To Log Into WordPress, You Now Have To Agree Pineapple on Pizza Is Good (404media.co) 72
WordPress co-founder and CEO of Automattic Matt Mullenweg is trolling contributors and users of the WordPress open-source project by requiring them to check a box that says "Pineapple is delicious on pizza." From a report: The change was spotted by WordPress contributors late Sunday, and is still up as of Monday morning. Trying to log in or create a new account without checking the box returns a "please try again" error.
Last week, as part of the ongoing legal battle between WP Engine and Automattic, the company that owns WordPress.com, a judge ordered Mullenweg to remove a controversial login checkbox from WordPress.org that required users to pledge that they were not affiliated with WP Engine before logging in.
Last week, as part of the ongoing legal battle between WP Engine and Automattic, the company that owns WordPress.com, a judge ordered Mullenweg to remove a controversial login checkbox from WordPress.org that required users to pledge that they were not affiliated with WP Engine before logging in.
Do you have to order it? (Score:3)
The Pizza I mean
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Yes. With pineapple, kiwi fruit, bananas, peanuts and curry.
Meat of your own choice.
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Mmm... Long pork...
Re: Do you have to order it? (Score:2)
Electrical banana
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There's a place near here that does tandoori chicken pizza which is some of the best pizza I've ever had.
And for the person who mentioned the pineapple, banana, and peanut pizza, this is a real thing in Sweden. I actually took photos of the menus in case people wouldn't believe me. Insert Swedish chef joke here.
Mental health and quality of jokes.. (Score:2)
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There are those weirdo's who don't like a ham and pineapple pizza and can't understand those who do.
Now we're gettin' somewhere. (Score:5, Interesting)
This is the kind of nutbaggery that really brings focus to the stupidity of the entirety of this nothing-burger of a shitstorm. If we can keep up this level of WTF, maybe people will distance themselves from the disaster target that Wordpress is even when everything is ticking along smoothly. Or, at the very least, we'll get some good entertainment from it.
Re:Now we're gettin' somewhere. (Score:4, Funny)
this nothing-burger of a shitstorm
"Holy mixed metaphors, Batman! It's nothing and a storm in one dimension, and a shitty burger in the other dimension!"
"No, Robin, clearly it is simultaneously nothing and shitty in one dimension, and a storm you are expected to eat in the other dimension."
"Sirs, are you overlooking the aforementioned nutbaggery?"
And as quickly as that ... (Score:2)
... the previous debacle was forgotten.
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If anything, this will remind people of it, and spur angry rants.
Anyone who was going to do something did it already.
It's potentially pretty hard to switch CMSes. You often have to know stuff, let alone do stuff.
insane as as the old boss (Score:2)
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just a matter of luck if they die before they can ruin it entirely
Here's hoping.
It is, though! (Score:2, Interesting)
Pineapple and pepperoni, perfect sweet and savory combination.
Pineapple just gets a bad rap because it's usually paired with ham cubes. What a terrible idea.
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You do you, boo.
Re: It is, though! (Score:2)
Pineapple and chorizo fried rice is the ultimate dish.
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Pineapple and pepperoni, perfect sweet and savory combination.
Pineapple just gets a bad rap because it's usually paired with ham cubes. What a terrible idea.
The only fruit that belongs on a pizza is fruit pie filling — apple, cherry, or peach, ideally. Pineapple is tart, not sweet. That's right up there with putting lemon or lime on your pizza. No thanks. :-D
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Lime is good on taco pizza, if it's spicy enough.
Re: It is, though! (Score:3)
"Pineapple is tart, not sweet."
Learn to choose pineapples. The whole fruit is mostly yellow and smells strongly (and sweet) when it is ripe.
Though to be fair, most people will never see a ripe pineapple...
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Pineapple and pepperoni, perfect sweet and savory combination.
Pineapple just gets a bad rap because it's usually paired with ham cubes. What a terrible idea.
Pineapple and jalapeno is also acceptable, for those who don't care for pepperoni. I used to make a hot sauce that was equal parts by weight jalapeno and pineapple. It's a perfect hit on any pork product, and great on pizza.
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Hear hear. Ham on a pineapple pizza should be sliced, not diced.
Re: It is, though! (Score:1)
I've never seen pineapple with ham cubes on a pizza, only slices known as Canadian Bacon. And I like pineapple on pizza and order it on purpose. I prefer it with pepperoni, though.
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The pineapple with ham cubes is a Hawaiian Pizza.
That's not ham, that's spam.
