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\nOne more reason to oppose the public broadcasting recision. Do you like independent music? Do you think there should be classical and jazz radio stations? Without CPB many public radio stations won’t be able to afford to license music.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2025/07/15/one-more-reason-to-oppose.html","date_published":"2025-07-15T19:56:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-15 19:56","date_timestamp":1752609366,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://squidnet.net/@droct/114859008687063538"]}},{"id":"69031620","content_html":"Even Gwar wants you to help save Public Media!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2025/07/15/even-gwar-wants-you-to.html","date_published":"2025-07-15T18:42:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-15 18:42","date_timestamp":1752604976,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://squidnet.net/@droct/114858720062542204"]}},{"id":"68949347","content_html":"Save Public Broadcasting: brandonshire.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2025/07/14/save-public-broadcasting.html","date_published":"2025-07-14T18:18:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-14 18:18","date_timestamp":1752517126,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://squidnet.net/@droct/114852977848055928"]}},{"id":"23774042","content_html":"Really thought this was an interesting and informative read.
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2023/09/19/really-thought-this.html","date_published":"2023-09-20T01:08:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-09-20 01:08","date_timestamp":1695172080,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16686344","content_html":"Super-bummed about the end of the Cool Stuff Ride Home Podcast. I’ve been listening since the beginning (when it was a COVID-19 news show). It’ll be sad to not have that daily round up of interesting, fun, weird, and cool stuff anymore. Thanks for all the fun! #CoolStuffRideHome
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2023/02/10/superbummed-about-the.html","date_published":"2023-02-11T02:57:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-02-11 02:57","date_timestamp":1676084274,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://squidnet.net/@droct/109843859606503225"]}},{"id":"16619513","content_html":"@llbbl We’ll see! I’m doing this on easy-mode, using a hosting service that does most of the technical/back end stuff for me.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/16619513","date_published":"2023-02-08T20:40:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-02-08 20:40","date_timestamp":1675888810,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"16599388","content_html":"@pratik My original posts will generally start here and just get crossposted over there. Could lead to some fractured discussion/comments between the two places but so be it. I’d love to just use the ActivityPub integration in Micro.blog, but I wanted to more fully participate in Mastodon (boosts, etc.).
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/16599388","date_published":"2023-02-08T03:03:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-02-08 03:03","date_timestamp":1675825435,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"16590224","content_html":"I’m going to try running my own personal Mastodon instance rather than relying on one of the big instances. Will this be a huge mistake? Quite possibly! But it’ll be fun to try and I can use a domain I’ve held onto and never used for much. You can find me at: @droct@squidnet.net
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2023/02/07/im-going-to.html","date_published":"2023-02-07T20:34:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-02-07 20:34","date_timestamp":1675802052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://squidnet.net/@droct/109825363612195272"]}},{"id":"15153148","content_html":"@sod - Nevermind, I just needed to be more patient.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/15153148","date_published":"2022-12-19T02:25:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-19 02:25","date_timestamp":1671416713,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"15152450","content_html":"@sod Well, I installed the plugin and added the link, but… still not showing as verified on Mastodon, but I’ll try it again later and see if I can figure out what order to remove, add, etc. everything to get it to see it. (I assume it will check in the headers?).
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/15152450","date_published":"2022-12-19T02:08:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-19 02:08","date_timestamp":1671415715,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"15151600","content_html":"@sod Thank you! Very helpful! I just installed the Meta Tags Plug-In!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/15151600","date_published":"2022-12-19T01:51:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-19 01:51","date_timestamp":1671414701,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"15151592","content_html":"@pratik Thanks!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/15151592","date_published":"2022-12-19T01:51:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-19 01:51","date_timestamp":1671414680,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"15134643","content_html":"@pratik @odd Yeah, I was mostly asking where to put it, and how to get there.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/15134643","date_published":"2022-12-18T21:42:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-18 21:42","date_timestamp":1671399770,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"15131793","content_html":"What’s the best way to add a rel=me link to a Micro.Blog hosted blog so that Mastodon can verify that I’m the owner of my blog? I thought I had set it up before but as I’m dusting off my old Mastodon.social account I’m not seeing a checkmark on my blog showing it as verified.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2022/12/18/whats-the-best.html","date_published":"2022-12-18T21:10:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-18 21:10","date_timestamp":1671397840,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://squidnet.net/@droct/109536729214804411"]}},{"id":"15130224","content_html":"I love that micro.blog has built in AcitivtyPub/Mastodon built in, but at the moment I’ve come to the conclusion that I think I’d rather use Mastodon more directly for the featurs that micro.blog doesn’t support. So I’ll be cross posting to @droct@mastodon.social for the time being. I’l... www.brandonshire.blog","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2022/12/18/i-love-that.html","date_published":"2022-12-18T20:47:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-18 20:47","date_timestamp":1671396471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://squidnet.net/@droct/109536639595644459"]}},{"id":"14844951","content_html":"@darius Ha!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/14844951","date_published":"2022-12-11T16:57:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-11 16:57","date_timestamp":1670777876,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14304933","content_html":"@DrOct Well good news, my archive showed up this morning (despite the previous error message). Not sure its from the request on Friday or what!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/14304933","date_published":"2022-11-21T19:53:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-21 19:53","date_timestamp":1669060399,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14292873","content_html":"@rom interesting. I can’t seem to find the bookmarking feature. I’m not sure I can tell you if bookmarked tweets are in the archive as it doesn’t seem to be a feature I used (also I haven’t gotten my archive yet!).
