Alexander Rose

Working on long-term futures at @Automattic, host of Wide Margins. Director emeritus @LongNow, @Interval & 10,000 Year Clock. More at

[Alexander Rose @zander]

Very excited to announce our new futures oriented speaking series at Automattic begins next week (Tues 10/13 9am Pacific) where I will be hosting author @nealstephenson for a wide ranging conversation on the occasion of his latest book D: Heavy Water!

[Automattic @automattic]

Some ideas need more room.

Introducing Wide Margins, a new series from @wordpressdotcom for conversations with remarkable thinkers, writers, and creators shaping how we see the world.

Kicking things off is the one and only @nealstephenson! Details to follow!

[Alexander Rose @zander]

@TheAnnaGat It is only underrated when it is undermined by the very people who should defend it.

[Alexander Rose @zander]

Remembering those who came before in Oaxaca...

[Automattic @automattic]

Today the PHP project released security updates addressing two critical "PHP2Shell" vulnerabilities.

If your site is hosted on @wordpressdotcom, @WordPressVIP, @wpcloudofficial, @Pressable, @tumblr, or any Automattic infrastructure, you’re already protected.

Managing PHP yourself? Here’s what to do: https://t.co/ZHJvzYQhml

[Automattic @automattic]

ICYMI: Author @nealstephenson joined @zander on Wide Margins, a series by @wordpressdotcom, to dig into his new novel D: Heavy Water yesterday.

Grab a coffee for this one and catch the replay: https://t.co/oxQdX8dTis

[Alexander Rose @zander]

@imalexbeamyrnot @stevenbjohnson @stewartbrand @Gemini_Notebook https://t.co/iIACLaNzcg

[Alexander Rose @zander]

Happy to announce the launch of the new 100 Year website we built for the person who coined the term "personal computer' and co-created the first online community: @stewartbrand. It includes his entire ~50,000 photo archive that is now in the Public Domain https://t.co/QowwH3MDci

[Alexander Rose @zander]

@stevenbjohnson @stewartbrand @Gemini_Notebook @stevenbjohnson I would be happy to help with this. I also created a Flickr version of the photo repository and the Internet Archive has a copy that they will hopefully post soon. Ill send you an email.

[Pedraum Pardehpoosh @pedraum]

It’s almost like Open Source is the natural order of things. Those that embrace this law will, ultimately, be on the right side of history, bumpy as it may feel along the way.

[Alexander Rose @zander]

@photomatt @om I would think the most effective option would be funding something in his name at an org like @propublica rather than starting a new non-profit.

[Jamie Marsland - Head of WordPress YouTube ❤️ @pootlepress]

Some of the best conversations at @automattic happen internally. I’ve often wished more people could hear them.

Zander Rose’s interviews with people like Seth Godin are a great example.

So I’ve been working with @zander to bring these conversations to the https://t.co/lRJ7C1x5KX YouTube channel.

Our first livestream guest? Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash, joining us to talk about his new book, D: Heavy Water.

I’m thrilled we get to share this one.

Click ‘Notify me’ to join us 👇
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[Alexander Rose @zander]

@glangley If you truly cared about safety, you would have correct security, truly siloed data, allow independent review and fix identified security flaws.

[WordPress @WordPress]

The WordPress Credits (WPCredits) program lets students earn academic credit by contributing to WordPress. The first feedback report, covering 242 students, shows the program works. The main challenge: getting started. Next steps include a school kit and tailored tracks by field of study. https://t.co/shKJ7ezGph

[Automattic @automattic]

Code for the People is coming to NYC. 

On July 1, join us for a one-night-only preview screening at Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo, in partnership with @Variety.

Immediately following is a panel from director @baomnguyen and @photomatt, moderated by @xpangler.

[Alexander Rose @zander]

@TansuYegen Why would anyone want to test two of the worst designed vehicles head to head?

[Jamie Marsland - Head of WordPress YouTube ❤️ @pootlepress]

The Quickest & Easiest Way to Connect Claude Cowork to WordPress 👇

1,000 likes. 12,000 views. 106 comments. In just a couple of days on YouTube.

Safe to say this video seems to have landed 😊

So, here it is:

[Matt Mullenweg @photomatt]

I've been so inspired by all the work at #radicalspeedmonth, and also all the work by the people keeping the lights on while 695 people at @automattic experimented. Lots of fun is in store. :)

[Alexander Rose @zander]

@CryptoNobler Interesting that the soldier who bet on Maduros capture is arrested yet all these people betting with insider knowledge of war ops are untouched.

[Alexander Rose @zander]

@michael_hoerger I can't even put in a water heater without a building permit, how is it something at this scale can get installed?

[Alexander Rose @zander]

@WhiteHouse @StateDept Keep telling yourself that, but there is no denying we are in a worse position than when this started.