So Automattic is a customer of ServerBeach/A PEER 1 Company (where I am currently
employed). Automattic is more widely know for the development of WordPress. Barry Abrahamson, an Automattic employee and a native San Antonian, was visiting from San Francisco along with his colleague, Andy Skelton, also an Automattic employee, visiting from Austin, Texas. Andy’s girlfriend, Zoe, also joined us. We (a bunch of ServerBeach folk) took these guys out to dinner at Acenar on the Riverwalk. It was a good time.
Barry and I used to work together back at Rackspace Managed Hosting. So it was good to see Barry and catch up and talk about old Rackspace stuff. Since he is now a hosting customer, I asked him how it was being on the other side. Well, we both knew what is like to have a demanding customer (lack of a better word) so he says he tries not be that. I think it would be advantageous because he knows how it works on the other side so he knows what he can get away with. I guess he also knows what we can’t get away with so he doesn’t try to waste the hosting provider’s time when he already knows the answer.
Anyhow, good food and good margaritas and technology talk made it a good time.
Andy also had this cool looking, yet mysterious looking hard top brief case that he brought with him. When he opened it up, we weren’t sure what would be inside. Maybe the “light” like in Pulp Fiction. Ha, ok cheezy I know. Anyways, it was loaded with WordPress goodies. Thanks for the t-shirts and stickers guys!