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/14292873","date_published":"2022-11-21T13:13:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-21 13:13","date_timestamp":1669036422,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14273564","content_html":"@rom @gdp @pratik I’m not entirely sure what “bookmarked” tweets means. Can you elaborate?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/14273564","date_published":"2022-11-21T01:57:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-21 01:57","date_timestamp":1668995823,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14271474","content_html":"I’ve been trying to download an archive of my twitter data all weekend. Has anyone managed to do this successfully since Friday? First attempt went nowhere, most recent just tells me “something went wrong” and links to a form to fill out. But the link is broken!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2022/11/20/ive-been-trying.html","date_published":"2022-11-21T00:58:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-21 00:58","date_timestamp":1668992324,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"14177783","content_html":"@timapple Yes!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/14177783","date_published":"2022-11-19T03:59:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-19 03:59","date_timestamp":1668830385,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13684439","content_html":"@rknightuk very cool! Thanks for sharing this!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/13684439","date_published":"2022-11-05T03:55:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-05 03:55","date_timestamp":1667620546,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13683973","content_html":"@jpayne I think you need to search them just by username and omit the leading @. So for mine you would search for something like droct@mastodon.social (though that’s not an account I use for much other than testing stuff these days)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/13683973","date_published":"2022-11-05T03:19:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-05 03:19","date_timestamp":1667618365,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13206163","content_html":"@gdorn This is a very cool idea for a campaign!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/13206163","date_published":"2022-07-30T03:18:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-07-30 03:18","date_timestamp":1659151098,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12962045","content_html":"@jean Deep Space Nine is still definitely my overall favorite, but I like all the series, and have especially enjoyed all of the new series lately. 🖖
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12962045","date_published":"2022-05-30T22:06:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-30 22:06","date_timestamp":1653948404,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12930093","content_html":"@cheesemaker My heart and thought go out to you and your family. What a terrible world we live in right now that this kind of thing keeps happening.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12930093","date_published":"2022-05-25T18:04:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-25 18:04","date_timestamp":1653501887,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12930087","content_html":"@cheesemaker Thank you for sharing that. It’s chilling but important.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12930087","date_published":"2022-05-25T18:03:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-25 18:03","date_timestamp":1653501808,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12906916","content_html":"@bigzaphod Ha!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12906916","date_published":"2022-05-20T18:13:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-20 18:13","date_timestamp":1653070432,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12897906","content_html":"@bigzaphod Interesting!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12897906","date_published":"2022-05-19T00:03:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-19 00:03","date_timestamp":1652918581,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12887490","content_html":"@rosemaryorchard Looks delicious!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12887490","date_published":"2022-05-17T02:20:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-17 02:20","date_timestamp":1652754044,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12866239","content_html":"@darius Nice! I enjoyed reading that!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12866239","date_published":"2022-05-12T16:51:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-12 16:51","date_timestamp":1652374319,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12858841","content_html":"@Moltz That would be 100% fine!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12858841","date_published":"2022-05-11T12:08:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-11 12:08","date_timestamp":1652270880,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12850995","content_html":"@bigzaphod Oh man! Looks great!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12850995","date_published":"2022-05-10T02:41:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-10 02:41","date_timestamp":1652150501,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12850963","content_html":"@gdorn My group switche to Foundry VTT near the start of the pandemic and have really liked it. We don’t use the built in Video conferencing, just because one player has a work installed firewall that blocks it, but I think it would work fine for most people.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/DrOct/12850963","date_published":"2022-05-10T02:36:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-10 02:36","date_timestamp":1652150183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12816430","content_html":"Irises are blooming. Also just planted to marigolds near our vegetable garden.
