Patrick Thurmond
Husband, Father, Director of Technology, Programmer, Nerd
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My Latest Articles
AI Won't Kill Us, People with AI Will
Mon Feb 02 2026
We've been worried about Skynet, but the real threat isn't the AI itself - it's how humans will use it against each other. From social erosion to military drones, here is where AI is actually taking us.
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Thu Feb 06 2025
Some moments stay with you forever. For me, it was Super Bowl LVII—the last time I saw my dad truly awake, truly there. In his final days, the Chiefs gave us one last memory worth holding onto.
Mon Nov 18 2024
How you can use T-Minus lists to improve your process, meet deadlines, plan projects, and set accurate expectations with your clients.
Thu Oct 24 2024
The WordPress community faces an unprecedented crisis as founder Matt Mullenweg's escalating conflict with WP Engine raises serious concerns about centralized power in the world's most popular open source content management system.
Wed Jun 05 2024
Prevent text from shifting when it turns bold on hover with a simple CSS trick. Improve your navigation menu's UX with this easy fix.
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My Projects
Learn more about the work I have done.
Fri Mar 22 2024
I was recently asked to rebuild a broken website for a local plumbing company, True...
Mon Aug 28 2023
I have been working on a rebuild of Colgate.com. It is being rebuilt in AEM...
Mon Aug 28 2023
I have been working on a rebuild of HillsPet.com. It is being rebuilt in AEM...
My Case Studies
Successes I have written about.
Fri Mar 22 2024
I rebuilt TrueBluePlumbingKC.com in under two weeks.
Mon Aug 07 2023
I developed a solution for automated product imports for APEX tools and their sites.
My Talks
Hear me talk and teach.Mon Aug 07 2023
In this talk, I go through the setup of Drupal 8 in Azure.
Mon Aug 07 2023
I review using Jenkins to do builds and deploys on Acquia.
