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Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick — YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an apparent backdoor | Tom's Hardware: tomshardware.com
","summary":"Also, it's a twofer with the GreenPlasma zero-day local privilege escalation.","url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsoft-bitlocker-protected-drives-can-now-be-opened-with-just-some-files-on-a-usb-stick-yellowkey-zero-day-exploit-demonstrates-an-apparent-backdoor","date_published":"2026-05-13T16:49:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"16:49","date_timestamp":1778690944,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90056387","content_html":"Albert & Bay, Toronto, 2026
Bay & Dundas, Toronto, 2026
U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies: nytimes.com
","summary":"The U.S. has pressed Argentina and Chile to review two Chinese telescope projects in the Andean deserts. Astronomers are worried about setbacks to research.","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/americas/us-china-telescope-argentina-chile.html","date_published":"2026-05-12T01:59:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 01:59","date_timestamp":1778551178,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969721","content_html":"What Middle Powers Fear from the Trump-Xi Summit: nytimes.com
","summary":"Asian nations worry that the president might trade security commitments for better economic terms with China during his planned meeting with Xi Jinping this week.","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/asia/trump-xi-china-summit-iran.html","date_published":"2026-05-12T01:04:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 01:04","date_timestamp":1778547876,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969712","content_html":"Nova Scotia & Manitoba, Toronto, 2026
Wellington & Stanley, Toronto, 2026
King & Bathurst, Toronto, 2026
Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide – Krebs on Security: krebsonsecurity.com
","summary":"An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platform Canvas disrupted classes and coursework at school districts and universities across the United States today, after a cybercrime group defaced the service's login page with a ransom demand that…","url":"https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/canvas-breach-disrupts-schools-colleges-nationwide/","date_published":"2026-05-09T01:07:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 01:07","date_timestamp":1778288833,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969725","content_html":"Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web | WIRED: wired.com
","summary":"Companies like Lovable, Base44, Replit, and Netlify use AI to let anyone build a web app in seconds—and in thousands of cases, spill highly sensitive data onto the public internet.","url":"https://www.wired.com/story/thousands-of-vibe-coded-apps-expose-corporate-and-personal-data-on-the-open-web/","date_published":"2026-05-09T01:03:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 01:03","date_timestamp":1778288639,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969726","content_html":"India orders infosec red alert in case Mythos sparks crime: theregister.com
","summary":": Securities regulator urges market players to develop new strategies and nail cyber-basics before AI models fuel mass attacks","url":"https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/06/india-orders-infosec-red-alert-in-case-mythos-sparks-crime/5224961","date_published":"2026-05-09T01:02:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 01:02","date_timestamp":1778288548,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969727","content_html":"Canada should lead the next frontier of AI: biological digital twins: policyoptions.irpp.org
","summary":"A new class of AI systems is emerging in agriculture and environmental monitoring. Canada is well positioned to shape how it develops.","url":"https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/04/biological-digital-twins-canada-ai-agriculture/","date_published":"2026-05-09T00:40:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 00:40","date_timestamp":1778287202,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969728","content_html":"A.I. Populism Is Here. And No One Is Ready. nytimes.com
","summary":"Silicon Valley oligarchs worried about the risks their technology posed to the world. They forgot about people.","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/magazine/ai-populism-backlash-altman.html","date_published":"2026-05-09T00:36:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 00:36","date_timestamp":1778286961,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89871590","content_html":"Adelaide & Peter, Toronto, 2026
60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour: theregister.com
","summary":"Happy World Password Day! Maybe it's finally time to kill this holiday in favor of World No-More-Passwords Day?","url":"https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/07/60-of-md5-password-hashes-are-crackable-in-under-an-hour/5234954","date_published":"2026-05-08T01:12:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 01:12","date_timestamp":1778202751,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969731","content_html":"Why Social Media and AI Chatbot Bans for Kids Are Bad Policy: Making the Case at the Senate Social Affairs, Science and Tech Committee - Michael Geist: michaelgeist.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/why-social-media-and-ai-chatbot-bans-for-kids-are-bad-policy-making-the-case-at-the-senate-social-affairs-science-and-tech-committee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-social-media-and-ai-chatbot-bans-for-kids-are-bad-policy-making-the-case-at-the-senate-social-affairs-science-and-tech-committee","date_published":"2026-05-08T01:09:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 01:09","date_timestamp":1778202543,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969734","content_html":"EU hits snooze on AI Act rules after industry backlash: theregister.com
","summary":"Brussels says it's simplification, critics may call it retreat","url":"https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/07/eu-hits-snooze-on-ai-act-rules-after-industry-backlash/5234530","date_published":"2026-05-08T01:07:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 01:07","date_timestamp":1778202460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969735","content_html":"Hear me out: AI also does things that are good: torment-nexus.mathewingram.com
","summary":"I could be wrong, but I feel like this post is going to be similar to the one I wrote recently about crypto stablecoins. I know some readers never got past the headline, because they were busy imagining all the bad things about crypto — the rug pulls and the graft and so on. One reader even pointed ...","url":"https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/hear-me-out-ai-also-does-things-that-are-good/","date_published":"2026-05-08T01:03:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 01:03","date_timestamp":1778202207,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969736","content_html":"UK age-gating plans risk breaking the internet, privacy groups warn: theregister.com
","summary":"Activists say ministers are targeting access rather than Big Tech's data-hungry business models","url":"https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/06/uk-age-gating-plans-risk-breaking-the-internet-privacy-groups-warn/5230732","date_published":"2026-05-08T00:51:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 00:51","date_timestamp":1778201480,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969738","content_html":"German Leaders Clash With Spy Chiefs Over Domestic Threat From Iran - The New York Times: nytimes.com
","summary":"Intelligence agents have privately warned of the potential of hybrid attacks from Iran-linked groups. But political leaders, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz, have publicly played down the risk.","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/germany-merz-iran-security-threat-spy.html","date_published":"2026-05-08T00:47:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 00:47","date_timestamp":1778201232,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969740","content_html":"A Mutation Gave Humans the Gift of Speech. These Mice Have It, Too. - The New York Times: nytimes.com
