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… and with that - life is too short. I do believe that we are saying goodbye to Hitchens. Farewell old friend - you served me well - now where should I go?
\nAny suggestions?
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\n
but in there reveals why I have been resisting switching themes - that white bubble - tip of the iceberg when it comes to theme switching
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88825109","date_published":"2026-04-23T03:00:43+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"03:00","date_timestamp":1776913243,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88824849","content_html":"Going to got for the english / american thing
\n.uk web site:
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@bradleyandroos not sure if i have been spelling it wrong all my life - or if this is one of those english /american things - but I would spell it bitumous’.
\nRelated? different word? different meaning? 🤷🏻♂️
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88824686","date_published":"2026-04-23T02:47:39+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"02:47","date_timestamp":1776912459,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88824625","content_html":"👁️ OH … now that I did not expect. But at least I understand what has happened.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/paste-c280a7e7.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/oh-now-that-i-did.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T02:43:15+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"02:43","date_timestamp":1776912195,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116451728998270910","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk4ynjwrk225","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXdTpvflI9N"]}},{"id":"88824509","content_html":"Theme Forked. 🪖 held on to in 💨
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88824509","date_published":"2026-04-23T02:41:25+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"02:41","date_timestamp":1776912085,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88824528","content_html":"👁️🚧 Experiment.
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/experiment-malus-clean-room-as.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T02:39:45+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"02:39","date_timestamp":1776911985,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116451713610221471","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk4yge7y232p","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXdTLRKlFxa"]}},{"id":"88819055","content_html":"👁️🏢 🔗 MALUS - Clean Room as a Service | Liberation from Open Source Attribution
\nA parody I believe - but just like with satire - I have this nervous feeling that parody might not be able to keep up with reality.
\n\n
👁️
\n\n\n“This sentence was written by a human.”
\n
That’s not a lie. That’s a fact.
\nThis post is rare because line 2 is usually a clear indication that an LLM has been involved in the post creation. In this case that is not true.
\n‘Clear indication’ is not the same as ‘absolute’.
\nLikewise the em dash.
\nNo, the use of an em dash does not mean that the writing was generated by the LLM - but no one can deny that we have seen a bucket load more of them since LLMs turned up - and are used a lot by people who often include in their posts something like … “that’s not a coincidence - that’s a pattern”.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/this-sentence-was-written-by.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T00:24:51+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-23 00:24","date_timestamp":1776903891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116451185497508996","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk4qw7dtqh25","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXdD1F4ERJj"]}},{"id":"88818705","content_html":"👁️🏢 🔗 MALUS - Clean Room as a Service | Liberation from Open Source Attribution
\nA parody I believe - but just like with satire - I have this nervous feeling that parody might not be able to keep up with reality.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/malus-clean-room-as-a.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T00:19:02+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-23 00:19","date_timestamp":1776903542,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116451157691744464","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk4qjklivu2l","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXdC_p8lpTr"]}},{"id":"88818649","content_html":"🏢 Clever image included in this LinkedIN 🔗 post.
\nMy comment:
\n\n\nThe only change to the image I would make is to put the rust bucket at the back … to extend your metaphor how many corporate drivers look back … they have declared their shiny new strategy and off they go .. without a clue that the organisation behind them is not what they think it is.
\n
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/clever-image-included-in-this.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T00:16:50+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-23 00:16","date_timestamp":1776903410,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116451149881808723","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk4qg3ikt52i","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXdCx3CkYeX"]}},{"id":"88817056","content_html":"It’s the 23rd April and it needs to be said …
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/cd9b35ada7-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/its-the-rd-april-and.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T23:38:47+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 23:38","date_timestamp":1776901127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116451000317151475","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk4oc3xixl2l","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXc-bfrlsYb"]}},{"id":"88816438","content_html":"The Hugo thing started to make me wonder a few weeks ago .. and now the social cards .. with @sod pointing out to me that my theme has been untouched for four years.
\nIs it time to bite the bullet?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/the-hugo-thing-started-to.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T23:23:57+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 23:23","date_timestamp":1776900237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116450941402809873","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk4nh7pr472u","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXc8s9yli0F"]}},{"id":"88816205","content_html":"🎵 The ongoing consolidation of the ‘PHI⑊PINverse’ continues.
\nI just switched on one AlbumWhale RSS music feed for john.philpin.com. All seems to work fine - except - they don’t seem to be actually finding their way to john.philpin.com - if that makes sense?
\nWe’re also going to have to think a bit about delivering richer information and a better presentation.
