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David Artiss

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WPVIP support lead at Automattic Inc. ❤️ WordPress contributor & developer 🌟 International speaker 🌎 Musical theatre performer 🎭 Passionate about fostering a positive community 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Find all my socials at artiss.me

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In the 70s Sister Sledge used to drive around in British cars. Their favourites were the Austin Music and Cortina Trap.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 04/10/2026
During Banned Books Week, it's worth pointing out that the UK have had 75 books since 1512 (one every 7 years). The US has had 8093 since 1981 (180 every year). And, yet, the US thinks we're the country suppressing freedoms of expression.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 03/10/2026
I'm surprised Jerry Hall had an issue lying in a coffin. I'd have thought she was used to sleeping with the dead, having been married to both Mick Jagger and Rupert Murdock
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 02/10/2026
An image of Richard E Grant from the film Withnail and I. Under that is the caption "of course I'm a traitor. What's the point in being in the game if you're not?"
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 29/09/2026
Quite the mixed bag for me and shows the gap in my gaming between the 1980s and the 2000s.
A grid of 3x3 video game covers. They are, in no particular order, Revenger of the Mutant Camels (C64), Mario Kart Wii (Wii), Wizball (C64), Battlefield 4 (PS4), Battlefield 3 (PS3) Paper Mario (Wii), Portal (PS4/PC), Out Run (Arcade) and Gauntlet (Arcade/C64)
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
20.00 FILM: MURDER ON THE PIZZA EXPRESS
Agatha Christie's classic story where the twist is that there was no actual murder - the victim simply topped himself.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 18/09/2026
"He's always on the scene" Why did nobody ever think to investigate Fireman Sam for all those blazes? The clues were always there.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 15/09/2026
Price aside, are people still using VR? It's been tried so many times but not really taken-off.
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
21.00 FARTHER TED
Some priests are small, but this one is far away.
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ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ 🌝 @daddyxanax.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Her baby is about to set the Guinness world record for the fastest time a baby said their mother's name
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 12/09/2026
Despite being on the iPhone Upgrade Programme, I've not ordered the new phone. Not because I'm not interested in it, but because Apple has given ZERO information to those on the old programme on how they're supposed to transition to the new one. It's pretty poor support, imo
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Mitch Benn @mitchbenn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Oh COME ON
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 11/09/2026
Surprised and disappointed that today's NYT Spelling Bee pangram is not "dickhead"
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 06/09/2026
New blog post: Nextbase Dashcam - Battery replacement that's not very repair, or pocket, friendly
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Nextbase Dashcam – Battery replacement that’s not very repair, or pocket, friendly
So many people have dashcams in their car, and I’m no exception. I have a Nextbase model but, recently, it’s been randomly restarting during journeys. After discussion with the AI support bot (I had no choice – don’t judge me!), it turned out that the internal battery was pretty much dead – after fully charging, […]
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 05/09/2026
I'd not come across the Make Waves brand until the other day. They make refillable deodorant and antiperspirant. I'm aware of them because they're all over my Facebook feed, promoting their product via a simple technique - bash the competition.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 01/09/2026
New blog post: How to get free AAA games for PC and Mac
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How to get free AAA games for PC and Mac
There are open-source and free-to-play games available that cost nothing (up-front anyway), such as Fortnite. However, what about those AAA games, that have an up-front costs. How can you get those for free?
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 31/08/2026
New blog post: How to update the firmware on a UniFi Travel Router
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How to update the firmware on a UniFi Travel Router
When travelling, whether for work or pleasure, having a compact travel router can be a real benefit. The idea is that they connect to the local Wi-Fi, or Ethernet, and then create it’s own, Wi-Fi signal for your devices. Apart from it being more secure, you can set it up with the same SSID as […]
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 30/08/2026
New blog post: WordPress plugins and the removal of features #WordPress
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WordPress plugins and the removal of features
A recent discussion on Reddit was about shaming plugin developers who offer free features and then take them away (with the assumption being that they make them part of the paid-for version). Now, I don’t agree with shaming, but I don’t think it’s a great policy. As a site owner, if I’d spent some time […]
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 27/08/2026
Ahh, nothing says "tribute" more than a web page so stuffed fulls of ads that it's barely readable. I kinda feel tribute pages should be the one place where they should not put advertising.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 25/08/2026
You 👏🏼 don't 👏🏼 need 👏🏼 to 👏🏼 quote 👏🏼 reply 👏🏼 on 👏🏼 WhatsApp 👏🏼 if 👏🏼 you're 👏🏼 responding 👏🏼 to 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 last reply 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 chat👏🏼
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz358bs
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 21/08/2026
There's a whole genre of short-form video in the category "clumsy reveals or demonstrations because the person couldn't get somebody else to hold the camera"
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CocoEagle @cocoeagle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I cannot express this any better.... the frustration is real
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 14/08/2026
Considering how careful they've had to be making sure emergency alert tests were warned of in advance, because of the impact it can have on some people, genuine ones need to be a really, really, full emergency - "do this or you're going to die" kind of thing. This didn't feel like that.
