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theguardian.comAsian Football Confederation backs Gianni Infantino in U-turn on Fifa presidencySheikh Salman, the AFC president, has made an abrupt turnaround months after accusing Gianni Infantino of a ‘fundamental breach of trust’

"Before I started as Fifa president, each of you, some of you are still [here] and still remember that time … Each of you was receiving $1m every four years. As of the first of January of next year, it will be $25m.” Hmm, wonder what changed their mind? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

This was such a great game, and the artwork was spot on.

ZXVintage@zxvintage.bsky.social

Random inlay: Infiltrator/U.S. Gold Ltd (1986) DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2482/

Feels like they got this the wrong way round - a light punishment for the offender, whilst the club received an extremely high penalty.

Premier League News@plnews.bsky.social

Southampton manager Tonda Eckert has been handed a six-week suspended ban following last season's spygate drama, and has also been given a £28,000 fine.

Americans need to watch Friday Night Dinner.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Our list of the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century is out now. See what came in at No. 1 here. nyti.ms/3TofmmM

thewpminute.comACF Is Getting an AI Upgrade — But It’s Not What You Think - The WP MinuteAdvanced Custom Fields has been a developer favorite in WordPress for more than a decade. Now it’s getting ready for the AI era — without throwing away what made developers love it in the first place....

Great interview from @karks.com with Iain Poulson from ACF / WPEngine about how they continue to improve and upgrade the plugin. thewpminute.com/acf-is-getti...

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AgonyFlips

@agonyflips.bsky.social

20 Sept

When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊

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Torsten Bell

@torstenbell.bsky.social

19 Sept

So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

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Nathan Wrigley

@nathanwrigley.com

18 Sept

Have a podcast? Want to start one? The show.fm 'Founders' offer is three years of our Studio plan. It includes podcast hosting, analytics, and some AI tools for managing episodes. There's way more as well. We'd rather be funded by 100 podcasters than one investor. show.fm/founders

18 Sept

Gutted not to get tickets to see #RogueTrooper during the #BFIFilmFestival this year - three screenings were clearly not enough for the demand... 😢 @manmademoon.bsky.social - are there plans for a wider distribution?

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Pile Of Garbage

@pileofgarbage.net

1 Sept

I love how Werner Herzog is ALWAYS like this:

28 Aug

For some reason, this reminds me of the lyrics to Parklife. Can't think why.

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support.claude.comHow Claude marks AI-generated content | Claude Help Center

11 Aug

This is huge: support.claude.com/en/articles/...

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@blisterpearl.bsky.social

It is not the job of the Clacton voters to determine if Farage has done anything wrong or not.

theguardian.comFolarin Balogun eligible to play for US v Belgium as Fifa rescinds suspension for red card* US striker was shown red in last-32 match * Fifa disciplinary committee cites article of Fifa code USA striker Folarin Balogun will play in his team’s last-16 game against Belgium on Monday after Fifa announced it has suspended the red card and accompanying one-game ban he received against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The decision gives the US a huge boost as they attempt to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2002. Balogun has been a constant threat for the US so far this tournament, and has scored three goals in three starts. Without him, US coach Mauricio Pochettino was scrambling to come up with other options in attack. Continue reading...

5 July

So I assume FIFA are going to step in for every unfair refereeing decision from now on? Because they’ve set one hell of a precedent here.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Folarin Balogun eligible to play for US v Belgium as Fifa rescinds suspension for red card

paulhalfpenny.comWordCamp EU Needs a Bigger, Broader Schedule - Paul HalfpennyWhy WordCamp EU needs more sessions, broader topics and fuller schedules to boost attendance and deliver better value for all attendees.

2 June

Two posts doing the rounds this week reinforced my view that what matters most for conferences is what's actually on the schedule when you get there. paulhalfpenny.com/wordcamp-eu...

I'm not heading to WordCampEU in Krakow this year, but these posts resonated with me - about attendance figures and the scope of sessions:

There are so many applications turned down for speaking slots each year. I know people that have had to apply multiple times to get on the stage - why not just schedule more sessions? Run them shorter if need be; most sessions don't need to be 40 mins in length anyway.

