{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Matthew Silas","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/Matty8r","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1634","username":"Matty8r","bio":"Filmmaker @pixar. Midnight coder. Made Maiku, an app for haiku composition. 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04:09","date_timestamp":1789963768,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97842997","content_html":"<p>The dusk is the best part of the day: <a href=\"https://branchesthreads.com/the-dusk-is-the-best-part-of-the-day.html\">branchesthreads.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://branchesthreads.com/the-dusk-is-the-best-part-of-the-day.html","date_published":"2026-09-20T02:08:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Silas","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMatty8r%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Matty8r"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 02:08","date_timestamp":1789870094,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97490575","content_html":"<p>Playing with 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2\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbranchesthreads.com%2Fassets%2F2026-09-07-162432%25203.jpg\" alt=\"2026-09-07-162432 3\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbranchesthreads.com%2Fassets%2F2026-09-07-162432%25204.jpg\" alt=\"2026-09-07-162432 4\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbranchesthreads.com%2Fassets%2F2026-09-07-162432%25205.jpg\" alt=\"2026-09-07-162432 5\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbranchesthreads.com%2Fassets%2F2026-09-07-162432%25206.jpg\" alt=\"2026-09-07-162432 6\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbranchesthreads.com%2Fassets%2F2026-09-07-162432%25207.jpg\" alt=\"2026-09-07-162432 7\" 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Silas","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMatty8r%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Matty8r"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 05:59","date_timestamp":1788587998,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96778965","content_html":"<p>Good Advice</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbranchesthreads.com%2Fassets%2F2026-09-01-104042.jpg\" alt=\"2026-09-01-104042\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://branchesthreads.com/good-advice.html","date_published":"2026-09-01T17:40:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Silas","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMatty8r%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Matty8r"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-01 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src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbranchesthreads.com%2Fassets%2F2026-08-30-150410.jpg\" alt=\"2026-08-30-150410\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://branchesthreads.com/sunrise-through-water-in-a-glass.html","date_published":"2026-08-30T22:04:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Silas","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMatty8r%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Matty8r"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 22:04","date_timestamp":1788127450,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96667091","content_html":"<p>Oars</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbranchesthreads.com%2Fassets%2F2026-08-30-105647.jpg\" alt=\"2026-08-30-105647\" 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00:00","date_timestamp":1787356800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96246823","content_html":"<p>Indieweb is PUNK: <a href=\"https://branchesthreads.com/indieweb-is-punk.html\">branchesthreads.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://branchesthreads.com/indieweb-is-punk.html","date_published":"2026-08-22T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Silas","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMatty8r%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Matty8r"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-22 00:00","date_timestamp":1787356800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96185937","content_html":"<p>The lesser goldfinches have returned: <a href=\"https://branchesthreads.com/the-lesser-goldfinches-have-returned.html\">branchesthreads.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://branchesthreads.com/the-lesser-goldfinches-have-returned.html","date_published":"2026-08-21T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Silas","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMatty8r%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Matty8r"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-21 00:00","date_timestamp":1787270400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96123569","content_html":"<p>Slow this thing down: <a href=\"https://branchesthreads.com/slow-this-thing-down.html\">branchesthreads.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://branchesthreads.com/slow-this-thing-down.html","date_published":"2026-08-20T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew 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