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Updates
- Kyle: 4 of 7 chics getting named. “Chloe”, “Coco” “cheek-cheek” “Reggie White”
- Adam: Wife’s 2nd test came back less than 24hrs and negative. 🙂 // Painting crew in the house.. Super slow!
- Scott: Kids. Managing life. Arizona is still there!
News
- Scott’s plugin “Leave it at the Door for WooCommerce “
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: WC Birmingham Hoodie, TextExpander T // Water // Good To Great
- Kyle: Siteground socks, Happy Camper Media Temple t-shirt / Lemon tinted home brewed IPA / The Wastelands by Stephen King
- Scott: Loop conf / Water / not reading.
Questions
- What suggestions do you have for balancing WordCamp attendance and/or organizing so that day to day client/biz life is maintained as an entrepreneur or employee? ~ Jen
- How many screen displays do you run? ~ Raquel Landefeld
Segment: “Bomb dot coms”
Scott’s contributions
- BombDotComs.com
- SneakySelfie.com (already taken!)
- AprilFoolsJokes.com
- AprilFoolsJoke.com
Adam’s contributions
- heykylemaurer.com
- heyscottdeluzio.com
- tobeadog.com
- dogsrulecatssuck.com
- catsruledogssuck.com
Kyle’s contributions
- covid39.com
- recipesincludingstalegrahamcrackersandpintobeans.com
- wpandemic.com
- sixfeetapartgames.com
- zoomscuseme.com
- wpbagpipes.com
- shouldishower.com
- getevenmoreoptions.com
- tigerkingwp.com
If you are interested in any of those domains, why not use HOVER.com to register them!
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- Kyle: Chicken Coop
- Adam: school starting for boys, finally!. Taking courses: Keyboard Maestro New site/podcast coming together!! // henry rollins podcast… kcrw.. ( CA )
WordPress News
- How’s business at Sandhills w/Covid19
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Adam: WC Dayton / Vodka-Cranberry / Good to Great
- Kyle: WC Ann Arbor 2017 hoodie, Pantheon hat, Flight of the Conchords t-shirt, Mongo DB socks / Jose Cuervo / The Wastelands
Questions
- How do I find good contractors to work with? ~ Heather
- Just wanted to ask if you would be interested in getting external help with graphic design? We do all design work like banners, advertisements, photo edits, logos, flyers, etc. for a fixed monthly fee. We don’t charge for each task. What kind of work do you need on a regular basis? Let me know and I’ll share my portfolio with you. ~ Stephen M.
Segment: WordStress
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Updates
- Kyle: My toe hurts a lot.
- Adam: Ellen feeling much better. Same w/Avalon.
WordPress News
- WordPress 5.4
Changes
- Jeff Chandler launched WPMainline
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Adam: JetPack/coffee in Maui Mug / Stack of magazines for the project
- Kyle: Sandhills Development jacket, Nexcess hat, Host Duplex t-shirt/coffee / The Wastelands
Questions
- Did you ever get burnt out on the WP community and what did you do. Or, if you felt close to burning out… -Stephen
- What is the proper way to load your toilet paper roll into the receptacle? -Raquel Landefeld
Segment: Tagline, You're it
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Updates
- Kyle: practicing guitar
- Adam: grocery bill up 27.2% – feeding 5, vs ~3.5. People. // take a course.. Flatironschool.com.
WordPress News
- WordCamps going online. San Antonio.. Kent.
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: WC SD 2016 / coffee / Good to Great
- Kyle: Sandhills Brewing t-shirt, Work Front socks, WC Ann Arbor 2015 fleece/coffee / The Wastelands
Questions
- How do I review new plugins/themes and determine if they are a good, sustainable solution? ~ Heathe
- What do non-WP people think you do when you tell them you work in WordPress? ~ Michelle Frechette
Segment:
- Personal Question
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Life Updates
- Kyle: Trying to break out of the minor pentatonic scale.
- Adam: rested. Relaxed. Moved daughter…. Home. early.
WordPress News.
- The call for speakers for WordCamp US 2020 (October 27-29) has been issued.
- mycamp.rocks has a growing directory of virtual WordPress meetups and conferences. If you are a meetup or conference organizer, please reach out to David Bisset and he'll add your event to the list.
Wearing/Drinking/Reading
- Adam: WC Dayton / Caffeine – Costa Rica – // Extreme Ownership
- Kyle: WC Miami t-shirt, Empowered by WordPress hoodie, / coffee / The Wastelands
Question 1: How can we survive and thrive while stuck at home with our families?
