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The Journeyman - Brandon Kraft

The Journeyman - Brandon Kraft

Musings from Brandon Kraft

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I'm glad I got to see him in January in person one last time, not very long before he found out he had cancer. I rarely recommend people to Automattic's hiring team. I was honored to know him for that long. Rest in peace, Eric. https://profiles.wordpress.org/ebinnion/ #wordpress #memorial

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Month of the Rosary

I love HEB but pumpkin spice dish soap is too far. #heb #psl #pumpkinspice

Personal Bus Tracker

The downside to putting together my own dashboard to display the bus data is I know too much. The Transit app just doesn't display the 5:20 p.m. one, but it's on the timetable. #capmetro

Go Forth, Christian Soul

A year after my mother's death, an attempt to write about the liturgy that walked her out of this life and about the part of it I still can't quite believe

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It was "fun" patching, building, testing, and deploying 42 versions of Jetpack. If your site didn't update, update today! Older versions are being offered a patched version (e.g. 12.0.2 to 12.0.3) this week if they haven't updated. #wordpress Jetpack 16.1.3, released yesterday, contains a critical security update. We recommend that you update the Jetpack plugin...

I like Bitwarden well enough but need more seats than what their family plan has. Y'all have any recs for a password manager that would support sharing for a family that has 8 people in it?

One of my vices is Kickstarter and I need to just stop. I don't mind the occasional failed product or one that is mega-delayed. Between scams and places shipping via SpeedX (the worst), it isn't worth it.

My bond portfolio does not seem to like what he's doing. When POTUS, who directs the Treasury secretary, has had as many bankruptcies as I have kids, hearing them wanting to intervene makes me nervous. #uspol https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/scott-bessent-economy-markets.html

Queso Comes First

Kid's bus apparently stopped at Torchy's and shut off his GPS thus morning. She's waiting...

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I don’t care about AI slop writing in PRs. In announcement blog posts, it is absolutely revolting. I’ve toyed with it, but no. It’s gross.

It is a weird feeling to have a kid who is a high school senior. Excited for her and realizing how different home life will be a year from now. #parenthood