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: john.philpin.com@Miraz banks and cable providers regularly swap places on the top list of hated corps..
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/95010867","date_published":"2026-08-01T05:05:27+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 05:05","date_timestamp":1785560727,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94939923","content_html":"🖋️ Community - Again. john.philpin.com
","summary":"I know - I know. But this is omportant. It might be too late - but wan to make sure we don’t lose the ‘community’ war - like we seem to have lost the one around ‘content’.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/31/community-again.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T23:23:44+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 23:23","date_timestamp":1785453824,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117011508643722110","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrvlmdfllv2k","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/Dbb3bv5HCK2"]}},{"id":"94939780","content_html":"\n> AAPL is down about 8% after-hours on yet another record-breaking, and Wall Street prediction shattering earnings report.
\n.. of course it is.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94939780","date_published":"2026-07-30T23:20:05+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 23:20","date_timestamp":1785453605,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94938163","content_html":"@dfir 💯
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94938163","date_published":"2026-07-30T22:22:53+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 22:22","date_timestamp":1785450173,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94938157","content_html":"@maique it seems to be reliable … eventually.
\nI run it on mac, phone and pad
\nI can synch all three and it looks done - but compare them - they clearly are not.
\nAs I understand it - all down to apple putting gates on refreshes into icloud.
\nI would pay extra if they offered ‘synch on demand’ with no gates - but why they don’t - which IMHO is for one of three reasons
\nIf they did - maybe this would also solve the general synch problem icloud still suffers from - you know - when the one doc you know is in the cloud is not on your pad - but is on the phone - or the whole dance of blow up your contacts synching and reconnect - just to force a flush etc etc
\nso for me - I live with it - since it is not make or break and so a feedbin hosting plan at 60 bucks not needed.
\nthat said - if not icloud you are either going to run your own server - and for me - life is too short OR pay someone like Feedbin. If there is another way - am all ears.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94938157","date_published":"2026-07-30T22:22:37+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 22:22","date_timestamp":1785450157,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94937914","content_html":"👁️⚽️ Europe again rallies against corruption.
\nWhy do I think it’s corruption? Because:
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/31/europe-again-rallies-against-corruption.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T22:11:57+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 22:11","date_timestamp":1785449517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117011225382013655","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrvhkvsmsw2r","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbbvHk6H1yX"]}},{"id":"94931157","content_html":"The only proposed investor so far is Thrive Eternal, a vehicle owned by Joshua Kushner.
\n
Turns out Ted thinks about content 🖇️🔎 the same way I do.
\n\nPretty sure I did - but never seen him speak directly to the issue.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/31/turns-out-ted-thinks-about.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T19:39:02+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 19:39","date_timestamp":1785440342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117010624385473849","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrv6zkca7c2f","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/Dbbdoi4HcIL"]}},{"id":"94931467","content_html":"Crucial Track 🎵 July 30, 2026: john.philpin.com
","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/31/crucial-track-july.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T19:33:38+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 19:33","date_timestamp":1785440018,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94929148","content_html":"@maique I run NetNewsWire against iCloud..it works .. but Apple ensures it doesn’t work well
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94929148","date_published":"2026-07-30T19:07:20+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 19:07","date_timestamp":1785438440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94896774","content_html":"💬
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-3340.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/30/194116.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T07:41:16+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 07:41","date_timestamp":1785397276,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117007830047656890","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrtxcverzb2y","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbaMTN7ljGD"]}},{"id":"94896332","content_html":"📸 I must have missed this when it appeared …. sadly erased in real life - but not here on the internet.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/78704ceacd-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/30/i-must-have-missed-this.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T07:40:40+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 07:40","date_timestamp":1785397240,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117007799211684096","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrtwv2l75z27","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbaLbOYmwbO"]}},{"id":"94895978","content_html":"And another piece of brilliance 🔗 Make Your Vote Count
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/30/and-another-piece-of-brilliance.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T07:33:51+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 07:33","date_timestamp":1785396831,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117007775487548714","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrtwjz4dyl2d","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbaKtC_oNln"]}},{"id":"94895834","content_html":"📼 Brilliant
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/30/brilliant-tump.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T07:31:03+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 07:31","date_timestamp":1785396663,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117007761965318459","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrtwdv3glt2d","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbaKT7toMEj"]}},{"id":"94895532","content_html":"Unclear what Count Binface was doing with this promotion in Auckland or how much Disney are paying him for the appearance - but clearly there is something going on.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/b1c543c534-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/30/unclear-what-count-binface-was.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T07:21:34+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 07:21","date_timestamp":1785396094,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117007723227822585","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrtvsdauxa2c","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbaJMj-oBuI"]}},{"id":"94882634","content_html":"📸 I have questions. Going to listen and find out if they have answers. The next hour will decide if I will still have questions.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/46c951d01c-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/30/i-have-questions-going-to.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T00:56:19+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 00:56","date_timestamp":1785372979,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117006209378524280","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrtac2kcwf2c","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbZdJ1snIKd"]}},{"id":"94871435","content_html":"@manton ‘Our’ lane is ‘being human’ and ‘humans’ contain multitudes.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94871435","date_published":"2026-07-29T20:04:21+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 20:04","date_timestamp":1785355461,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94871347","content_html":"@manton it might be time to define ‘integrate’ and maybe apply some nuance .. a starting point might be that ‘integrate’ should be is it bidirectional ., ‘what I push to them is accepted’ as is ‘what I pull from them is also accepted’ .. the nuances include ‘does update work’ .. did everything move .. or just a link .. did image make it, did image update make it etc ..
