{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Chuck Jordan","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/ChuckJordan","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"18728","username":"ChuckJordan","bio":"Occasional video game developer in Oakland","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":60,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"87821747","content_html":"<p>Willow Creek, or, A Night in the Woods: <a href=\"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/07/willow-creek-or-a-night-in-the-woods/\">spectrecollie.com</a></p>","summary":"An amateur documentary traveling to the area of the most famous Sasquatch sighting results in one of the scariest scenes I've seen in any movie.","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/07/willow-creek-or-a-night-in-the-woods/","date_published":"2026-04-08T06:53:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"06:53","date_timestamp":1775631192,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87806410","content_html":"<p>Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Because It Is Hard: <a href=\"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/07/tuesday-tune-two-fer-because-it-is-hard/\">spectrecollie.com</a></p>","summary":"Two tunes to help appreciate the significance of a trip to the Moon","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/07/tuesday-tune-two-fer-because-it-is-hard/","date_published":"2026-04-07T20:32:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 20:32","date_timestamp":1775593927,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87748485","content_html":"<p>Exists, or, Found Bigfootage: <a href=\"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/06/exists-or-found-bigfootage/\">spectrecollie.com</a></p>","summary":"The found footage movie Exists isn't even a little bit good, but at least it chooses the right side","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/06/exists-or-found-bigfootage/","date_published":"2026-04-07T06:05:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 06:05","date_timestamp":1775541940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87748486","content_html":"<p>Game Narratives Are About Antici…: <a href=\"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/06/game-narratives-are-about-antici/\">spectrecollie.com</a></p>","summary":"Expanding on an essay where I talk about front-loading stories to be more present with the player from moment to moment","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/06/game-narratives-are-about-antici/","date_published":"2026-04-07T02:27:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 02:27","date_timestamp":1775528834,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87622106","content_html":"<p>Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, or, Simon Dice: <a href=\"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/04/04/paranormal-activity-the-marked-ones-or-simon-dice/\">spectrecollie.com</a></p>","summary":"A series I never would've expected to like actually turns out to have one fun, entertaining entry. 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Nowhere near the rollout of Tesla’s super chargers, but it’s a start &amp; there happens to be one near me. My dislike of Musk means I’ll never get a Tesla even though they’re the most practical full EV at the moment.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10925800","date_published":"2021-01-27T20:42:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-01-27 20:42","date_timestamp":1611780128,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10799244","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ianbetteridge\">@ianbetteridge</a> Apple marketing from that time period is like comfort food for me.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10799244","date_published":"2021-01-01T20:54:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-01-01 20:54","date_timestamp":1609534484,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10766997","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/brentajones\">@brentajones</a> So much depends on a red-nosed reindeer on a foggy Christmas Eve beside the white elves</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10766997","date_published":"2020-12-25T05:48:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-25 05:48","date_timestamp":1608875335,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10765444","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bobschulties\">@bobschulties</a> you just need to repeat it more slowly and emphatically, and she’ll eventually catch on 😂</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10765444","date_published":"2020-12-24T21:47:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-24 21:47","date_timestamp":1608846437,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10756292","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir\">@cygnoir</a> Wow, thanks for telling me! Anything I post about music is completely selfish, so I’m surprised and happy to hear anyone else enjoy it! :D</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10756292","date_published":"2020-12-22T23:12:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-22 23:12","date_timestamp":1608678773,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10742502","content_html":"<p>@AlanGMarz The idea that I have a difficult time explaining is that I think Apple (and Microsoft to a lesser degree) isn’t necessarily pushing computer “replacements” so much as increasingly niche-focused computers.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10742502","date_published":"2020-12-19T19:36:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-19 19:36","date_timestamp":1608406580,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10742495","content_html":"<p>@AlanGMarz it’s bad when random entertainment sites do it, but you’d think the BBC would know better than put it in a headline!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10742495","date_published":"2020-12-19T19:33:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-19 19:33","date_timestamp":1608406433,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10691756","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kimberlyhirsh\">@kimberlyhirsh</a> so much depends<br>\nupon<br>\na red bag<br>\nof chocolate<br>\nwrapped with green<br>\nfoil<br>\nto keep me<br>\nsane</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10691756","date_published":"2020-12-08T21:28:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-08 21:28","date_timestamp":1607462882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10671658","content_html":"<p>@Alligator it makes a lot of sense, but the thought of never making car payments again is super appealing.