Episode 487
Episode 487: WordPress Drama and Chicken Sandwiches
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.
October 4, 20241h 8mExplicit
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Show Notes
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
Rundown
- Chick-fil-A to open in the UK
- Wordpress
- OpenAI
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