Alex "Gus" Gustafson

  • Capital Factory

    I’m in Austin, TX with another team of Automattic Happiness Engineers. We paid a quick visit to Capital Factory, a co-working space here. We all thought the setup was cool. Or at least its height was cool.
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    Today we needed some time to talk out ideas, and the conference rooms were all booked. We decided not to disrupt the general room with our chatter and worked out of the hotel — but tomorrow we will be back in their big room.

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  • Thanksgiving Weekend

    Had good times this Thanksgiving holiday. Got to see my parents, and my sister’s family, whom I rarely see. Snapped a few pictures.

    We got a dusting on snow on Thursday. Bagheera was not pleased.
    Turkey in the evenin’, bacon in the mornin’.
    Can’t stop the knitting machine.
    Carcassone was one of the many board games we played.
    Yarn bomb at the Library.
    Civil War exhibit at the Library
    Building an arch at the Kentucky Science Center
    Building a dome at the Kentucky Science Center
    Believe it or not, this made me look skinnier. o.0
    Barely managed a victory at Forbidden Island on Sunday night.

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  • The Famous 5-Minute Install

    Today I created a new site proudly powered by WordPress.

    Every other time I’ve fired up a self-hosted project, I’ve used a quick install like the one provided by BlueHost. This time, I wanted to learn something new so I went through The Famous 5-Minute Install.

    Everyone should walk through the Famous 5-Minute Install at least once. It’s super clear, takes just a couple minutes more than the instant install, and gives you a tiny bit more clarity on exactly what’s happening. It’s sometimes nice to be reminded that all this software is really just a bunch of text files arranged in a particular way.

    I broke the rules a bit (not apologizing.) I transferred all the WordPress files over FTP (step 4) and while I was waiting for that, I setup the database (step 2). Just made more sense to you. If you like rules you can wait the 30 seconds more. 🙂

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  • Married Life is Weird

    Wife: So you think it’s just two guys on the internet?

    Me: I know it’s two guys on the internet.

    Wife: You don’t think it’s Gary Oldman?

    Me: I know it’s not Gary Oldman.

    Wife: That’s sad.

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  • Tabletop Season 3 Premiers Tomorrow

    I could not be more excited about tomorrow. I finally get to repeat jokes funnier than my own while we play Stone Age.

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  • Election Day

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    I voted! I also had a lovely walk.

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  • Halloween 2014

    Rather than attending a huge party, we have a few friends coming over and I’ve pulled out our scariest board games.

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    I don’t even need a costume.
    Best Halloween ever?

    Update:

    I also ended up making a kick-ass cheese plate. It’s okay to drool. From 12 o’ clock clockwise this is Toscana, ButterKäse, Rustica Alle Noci, Rustica Alle Pepe Nero, and Rustica Alle Peperoncino. All of them are from Sapori Italia except the ButterKäse which was from Boar’s Head. Love them all.

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  • The End of an Era

    The End of an Era.

    Some changes over at Gus Bus Trivia.

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  • Team Name

    The only thing I don’t like about being a trivia host is that I rarely get to play trivia. As such, I never get to use this beauty of a trivia team name:

    Worker & Parasite

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  • Bike to Work

    It was glorious weather today in Louisville. As such, I decided to bike to my coffee shop of choice for work this morning. I had such a good time, I was reminded of my favorite advice on YouTube.

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