Dan Q - The Podcast

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2024/09/26/wp-engine/ Matt Mullenweg kicked off a battle of words between Automattic and the WordPress Foundation and hosting company WP Engine. Without weighing in on the legal aspects (IANAL), I've written up my thoughts. 00:00 Intro 00:23 WP Engine & WordPress drama 01:58 The three arguments against WP Engine: moral, ethical, legal 02:27 Moral:...

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2024/08/27/2024-in-videogames/ With my busy schedule, I appreciate a video game that I can pick-up-and-drop at will and a prefer depth rather than quantity of content. This year, I've played and can recommend three games in particular - Horizon: Forbidden West, Thank Goodness You're Here!, and Tactical Breach Wizards. Post: https://danq.link/2024...

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2024/08/22/dan-q-the-podcast/ As you might have already noticed, I started a podcast. Let's take a look (or listen!) into how and why I adapted my WordPress installation to double as a podcast host, and discuss what kind of content you're likely to find on it... Original post: https://danq.link/podcast Source code: https://danq.link/podcastcode 00...

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2024/07/21/ascii/ ASCII, a standard whose legacy defines to this day how most of the letters and numbers in your computer get encoded into ones and zeroes, is elegant and beautiful. Via lessons in computer history, punched tape, and typewriters, I'd love to share some of its logic with you. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 The Elegance of the ASCII Table...

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2024/07/09/tea-pressure/ I'm told that black tea brewed at 90℃ is bad, but brewed at 100℃ is good. What if we built a specialised pressure cooker that released tea into superheated water at, say, 110℃? Could that be... even better? 00:00 Intro 00:23 A Pressure Cooker... for Tea 00:52 The importance of water temperature 02:13 Let's invent something...