Open Channels FM: The Case for Connecting Decentralized Networks

The discussion emphasizes the complexity of creating a universal decentralized social network, highlighting the importance of innovation, competition, and building bridges between differing protocols.​ 

How to Prevent Content Theft on Your WordPress Membership Site (Before You Lose Members)

Your WordPress membership content could be circulating on public forums for free right now, and you wouldn’t know it until your revenue starts to drop. Many site owners rely on simple password protection, which does nothing to stop a member from sharing direct download links with non-paying users. The good news is that you don’t […]

Matt: Stockfish

Nobody is arguing that Stockfish is conscious, but Stockfish would kick Claude’s ass at chess. Kevin Lincoln in AI Perfected Chess. Humans Made It Unpredictable Again. ​ 

Matt: Community Antibodies

First, I want to say how great the jazz scene is in New York. I caught a little Latin at my go-to Guantamera last night, but the band seemed to be phoning it in a bit, so I walked over to Dizzy’s and heard an amazing big band performance by the Diva all-women Jass Orchestra, […]

Gutenberg Times: Gutenberg Changelog #129 Artificial Intelligence, WordPress 7.0 and Gutenberg 22.8

In this episode, Birgit Pauli-Haack welcomes Beth Soderberg to discuss key updates in WordPress 7.0 and Gutenberg 22.8. They kick off with small talk about shifting seasons in Munich and Virginia before diving into the new content guidelines in Gutenberg 22.7, focused on standardizing editorial voice across AI and human content contributors. Both speakers express […]

Gutenberg Times: WordPress 7.0 Source of Truth, Playground MCP, Gutenberg 22.8, PHP-only Blocks and more — Weekend Edition 362

Hi, In less than two weeks, WordPress 7.0 is scheduled to be released. Are you ready? Or are you someone I used to be who waits two to three weeks to see what quirks early adopters find and if they warrant an early point release? Be that as it may, waiting only delays the inevitable, […]

Gary: Claudaborative Editing 0.2: now with 500% more collaboration!

A week ago, I put together a quick tech demo, showing how an MCP server could be created for Claude Code that hooked directly into Gutenberg’s Collaborative Editing feature, allowing it to act as a digital collaborator on a post. The demo focused primarily on text generation, but that’s not really the benefit that I […]

Stop Losing Sales: How to Add a WooCommerce Cart Reserved Timer

The most frustrating part of running a WooCommerce store is watching a customer add a product to their cart only to disappear at the final second. You did the hard work of getting them to your site, but you miss out on the sale. When shoppers leave your products sitting in an open tab, they […]

Open Channels FM: Shaping Data Sovereignty and Internet Resilience

In recent years, the concept of data sovereignty has become increasingly important. As more countries introduce or tighten regulations around where and how data must be stored and protected, companies serving the global internet community face a unique set of challenges. These regulatory requirements force hosting providers and infrastructure companies to think not just about […]

Open Channels FM: Shaping Data Sovereignty and Internet Resilience

In recent years, the concept of data sovereignty has become increasingly important. As more countries introduce or tighten regulations around where and how data must be stored and protected, companies serving the global internet community face a unique set of challenges. These regulatory requirements force hosting providers and infrastructure companies to think not just about […]