Emily Rapport
@eatpaintchic.bsky.social
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Front End Designer/Owner at Always Open Design, painter of urban landscapes (she/her)
Had a frustrating work day, decided I should be working, and went to my studio… a reasonable painting emerged. Forget me nots, on the hill nearby, 9x12”, watercolor on Yupo -
#JamestownNY
#watercolor
about 13 hours ago
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Sara Soueidan
3 days ago
This should go without saying at this point but don't use Google search. Use an alternative, like DuckDuckGo or other options that aren't controlling how you find and access information online. And probably don't use Chrome for browsing either.
@vivaldi.com
is a great alternative.
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Fun and exciting things happened this week - opening for
#ArtScape
Jamestown on Thursday, a gallery of regional artists work displayed on street pole banners in Jamestown, NY, original works are on view through July 4! And - my work received the “Best in Show” award! I very nice surprise…
2 days ago
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Eric Karkovack
7 days ago
Should Hosting Companies Own
#WordPress
Products?
thewpminute.com/should-hosti...
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Should Hosting Companies Own WordPress Products? - The WP Minute
It’s never a good thing when a big company slowly blends one of your favorite products into its own larger brand. It’s doubly awkward when the company does it after a years-long bout of downsizing the...
https://thewpminute.com/should-hosting-companies-own-wordpress-products/
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Adrian Roselli, pH0
26 days ago
It’s coming. One week. 6 May. I contributed a chapter on accessibility overlays, but the other 33 make it worth it. “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech”
accessibilityethics.org
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics
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Bruce Lawson
26 days ago
(One) Good A.I. is here
www.anildash.com/2026/04/28/o...
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(One) Good AI Is Here - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
https://www.anildash.com/2026/04/28/one-good-ai-is-here/
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Kevin Powell
about 1 month ago
In today's video, I took a look at how container size queries allow us to ditch the magic numbers and create content-first breakpoints.
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No more magic numbers for your breakpoints
YouTube video by Kevin Powell
https://youtu.be/4DqIW-gZbHA
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Rachel Andrew
about 1 month ago
Gordon Ramsey, technical writing, and the importance of people who care
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https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/04/21/the-importance-of-people-who-care/
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WRFA-LP
about 1 month ago
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Jay Ernest Kalk – April 10, 2026 Jay Ernest Kalk of the Folsom Prison Experience chats with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about performing as Johnny Cash and what audiences should expect at The Reg Lenna on April 18th www.reglenna.com/events/folsom-prison…
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[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Jay Ernest Kalk – April 10, 2026
Jay Ernest Kalk of the Folsom Prison Experience chats with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about performing as Johnny Cash and what audiences should expect at The Reg Lenna on April 18th www.reglenna.com/events/folsom-prison www.folsomprisonexperience.com
http://www.wrfalp.com/listen-arts-on-fire-jay-ernest-kalk-april-10-2026/
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MainWP
about 1 month ago
A recent WordPress plugin incident allowed hidden malicious code to run for months and remain active even after updates, affecting multiple sites without obvious signs.
mainwp.com/wordpress-su...
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Internet Archive
about 1 month ago
What happens when seniors can't find safe, stable housing? The documentary "No Place to Grow Old" tells that story. Free screening & discussion with a panel of advocates about what we can do about it. 📅 April 22 🕠 Doors 5:30 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP
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@wrfalp.bsky.social
enjoyed the new show Unknown Caller tonight!
about 2 months ago
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Kevin Powell
about 2 months ago
Some people have told me they wish they could go to CSS Day or Smashing Conf where I'll be talking this year, but the price is prohibitive, which I totally get. But the CMD school of design is hosting a completely free conf around both of them, with great lineups.
the-web-you-want.org
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The web you want
A two day conference about the web, with some time to think between the two days. April 17, 2026, and June 10, 2026.
https://the-web-you-want.org/
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“Your website. When’s the last time you really looked at it? It gets updated when something breaks, redesigned when a competitor’s looks better, and handed off to whoever seems to know what they’re doing at the time.” A guide for business owners:
alwaysopen.design/website-owne...
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What to Ask Before You Hire a Web Developer - Always Open Design
Before You Hire a Web Developer: what a professional website costs, what you should own, and red flags to watch for. A guide for business owners.
https://alwaysopen.design/website-owners-missing-manual/
about 2 months ago
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Interesting conversation on WP Tavern Jukebox with
@nathanwrigley.com
and Simon Pollard about
#WordPress
community:
open.spotify.com/episode/6jc5...
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#209 - Simon Pollard on Navigating the New Normal for WordPress Community and Events
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jc5EPUMJC1p0xpXiVfzlV?si=dmkpVMsoQBC8ox-p2NRLRA&t=2142
2 months ago
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Norman Records
2 months ago
PREORDER: 'Pentastar: In The Style Of Demons (30th Anniversary Edition)' by Earth Favourite Earth record is this - the drone metal pioneer's stoner metal-leaning LP returns as a colour vinyl edition complete with a wraparound art print.
