Missouri Senate gives first-round approval to transgender youth health care and sports ban

What the Republican-dominated Missouri legislature is doing to transgender minors is unforgivable.

These human-phobic officials do not represent the majority of Missouri citizens in St. Louis and Kansas City and have disqualified themselves from leading anyone.

Missouri, we do not need to live like this. There are better leaders, better humans to represent us.

We must do better!

Making the Social Web a Better Place: ActivityPub for WordPress Joins the Automattic Family

This acquisition may not seem like a big deal at the moment, but I think it’s huge! When you think about the vast number of websites that run on WordPress, you begin to realize the possibilities of websites communicating with each other on a common protocol and users communicating across the internet with one identity.

I use ActivityPub for WordPress on Probstisms and am excited to see its progress now that it has the backing of Automattic’s support.

Kuo: Apple to Launch Redesigned HomePod With 7-Inch Display in 2024

I really struggle with why Apple has ignored an obvious market to further embed Siri in homes around the world. No one wants to set up a Mac or iPad in their kitchen as a dedicated device anymore (if they ever did).

This seems really simple to me. Put together the user stories for a visual experience between iOS on an iPad and the CarPlay interface. Make the interface voice-forward like the HomePod. Do the market research to see where people are already placing their Amazon and Google devices, and make an insanely great experience.

None of Apple’s devices have been first to market. They’ve just been better than anything else. Get back to making great products. Think different!

The build vs. buy decision is one of the biggest, most difficult decisions a technology company can face. It can bring lively and contentious debate which is a good thing. The more debate there is, the better the final decision will be. Don’t worry about arguing passionately. It just means everyone cares deeply about the success of the final product.

If you’re an extremely large Fortune 500 company that prides itself on being a thought leader in your industry, wouldn’t you use every technical option available to distribute your content?

It dumbfounds me that there are websites out there with great content that do not embrace RSS. What a lost opportunity!