Daniel and Manton talk about WordPress.com introducing ActivityPub integration, how it effects Micro.blog, and the ability of Automattic to leverage work of plugin developers on WordPress.com, but not for Tumblr. Then they wrap up with an AI discussion of Humane’s Ai Pin and how it might be related to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s investment in the company.
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Links:
- WordPress.com and the fediverse — TechCrunch write-up on the new feature.
- ActivityPub plugin — The open source version of WordPress.com’s ActivityPub support.
- About the Trap Manager — Developer documentation for patching into classic Mac OS to extend the toolbox.
- Micro.blog plug-ins — Help page for writing themes and extending Micro.blog blogs.
- ShopTalk Show podcast with Manton — Recent episode about all things Micro.blog and the web.
- Sam Altman article — About Humane and Sam’s investment in the company.
- Humane — New company building some kind of AI-related communication device.
- OpenAI audio interface — Announcement about audio and image input to ChatGPT.
- Top 10 Aaayyys — YouTube video of Fonzie from Happy Days.