@subpop.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2149...
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Topher
2 months ago
In this episode of Topher Learns How, I have a talk with
@brianleejackson.com
, project lead for Perfmatters. I had no idea how Perfmatters fit into a site performance plan. Now I do.
#WordPress
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Topher Learns How: Can Perfmatters make my WordPress site faster?
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
https://youtu.be/xMsMmb6JS9g
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Just like pizza, my articles are usually better the day after (post-publish edits, am I right?) - the oft overlooked overview page gets some respect (finally):
alwaysopen.design/overview-pag...
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Overview Pages: Overlooked or Optimized? - Always Open Design
Your overview page isn't just a list of links, it's the page that anchors a section of your site and gives everything around it context.
https://alwaysopen.design/overview-page-optimized/
2 months ago
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Finally explored the Chadakoin Riverwalk in Jamestown, cool wildlife signage, very nice people spaces, and interesting facts about our municipal utilities. Loved it.
3 months ago
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Monteiro
3 months ago
Some of you are dreading Monday. Some of you are spending your Sunday working to be “ready” for Monday. Some of you are facing your first Monday without work. Some of you are gearing up for another week of hoping the phone rings. You’ll all get something out of this:
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
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How to grow strawberries
Feels so good to have a studio again. This week’s question comes to us from Anthea Tawia: I came to San Francisco to visit the company I work for—sadly I was...
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-grow-strawberries/
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WFMU
3 months ago
Today on WFMU: On Observations of Deviance w/David Mittleman (Give the Drummer Radio stream): The show will begin with cover versions of Sun Ra's "Nuclear War," followed by three hours of rare live performances of this classic track by Sun Ra and his Arkestra (7 p.m. ET).
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Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU
http://www.wfmu.org/upcoming
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I got sidetracked into redesigning my website during a weekend lull (more fool I). That was about 3 weekends ago now…
3 months ago
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Nathan Wrigley
3 months ago
This Week in WordPress #365 This episode with Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Marc Benzakein, Rhys Wynne explores the renewed importance of blogging and owning your content in 2026, discusses WordPress's educational initiatives and their overlapping complexities,
wpbuilds.com/2026/02/10/t...
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This week, I dive into Section Styles in WordPress themes - a flexible way to present different types of content and maintain design consistency. A very handy tool for your
#WordPress
theming tool-kit.
alwaysopen.design/understandin...
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Understanding WordPress Section Styles - Always Open Design
WordPress Section Styles are an extension of block style variations. Create flexible, user-friendly, consistent designs with Section Styles.
https://alwaysopen.design/understanding-section-styles/
3 months ago
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Eric Karkovack
4 months ago
My
#WordPress
peeps, are you looking for something to do on a quiet Sunday? You can join me over at
@thewpminute.com
for free! You'll gain access to our Slack channel and our free courses (a new one is dropping soon 👀).
thewpminute.com/membership/
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Join the WP Minute Membership - The WP Minute
A Place for WordPress Professionals The WP Minute helps a broad audience of WordPress freelancers, agency owners, product makers, and stakeholders throughout the WordPress economy. There's a spot for ...
https://thewpminute.com/membership/
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Many
#WordPress
side-quests while trying to document my classic theme to block theme migration, the latest explores Block Variations and Block Styles - similar, but different:
alwaysopen.design/block-style-...
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WordPress Block Styles and Variations - Always Open Design
Block style variations are a big improvement, allowing site editors to choose and apply options visually from the block editor's style panel.
https://alwaysopen.design/block-style-variations/
4 months ago
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Made the feed… thanks to
@wordpress.org
and
@heropress.bsky.social
for supporting all of the different pathways to community and professional development.
add a skeleton here at some point
4 months ago
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Walking to the store much easier today (went Sunday while it was still snowing), sidewalks cleared - it looks like 2 feet of snow all around. Jamestown, NY - lots of snow!
4 months ago
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Part 2 from my block theme development exercise - migrating an existing website to a new design is always a challenge, but I did learn a few things about how block spacing actually works in
#WordPress
-
alwaysopen.design/block-theme-...
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Block Theme Development, Part 2: Page Templates and Custom Styles - Always Open Design
Focusing on building out page templates, enabling custom functionality, and making custom style adjustments in block themes.
https://alwaysopen.design/block-theme-templates-spacing/
4 months ago
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@topher1kenobe.bsky.social
kindly invited me to contribute my
#WordPress
story to HeroPress, a site dedicated to sharing the stories of and connecting people in WordPress. Check it out:
heropress.com/essays/how-a...
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How Art School Led Me To Web Design
Emily Rapport from Jamestown, NY writes about how her desire to share her art led her into a career as a WordPress developer.
https://heropress.com/essays/how-art-school-led-me-to-web-design/
4 months ago
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WFMU
4 months ago
Today on WFMU: On Observations of Deviance w/David Mittleman (Give the Drummer Radio stream), Öppet Archives: Swedish Free Jazz Round Table. Öppet is a historically important series of albums focused on Swedish creative improvised music of the 1960s and 1970s (7 p.m. ET).
