2015 was one fast paced year. It was also a year of resolutions and closing of cycles in my life. I moved 4 times, found a home that feels long term in San Francisco, finished my university degree, got my US work visa approved. 2015 was a great year! 2016 is setup to be a…
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Freedom
byHugo Baetaon
Today I was surprised when I received a text message from someone asking me If I had blocked them on Instagram or if my account had been deleted. I had no idea what they were talking about, so I opened the Instagram app on my phone and was surprised to be greeted with a login screen.…
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#LoveWins! LGBTQ Bloggers Make Their Voices Heard
byHugo Baetaon
Originally posted on WordPress.com News: You might have noticed the rainbow banner across the top of WordPress.com over the weekend — our way of marking Pride month, celebrated by cities across the globe in June, as well as the US Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage across all states. (The United States now joins 20 other countries, including my…
Everybody say Love!
byHugo Baetaon
Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins — President Obama (@POTUS) June 26, 2015 This past friday the United States of America Supreme Court ruled in favor of Love, a decision that has brought tears to my…
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My local WordPress development setup
byHugo Baetaon
I’m a designer, not a developer. Just in case that isn’t obvious, I’ll say it again: I’m a designer, not a developer. Ok, now that we established that, I should add I’m a fairly versatile interaction designer that likes to pretend to know what’s going on when it comes to developery stuff :P In the past, I…
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Long time no see
byHugo Baetaon
It’s been quite a while since I last wrote on this blog. Kind of ironic since I work on WordPress everyday…
Just a quick update to say I’m still here and have some posts to share soon ;)
Cheers!
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The Year Without Pants
byHugo Baetaon
Today, Scott Berkun (my former team lead at Automattic, mentor, and friend) is launching his brand new book, The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work. This book tells his personal story of working at Automattic and I’m super excited because I was a part of that! I still haven’t had the chance…