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10671658","date_published":"2020-12-04T07:28:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-04 07:28","date_timestamp":1607066936,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10669770","content_html":"<p>@kwgermer This was a great review of what sounds like a dreadful book. It’s always distressing to see simple-minded, manipulative political rhetoric passed off as intellectual or, even worse, theological.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10669770","date_published":"2020-12-03T23:02:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-03 23:02","date_timestamp":1607036544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10662154","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir\">@cygnoir</a> @macgenie Every description of cryptocurrency that I’ve heard just sounds like a technology-obfuscated pyramid scheme.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10662154","date_published":"2020-12-02T08:55:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-02 08:55","date_timestamp":1606899326,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10624953","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> Well, I guess I have another YouTube series to get obsessed with now!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10624953","date_published":"2020-11-24T19:38:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-24 19:38","date_timestamp":1606246732,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10624518","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/zorn\">@zorn</a> Good plan! I keep thinking I want to read that next, if I ever end up reading Getting Things Done.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10624518","date_published":"2020-11-24T17:47:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-24 17:47","date_timestamp":1606240070,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10621454","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/abnry\">@abnry</a> Anthony Horowitz’s mysteries have a very old-fashioned murder mystery feel to me. My favorite is <em>Magpie Murders</em>, and I liked <em>The Word is Murder</em> as well (although the meta fiction gimmick of that one may not be for everyone!)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10621454","date_published":"2020-11-24T03:01:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-24 03:01","date_timestamp":1606186896,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10620311","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone\">@patrickrhone</a> I got the new MacBook Pro, which is essentially the same machine as the Air, and it’s easily the nicest laptop I’ve ever owned. I’d recommend the new machines with little hesitation.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10620311","date_published":"2020-11-23T22:31:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-23 22:31","date_timestamp":1606170693,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10616675","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir\">@cygnoir</a> Farhad Manjoo’s “No but see, unlike everyone else, I’ve researched it and I really want to see my family, so I’m special.” was spectacularly arrogant and tone deaf.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10616675","date_published":"2020-11-23T04:44:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-23 04:44","date_timestamp":1606106643,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10614725","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/zorn\">@zorn</a> It’s been 3-4 months for me, and while I haven’t reached “life changing,” I have noticed that when I sleep without it now, I wake up feeling like I’ve been beaten up.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10614725","date_published":"2020-11-22T19:58:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-22 19:58","date_timestamp":1606075137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10614641","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/zorn\">@zorn</a> Yikes. New CPAP user here, and I didn’t understand why the sleep clinic was so eager to have me change equipment so soon. I should’ve realized it was $$$.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10614641","date_published":"2020-11-22T19:25:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-22 19:25","date_timestamp":1606073114,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10614403","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/maique\">@maique</a> Thanks! Maybe someday I’ll try it again.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10614403","date_published":"2020-11-22T17:55:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-22 17:55","date_timestamp":1606067711,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10614146","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hutaffe\">@hutaffe</a> that’s a nice consolation prize, anyway. Last time, we went to Hakone &amp; Owakudani, and I could just barely see the top of it. Next time I go, I’m making a dedicated trip to see it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10614146","date_published":"2020-11-22T16:28:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-22 16:28","date_timestamp":1606062503,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10614136","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/purisubzi\">@purisubzi</a> That’s a beautiful shot. I’ve only been to Japan in October or December, so I imagine weather and season has everything to do with it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10614136","date_published":"2020-11-22T16:24:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-22 16:24","date_timestamp":1606062270,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10614111","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir\">@cygnoir</a> Thanks! I’m not sure how you missed it, since there’s been nothing else interesting going on this year.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10614111","date_published":"2020-11-22T16:19:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-22 16:19","date_timestamp":1606061983,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10611864","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jessekelber\">@jessekelber</a> Thanks! It’s clear it wasn’t going to happen naturally for me (in fact it’s already grown back with a vengeance), so I had to force it. I like the look but would never have the patience to keep it shiny!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10611864","date_published":"2020-11-22T04:08:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-11-22 04:08","date_timestamp":1606018083,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}