\nyou forgot substack .. closed
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94871347","date_published":"2026-07-29T20:01:20+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 20:01","date_timestamp":1785355280,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94869947","content_html":"👁️ The argument seems to be that Social Security is actually a Ponzi scheme.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/30/the-argument-seems-to-be.html","date_published":"2026-07-29T19:21:14+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 19:21","date_timestamp":1785352874,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117004892709879724","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrsnl2wddd27","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbY2zhNHfWR"]}},{"id":"94817798","content_html":"Community .. What Community? : john.philpin.com
🖋️ Community . What Community? john.philpin.com
","summary":"Everyone has a ‘community’ and almost nobody does 🔵 and since community is core to everything we are building for the ‘Age of Engagement’ , it’s time we told you what we actually think. Spoiler alert: it’s not your Slack workspace, it’s not your mailing list and it’s certainly not your followers.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/29/community-we-need-to-talk.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T22:18:39+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 22:18","date_timestamp":1785277119,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116999933505166400","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrqh467ivn2o","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbWmfm9nbAg"]}},{"id":"94811788","content_html":"@jsonbecker funny when I read ‘DHH’ .. had to go look him up .. found out who he was .. moved on .. and then this post gave me the threads .. not Read all .. but any defender of Brand needs to be avoided. So with you .. don’t need the rest.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94811788","date_published":"2026-07-28T20:18:12+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 20:18","date_timestamp":1785269892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94806900","content_html":"Who’s Jonathan Cain again? Looked him up. Not only did I find out who he is .. but also why I didn’t know the name and why I can now safely forget it again.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/29/whos-jonathan-cain-again-looked.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T18:29:47+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 18:29","date_timestamp":1785263387,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116999027514207525","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrq27v4izv2r","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbWMGwyGx7X"]}},{"id":"94771906","content_html":"@MitchWagner wasn’t that Greece?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94771906","date_published":"2026-07-28T05:00:48+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 05:00","date_timestamp":1785214848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94769028","content_html":"@MitchWagner because Italian accents only work in art house movies?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94769028","date_published":"2026-07-28T02:54:55+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 02:54","date_timestamp":1785207295,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94761300","content_html":"Headline: ‘Appears to Blast Trump on Epstein Files’
\n\n\n\nThe Reacher and War Machine action star seemingly blasted President Trump over the Epstein files during an eye-opening f-bomb filled rant …
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\n\n\n\n“I think people are a little bit afraid of me because they’re like, ‘He’s a loose cannon,’ and I’m not,\" Ritchson began, a bit ironically. “I’m just saying the shit that everybody should say if they give a shit about humanity. Everybody else should feel like I feel”
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💬 James Hibberd - The Hollywood Reporter
\nSo no … not at all would be my take.
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\nInteresting angle - and something Venkatesh Rao wrote about in 2023 when he 🔗 compared kids brought up on Lego versus the earlier generations brought up on Meccano.
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\n\n\ndeliberately incomprehensible sport
\n
comment resonated - reminding me of a game we played as a youth. ‘Game’ mind you - not sport - that we called ’Zoom Schwartz and Profilgliano’.
\nAnyone else?
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\n\n\nData, data everywhere but not a conclusion in sight.
