac OS X, with 10.1 and 10.3 being the best supported versions. It's not particularly snappy. persistent.info
Tax revenue could drop by $500 billion amid turmoil at IRS. wapo.st
JD Vance in 2021: Stop Treating Left-Wing Advocacy Groups Like Charities. newsweek.com
Universities Gave Us the iPhone, the Jet Engine and Gatorade. We're Tossing That Away. nytimes.com
CS For All or All for CS? - zamansky.net
Why are other universities silent in condemning Trump's attacks on Columbia? theguardian.com
Social Security: A Time for Outrage substack.com
Sandwiches in NYC have become enormous and too big to eat. gothamist.com
Let's stop being surprised. wordpress.com
Is it safe to travel to the United States with your phone right now? theverge.com
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