Sam Sidler

@gruber.foo Fun fact: Walmart in Canada supports Apple Pay. Probably due to the popularity of “tap to pay” in the country well before Apple Pay existed.

This feels like an appropriately round number for the announcement that my blog has now officially moved from WordPress to Ghost blog.dougbelshaw.com/welcome

are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson

Like podcasts? Interested in tech? Worried about the climate crisis? Here’s a weekend recommendation for you: podcast.greenio.tech/e/p8lxj3j8-6... Gaël from @greenio-podcast.bsky.social and I go deep on all things emissions & corporate responsibility. With a flavour of digital sovereignty.

@questauthority.bsky.social 👋 Had a question for you, which I sent via DM. I’d appreciate any guidance you can offer.

@andrew-wiebe.bsky.social I’d love to hear about the “back pass” no-call in the ~62nd minute of SKC / VAN match tonight. Feels like the right no-call, but what do the rules say?

@questauthority.bsky.social Thank you for the kind words about delta.blog on your stream last night! Let me know if you spot anything wrong or weird.

This is scary but I'm taking The Film Maven off Substack and have transferred to Ghost. Not only does this give me complete ownership of my work, but also means I won't continue to lose money to Substack and Apple. I lay everything out for Subscribers here. thefilmmaven.substack.com/p/the-film-m...

Thoughts on #WordPress Plugins, #FAIRPM, and risk. halfelf.org/2025/we-shou...

@gruber.foo I suspect the CIRP survey is looking only at the US market (not even or Americas), which has a higher concentration of iPads than global markets. 78% of the US iPhone users having iPads makes more sense. Globally iPads are less popular, meaning lower overall revenue.

We're delighted to launch the FAIR Package Manager with the Linux Foundation - read our announcement and come collaborate with us! #FAIRPM www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...

Today, we’re launching something big for the WordPress community. Say hello to FAIR - a new decentralised package manager for WordPress.

Former Substack creators say they're earning more on new platforms. "Paying someone $100,000 a year to host your blog. Come on buddy. I said I hate being a businessman, but even I know that's fucking stupid." via @monteiro.bsky.social digiday.com/media/former...

I've seen people raise concerns about the WPE injunction similar to this in a few different places, including Hacker News and Twitter. (In other words, not trying to drag brinavan - this is a Bluesky example of a common, and not unreasonable, concern.) Here's why I don't share that concern:

@questauthority.bsky.social Unless we get a last minute WPE PI... I'd love to hear more about the 9 new claims in the amended complaint today, if possible. (And, perhaps some insight into why Automattic decided not to submit an actual draft PI, as the judge requested...)

While I am not a lawyer, in my latest post today, I wrote about yesterday’s hearing, along with some assorted thoughts, and a clickbait question: Did Matt Mullenweg break the law yesterday? #WordPress www.delta.blog/an-incoming-...

@questauthority.bsky.social If it’s at all helpful, I posted a transcript of the hearing today: www.delta.blog/transcript-o...

@questauthority.bsky.social I can’t recall: when are you streaming next? The amended complaint from WPE is out today, and it’s a doozy. Big Sherman is here.