{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Chirag Desai","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/Chirag","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"3765","username":"Chirag","bio":"Podcaster. Mostly sarcastic, sometimes informative. ","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":44,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"87588877","content_html":"<p>Karim Awad on leading EFG Hermes mid-revolution, a decade of building, and why legacy is measured by what remains after you leave: <a href=\"https://amaeya.media/the-lighthouse-conversations/karim-awad-on-leading-efg-hermes-mid-revolution-a-decade-of-building-and-why-legacy-is-measured-by-what-remains-after-you-leave/\">amaeya.media</a></p>","summary":"“If you tell me we're not going to build, then probably replace me. 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href=\"https://amaeya.media/nourish-by-spinneys/merry-ea/\">amaeya.media</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://amaeya.media/nourish-by-spinneys/merry-ea/","date_published":"2025-11-28T06:00:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 06:00","date_timestamp":1764309656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78709348","content_html":"<p>Solar Power and Battery Storage in Abu Dhabi: <a href=\"https://amaeya.media/the-current-by-ewec/solar-power-and-battery-storage-in-abu-dhabi/\">amaeya.media</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://amaeya.media/the-current-by-ewec/solar-power-and-battery-storage-in-abu-dhabi/","date_published":"2025-11-25T14:07:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag 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Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-15 14:07","date_timestamp":1763215620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77950785","content_html":"<p>Karima El Hakim: <a href=\"https://amaeya.media/what-i-did-next/karima-el-hakim/\">amaeya.media</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://amaeya.media/what-i-did-next/karima-el-hakim/","date_published":"2025-11-14T06:30:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-14 06:30","date_timestamp":1763101828,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78702804","content_html":"<p>Mo Gawdat, Butheina Kazim, Ahmed Nasheet &amp; Kathy Johnston at Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Forum: <a href=\"https://amaeya.media/the-creative-hustle/mo-gawdat-butheina-kazim-ahmed-nasheet-kathy-johnston-at-al-quoz-creative-entrepreneurship-forum/\">amaeya.media</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://amaeya.media/the-creative-hustle/mo-gawdat-butheina-kazim-ahmed-nasheet-kathy-johnston-at-al-quoz-creative-entrepreneurship-forum/","date_published":"2025-11-13T11:12:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-13 11:12","date_timestamp":1763032320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73139241","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/james@bne.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@james</a></span> Absolutely. So saddening.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/73139241","date_published":"2025-09-09T11:06:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-09 11:06","date_timestamp":1757416016,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73139233","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/adam@podcastindex.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@adam</a></span> Indeed, heartbreaking. Look forward to hearing you all on the NMS and remember him together.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/73139233","date_published":"2025-09-09T11:06:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-09 11:06","date_timestamp":1757416003,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"72423331","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/index@amaeya.media\" class=\"u-url mention\">@index</a></span> Great</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/72423331","date_published":"2025-08-31T04:26:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-31 04:26","date_timestamp":1756614372,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"46426484","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/index@activitypub.ghost.org\" class=\"u-url mention\">@index</a></span> testing! Activitypug reporting for duty!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/46426484","date_published":"2024-09-28T14:14:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-28 14:14","date_timestamp":1727532881,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13334165","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> So sorry to hear that. Hope you and the family are holding up OK. Om Shanti 🙏</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/13334165","date_published":"2022-09-01T08:33:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-09-01 08:33","date_timestamp":1662021186,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12433838","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Sylari\">@Sylari</a> indeed! Wordle has made me realize how many words I know/exist with very similar letter profiles.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/12433838","date_published":"2022-02-01T01:24:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-01 01:24","date_timestamp":1643678642,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12381719","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> Same! Thanks, fixed mine too. <a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/12381719","date_published":"2022-01-17T02:29:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-17 02:29","date_timestamp":1642386588,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12381718","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> haha why not :) I was posting them to Twitter which felt weird, and I realized that was because I normally post on MB first, so switched back to doing that.</p>\n<p>Enjoying Wordle as a fun start to the day.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/12381718","date_published":"2022-01-17T02:29:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-17 02:29","date_timestamp":1642386557,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11585727","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pimoore\">@pimoore</a> Thanks Pete!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11585727","date_published":"2021-06-16T19:05:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-16 19:05","date_timestamp":1623870328,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11577323","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen\">@numericcitizen</a> I’m inclined to agree; found it more superficial than before. Felt Gruber was overly correcting for potential criticism of questions rather than asking them; which is perhaps why they felt too long. I understand the ‘symbiotic’ relationship they have as you pointed out, and maybe it was something about being remote vs in person, where it felt more in-depth somehow.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11577323","date_published":"2021-06-14T18:53:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-14 18:53","date_timestamp":1623696826,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11553574","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jean\">@jean</a> 🙋‍♂️ iPad Pro-only user so happy to see refinements there + focus mode is something im looking forward to. Congrats on the estate sale!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11553574","date_published":"2021-06-08T19:41:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-08 19:41","date_timestamp":1623181299,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11462504","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Was amused (I may or not have talked to my phone) that when exploring different ideas of what could go on the ‘shelf’, podcasts didn’t come up!</p>\n<p>But seriously, to add to the guiding principle part of the convo, I think if the question is ‘does it support and help MB users share what they would on their blog’, then books+media fit that description in the same way that photos or video hosting fits that description.