Jeff Starr
@perishablepress.com
Digital Nomad. Web Developer. Full Stack. Traveler. Hearts WordPress. Vanlife. Photographer. Book author. Minimalist. Writes tutorials on Apache/.htaccess, security, performance, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, SQL. AI/LLM enthusiast. Online since 1999.
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Jeff Starr
@perishablepress.com
· Feb 7
Note to my followers on Bluesky, I try to follow back every legit/real account. It's not always clear which is real vs. spam, so hit me up if I missed you! #teamfollowback
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Almost 2026 and this bizarre anti-pattern is still in use:
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December 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Almost 2026 and this bizarre anti-pattern is still in use:
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It's amazing how far a simple smile can take you.
December 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It's amazing how far a simple smile can take you.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🤖 Fresh: #OpenSource Terminal Text Editor sinelaw.github.io/fresh/
Fresh - The Terminal Text Editor
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December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🤖 Fresh: #OpenSource Terminal Text Editor sinelaw.github.io/fresh/
Everyone in Seattle Hates AI — Jonathon Ready
A post about everyone in Seattle hating AI.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
TIL #Apache Require directive accepts partial IP addresses like 123.123. but does *not* accept any regex like ^ (.*) $ etc. Also partial matching happens only from the end of the string (not the beginning).
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
TIL #Apache Require directive accepts partial IP addresses like 123.123. but does *not* accept any regex like ^ (.*) $ etc. Also partial matching happens only from the end of the string (not the beginning).
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🚨 Issue 186 of "Loop WP", my newsletter about WooCommerce & WordPress, is out now!
🚀 This week - WP Rocket and Perfmatters boost WooCommerce by combining caching with clean, lightweight assets for quicker loads and smoother customer journeys.
Full issue below. 👇
🚀 This week - WP Rocket and Perfmatters boost WooCommerce by combining caching with clean, lightweight assets for quicker loads and smoother customer journeys.
Full issue below. 👇
Issue #186 Loop WP
WP Rocket and Perfmatters boost WooCommerce by combining caching with clean, lightweight assets for quicker loads and smoother customer journeys.
newsletter.loopwp.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🚨 Issue 186 of "Loop WP", my newsletter about WooCommerce & WordPress, is out now!
🚀 This week - WP Rocket and Perfmatters boost WooCommerce by combining caching with clean, lightweight assets for quicker loads and smoother customer journeys.
Full issue below. 👇
🚀 This week - WP Rocket and Perfmatters boost WooCommerce by combining caching with clean, lightweight assets for quicker loads and smoother customer journeys.
Full issue below. 👇
So far so good updating my sites to #WordPress 6.9. Kudos to the entire WP Team for making it happen. wordpress.org/documentatio...
Version 6.9
On December 2, 2025, WordPress 6.9 “Gene” was released to the public. For more information on this release, read the WordPress 6.9 announcement. For Version 6.9, the database version (db_version in wp...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
So far so good updating my sites to #WordPress 6.9. Kudos to the entire WP Team for making it happen. wordpress.org/documentatio...
Panoramic video of Inspiration Point
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Panoramic video of Inspiration Point
December 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🤖 Simple web page showing all of the information that is being sent by your browser (it's more than you think): neberej.github.io/exposedbydef...
ExposedByDefault - What Your Browser Reveals About You
Discover all the information your browser shares automatically, including fingerprints, permissions, hardware, and privacy settings. 100% client-side, no data is sent.
neberej.github.io
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🤖 Simple web page showing all of the information that is being sent by your browser (it's more than you think): neberej.github.io/exposedbydef...
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🚀 Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale is LIVE!
This BFCM, speed up your WordPress site without slowing down your wallet.
Get 40% OFF on all hosting and domain registrations.
Use code BFCM40 at checkout.
🗓️ Offer valid: Nov 1 – Dec 8, 2025
👉 HostWP.io
#BFCM2025 #BlackFridayDeals #WordPressHosting
This BFCM, speed up your WordPress site without slowing down your wallet.
Get 40% OFF on all hosting and domain registrations.
Use code BFCM40 at checkout.
🗓️ Offer valid: Nov 1 – Dec 8, 2025
👉 HostWP.io
#BFCM2025 #BlackFridayDeals #WordPressHosting
Brand New Layouts with #CSS Subgrid www.joshwcomeau.com/css/subgrid/
Brand New Layouts with CSS Subgrid • Josh W. Comeau
Subgrid allows us to extend a grid template down through the DOM tree, so that deeply-nested elements can participate in the same grid layout. At first glance, I thought this would be a helpful conven...
www.joshwcomeau.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Brand New Layouts with #CSS Subgrid www.joshwcomeau.com/css/subgrid/
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So many reasons why I keep recommending Darren!
SEO tip you NEED to know: llms.txt is absolutely useless.
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
So many reasons why I keep recommending Darren!
Seems to be saying that #AI models themselves are becoming commodities, so long‑term economic value is likely to flow “up the stack” to applications, customer relationships, and vertically integrated platforms rather than to standalone model providers. philippdubach.com/2025/11/23/i...
Is AI Really Eating the World?
We go through Benedict Evans' analysis of generative AI as a potential platform shift, exploring whether AI models will become commodities like previous technologies, while discussing the massive tech...
philippdubach.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Seems to be saying that #AI models themselves are becoming commodities, so long‑term economic value is likely to flow “up the stack” to applications, customer relationships, and vertically integrated platforms rather than to standalone model providers. philippdubach.com/2025/11/23/i...
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Fuel for the fire 🔥 Recent review for my free #WordPress #plugin BBQ Firewall
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Fuel for the fire 🔥 Recent review for my free #WordPress #plugin BBQ Firewall
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Whoops! #Microsoft’s new #Windows #AI agent platform lets in #malware 🤖 pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/19/w...
Whoops! Microsoft’s new Windows AI agent platform lets in malware
You might foolishly think the purpose of Microsoft Windows was to run your programs so you can do stuff. But Microsoft understands that what you really want is an agentic AI-first computer platform…
pivot-to-ai.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Whoops! #Microsoft’s new #Windows #AI agent platform lets in #malware 🤖 pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/19/w...
Recent awesome review for my free contact form plugin ☀️ wordpress.org/plugins/cont... #WordPress #plugins
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Recent awesome review for my free contact form plugin ☀️ wordpress.org/plugins/cont... #WordPress #plugins
Greeted in the morning at Bryce Canyon by this pair of lovely large crows. I was definitely more afraid of them, than they were of me :)
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Greeted in the morning at Bryce Canyon by this pair of lovely large crows. I was definitely more afraid of them, than they were of me :)
#AI is writing your code, but who’s reviewing it? bdtechtalks.com/2025/11/17/a...
AI is writing your code, but who’s reviewing it? - TechTalks
As AI coding assistants go mainstream, a silent wave of technical debt is building. Here’s how the industry is fighting back.
bdtechtalks.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#AI is writing your code, but who’s reviewing it? bdtechtalks.com/2025/11/17/a...