And make sure that we provide every type of attendee with something to take away - whether you're a beginner, an expert, a plugin author, a marketer, an agency, a content admin. Fill their days. Give them a reason to attend. Ensure that they can't NOT attend.

I'm not heading to WordCampEU in Krakow this year, but these posts resonated with me - about attendance figures and the scope of sessions:

If WCEU wants to reverse attendance figures and continue to lead the conversation, I think it needs to consider what conference attendees want and need right now.

Personally, I am less bothered about the location and more worried about the content. It needs to be ramped up by a factor 2-3x. And it's possible to do this.

brightonseo.combrightonSEO April 2026 scheduleWe squeeze in a lot over our conferences!

I'm not heading to WordCampEU in Krakow this year, but these posts resonated with me - about attendance figures and the scope of sessions:

Compare the schedule with BrightonSEO for instance - an equivalent-sized conference, held twice yearly (in the same location, and now also in San Diego) - brightonseo.com/events/apri.... The most recent event had over 180 sessions over two days.

That's three times the amount of content for attendees. Sure, it's more expensive to attend, but the amount of value you get out of it is hugely increased.

I'm not heading to WordCampEU in Krakow this year, but these posts resonated with me - about attendance figures and the scope of sessions:

And whilst it is good that the conference rotates host city, allowing us to explore new places, it's a different approach to other major conferences where this just doesn't happen - which leads to challenges of awareness, access and more difficulties for attendees.

2. For a major conference, WCEU just doesn't have enough sessions

regionallyfamous.comI Love WordPress. There's Nothing for Me at WordCamp.I scanned every WordCamp Europe 2026 session twice—workshops, keynotes, lightning talks. As a longtime WordPress user, I found nothing aimed at my needs.

I'm not heading to WordCampEU in Krakow this year, but these posts resonated with me - about attendance figures and the scope of sessions:

...especially seeing that this is the first WCEU I've missed since Berlin in 2019, but I also read this post about the scope of sessions and what is included: regionallyfamous.com/wordpress-w...

And a couple of things strike me. 1. WCEU doesn't always help itself with the choice of locations I felt that attendance in Switzerland was in part due to the cost of the country. This isn't a reason not to host somewhere, but I think it had an impact.

I'm not heading to WordCampEU in Krakow this year, but these posts resonated with me - about attendance figures and the scope of sessions:

jeangalea.comWordCamp Europe Is Shrinking — 2026 Attendance and Talk Topic Analysis | Jean Galea | Jean GaleaFour years of WordCamp Europe data: attendance down ~35% from peak, talks pivoting hard to AI and security, the Anglo share thinning every year. My read on where WordPress is heading.

First is Jean Galea's post about reducing attendance: jeangalea.com/wordcamp-eu... - and I'm sad about being one of those that have dropped out....

paulhalfpenny.comWho's the pathfinder at your agency? | Paul HalfpennyEvery agency has a pathfinder, the person probing what's next. Why every agency needs one, and how to spot the one you might already have.

19 May

Does your agency have a pathfinder? paulhalfpenny.com/whos-the-pat...

paulhalfpenny.comMigrating WordPress media via MCP - Paul HalfpennyI’ve done a lot of WordPress site migrations over the years. Different agencies, different scales but none of them have been quick or painless. For the content side we usually reach for WP All Import ...

16 May

I’ve spent the last few evenings adding a migration workflow to our Filter Abilities plugin - allowing you to migrate images from one site to another via Claude/MCP and updating the database as it goes. paulhalfpenny.com/migrating-wo...

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#WPLDN - delivering WP-focused events in London

@wpldn.uk

14 May

May's #WPLDN registration is now open @cameronjonesweb.bsky.social on automating ACF to block editor migrations, plus Robert Abela, and @tna.sh in conversation on #WordPress security, #AI and the human factor Thursday 28 May, 6 PM. Link in thread.