</p>\n<p>I can’t see why MB couldn’t integrate with an API like the <a href=\"https://api.podcastindex.org\">Podcast Index</a> or <a href=\"https://www.listennotes.com/api/\">Listen Notes</a> which would allow me to share to the blog+feed an episode I found interesting. In fact, I’m biased towards the former (although I love what LN has been doing) as they’ve enabled a soundbite tag in the namespace for podcasters to mark snippets for sharing.</p>\n<p>Like books, it would enable <a href=\"https://chirag.biz/2021/04/11/win-and-help.html\">sharing episodes like I did here</a>, but without the steps I needed to clip out and then embed them.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11462504","date_published":"2021-05-17T13:59:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-17 13:59","date_timestamp":1621259972,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11333674","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jean\">@jean</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/rom\">@rom</a> That’s what I use when am motivated to brew something at home. Nifty, affordable and doesn’t make me feel guilty that I haven’t brewed much since restrictions eased here.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11333674","date_published":"2021-04-17T09:50:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-17 09:50","date_timestamp":1618653024,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11306490","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pimoore\">@pimoore</a> Thank you! And I agree :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11306490","date_published":"2021-04-11T08:13:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-11 08:13","date_timestamp":1618128833,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11207177","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/canion\">@canion</a> Yup, last update was it was due in March. Even if it’s delayed a bit, it should be close!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11207177","date_published":"2021-03-22T15:12:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-22 15:12","date_timestamp":1616425923,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11207141","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/canion\">@canion</a> This is the problem isn’t it, or perhaps why HEY can exist in a closed box (ie no IMPA) but no one seems to get there? I moved to HEY recently but the only other one that seemed interesting was <a href=\"https://twitter.com/NotSoBigCompany/status/1352611412003205121\">the one from the Not So Big Company</a>, but it’s waiting a public launch.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11207141","date_published":"2021-03-22T15:08:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-22 15:08","date_timestamp":1616425723,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11205701","content_html":"<p>@peterimoore Couldn’t agree more; it was inevitable I think since the only option they left themselves was to attempt to have a ‘curated feed’ which then breeds clickbait. A bit sad though, even if unsurprising.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11205701","date_published":"2021-03-22T08:47:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-22 08:47","date_timestamp":1616402875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11200955","content_html":"<p>@rishabh What <a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> said. It’s allowed me to bring myself down to one home screen, with just the dock and a Siri tray of apps.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11200955","date_published":"2021-03-21T09:43:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-21 09:43","date_timestamp":1616319822,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11164028","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Yeah, their model has been too chaotic for me to consider going back for creating on the platform. Plus the fact that they arbitrarily removed such a baseline ownership option and took three years before it was added back doesn’t feel good. I did love what they started doing but they’re pretty far away from it now IMHO.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11164028","date_published":"2021-03-14T10:31:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-14 10:31","date_timestamp":1615717888,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11159016","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> As pointed out, they have said custom domains is something they’re figuring out on the personal side too, not just HEY for work, which makes sense. I’m hesitant to make it anything permanent for the same reason (custom domain is key).</p>\n<p>Although Medium added custom domains back this week (it’s been what, 3 years?), so there is that.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11159016","date_published":"2021-03-13T08:25:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-13 08:25","date_timestamp":1615623926,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11159015","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Yeah I’m in agreement there (although I’m biased :)). For what it’s worth, here’s a thought.</p>\n<p>It would be interesting to post ‘around’ live audio. Clubhouse’s own difficultly at the moment–they are working on it–is having a way to message speakers questions or such (other guests as well, but there’s a privacy angle there to be worked out). So it would be interesting to be able to post about/around doing something live, which is an interesting use case since MB allows replying to a post without needing to be on a plan (not sure that’s a good or desired thing though).</p>\n<p>After the fact, then yeah it would just be the same as a podcast or any other post for that matter.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11159015","date_published":"2021-03-13T08:23:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-13 08:23","date_timestamp":1615623793,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11158999","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/simonwoods\">@simonwoods</a> Interesting, thanks!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11158999","date_published":"2021-03-13T08:12:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-13 08:12","date_timestamp":1615623129,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11148528","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/frostedechoes\">@frostedechoes</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/dandycat\">@dandycat</a> Yeah I can see some value and yet why Clubhouse can exist on its own (or maybe become an intergation but not in the traditional sense). Just blindly copying it over obviously makes everything look like stories and I don’t see the value either. Glad audio-video will be expanding … it would be interesting to foster the engagement around an audio piece for example.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11148528","date_published":"2021-03-11T09:48:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-11 09:48","date_timestamp":1615456136,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11148524","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Funnily, I had a random thought a few days ago, that I could see a use case of running in its own instance of MB within an organisation (sort of), cultivating an internal community but still x-posting outward where the need makes sense. I was mapping out a solution to the problem in my head and realised that’s what MB does at its core :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Chirag/11148524","date_published":"2021-03-11T09:46:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Chirag Desai","url":"https://chirag.biz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChirag%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Chirag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-11 09:46","date_timestamp":1615456017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}