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\n@adders I laughed. I can’t decide whether to see if his Messiah Act unfolds in a kitsch but amusing way or if he just continues to circle his ego centricity until he disappears up his own renal sphincter with a small “pop.”
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/94010645","date_published":"2026-07-14T22:15:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 22:15","date_timestamp":1784067357,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93787785","content_html":"A Report From the Press: marty.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2026/07/10/a-report-from-the-press.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T19:07:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 19:07","date_timestamp":1783710431,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://cobolworx.social/@martyh/116897247564029616"]}},{"id":"93782852","content_html":"Backing off the PR speak. LinkedIn, X, and SubStack getting little or no traction. Too many louder, glitzier voices with siren-songs from “Well Recognized Sources.”
\nFeeling a little silly for even trying. But that’s me.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2026/07/10/backing-off-the-pr-speak.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T17:22:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 17:22","date_timestamp":1783704164,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://cobolworx.social/@martyh/116896836329260115"]}},{"id":"93679875","content_html":"@kimberlykg Ahhh not familiar with Pier 91, spent a lot of time hanging out at S. Street Seaport. I think you were a bit north of the “meatpacking district” where no meat is packed anymore then. (Kids near there).
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93679875","date_published":"2026-07-09T01:27:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 01:27","date_timestamp":1783560470,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93679843","content_html":"@kimberlykg Of Course you would!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93679843","date_published":"2026-07-09T01:26:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 01:26","date_timestamp":1783560376,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93658276","content_html":"The gcobol bug count on LinuxOne (IBM Ubuntu) is down to a few. Unfortunately, you turn over those rocks and more problems scurry out. So life continues. To use a sickening cliché: “It’s a Journey.” But not that long to go. Sometimes you end up totally emptying the Service Bay to find a socket.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://cobolworx.micro.blog/2026/07/08/the-gcobol-bug-count-on.html","date_published":"2026-07-08T17:13:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 17:13","date_timestamp":1783530796,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93613272","content_html":"Mainframe Update
\nNative character sets with GCC COBOL (gcobol) on mainframe and Intel-64 work without UAT errors. Others, not so much … yet. Furious and energetic progress is going on in the back room gcobol service bays.\nAlso working on weekly snapshots on Ubuntu/Debian and 🤞🏼🤔 Red Hat.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2026/07/07/mainframe-update-native-character-sets.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T22:36:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 22:36","date_timestamp":1783463813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93612595","content_html":"@kimberlykg How was the hug?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93612595","date_published":"2026-07-07T22:20:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 22:20","date_timestamp":1783462802,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93612546","content_html":"@kimberlykg Hey Kimberly, Great pictures. Sounds like a blast. Shame you weren’t on board for the sail-by.
\nWhere are they anchored? I don’t recognize the area.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93612546","date_published":"2026-07-07T22:18:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 22:18","date_timestamp":1783462709,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93426461","content_html":"My thinking is running at about this speed … a few 80 column cards a minute
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://cobolworx.micro.blog/2026/07/04/my-thinking-is-running-at.html","date_published":"2026-07-04T13:26:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 13:26","date_timestamp":1783171584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93426259","content_html":"@lmika sorry, but Thank You! Please don’t start a bagpipe institute anywhere near me. Tuba, perhaps.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93426259","date_published":"2026-07-04T13:21:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 13:21","date_timestamp":1783171288,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93425832","content_html":"@AlexKucera I’m a little tempted to have you send it to my inbox LOL … but I understand.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93425832","date_published":"2026-07-04T13:10:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 13:10","date_timestamp":1783170658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93425785","content_html":"@mrscotton Good to hear. Progress has been adequate. They still don’t share their bones.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93425785","date_published":"2026-07-04T13:09:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 13:09","date_timestamp":1783170594,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93310554","content_html":"@mrscotton Pippen the Long Haired Dachshund (seen recently in the tortoise picture) is glad your humans are picking up on the cues finally.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93310554","date_published":"2026-07-02T13:27:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 13:27","date_timestamp":1782998846,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93310452","content_html":"Recent Tortoise sighting: he was on his way to the beach to wash off and curled up as we walked by. We’re all friends here. Pippen didn’t even bark once.
\n\nA 2 doctor day; hurray!?
\nBack to writing tests for reported issues. Hooray. At least COBOLworx.com is up and done for now.
\nI’m ready for the weekend.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2026/07/02/a-doctor-day-hurray-back.html","date_published":"2026-07-02T13:21:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 13:21","date_timestamp":1782998468,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93269347","content_html":"@vrsimility IN BLACK? Isn’t that counter-productive? Wear the most heat gathering color and try to cool the excess heat away? Would have expected reflective foil or bright white.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93269347","date_published":"2026-07-01T19:36:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 19:36","date_timestamp":1782934617,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93269050","content_html":"@miljko You mean the last book is EVER going to be unpacked HaHa
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93269050","date_published":"2026-07-01T19:34:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 19:34","date_timestamp":1782934471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93206166","content_html":"Wired magazine snakily referred to COBOL as the asbestos of programming languages. I disagreed; assembler language programs are the asbestos. And many other dead and forgotten languages that have production programs running. Obviously they need a bit more real world experience.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2026/06/30/wired-magazine-snakily-referred-to.html","date_published":"2026-06-30T19:29:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-30 19:29","date_timestamp":1782847768,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93089279","content_html":"@bloftin2 Inspiring. I have my 1/3 filled Moleskine in my backpack but I don’t make time to WRITE. I waste too much time typing. Much too much.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93089279","date_published":"2026-06-28T20:36:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 20:36","date_timestamp":1782678963,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93088930","content_html":"@Doyle Broccoli flatbread 😛
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93088930","date_published":"2026-06-28T20:30:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 20:30","date_timestamp":1782678649,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93088471","content_html":"@Miraz Awesome view!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93088471","date_published":"2026-06-28T20:24:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 20:24","date_timestamp":1782678259,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93039420","content_html":"@AlexKucera I get 100 headlines in my feed reader a day. I often get a few down and just hit the “Mark All Read” butten from News-Fatigue.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93039420","date_published":"2026-06-27T19:54:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 19:54","date_timestamp":1782590072,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93036348","content_html":"A recreational afternoon of writing autotest test cases for recently reported bugs. I think we have fixed them all as many were reported on the issues page (PRs). We’ll see. If they’re fixed, the go in the regressions test bucket for future test runs. Which happen frequently … every time master+cobol is...
