A distributed workforce is the most effective way to build a company [] talent and intelligence are equally distributed around the world but opportunity is not. – Matt Mullenweg Founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com WooCommerce, and Jetpack. At Automattic, we have over 800 employees living in over 67 countries. Some of…
I’m doing a lot of low carb, paleo, grain-free cooking this Christmas and after a few false starts, I made what I think are some might tasty cinnamon rolls. This is not a food blog, so use your imagination to make that food look warm and delicious. The pan is half gone so that’s evidence…
I spend many hours a day communicating online. In a mostly text-based work environment that involves a lot of emoji use. In a given day I might: wave when someone says hi 👋 type a heart when someone does something I really love ❤️ send a hug if someone needs one 🤗 walk out the door at…
I’ve been working from the road for about 5 weeks, and it can be a big challenge to find good spots, both for comfort and for internet access. Given that internet is a must for my work, comfort sometimes goes out the window. Normally I can work from my RV and I prefer that since…
Watermelons can be kind of a pain in the butt to cut. They are large, unwieldy, they roll around till you can get them cut in half. Well, have I got the kitchen tool for you! Behold: View this post on Instagram This is possibly the most ridiculous kitchen tool ever invented. A post shared…
A few weeks back, I took a day off to go camping with my family. I am pretty used to working on the road while traveling in my RV with my family, but it was my intention to be completely offline for this particular outing. I had one message to send to someone before I…
I’m in Singapore for a work trip and am really enjoying the food. The breakfast buffet at the hotel is fantastic with a stellar spread of amazing fruit every morning. The dragon fruit is underwhelming, to be frank, I expected it to be sweet and delicious but it’s bland and sort of boring. The waiter…
The last time I had a milestone at Automattic I was too busy on my sabbatical to write about the anniversary but it’s been a year and here I am. Six years on February 6th! Wow. And what a year. I got a new awesome laptop. This usually happens at around four years but I didn’t need…
My brother brought me some eggplant yesterday. I wasn’t sure what to make other than Eggplant Parmesan, but since I’m doing the Whole30, a breaded cheesy dish is out. I searched online for other things to do with eggplant and came up with not a lot of options I thought my kids would go for.…
We are getting in the Christmas spirit around here finally. I made biscochitos with one of my sons today. We made one batch with rice/potato/tapioca flour another with wheat flour. Delicious.
Ever since I started at Automattic, the Dvorak keyboard layout has been lurking in the background. Matt Mullenweg wrote a great post about Dvorak so I won’t go into the history. You can also read this zine for a quick explanation. Basically, it’s a keyboard layout that puts the keys into different positions so it’s easier to type. Allegedly. I’ll give…
Every time there’s an election in Albuquerque, there are a number of bond issues on the ballot. And every time there’s an election in Albuquerque we vote on the following park issue or something similar: Shall the City of Albuquerque issue $22,473,000 of its general obligation bonds to study, map, plan, design, develop, construct, rehabilitate, renovate,…