Re: It is, though! (Score:2)
The original one is with long pork /s
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2025 is going to be good (Score:1, Flamebait)
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Picard (Score:5, Funny)
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Or the four at the corners of the earth?
You say that like it's a bad thing! (Score:5, Insightful)
All right-thinking persons know that pineapples on pizza are the bomb. It's about time someone settled this.
Pineapples (Ananas) & Banana Peppers (Chilies) (Score:3)
Agreed! We need more variety of toppings.
PS: WordPress vs WP Engine is a SaaS abuse nightmare that Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation [fsf.org] has been warning us about for decades people. SaaS / Cloud / Fog providers take the open-source and close it up then abuse it and this is no different as explained in this article Who Does That Server Really Serve? [gnu.org].
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Please. Half of Italy's exports are them complaining about other countries making their food wrong.
Bolognese is better with mushrooms. Deal with it.
You didn't hear the Brits complain when some Americans thought they'd discovered the sausage roll, did you? No, they just laughed derisively and got on with their meat and two veg.
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It needs a thin layer of plain cream cheese, a little red sauce on top of that then some ham or Canadian bacon, cover in mixed provel and mozzarella cheese then add pineapple. If you want a little heat with
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Pizza is an outstanding food-invention. And you just illustrated why: it invites diversity in so many fascinating ways.
And as the saying goes, it's like sex: even when it's bad, it's still pretty good.
There is still the schism within pro-pineapple (Score:2)
All right-thinking persons know that pineapples on pizza are the bomb. It's about time someone settled this.
Even when this is resolved, obviously with the pro-pineapple side's vindication, we still have the internal schism within pro-pineapple. Whether to eat the pizza with the pineapple in place, or to remove them and enjoy the pizza with just the pineapple juice left behind.
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Pineapple on pizza might be good, but have you tried berries from the nightshade family?
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Err, tomatoes, aka nightshade berries, are usually put on pizzas, often peppers too. Perhaps you are talking about more exotic things like eggplants?
Here's an article about eating members of the nightshade family, fruits, roots such as potatoes etc. https://www.webmd.com/diet/wha... [webmd.com]
Silly but not pointless (Score:3)
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Does it seem like this guy is consulting with lawyers?
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This is the final straw (Score:5, Funny)
Wars have begun over less, Mister Ambassador!!
read this post and all your dreams will come true! (Score:2)
You never get what you want out of software anymore.
Please enter your email address. Please enter your phone number.
Who cares what happens next? We got what we wanted.
It's not about you.
install Wordpress and get what you asked for (Score:2)
I guess if you install Wordpress then you agree to be subject to this nonsense.
The world is ready for some helper software that moves your site from WP to some other framework.
Drupal can import Wordpress websites (Score:3)
The world is ready for some helper software that moves your site from WP to some other framework.
https://www.drupal.org/project... [drupal.org]
But... (Score:3)
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Yes, that is the proper reaction, because pineapple on pizza makes it more delicious. First, the sugars on pineapple undergo caramelization, the same process that turns fried foods brown (and delicious). If you fry something and it doesn't turn brown, you probably used little or no sugar.
Secondly, along with caramelization, the sugar will also undergo the Maillard reaction, which makes food all kinds of delicious. And yes, a pizza oven is hot enough th
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Don't forget the enzymes that help with digestion.
you also have to agree WP is good (Score:2)
Which I guess it is if you like serious exploits in the core...
D O H !! (Score:2)
Much easier and safer to change text to something [slightly] less noxious. That's the PC reason.
The Italians! (Score:2)
Jamon planchado (Score:2)
While I'd not put pineapple (or marrasquino cherries) on a pizza, I'd like one with Jamon planchado instead of York Ham.
Recipe for jamon planchado here:
https://www.recetasnestle.com.... [recetasnestle.com.ve]
Spanish. Use your translaption app of choice
I love pineapple on pizza! (Score:1)
Want to support Mullweg but he's clearly unstable (Score:2)
Just look at the judges order, it's filled with his social media comments. https://www.documentcloud.org/... [documentcloud.org]
Then instead of simply complying (this is an injuction, WPE hasn't won anything), he taunts the judge who will be deciding his case. That's moronic to say the least.
Something is clearly going on with him.
Not enough (Score:1)
There used to be a place on Mission near Bernal in SF that proudly advertised Curry Pizza. No sure if still there.
Am honestly mystified Mango and Papaya-topped pizza haven't taken off.
At this point (Score:2)
I'm expecting websites built with WP to start requiring visitors to state their culinary preferences before letting them in.
Matt is acting like a spoiled brat whose parents don't let him play with his favorite toy before bedtime.
Well.. (Score:2)