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Ana Rodrigues @ohhelloana.blog · 16d

Thank you for listening to me #LoopConf 💛
Slides are available at noti.st/anarodrigues...

Send me your personal website!

Building, Sharing, and Owning Your Online Presence by Ana Rodrigues

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LoopConf @loopconf.com · 25d

🎙 New at @thewpminute.com: @rzen.net & @matthewmedeiros.bsky.social go behind the scenes of #LoopConf’s comeback.

Real talk on tickets, sponsors, hybrid events & why in-person WP gatherings still matter.

Full interview ➡️ thewpminute.com/loopconf-is-...

LoopConf is back! (London 2025) - The WP Minute

Over a decade after his last appearance on my old Matt Report feed, Brian and I pick up like no time has passed. We talk candidly about what it takes to bring LoopConf back to life, why he acquired…

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Keith Devon @keithdevon.com · Sep 11

I’ll be there. Can’t wait to be at a WordPress conference again. 🤓

Brian Richards @rzen.net · Sep 11

Hello fellow WordPress devs! If your schedule permits, I would be honored if you joined me for @loopconf.com on Sept 25th!

I personally curated the schedule and couldn't be happier about the diversity of perspectives and experiences we get to hear.

Check it out: loopconf.com

WordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UK

The premier conference for developers who choose WordPress.

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LoopConf @loopconf.com · 28d

Don't sleep on this opportunity! Contact @rzen.net and join us on 25 Sept!

Brian Richards @rzen.net · Sep 11

If you want to come to @loopconf.com and the ticket cost is the only thing standing in your way, please reach out! I will make sure we can meet your needs and include you in the event.

The ONLY reason I'm producing the event is to create opportunity for as many WP devs as possible, including you!

Brian Richards @rzen.net · Sep 11

Hello fellow WordPress devs! If your schedule permits, I would be honored if you joined me for @loopconf.com on Sept 25th!

I personally curated the schedule and couldn't be happier about the diversity of perspectives and experiences we get to hear.

Check it out: loopconf.com

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Sep 11

If you want to come to @loopconf.com and the ticket cost is the only thing standing in your way, please reach out! I will make sure we can meet your needs and include you in the event.

The ONLY reason I'm producing the event is to create opportunity for as many WP devs as possible, including you!

Brian Richards @rzen.net · Sep 11

Hello fellow WordPress devs! If your schedule permits, I would be honored if you joined me for @loopconf.com on Sept 25th!

I personally curated the schedule and couldn't be happier about the diversity of perspectives and experiences we get to hear.

Check it out: loopconf.com

WordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UK

The premier conference for developers who choose WordPress.

loopconf.com

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Sep 11

Hello fellow WordPress devs! If your schedule permits, I would be honored if you joined me for @loopconf.com on Sept 25th!

I personally curated the schedule and couldn't be happier about the diversity of perspectives and experiences we get to hear.

Check it out: loopconf.com

WordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UK

The premier conference for developers who choose WordPress.

loopconf.com

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Ross Wintle @rosswintle.uk · Sep 8

I keep discovering people who are going to @loopconf.com and it’s getting VERY exciting! So many people I finally get to meet in person. 😃

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LoopConf @loopconf.com · Aug 29

🌐 From teen blogger → indie web champion.

@ohhelloana.blog shows why publishing on your own domain is still radical + empowering & how to (re)start your own corner of the web.

At #LoopConf
🎟 loopconf.com/sessions/bui...

Building, Sharing, and Owning Your Online Presence | LoopConf

Join Ana on a decades-long digital journey and learn why publishing to your own domain is still one of the most radical, powerful things you can do. From humble beginnings as a teenage blogger, to bec

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Aug 21

What a depressing ride amirite?

"Here's a bunch of terrible stuff that happened to a bunch of people we made up and made you care about for 3 hours"

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Jul 21

ICE should be permanently dismantled. They're right up there with the SS.

Waldo Jaquith, but Spooky @waldo.net · Jul 21

This is straight-up evil.