@KF0YRA FT8 is quite the thing. I’ve been under pressure to get back in the game … was a ps32(?) user years ago and did pretty well on 20m. How’s 10m? (I’m W6MDH semi-retired).
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93024276","date_published":"2026-06-27T14:51:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 14:51","date_timestamp":1782571911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93023659","content_html":"@shep Crazy silliness. Love works of love and madness. Watched 1/2 an inning and switched to the game live on TV.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/93023659","date_published":"2026-06-27T14:44:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 14:44","date_timestamp":1782571453,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92688803","content_html":"The new plant has been planted. The Amazon paper order (2 kinds of paper towels and toilet paper) has been temporarily stowed. The bathroom lights have been centtered by REAL electricians. And basically NOTHING else got done. And the Glass door for the shower comes at 8:30 tomorrow so that’s another morning...
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\n GCC 17 next spring will be a bigger improvement Release than 16 and 16 was big. Bob is OBSESSING (bobsessing) over performance and Jim and Xavi...@davegullett You know, generally, what it’s about and simply don’t need anything like it. You know it is another surveillance-trap and have given up making it easy to surveil. …
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/92561882","date_published":"2026-06-20T17:31:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-20 17:31","date_timestamp":1781976683,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92561789","content_html":"So Much COBOL(worx) .. a lot like WORK: marty.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2026/06/20/spent-most-of-yesterday-just.html","date_published":"2026-06-20T17:29:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-20 17:29","date_timestamp":1781976552,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://cobolworx.social/@martyh/116785299016391841"]}},{"id":"91594922","content_html":"@KF0YRA So getting your general isn’t tough with the study book(s). Multi-choice and the answers can’t change or be weirder than in the book. I taught Tech and General classes to people in N. California and we had a very high success rate. 100% after they retested. I quit going up the ladder at General and went the vanity route. (W6MDH). Good luck.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/91594922","date_published":"2026-06-05T17:25:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 17:25","date_timestamp":1780680302,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"79613518","content_html":"@kav as far as I remember, the assumption of human “forgetting” is actually controversial. It has struck me as more a hierarchic/prioritized access with “old stuff” so deep in the pile and hard to find … but with odd triggers that bring them rushing back. At least I can attest to some of that.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/79613518","date_published":"2025-12-08T22:47:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-08 22:47","date_timestamp":1765234031,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"77019737","content_html":"I love the euphemism; it’s a “Guest House” you get to pay a lot of money to be a guest of.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2025/10/31/i-love-the-euphemism-its.html","date_published":"2025-10-31T15:33:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-31 15:33","date_timestamp":1761924797,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76964402","content_html":"So they came and sprayed for mosquitoes on the coldest day, so far, this year. Makes perfect sense 🤔🥸
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/76964306","date_published":"2025-10-30T18:47:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-30 18:47","date_timestamp":1761850079,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76892559","content_html":"@tinyroofnail and getting control of the largest oil reserves in the world for US/Western Oil Giants.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/76892559","date_published":"2025-10-29T17:40:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-29 17:40","date_timestamp":1761759637,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76757182","content_html":"A rediscovered Lamy fountain pen. Sat in the “Junk Drawer” for years. TOTALLY dried out. Have to put a plunger-adaptor in to clean it out. An old friend! 🖋️✍
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/76274448","date_published":"2025-10-21T10:29:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-21 10:29","date_timestamp":1761042547,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"75917211","content_html":"@scripting I have given up driving in the cities. I succumb to Uber and still have white knuckles. 😉
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/75917211","date_published":"2025-10-16T14:00:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-16 14:00","date_timestamp":1760623248,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"75480529","content_html":"90 minutes to fix the IKEA desk. When I put it together I put the top of the podium on the bottom. It basically required taking the whole thing apart and starting over. But I left the top bolted to the table top so I didn’t have to do that all over again. Looks the same but it’s done.
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“The Once and Future COBOL” talk went up on youtube. Jim did a great job! Great conference.
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\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2025/10/04/thanks-to-humberto-and-imelda.html","date_published":"2025-10-04T20:36:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-04 20:36","date_timestamp":1759610177,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74998522","content_html":"@manton congratulations and THANK YOU!🙏 The feature was sorely missed.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Marty/74998522","date_published":"2025-10-04T12:16:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-04 12:16","date_timestamp":1759580219,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"74794945","content_html":"Dramatic Morning view over the Atlantic.
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Cleaning the Cave (my 7x9 foot “office” away from the house). Meant to bring the high-tech vacuum. Forgot. But keep a broom and dustpan. 🦕!
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My office for the day. Morning sun over my shoulder.
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So Many Unnamed Sources: marty.micro.blog
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