","summary":"Scientists wanted to know why the chatter of Alston’s singing mice sounds so much like human conversation. What they found might change how we study both species.","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/a-mutation-gave-humans-the-gift-of-speech-these-mice-have-it-too.html","date_published":"2026-05-08T00:45:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 00:45","date_timestamp":1778201117,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969741","content_html":"ShinyHunters breach Instructure Canvas LMS, claim 275M users and 3.65TB of student data from 9,000 schools including 44 Dutch institutions: thenextweb.com
","summary":"The largest education data breach in history was not an attack on a school. It was an attack on a vendor. On 30 April, hackers exploited a vulnerability in the systems of Instructure, the company that makes Canvas, the learning management system used by 41 per cent of higher education institutions a...","url":"https://thenextweb.com/news/the-largest-education-data-breach-in-history-was-not-an-attack-on-a-school-it-was-an-attack-on-a-vendor","date_published":"2026-05-07T23:23:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 23:23","date_timestamp":1778196235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89871589","content_html":"Ed Mirvish & King, Toronto, 2026
China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own | WIRED: wired.com
","summary":"Gen Z women in China are all in on digital companionship—even setting up dates with real-world versions of their AI boyfriends.","url":"https://www.wired.com/story/china-ai-boyfriends/","date_published":"2026-05-07T01:02:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 01:02","date_timestamp":1778115747,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969744","content_html":"China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World | WIRED: wired.com
","summary":"A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.","url":"https://www.wired.com/story/china-renewable-energy-revolution/","date_published":"2026-05-07T00:56:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 00:56","date_timestamp":1778115361,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88631525","content_html":"@numericcitizen looks very nice! I admit that I still want a classic RSS reader just to parse through as many items as I have each day (images would add too much friction / space in my quick skim and assessments) but what you have looks really nice. Can super see and appreciate that use case!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/88631525","date_published":"2026-04-20T12:43:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 12:43","date_timestamp":1776689021,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88202514","content_html":"@the thanks! I know this particular broken window (and likely the associated building….) is going to be gone eventually, and likely soon — was nice to get to play with it while it’s still here :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/88202514","date_published":"2026-04-14T01:15:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 01:15","date_timestamp":1776129332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87533650","content_html":"@de thanks! I always appreciate the opportunity to walk with the Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Toronto. And only instance of the police pressuring me for credentials 😝
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/87533650","date_published":"2026-04-03T14:46:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 14:46","date_timestamp":1775227600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84811367","content_html":"@numericcitizen thanks! Was definitely worth beelining across 4 lanes of traffic and standing in the (unplowed and unusable) bike lanes until I got this frame :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/84811367","date_published":"2026-02-22T20:56:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-22 20:56","date_timestamp":1771793769,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84350439","content_html":"@Jacek might be? It’s beside what’s now a LCBO.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/84350439","date_published":"2026-02-16T02:58:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-16 02:58","date_timestamp":1771210682,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82858327","content_html":"@tibz was pleased to have entirely accidentally have stumbled upon it :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/82858327","date_published":"2026-01-25T22:18:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-25 22:18","date_timestamp":1769379525,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"77559594","content_html":"@davoh thanks! I always remind myself of what a privilege it is to live here, and to quietly document its ebbs and flows :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/77559594","date_published":"2025-11-08T17:50:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-08 17:50","date_timestamp":1762624221,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"77559560","content_html":"@Munish thanks! Like many of my images it quietly captures the everyday in Toronto, which I hope grows increasingly interesting as the years and decades pass between now and then :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/77559560","date_published":"2025-11-08T17:49:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-08 17:49","date_timestamp":1762624178,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76874540","content_html":"My condolences on your loss, Manton.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/76874540","date_published":"2025-10-29T12:47:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-29 12:47","date_timestamp":1761742077,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"75790969","content_html":"@davidmarsden thanks! I always wonder if I should be cropping more and imagine that, someday when I’m re-evaluating my work, I might make different decisions (and especially if/as I print materials). Can definitely see how the crop you’re seeing could work :)
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\nLast year’s was: glass.photo/christoph…
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/72331597","date_published":"2025-08-29T21:05:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-29 21:05","date_timestamp":1756501503,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"71202529","content_html":"@purevibes it’s the last corner without a high rise, which makes me worry for its future. I think I read somewhere there were either negotiations to buy the land or a completed transaction….
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/64435804","date_published":"2025-05-15T00:57:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-15 00:57","date_timestamp":1747270620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"61372367","content_html":"@the thanks! Was nice to see a very familiar spot lit in a novel way :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/61372367","date_published":"2025-04-03T12:42:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-03 12:42","date_timestamp":1743684142,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"58859456","content_html":"@thisness.micro.blog really like the tonality across this frame! 👏👏👏
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/58859279","date_published":"2025-03-03T02:44:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-03 02:44","date_timestamp":1740969873,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57821848","content_html":"@maique thanks! Well worth the snow that got into my boots to get the shot 😂
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Christopher/57821848","date_published":"2025-02-17T21:58:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher Parsons","url":"http://www.excited-pixels.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F08%2F3802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Christopher"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-17 21:58","date_timestamp":1739829510,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57058051","content_html":"@maique thanks! Was very pleasantly surprised to be able to make something new in a space that I pass every single weekend that I’m out shooting :)
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