\n\n\nShareplay seems pretty cool! #wwdc2021
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2021/06/07/shareplay-seems-pretty.html","date_published":"2021-06-07T17:12:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-07 17:12","date_timestamp":1623085960,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11479371","content_html":"Second vaccine shot done! ✔️ Just two more weeks until I’m maxcinated!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2021/05/21/second-vaccine-shot.html","date_published":"2021-05-21T12:28:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-21 12:28","date_timestamp":1621600101,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11360643","content_html":"Got my first COVID vaccine dose this morning! Very happy to be on my way to max immunity, and to be helping to end this pandemic!\n💉
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2021/04/23/got-my-first.html","date_published":"2021-04-23T13:50:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-23 13:50","date_timestamp":1619185810,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"10409544","content_html":"I was working most of the day and am only just now getting caught up on the Apple announcements today. As much as I’d love those cameras on the Pro iPhones, I think if I get a new phone this year it’ll be the 12 Mini. I just don’t want a phone as big as even the smallest Pro.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2020/10/13/i-was-working.html","date_published":"2020-10-14T00:29:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-10-14 00:29","date_timestamp":1602635393,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"9818529","content_html":"Happy Juneteenth everyone! Things have been hard lately, but its worth celebrating some too, and maybe using the day to have some more conversations about history and how we got to where we are, and how we can make things better. Black Lives Matter!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2020/06/19/happy-juneteenth-everyone.html","date_published":"2020-06-19T12:56:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-19 12:56","date_timestamp":1592571367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7417914","content_html":"Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and happy whatever you may be celebrating (even if it’s nothing at all). I hope you all have a great day today.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/12/25/merry-christmas-happy.html","date_published":"2019-12-25T21:24:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-12-25 21:24","date_timestamp":1577309070,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7259439","content_html":"Why you should be the one watching the Watchmen. brandonshire.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/12/16/i-was-late.html","date_published":"2019-12-16T18:29:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-12-16 18:29","date_timestamp":1576520940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"6826895","content_html":"Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/11/28/happy-thanksgiving-everyone.html","date_published":"2019-11-29T00:49:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-11-29 00:49","date_timestamp":1574988599,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"6766166","content_html":"My rpg group recently started playing Pathfinder 2e and so far we’re really enjoying it! We haven’t played anything this “heavy” and tactical in a while so it’s a nice change of pace. It’s defintiely not D&D 3.5, but it shares enough history with it to feel pretty familiar. 🎲
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/11/25/my-rpg-group.html","date_published":"2019-11-25T19:56:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-11-25 19:56","date_timestamp":1574711813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"6542614","content_html":"I’m very happy to hear that the new 16” MacBook Pro has inverted T arrow keys again. I hope that’ll filter out to the Magic Keyboard too. That’s the one thing I don’t like about the one I use with my iPad.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/11/13/im-very-happy.html","date_published":"2019-11-13T16:04:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-11-13 16:04","date_timestamp":1573661094,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"6400720","content_html":"Good job Virginia! We did it! Take a moment to enjoy it. Then it’s time to get to work improving the state, and working to help fix the rest of the country in 2020.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/11/06/good-job-virginia.html","date_published":"2019-11-06T18:15:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-11-06 18:15","date_timestamp":1573064106,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"6378741","content_html":"Hey Virginians! Don’t forget to vote today! There’s a real chance we can flip both the House of Delegates and the Senate and get some real improvements in the state. We can send a message to the rest of the country too. #vote 🇺🇸
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/11/05/hey-virginians-dont.html","date_published":"2019-11-05T12:34:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-11-05 12:34","date_timestamp":1572957240,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"5804252","content_html":"My 2019 Party Playlist! brandonshire.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/10/01/my-party-playlist.html","date_published":"2019-10-01T14:42:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-10-01 14:42","date_timestamp":1569940920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"5671676","content_html":"Happy #BiVisibilityDay! I’m bi, and I’m here. ❤️💜💙
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.brandonshire.blog/2019/09/23/happy-bivisibilityday-im.html","date_published":"2019-09-23T17:50:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen B","url":"http://brandonshire.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FDrOct%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"DrOct"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-09-23 17:50","date_timestamp":1569261028,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"5640549","content_html":"Hey! It’s one of the best days of the year!
\n\n\n\n![\"Me](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brandonshire.blog%2Fuploads%2F2019%2Fcfae279a21.jpg\")