Tag: automattic
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The Secret of Magic
I'm currently doing a course, through work, delivered by BetterOn Video. The aim of the course is to improve my video presentation skills, in particular my engagement with the camera and the audience.
I made this video based on the week 2 prompt "make a video 60-90 seconds long about something you're passionate about". The idea came from a blog post I wrote back in 2014. -
Entles (Gender-Neutral Aunts, Uncles, etc.)
With thanks to Enfys' latest blog post, Dan learns a new word and he loves it.
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I'm On Fire
In 2020 at @automattic my team, Alpha, forked into teams Fuel and Fire. But it took 'til now for me to notice that our internal systems use something like the string "${jobTitle} on ${teamName}". Which leads to THIS excellent title.
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Automattic Retrospective (days 207 to 334)
The fourth in Dan's series of blog posts about his experience of working at Automattic comes as he approaches the end of his first year with the company.
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Dan's Office (360° Panoramic)
This week, some of Dan's colleagues are sharing pictures of their workspaces. So Dan made a 360° panoramic with interactive "info points".
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Celebrate Seventeen
Happy birthday, WordPress!
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Future Challenges for Remote Working
As more and more companies (especially tech companies) talk about retaining a remote-work culture after the coronavirus crisis, Dan considers some of the future challenges they might face.
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A new Automattician who started this week looked me up to thank me for the first in my series of blog posts about starting with @automattic. I feel useful! 😍
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Automattic Lockdown (days 79 to 206)
In another 128-day-interval update, Dan looks back on months two through six working for Automattic.
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Getting Hired at Automattic
Jerry Jones writes about his experience of Automattic's recruitment process, which is a more-readable summary than Dan's was!
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180 Tips for Remote Working
Dan reshares a list of remote working tips, along with links to some more tongue-in-cheek looks at the practice.
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What are blogs?
@wordpressdotcom shares a video from Jeopardy in which wordpress.com is featured.
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It's been said that you're not really part of a new #dev team until you break something user-facing. Today I achieved that milestone. Whoops.
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Automattic Transition (days -50 to 78)
A nice round 256 days since he applied to Automattic, Dan reflects on the whirlwind that has been his first two months working there.
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Third party
Jeremy Keith wonders if the Web would have third-party cookies and JS at all if it were invented today, and Dan weighs in.