{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Nina Zumel","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/MultoGhost","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"149598","username":"MultoGhost","bio":"I dance. I read (fictional) ghost stories, folklore, and crime fiction. I love old anthology horror films. I translate public domain Spanish language supernatural fiction for the practice (and so I can read the stories - exiw.wordpress.com). I enjoy literary sleuthing. And sometimes, I blog about it all. \n\n","pronouns":"she/her","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":89,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"47544330","content_html":"<p>I've been remiss about posting the latest math puzzles here, but if you are interested, here are a couple, plus a followup to an earlier one:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-10-08-coin-puzzles/\">Coin Puzzles</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-10-10-wine-thief/\">The Wine Thief</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-10-14-back-to-4wts/\">Back to the Four Weights Problem</a></li>\n</ul>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-10-15-more-math-puzzles/","date_published":"2024-10-15T17:07:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-15 17:07","date_timestamp":1729012020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"47544329","content_html":"<p>I've posted an Austin Philips Post Office ghost story up on <em>Dark Tales Sleuth</em>, from <em>Pall Mall Magazine</em>, November 1909. In <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/dark_tales_sleuth/austin-philips/the-missing-word/\"><strong>\"The Missing Word\"</strong></a>, an old telegraph operator tells his colleagues about the night he \"heard\" his fellow telegraphist's murder.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-10-15-the-missing-word/","date_published":"2024-10-15T17:05:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-15 17:05","date_timestamp":1729011900,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"46912889","content_html":"<p>Another Austin Philips Post Office crime story up on <em>Dark Tales Sleuth</em>, this one from <em>The Strand Magazine</em>, July 1909. In <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/dark_tales_sleuth/austin-philips/the-telegram/\"><strong>\"The Telegram\"</strong></a>, a naive young telegraph operator is on the verge of making a very big mistake.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-10-05-telegram/","date_published":"2024-10-05T23:19:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-05 23:19","date_timestamp":1728170340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"46839899","content_html":"<p>Here's yet another math puzzle; this one's fairly easy:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A man went into a bank with 1,000 silver dollars and 10 bags. He said, “Place this money, please, in the bags in such a way that if I call and ask for a certain number of dollars you can hand me over one or more bags, giving me the exact amount called for without opening any of the bags.” How was it to be done? We are, of course, only concerned with a single application, but he may ask for any exact number of dollars from 1 to 1000.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Background and solution here: <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-10-03-perplexed-banker/\"><strong>The Perplexed Banker</strong></a>.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-10-04-perplexed-banker/","date_published":"2024-10-04T18:18:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-04 18:18","date_timestamp":1728065880,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"46552629","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/drewbelf\">@drewbelf</a> If micro.blog had a “like” feature, I would “like” this. I don’t really have anything to contribute to the conversation, other that to say that the way he misuses the idea of “being Christian” is just…. blech.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/46552629","date_published":"2024-09-30T17:31:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-30 17:31","date_timestamp":1727717505,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"46551360","content_html":"<p>Here's another math puzzle for you, this one from the 16th or 17th century:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>You have four (integral) weights (<code>w_1, w_2, w_3, w_4</code>)  and a balance scale such that you can weigh any object weighing from 1 lb to 40 lbs (no fractions). The weights may go on either side of the scale (eg, with the object, or in the opposite pan). What are the <code>w_i</code> ?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Some background and the solution here: <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-09-29-four-weights/\"><strong>Bachet's Four Weights Problem</strong></a>.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-30-weights-problem/","date_published":"2024-09-30T17:08:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-30 17:08","date_timestamp":1727716080,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"46505914","content_html":"<p>A new Austin Philips story up on <em>Dark Tales Sleuth</em>. <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/dark_tales_sleuth/austin-philips/a-dead-letter/\"><strong>\"A Dead Letter\"</strong></a> is a Post Office themed tale about a moaning ghost---and a ghost letter. Some British Post Office history, too.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-29-a-dead-letter/","date_published":"2024-09-29T23:12:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-29 23:12","date_timestamp":1727651520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"46330765","content_html":"<p>Do you like math puzzles? Here's a cool one that dates back at least to the 8th century:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>100 bushels of corn are distributed to 100 people such that every man receives 3 bushels, every woman 2 bushels, and every child 1/2 a bushel. How many men, women, and children are there?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>There are seven solutions, one of which is 20 men, 0 women, 80 children. Can you find the other six?</p>\n<p>If you give up, there's a solution here: <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-09-26-100bushels/\">100 Bushels of Corn</a>.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-26-100bushels/","date_published":"2024-09-27T01:48:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-27 01:48","date_timestamp":1727401680,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"46317957","content_html":"<p>Wire fraud, banking fraud, even murder: read about <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/dark_tales_sleuth/austin-philips/crime-in-the-post-office/\">Crime in the Post Office</a> in the late 19th-early 20th century. (This is the <em>Strand</em> article I alluded to earlier).