The Pacific Populaire took place in Vancouver last Sunday despite cold rain and high winds. We didn’t let the weather deter us and so Agnes, Amy, Simon and I joined 173 other cyclists to participate in the 100km randonné. This is my belated account of our ride.
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These words struck me yesterday, jumping up from under the lid and urging me to continue consuming. The message is simple, almost hypnotic and begs the reader to drink yet another Coke. I’m not sure why they need to write this, or how many people fall under its persuasive spell. I rarely buy the stuff and yet I felt a slight compulsion to obey before the full meaning of the message struck me. Are we really stupid enough to fall for a trick like this?
It’s official: the cumbersome title of WordPress Fast Frontend has been put to rest, replaced with the elegant “LightPress”. I happily welcome this change, even if my suggested name didn’t make the cut. In fact, LightPress is so simple it makes you wonder: why hasn’t anyone used this name before?
The other news is that LightPress has defended it’s claim to speed. The test results show LightPress serving pages faster than TextPattern, and 3 times faster than WordPress 1.5.1.
I still haven’t made the switch yet. Why? Demand for my WordPress keywords plugin has far outstripped my expectations, and I’m having trouble finding time to finish the LightPress version! But the LightPress plugin will actually be the basis for the faster (and simpler) 2.0, so the change is coming soon.