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· 21 Elul 5780 (Thursday 10 September 2020) · 1 minute to read

So I ordered some #WordPress swag this morning, and I’d like to say that I am getting better order status notifications from a home-grown free plugin (WooCommerce) plus probably a low-cost solution for the shipping part than I get from either Amazon or the postal service. This is awesome.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 23 Elul 5780 (Saturday 12 September 2020) · 0 minutes to read

Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with the Taliban by U.S. Embassy in Kabul

Office of the Spokesperson The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with Taliban Political Deputy and Head of the Political Office Mullah Beradar and members of the Taliban negotiating team in Doha, Qatar, on the historic occasion of the start of peace negotiations. Secretary Pompeo urged the Taliban to seize this opportunity to forge a political settlement and reach a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire. He welcomed Afghan leadership and ownership of the effort to end 40 years of war and ensure that Afghanistan is not a threat to the United States or its allies.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 23 Elul 5780 (Saturday 12 September 2020) · 1 minute to read

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Oh look! The folks behind #AccessiBe are paying for praise again.

Lifnei Iver comes to mind, which in an incredibly ironic twist is extended beyond its literal meaning to be interpreted by the Sages as misleading people, among other things.

And if you have to pay for praise, you know you’re intentionally misleading your users.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 24 Elul 5780 (Sunday 13 September 2020) · 1 minute to read

Here’s an experiencial example of why Goodreads sucks. At least from the app, I couldn’t find standalone copies of either The Firm or A Time To Kill, just this boxed set and a few other boxed sets. Don’t get me wrong. Boxed sets are great, but it wasn’t what I was looking for. But I suppose I’m reading The Firm after A Time To Kill. The Firm is a book I really like, but I don’t think I appreciate a service like Goodreads, which theoretically has access to and control of the largest book database in the world and which we are all to one extent or another beholdent to, forcing the issue of my next read.