Om's grace

Scripting News · Sep 29, 2026

Today is the day we on the web remember Om Malik. September 29 is his birthday. Om died on June 24 at the ridiculous age of 59. I knew Om for many years, he was an early blogger, a user of our software who stayed close, and gave us great advice about where to take it. Later he helped found Automattic. Matt Mullenweg, founder of the company, says "All roads lead to Om." His story of Om, filled in a lot of pieces for me. We were even closer than I knew. Om was a NY sports fan, he lived here many years ago, he was a Yankees fan, and I of course am a Mets fan. Om and I got sick for the first time…