Segment: do_enqueue()
Adam's Podcasts:
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- Darknet Diaries
- The Daily (NY TIMES)
- Over The Road (Trucking in America)
- Movies/Docs
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- Meru – amazon prime
- Vue.js: The Documentary
- Taylor Swift!
Kyle’s Podcast Que:
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- The Other Latif (Radiolab)
- Darryl “DMC” McDaniels on Broken Record
- Who Let the Dogs Out on 99% Invisible
- The 27 Club podcast
- Cautionary Tales podcast
- Darknet Diaries podcast
- Closing Time on Song Exploder
- Coldplay Tiny Desk on Youtube
- Jojo Rabbit
- BlackKklansman
- Kick out the Windows by Parsonsfield
- Nicola Benedetti on Spotify
- Working from home tips on Kitchen Sink WP
- Work from home tips on Your Website Engineer
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Updates
- Kyle: Holy crap, the hiring process is exhausting.
- Adam: We had snow. A credit of $6.52 to utility bill? // educated son this AM.. PJs to Work Meeting
- Tara: i hate cold calling. And I am sick of cold weather by now. Heading to Miami!
News
- No more “featured themes” on w.org
- WooCommerce licensing change
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: WC Asheville 2018 / Coffee / some fiction! NEXUS by Ramez Naam
- Kyle: Sandhills Brewing t-shirt, Sandhills Development jacket, GoDaddy hat/ coffee / The Wastelands
- Tara: Nerd Network from Amy Masson and Design TLC fleece/ Coffee in HC Mug / Nothing – trying Name of The Rose and The Four Agreements
Questions:
- I don't. Know if this will fit, but how does Tara search to find the “cold email” businesses? Are there tips on how to search?
- How do you keep WordPress and family/real life separate? ~ Michelle Frechette
Segment
- Personal questions
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Updates
- Kyle: Talkity talk talk talk.
- Adam: Chiropractors do work. WC Santa Clarita
- Sara: I haven’t left my house since I got home from California on Tuesday.
WordPress News
- Pagely on Today Show
Changes
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: Code is Poetry shirt / caffeine / Coders & Atomic Habits
- Kyle: Build Beyond Boundaries Bluehost t-shirt, Sandhills Development jacket / orange juice / Traction
- Sara: A parka / hot water / Meaningful Work by Shawn Askinosie
Questions
- What’s wrong with hourly billing? –Michael Maurer
- How do I generate good leads? – Heather S
Segment – Vague Rant Up
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Updates
- Kyle: I need Valentine's Day ideas.
- Adam: Strange dream. Nic Cage. 🙂 // Half Marathon? Should I?
Changes
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: WC Chicago 2016 / Caffination / Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
Kyle: WCA2 2014 hat, WCA2 2015 t-shirt, WCA2 2017 hoodie / Orange juice / The Rule of Two
Questions
- How do you motivate remote employees? –Serena Dawn
- I provide mostly hourly & monthly maintenance services to clients who find me mostly by referral. I am looking to grow faster then referrals.. And thinking by way of acquisition/buying another business like mine.. what are some options to make that happen? How do I find out and see who wants to sell? How do I value that? -Jeremey C
Segment: Deletable History
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Updates
- Kyle: Busy with interviewing candidates.
- Adam: 49ers had a great season.
Changes
- Cory Miller has partnered with Brian Krogsgard to help run Post Status
- Remkus de Vries has joined Servebolt
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: WP Birmingham Hoodie + Woo Ship it / Water / Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
- Kyle: Digital Summit Detroit t-shirt, Sandhills Development jacket / Tea / The Rule of Two
Questions
- Hello gents! I was wondering what your thoughts were on how best to select presentation proposals for WordCamps in order to promote diversity and inclusion? Is it better to use demographics to ensure diversity? Or use a completely blind selection process? -Guy Cicinelli
- How do you provide good, productive feedback to employees or contractors when they've done something wrong? –Serena Dawn
Segment – Tagline, you’re it.
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Life Updates
- Kyle: wrapping up work projects. Basketball pickup.
- Adam: boys back in school. Daughter on her way. Better for me! 🙂
WordPress News
Changes
- Jeries Eadah has joined Platform.sh
- Ben Meredith has been promoted to head of support GiveWP
- JavaScript Joe — I'm beyond excited to share that next week, I will be starting a new role as an Open Source Developer Advocate at @facebook in Seattle
Wearing/Drinking/Reading?
- Adam: host duplex shirt / water / Coders : the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world
- Kyle: Gravity Forms t-shirt / Tea / The Rule of Two
2019 Predictions: Adam wins!