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I am the Lindy Hop master

Just “mastered” the basic Lindy Hop moves. Had a *personal* commendation from the instructor. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 5, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: commendation, dance, lindy hop, night outLeave a comment on I am the Lindy Hop master

How am I supposed to type in t…

How am I supposed to type in that captcha when half of the text is rendered outside the image boundaries? #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 5, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: captcha, image boundariesLeave a comment on How am I supposed to type in t…

I’m giving ExpanDrive a go

I’m giving ExpanDrive, “seamless SSH/sFTP drives”, a go, the hip kids think it’s good. http://tinyurl.com/24tnuv & http://tinyurl.com/3xjbyl #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 5, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: amp, hip kids, ssh, tinyurl1 Comment on I’m giving ExpanDrive a go

Linux CLI command to ungzip and untar a file

Note to self, Linux CLI command to ungzip and untar a file is: tar -zxvf some/filename.tar.gz #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 5, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: linux, note to self, self linux, tar gz, tar zxvfLeave a comment on Linux CLI command to ungzip and untar a file

Just bought home insurance thr…

Just bought home insurance through QuidCo to get some self-affiliate payment love. (Apparently takes up to 3 months for payment though.) #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 5, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: home insurance, insurance, love, quidcoLeave a comment on Just bought home insurance thr…

Don’t miss Dexter tonight. It’…

Don’t miss Dexter tonight. It’s an amazing series. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 4, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: dexterLeave a comment on Don’t miss Dexter tonight. It’…

IE8’s announcement that they w…

IE8’s announcement that they will now support standards by default feels right; but I wonder if Shaun had a point http://tinyurl.com/2gnhcy #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 4, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: ie81 Comment on IE8’s announcement that they w…

Spam often seems to start &quo…

Spam often seems to start "From the desk of…", is that kind of puffed up self importance supposed to impress me? You have a desk? Wow. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 4, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: desk, self importanceLeave a comment on Spam often seems to start &quo…

Just clicked “Forgot pass…

Just clicked "Forgot password" in the Firefox Bugzilla, and got the error "I need a legitimate login and password to continue"… ‘scuse me? #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 3, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: bugzilla, scuseLeave a comment on Just clicked “Forgot pass…

Woohoo! Two posts on the North…

Woohoo! Two posts on the NorthPack front page! #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 3, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: front pageLeave a comment on Woohoo! Two posts on the North…

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I'm a Product Manager and ex- WordPress developer. I used to run Code for the People, who were acquired by Automattic in 2014. I now work in the WordPress.com VIP team, we make it so that some pretty huge companies can use WordPress right in the middle of all things digital. Want to follow me on Twitter? I'm @simonwheatley. More about me on the about me page.

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