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Gutenberg Times

@gutenbergtimes.com

2 May

Block Format Bridge: A Practical Solution for AI-Generated Content in WordPress Chris Huber, developer at Automattic, released Block Format Bridge, an open-source plugin that addresses one of the more persistent friction points in AI-assisted WordPress workflows: getting AI-generated content into…

gutenbergtimes.comBlock Format Bridge: A Practical Solution for AI-Generated Content in WordPressChris Huber, developer at Automattic, released Block Format Bridge, an open-source plugin that addresses one of the more persistent friction points in AI-assisted WordPress workflows: getting AI-generated content into the block editor reliably. The plugin takes a pragmatic approach. Block markup is notoriously difficult for AI to produce correctly — not because AI models lack capability, but because of how the format works.

personalizewp.comPersonalizeWP v3.5: Smarter Geo-Targeting Updates | PersonalizeWPPersonalizeWP v3.5 adds region-level geo-targeting, smarter data exports and UI improvements for more powerful WordPress personalisation.

18 Apr

We shipped state/region geolocation in PersonalizeWP this week and I keep thinking of new use cases. Regional salary benchmarks on job sites. Location-relevant case studies. Local impact stories for charities. What would you build with it? personalizewp.com/blog/announ...

filter.agencyIntroducing Filter's FREE LLM AI Optimisation AuditWe're offering a FREE tool to audit your webpage for LLM AIO optimisation best practice across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and more!

16 Apr

Try this: ask ChatGPT or Perplexity to recommend a business like yours. Did it mention you? If not, that's an AI visibility gap. We built a free audit that checks 90+ factors across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Bing Copilot. Takes seconds. filter.agency/news/introd...

15 Apr

PersonalizeWP v3.5 just dropped. You can now personalise WordPress content by state or region, not just country. Show different content to visitors in Texas vs. New York, or Ontario vs. British Columbia. All in the block editor, no code. personalizewp.com/blog/announ...

14 Apr

Missed PressConf last week. The one WordPress event where talks don't get recorded, which is exactly why the conversations are worth having. Need to make next year happen. Anyone there want to share the highlights?

11 Apr

This. Lager > IPA.

David Roberts@volts.wtf

A few years ago, I finally decided to be honest with myself: I just don't like IPAs much. So I quit trying. Just give me a nice clean light pilsner, a day beer, a post-mowing-the-lawn beer, a hydrating beer, an adjacent-to-water beer. I am what I am.

github.comReleases · filter-agency/filter-abilitiesExposes WordPress functionality as Abilities API abilities for AI agent interaction via MCP. Auto-detects compatible plugins (ACF, Yoast, Gravity Forms, PersonalizeWP, Filter AI, WooCommerce Teams)...

8 Apr

The Filter Abilities plugin has been updated with built-in support for the popular Redirection plugin, plus expanded post capabilities for more flexible control over content and workflows across your site. Full release notes, changes, and download details available here: github.com/filter-agen...

filter.agencyConnect WordPress to AI with the Abilities API - FilterHow we connected WordPress to AI with the Abilities API and MCP, giving assistants access to content, SEO data and analytics.

3 Apr

WordPress 6.9 shipped the Abilities API and so we built an open source plugin that exposes 39 tools to AI agents via MCP. We used it to audit and fix SEO metadata across 220 posts by just asking Claude to do it: filter.agency/news/how-we...

beta.ideas.lego.comFawlty Towers | LEGO® IdeasWelcome to Fawlty Towers, the most chaotic seaside hotel ever brought to life in brick form! Inspired by the classic British sitcom Fawlty Towers, this detailed…

2 Apr

How has this only got 636 supporters? Give it some love!

Russell Parker@pussellrarker.bsky.social

How brilliant is this concept kit, Lego Fawlty Towers! Incredible detailing throughout. beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

en.wikipedia.orgMap of the Problematique - Wikipedia

19 Mar

Always loved en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_of_... by Muse, and now I find out "the song has drawn frequent comparisons to "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode due to their similar chord progression and arrangement". No wonder I like it!!