\n
💬 Horace Dediu
\nExactly the foundation of our thinking - which is why we build not just with a view to DIKW - but DIKIWI.
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\n\n\nThe thing about bootstraps is you can’t anticipate all the questions in advance, and thus can’t have answers prepared for them.
\n
Not just bootstraps. If you can “anticipate all the questions in advance” - then we believe you are not thinking..
\n‘Agility in thinking’ as we build our apps is (are?) ‘table stakes’.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94749336","date_published":"2026-07-27T18:41:19+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 18:41","date_timestamp":1785177679,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94715015","content_html":"Just been advised by my hosting provider that I am running malicious code on my home page. I used their scanner to discover the offending file and asked Claude ‘what’s that about ‘. Toold me and now rewriting what we were trying to achieve to begin with. Uploading in a minute - if one cycle fixes it - I will...
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\n
I wonder if it is more to do with cash flow?
\nOracle is after all the vehicle that is allowing ‘the first son’ to do this …
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/ec03f9ee9b-m.jpg\")
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94679143","date_published":"2026-07-26T10:10:12+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 10:10","date_timestamp":1785060612,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94673001","content_html":"🖋️ Nilay Patel and Bart Butler - CTO of Proton - Talking: john.philpin.com
","summary":"Privacy isn’t about hiding. It’s about choosing - not a quote - but that is absolutely the thread running through this Podcast - encryption, jurisdiction, age verification, AI. Bart keeps returning to ‘control’ as the definition of privacy, not secrecy.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/26/nilay-patel-and-bart-butler.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T06:32:18+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 06:32","date_timestamp":1785047538,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116984886226815995","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrjrbakb3y2c","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbPwjV8Fp92"]}},{"id":"94664195","content_html":"This dates back to May - and need to check current status - but riddle me this … why would anybody travel through the USA - much less to?
\n\nCurrent stats that I can see:
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/26/this-dates-back-to-may.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T00:37:42+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 00:37","date_timestamp":1785026262,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116983491752041379","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrj5h3riaj2b","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbPH9QfHYjr"]}},{"id":"94661260","content_html":"The Fourth Circuit ruled in July 2026 that CBP officers may manually scroll through any traveler’s phone without suspicion, while forensic software extractions still require individualised justification.
\n
👁️ Why oh why does 🍎 make it so hard to change an email signature?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/26/why-oh-why-does-make.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T23:00:18+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 23:00","date_timestamp":1785020418,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116983102793982243","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrixw5ug6x27","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbO8ogWH9FR"]}},{"id":"94660832","content_html":"🔗 Kalanick raises $1.7B for Atoms, and Uber invests too
\n\n\nThe mood around the deal is euphoric. One a16z partner called it the largest cheque the firm has ever written. Another investor predicted Atoms would be worth a trillion dollars within a decade. Horowitz put it more simply: “Travis is back.”
\n
What could possibly go wrong?
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\nFor posterity - and to save even more googling ….
\n![\"\"](\"https://john.philpin.com/uploads/2026/08e4643b3c.jpg\")
@manton could <mark> be allowed on posts and replies?
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94660184","date_published":"2026-07-25T22:24:22+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 22:24","date_timestamp":1785018262,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94620753","content_html":"@puran youare clearly a LOT younger than me - I have to look up new covers -the old ones are etched into my brain :-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94620753","date_published":"2026-07-25T03:51:44+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 03:51","date_timestamp":1784951504,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94537984","content_html":"@devilgate now to work out an efficient work flow going forward.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94537984","date_published":"2026-07-23T18:41:08+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 18:41","date_timestamp":1784832068,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94537902","content_html":"@puran at a quick glance I saw a lost still from the Beatles ‘Help’
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94537902","date_published":"2026-07-23T18:39:39+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 18:39","date_timestamp":1784831979,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94487988","content_html":"@MitchWagner i am humbled by your humbling - though i feel bumbling may be more appropriate.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94487956","date_published":"2026-07-22T22:54:51+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 22:54","date_timestamp":1784760891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94486538","content_html":"@maique it always is … about Tяump that is.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/94421893","date_published":"2026-07-21T21:31:15+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 21:31","date_timestamp":1784669475,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94342192","content_html":"@MitchWagner It’s always interesting to learn about other people’s diseases .. you should learn the ‘pipes’ join one of the ‘families’ and move to Iraq .. and then each morning the bagpiping bagman from Baghdad could breakfast on baguettes and bagels.
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