\nAny thoughts @bjhess ?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88816205","date_published":"2026-04-22T23:20:14+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 23:20","date_timestamp":1776900014,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88815644","content_html":"Vincent's Tale by Ren: albumwhale.com
","summary":"","url":"https://albumwhale.com/johnphilpin/surprises#album_79364","date_published":"2026-04-22T22:57:06+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 22:57","date_timestamp":1776898626,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88808937","content_html":"Boots on the Ground by Massive Attack, Tom Waits ![\"Boots](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/f9/61/d5/f961d5f8-9b1b-29f3-f1e4-acd9cccb10dc/ticket.qmvjzxoo.jpg/1400x1400bb.jpg\")
: albumwhale.com
🪦 and so farewell Dave .. Trusting that the Traffic you’re in to reach your destination is near perfect .. it always was.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/and-so-farewell-dave-trusting.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T19:12:02+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 19:12","date_timestamp":1776885122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116449954135455485","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk47gcfmv52t","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXcf_xYj5tE"]}},{"id":"88799490","content_html":"No RSS on a site.
\nGood or Bad … for the reader?
\nGood or Bad … for the author?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/23/no-rss-on-a-site.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T18:45:18+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 18:45","date_timestamp":1776883518,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116449844881171496","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk45ujqai32n","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXccyRRmBC5"]}},{"id":"88798697","content_html":"@bradenslen Th Lphbt
\nDone .. but
\nmgn f w ds ths t vry wrd.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88798697","date_published":"2026-04-22T18:28:52+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 18:28","date_timestamp":1776882532,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88797921","content_html":"@MitchWagner Does this mean I should follow you there .. or will your there stuff find its way here?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88797921","date_published":"2026-04-22T18:13:56+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 18:13","date_timestamp":1776881636,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88799493","content_html":"👁️ JSON files are finicky mothers aren’t they.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/22/json-files-are-finicky-mothers.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T06:23:08+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 06:23","date_timestamp":1776838988,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116449845042488536","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk45un5kdn2t","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXccy8aGLyO"]}},{"id":"88808936","content_html":"Hope and Fury by Joe Jackson: albumwhale.com
","summary":"","url":"https://albumwhale.com/johnphilpin/surprises#album_79167","date_published":"2026-04-22T01:54:10+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 01:54","date_timestamp":1776822850,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88748574","content_html":"👁️ A couple of YouTube Shorts
\n\n📼🔗 A VERY different kind of drum solo 🤯 - take that 📼🔗 El Estepario Siberiano though to be fair - still 🤯.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/22/a-couple-of-youtube-shorts.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T01:49:43+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 01:49","date_timestamp":1776822583,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116445857774986648","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk2f7i7na22w","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXaowTAEfFN"]}},{"id":"88748577","content_html":"👁️ I remember when the ‘people line item’ was the largest on a typical PandL.
\nAI … “Hold my beer” …
\n🔗 Charted: Compute Costs More Than Talent in AI
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/22/i-remember-when-the-people.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T00:57:15+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 00:57","date_timestamp":1776819435,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116445858247686271","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk2f7natig2u","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXaowo_FHdh"]}},{"id":"88746338","content_html":"Dictionaries are notoriously accurate - and with ambiguity provide alternatives.
\nEncyclopedias were once thought of as accurate. Turns out not always. Just like AI❗️
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88746338","date_published":"2026-04-22T00:50:53+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 00:50","date_timestamp":1776819053,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88748579","content_html":"\n\n\nWhich is why we all, as people who design culture whether we realize it or not, need to keep thinking about where we’ve been, where we’re going, and perhaps most importantly, how not to get too comfortable with where we currently are.
\n
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MG Siegler: “Search or Ask”. Why on Earth would these be two different options?
\nBecause they are. Search for ‘Aphantasia’ is a very different request to asking about ‘Aphantasia’.
\nIn the old world - we had dictionaries and encyclopaedias. In the new world - we have search and ask.
\n\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/22/mg-siegler-search-or-ask.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T00:44:08+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-22 00:44","date_timestamp":1776818648,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116445601970037149","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mk2blb2zzk2n","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXahUN8kaPM"]}},{"id":"88729024","content_html":"Siri pops out of the Dynamic Island with a prompt: “Search or Ask”. Why on Earth would these be two different options? I assume to replace Spotlight, but it’s 2026, the system should just be smart enough to do that initial routing for you.
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💬 I just checked hell .. it still seems to be the usual inferno .. so I guess he sees what is coming and starting his pivot spin. You’ll see a lot of it this year.
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How do get a nice tasteful icon on left - rather than what I get no matter which option I choose?
\n@manton ?
\nAny thoughts how to modify the basic three anyway?
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88672987","date_published":"2026-04-21T00:26:07+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-21 00:26","date_timestamp":1776731167,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88660868","content_html":"@devilgate you are absolutely right .. will go back and adjust. Thank you.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88660868","date_published":"2026-04-20T20:29:27+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-20 20:29","date_timestamp":1776716967,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88660585","content_html":"@MitchWagner Mitch have you done anything special to your share sheet to get this effect ?
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@ArnoldHoogerwerf it’s a great one for sure.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88660374","date_published":"2026-04-20T20:22:53+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-20 20:22","date_timestamp":1776716573,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88660151","content_html":"@bradenslen Pretty damming .. full disclosure .. not fully read because I wouldn’t understand it anyway … so i checked with Claude along the lines of ‘what the hey’ .. Claude responded
\n—-
\nThe legal argument (Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive) is credible. Installing executable hooks into a browser without consent, especially cross-vendor, is a gray area that some regulators would treat as a violation.
