Episode 487: WordPress Drama and Chicken Sandwiches

Episode 487: WordPress Drama and Chicken Sandwiches

Author: Software Defined Talk LLC October 4, 2024 Duration: 1:08:16

This week, we recap the WordPress showdown between Automattic and WP Engine, and discuss the future of OpenAI. Plus, Coté has a lot (maybe too much) to say about Chick-fil-A coming to the UK.

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Runner-up Titles

  • Time change is a-comin’.
  • Don’t worry, I’m wearing clothes under this bathrobe.
  • Where-ever there are chickens, there is fried chicken, I assume.
  • Waffle Chips
  • Free Refills and Ice
  • The tyranny of no free refills
  • Take the Five Guy approach
  • You can’t change the rules in the race
  • Fill the square

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