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Internet Archive
4 months ago
Before the Hays Code slammed the door, Hollywood told bolder stories. Morocco (1930), now in the public domain, preserves a fleeting vision of a Hollywood before the hammer of the censor fell. Learn why pre-Code films still matter ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2026/01/20/i...
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Complete! “Forest,” oil/canvas, 36x44” - maybe this title will change - from a scene earlier this Fall that I photographed at the Audubon Community Nature Center.
#OilPainting
#LandscapePainting
#JamestownNY
4 months ago
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Ross Wintle
4 months ago
“Like ‘slop’ text, images & videos, the ability to create small, personal apps and websites with LLMs is fascinating. But I don't believe it's ultimately good for the creators or for the users.”
rosswintle.uk/2026/01/trus...
I've been writing this all weekend. Longer than I thought it would be.
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Trust me: You don't want to make little personal apps... especially not like that! - Ross Wintle
Like "slop" text, images and videos, the ability to create apps and websites is fascinating. But I don't believe it's ultimately good for the creators or for the users.
https://rosswintle.uk/2026/01/trust-me-you-dont-want-to-make-little-personal-apps-especially-not-like-that/
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I’m not supposed to work on the weekends but this isn’t client work so it’s okay (bargaining). Read about how your humanity is required when writing with AI:
alwaysopen.design/ai-writing-f...
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Writing content for humans with AI - Always Open Design
Writing with AI promises to save time and make tasks easier but humans still need to provide good input, apply critical judgment, and edit ruthlessly.
https://alwaysopen.design/ai-writing-for-humans/
4 months ago
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Internet Archive
4 months ago
JUST ADDED: Can't make it to the Internet Archive for our Public Domain Film Remix Contest screening party? Join the LIVESTREAM to watch the winning films and honorable mentions! LIVE from the Internet Archive January 21 @ 7pm PT Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980757251...
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Started a short series on migrating a real life website with a custom classic
#WordPress
theme to a block theme, first installment:
alwaysopen.design/block-theme-...
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Block Theme Development Series - Classic to Block - Always Open Design
Follow a real WordPress block theme development project. We start with choosing to build from scratch or using a theme, and setting up the structure.
https://alwaysopen.design/block-theme-development-series/
4 months ago
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Accessibility Awareness
4 months ago
Looking for a digital accessibility job? Or looking to hire someone for an accessibility role? A11yjobs is a digital accessibility job board.
www.a11yjobs.com
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Find Digital Accessibility Jobs on A11yjobs.com
Discover top jobs in digital accessibility, including web accessibility, ARIA, WCAG, Section 508, ADA compliance, and more. Join the A11y community with roles on a11yjobs.com.
https://www.a11yjobs.com/
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Painting tree limbs like figures. I may need a better ventilation system (it’s cold with the window open) … still in progress. A scene from the Audubon Community Nature Center this past fall.
#OilPainting
#LandscapePainting
#JamestownNY
4 months ago
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Shameless self-promotion: I’ve reissued my “Paintings Delilah’s” catalog, collected works from 2004 - 2017. Portraits of night life, clientele, and most importantly the folks behind the bar!
#DelilahsChicago
#Punks
#OilPainting
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5 months ago
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Good read:
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5 months ago
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A little more progress on this forest scene (oil/canvas, 36x44”) -
#wip
5 months ago
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Eric Karkovack
5 months ago
If your goal for 2026 is to survive 2026, there's no shame in that. That counts for something.
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Topher
5 months ago
Remember when I posted that lots of plugins doesn't make
#WordPress
slow? I've now made a video about it! The answer is the same, it doesn't, so you don't HAVE to go watch the video, but if you could go like and subscribe that would be super awesome.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvB-...
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Do many plugins make WordPress slow? (No!)
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvB-JtRsvCA
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Started an oil painting this week, the first in too long. I am not ready to return to work on Monday and I feel that unpleasant, internal pressure to “get ahead” by working over the next few days. This year must be different else what be the purpose of it all? She said rhetorically.
5 months ago
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Back porch, watercolor/yupo, 9x12” -
#Watercolor
#LandscapePainting
#JamestownNY
5 months ago
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Finished reading, “I am Not Sidney Poitier,” by Percival Everett - I like the way he writes and the mixture of high art (literature, philosophy) and low (slapstick, puns) and a heap of satirical reflections make for a good read.
5 months ago
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Cole Ave, Holidays - watercolor/yupo, 11x14” -
#Watercolor
#LandscapePainting
#JamestownNY
5 months ago
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“Winter Afternoon, Prospect,” watercolor/yupo, 9x12”
#Watercolor
#UrbanLandscapePainting
#JamestownNY
5 months ago
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Certain kinds of tracks…
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