\nWhat matters now: Has Anthropic addressed this? The timestamp on that article is April 2026—current date. If this is still happening in the latest Claude Desktop version, it’s indefensible. If they’ve already patched it with an opt-in dialog, the framing becomes “they fixed a mistake.” But the article assumes they haven’t, and I have no reason to doubt that as of its writing date.
\nBottom line: The author isn’t wrong. Anthropic did something that should have required consent and didn’t. Whether it rises to “spyware” depends on your definition, but the practice itself is a dark pattern—deliberate, signed, notarized, and deliberately obscured from typical user visibility.
@numericcitizen Very nice job ..
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88656981","date_published":"2026-04-20T19:41:45+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-20 19:41","date_timestamp":1776714105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88654175","content_html":"@bradenslen … and just for the record .. Encino Man is not Encyclopedia Man .. the name Siri kept on insisting on applying in the other post.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88654175","date_published":"2026-04-20T19:02:24+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-20 19:02","date_timestamp":1776711744,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88654075","content_html":"@bradenslen Florida Man quite the opposite to Encino Man
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88654075","date_published":"2026-04-20T19:00:23+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-20 19:00","date_timestamp":1776711623,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88613061","content_html":"@devilgate prolly because ‘the deciders’ haven’t yet realised that computers can actually parse spaces?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88613061","date_published":"2026-04-20T05:24:38+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-20 05:24","date_timestamp":1776662678,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88612890","content_html":"@novathemachine.bsky.social Apple doesnt seem to be talking about it.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88612890","date_published":"2026-04-20T05:19:39+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-20 05:19","date_timestamp":1776662379,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88597151","content_html":"👁️💬 I just rediscovered - but cannot recall where I found them … John Naughton❓Alan Jacobs❓When I find out - will come back and adjust.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/d5312132d9-m.jpg\")
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\n💬🏢 Don’t just ‘Think Different’. Be Different.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/20/dont-just-think-different-be.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T21:18:43+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-19 21:18","date_timestamp":1776633523,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116433464455304837","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mjuv3mxwyq27","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXVAD3okkef"]}},{"id":"88596544","content_html":"💬🎵🏢 Careful what you measure … life is a game .. life is gamed.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-3199.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/20/careful-what-you-measure-life.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T21:15:58+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-19 21:15","date_timestamp":1776633358,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116433451473156609","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mjuuvpxyzj2t","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXU_rs4FO5c"]}},{"id":"88596476","content_html":"👁️💬
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-3200.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/20/091443.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T21:14:43+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-19 21:14","date_timestamp":1776633283,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116433444946931540","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mjuusrqc472x","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXU_fhtlMV6"]}},{"id":"88596482","content_html":"💬🏢🕋 People - Process - THEN - Technology
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-3202.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/20/people-process-then-technology.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T21:13:55+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-19 21:13","date_timestamp":1776633235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116433445346974059","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mjuusyec2w27","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXU_gVOlAYQ"]}},{"id":"88596413","content_html":"💬
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-8180.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/20/091223.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T21:12:23+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-19 21:12","date_timestamp":1776633143,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116433438841700180","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mjuuq24t4k2c","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXU_UXilM7i"]}},{"id":"88564763","content_html":"\n\n Thank you Andy \n\nWelcome to the Claude Code PM Course! 🎉
\nLook at you. In the terminal. Unafraid. Ready to rock. I love to see it.
\nI’m Claude, and I’ll be your instructor throughout this course. We’re going to learn Claude Code together - a powerful AI tool that can save you 10-20 hours per week as a Product Manager.
\nThroughout this course, you’ll work for a fictional company called TaskFlow - imagine Asana meets Jira, but built specifically for remote teams. It’s a project management SaaS that’s growing fast.
\nHere’s what makes this course different: all the files, documents, and context are already created for you. You’re stepping into a real (fictional) PM role with active projects, real user personas, and actual work to do!
\nWhen you’re ready to learn more about TaskFlow, just say: ‘Tell me about TaskFlow’
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88564763","date_published":"2026-04-19T09:58:08+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-19 09:58","date_timestamp":1776592688,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88497949","content_html":"@aa not to make light of a truly earth shattering situation - I mean - cocktails? Hello? Don’t they understand?
\nBut that said - isn’t non solid ice … water?
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88497833","date_published":"2026-04-18T05:40:07+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-18 05:40","date_timestamp":1776490807,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88473716","content_html":"@bradenslen The people that will be able to afford eggs won’t be throwing them .. the people that will want to throw eggs will not be able to afford them
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin/88396303","date_published":"2026-04-16T19:48:59+00:00","author":{"name":"💬 John Philpin","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":"2026-04-16 19:48","date_timestamp":1776368939,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}