Scripting News: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
There are a lot of developers who think they understand WordPress but they don't. It has a REST api that you can build on. Everything WordPress does. It's the API the browser client is built on. I didn't know it was there until I added WordPress login to FeedLand a couple of years ago. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. What can I do with it? It snuck up on me that it's an API for the web, and it's also the easiest API for ActivityPub. The programming model for the fediverse might be a lot simpler than you think. WordLand is as exciting as any web product I did before, because now, after being asleep for 19 years, the web can now wake up. It really feels that way. #The web has been asleep for 19 years, which is almost as long as Rip Van Winkle was asleep, according the Washington Irving story.#
In the future you will be able to chain social networks together.#
Yesterday's podcast was with Matthias Pfefferle, who is developing Automattic's ActivityPub functionality. I talk about the totality of the app I'm building and the role WordPress and RSS play in the network. It's an all-web approach to social media. Another big podcast came out today, this one for the WordPress community. I'll write it up tomorrow. I'm on a press tour folks and having a great time. I think I finally found my tribe? And if you're in Canada, come to WordCamp in Ottawa, October 15-17. I haven't given a public in person talk since April 2019. I'm realllly looking forward to this. #
Linkblog items for the day
The story of Rip Van Winkle as a free audiobook, thanks to archive.org. archive.org
Zoox asks federal regulators for exemption to launch a commercial robotaxi service. techcrunch.com
Jimmy Kimmel's return is a win for the resistance. headsupnews.org
Stand Together for higher ed. standtogetherhighered.org
UN blames Trump's team for nonworking escalator and teleprompter. apnews.com
The web has been asleep for 19 years, which is almost as long as Rip Van WInkle was. en.wikipedia.org
Meta appoints extremist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor. advocate.com
Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands placed on National Mall. wapo.st
Jimmy Kimmel opening monologue last night. m.youtube.com
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