Ice secretly deported Pennsylvania grandfather, 82, after he lost green card

Family of Luis Leon say they were initially told by someone he had died, but they found him alive in Guatemala hospital

www.theguardian.com

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LoopConf @loopconf.com · Jul 16

🌟 We’re excited to announce the first wave of LoopConf London speakers:

– Ivelina Dimova (Awesome Motive)
– Rashmi Nagpal (Patchstack)
– Ross Wintle (WP Engine)
– Ryan McCue (Human Made / Altis)

Get to know them → loopconf.com
More speakers coming soon!
#LoopConf

WordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UK

The premier conference for developers who choose WordPress.

loopconf.com

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Jun 29

For anyone else who wants to follow along it's in Settings > Keyboard > Text Replacement.

Then type out the long message you want to be inserted, and the shorter text you want to trigger the replacement.

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Jun 29

brb, adding an iOS keyboard shortcut that expands "ftcs" to "Reporting you to the FTC for text spam, which carries a $500 fine per incident."

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LoopConf @loopconf.com · Jun 23

After a flurry of activity today we're down to 10 early bird tickets. You can get yours at loopconf.com

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Jun 23

Happy @loopconf.com ticket launch day to all who celebrate!

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LoopConf @loopconf.com · Jun 23

Just 20 minutes until tickets go on sale! Will you claim one of the first 50 Early Bird tickets?

loopconf.com

WordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UK

The premier conference for developers who choose WordPress.

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LoopConf @loopconf.com · Jun 23

Early Bird tickets go on sale in 6 hours (12:00 UTC on June 23). Only 50 are available. Set a reminder so you can save £100 when you claim yours at LoopConf.com!

WordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UK

The premier conference for developers who choose WordPress.

LoopConf.com

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Jun 22

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Alt Ordo Malleus @nikkicecily.bsky.social · Jun 20

People forget this, but the internet used to be fun

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The Repository @therepository.email · Jun 20

WordCamp US Faces Scrutiny Over Automattic’s Role as Ticket Sales Lag

WordCamp US Faces Scrutiny Over Automattic's Role as Ticket Sales Lag

A post from the official WordCamp US X account on Wednesday stirred confusion about Automattic's involvement in this year's flagship WordPress event — and reignited long-standing questions about how...

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InkStruck @inkstruck.bsky.social · Jun 19

This one is for those of you who can remember 1999 and still have the song stuck in your head!

#HamsterDance #earlyinternet #nostalgia #printmaking #linocut

A linocut print featuring hamsters from one row of the original “Hampster Dance” page. Each hamster is one frame of the .gif as it turns in a circle dancing.

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Jun 21

Other games 've truly enjoyed:
GoldenEye (N64)
Deus Ex (PC)
Perfect Dark (N64)
EverQuest (PC)
Portal & Portal 2 (PC)
The Last of Us (PS3/PS5)
Morrowind (PC)
Skyrim (everywhere)
No One Lives Forever (PC)
Uncharted 1-4 (PS3/PS5)

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Brian Richards @rzen.net · Jun 21

1. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GameBoy)
The first game that absorbed my attention.

2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
I'm still in love with this one.

3. Half-Life (PC)
Still my favorite PC game.

Honorable mentions:
Half-Life 2
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · Jun 20

Name 3 Videogames you've played for 200 hours.

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Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · Jun 21

that’s why half my posts are the most mundane shit ever and/or photos

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · Jun 21

i don't mean to come off as rude but we cannot sustain ourselves on outrage and anger forever. i think it's even more important now to post about other things too. even if it gets less engagement. you never know who will find it cool and interesting.

sarah @inmywoodshop.bsky.social · Jun 21

It’s a real mindfuck when most ppl wanna post about their latest failures/successes, or weird shit they saw in the wild or cool stuff they made…but the country is a cesspool so cool/weird shit seems trite.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · Jun 21

That's not rude at all. I think it's absurd that people think we need to be punched in the face 24/7 to be reminded of what's going on.

I come on social media to commiserate, not be miserable

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