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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Golden Age Of Children's TV is currently an un-whopping ninety nine pence on Kindle! I really am quite proud of it and I think you'll enjoy it, especially at this price. If you've already ready it, why not share the link? Hint Hint. www.amazon.co.uk/Golden-Age-C...
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 30/07/2026
I'm not saying NYT's Wordle AI Bot is a bit crap but today it told me its third suggestion was much better than mine, despite mine being the correct word, and its wasn't.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 29/07/2026
Isn't this just anywhere outside?
A sign on tree. It depicts a strutting bird inside a triangle, with a yellow background. Underneath is the text "Caution! Birds may be present overhead in this area"
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 22/07/2026
I love Dyson products. I love the founder less, but there’s no denying their products are well thought out and built. My Dyson cordless cleaner is the best vacuum cleaner I’ve ever owned. So when they announced a handheld cooling fan, that was something I was certainly interested in. How could they…
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Review: Dyson HushJet Mini Cool fan
I love Dyson products. I love the founder less, but there’s no denying their products are well thought out and built. My Dyson cordless cleaner is the best vacuum cleaner I’ve ever owned. So when they announced a handheld cooling fan, that was something I was certainly interested in. How could they re-think the simple […]
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 21/07/2026
I find it hard to hate things. Most of my film reviews are 4 stars, no matter how bad they are. Same for books. But James Dyson's autobiography was such an odious chore, I could barely give it a single star. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8e37...
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Andy @alreadytaken74.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Code for the People @codeforthepeople.com · 09/07/2026
The internet belongs to all of us. Today, we prove it. Code for the People, a documentary short about the open web from the people who built it, is now available. Stream it for free. For freedom. For the future. #OpenSource #OpenWeb #DocumentaryShort
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 08/07/2026
If @countbinface.bsky.social wants to instantly get my vote, he just needs to have an election promise of banning anyone having a bonfire on a day like today. Finally able to open my windows for a bit of breeze and all I'm getting is acrid smoke.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 29/06/2026
Like we used to get with Smartphones, we now get "extend your battery life by turning off many of the features you bought it for" articles. www.engadget.com/2203334/easy...
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5 easy ways to get more range out of your EV - Engadget
These little tricks will help you spend more time driving instead of charging.
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Congratulations to Andy Burnham for winning The Masked Singer.
Andy  Burnham with Count Binface and fox candidates
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 28/05/2026
Today I am being served up posts by Reform UK, GB News and Nigel Farage. Now all blocked but it's a constant stream of right wing bile being put onto my timeline. The question is - who's paying for this to happen?
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 23/05/2026
Every time I have to go back to Facebook for any reason seems to justify why I stay away. Now my feed is full of right-wing bigots and flag-shaggers. Why the Facebook algorithm thinks I'm interested in Reform, I don't know.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 07/05/2026
Want to know the latest status of the various forks of WordPress? Head to artiss.blog/documentatio... for everything you could ever want to know. If I've missed anything, please let me know! #WordPress
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Exploring the Impact of WordPress Forks on Open Source
Discover the world of WordPress forks! Learn about popular options like ClassicPress and their unique features in our detailed guide.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 01/05/2026
I'm guessing we didn't do well in Eurovision that year #totp
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 01/05/2026
This was truly a time when chart songs were 90% sound effects #totp
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 01/05/2026
This song is as bland as the one from Pat & Mick #totp
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 01/05/2026
The stink of SAW is strong on this one #totp
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 01/05/2026
I prefer the Bob the Builder version #totp
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 01/05/2026
Well that's a sizeable hole in my wallet now. Had to be the C64 Collector's Edition. I already have an Evercade EXP-R for most of my needs, but dang, I need some Things on a Spring, Bounder and Wizball, that it simply doesn't (yet) provide. I blame @rhys.wales for making me aware of it 😛
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 26/04/2026
If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty down about my small business. I’m working so hard but it’s been very quiet. It’s bloody difficult at the moment. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
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Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester
Bold illustrated wall art, greeting cards and homewares designed in Manchester. Inspired by architecture, music and mid century design. Made in the UK.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The Palentir statement on its desired “Technological Republic” is one of the scariest things I have seen in a while. It is a call for a world dominated by an authoritarian U.S., generated by AI (both the statement and the world), run by tech-surveillance companies. Technofascism pure!
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Another Cinna @anothercinna.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Having this made into a jacket.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 05/04/2026
For those who believe...
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a happy first contact day sign with a man waving
ALT: a happy first contact day sign with a man waving
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Quick, look busy…
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Emil Jacobs - Collectifission @collectifission.greennuclear.online.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026
Finally, a real use case for JavaScript
Header: "British woman without cervic and vagina naturally becomes pregnant after reconstructive surgery", with an error code: "JavaScript must be enabled to use this feature".
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