</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-26-crime-in-post-office/","date_published":"2024-09-26T21:16:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-26 21:16","date_timestamp":1727385360,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"46176909","content_html":"<p>The ur-money glitch fraud: <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-24-money-glitch/\">ninazumel.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-24-money-glitch/","date_published":"2024-09-24T23:21:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-24 23:21","date_timestamp":1727220060,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"45979065","content_html":"<p>We visited <a href=\"https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBJsUZ\">Mount Umunhum</a> today.</p>\n<img alt=\"The Cube, former radar tower atop Mt. Umunhum\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fninazumel.com%2Fshort_thoughts%2Fimg%2Fcube-KUEcIZMF7V-400.png\" width=\"4284\" height=\"5712\">\n<p>\"The Cube,\" a 5-story former radar tower, decommissioned in 1980.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-21-umunhum-1/","date_published":"2024-09-21T22:43:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-21 22:43","date_timestamp":1726958580,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"45979064","content_html":"<p>Fog rolling over the Santa Cruz mountains, seen from Mt. Umunhum.</p>\n<img alt=\"Fog rolling over the Santa Cruz Mountains\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fninazumel.com%2Fshort_thoughts%2Fimg%2Ffog_bw-omnXycQ23k-400.png\" width=\"4049\" height=\"2892\">\n<p><a href=\"https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBJsUZ\">More photos here.</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-21-umunhum-2/","date_published":"2024-09-21T22:43:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-21 22:43","date_timestamp":1726958580,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"45932374","content_html":"<p>📽️ Just watched  <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26470109/\"><em>Oddity</em></a> (2024).  A horror blogger I follow described it as a \"supernatural whodunnit\" -- which sounded perfect, to me! They turned it off for being too whodunnit and not enough horror, but I thought the creepiness was just right. I enjoyed it.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-20-oddity/","date_published":"2024-09-21T03:48:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-21 03:48","date_timestamp":1726890480,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"45834826","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/braindump\">@braindump</a> Looks super handy! Thanks!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/45834826","date_published":"2024-09-19T19:38:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-19 19:38","date_timestamp":1726774694,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45767285","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> Haha, true about the food!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/45767285","date_published":"2024-09-18T20:50:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-18 20:50","date_timestamp":1726692631,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45759233","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> I like the word “myriad” :)  But I do see your point. My philosophy is to use fancy words like occasional spice.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/45759233","date_published":"2024-09-18T18:45:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-18 18:45","date_timestamp":1726685116,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45756703","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ayjay\">@ayjay</a> &gt;Invisible to the broader reading public was the squeeze that is increasingly put on libraries by ebooks, which cost far more than print books, and are rented rather than owned, a sharp departure from last century’s healthier publisher-library relationship.</p>\n<p>This right here. It’s extortion, and it’s always made me so angry. The ruling against Internet Archive feels like the icing on the already terrible cake.​</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/45756703","date_published":"2024-09-18T18:10:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-18 18:10","date_timestamp":1726683015,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45755345","content_html":"<p>📚 Just finished reading <em>Strangers</em> by Taichi Yamada. It's a lovely, thoughtful ghost story with a twist.  <a href=\"https://multoghost.wordpress.com/2024/09/17/reading-strangers/\">Review here.</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-18-strangers/","date_published":"2024-09-18T17:46:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-18 17:46","date_timestamp":1726681560,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"45510716","content_html":"<p>I got interested in an Ohio folktale about a haunted tree stump, and decided to hunt down other versions. Here's <a href=\"https://multoghost.wordpress.com/2024/09/14/hunting-for-haunted-stumps/\">a post on what I found so far</a>.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-14-haunted-stumps/","date_published":"2024-09-15T00:02:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-15 00:02","date_timestamp":1726358520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"45291017","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> Looks great! Spotted on your <em>About Us</em> page: “My research portfolio demonstrates **HIS ** profound expertise in educational and public health research, particularly with a focus on social science methodologies and data analysis. “</p>\n<p>I am cursed with a copy-editor’s eye…​</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/45291017","date_published":"2024-09-11T17:49:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-11 17:49","date_timestamp":1726076951,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45290586","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Generative A.I. appeals to people who think they can express themselves in a medium without actually working in that medium.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Ted Chiang in the New Yorker on <a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art\">Why A.I. Isn't Going to Make Art</a>.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-11-ted-chiang-on-genai/","date_published":"2024-09-11T17:38:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-11 17:38","date_timestamp":1726076280,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"45144471","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ningkantida\">@ningkantida</a> Beautiful tribute; and my condolences on your family’s loss.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/45144471","date_published":"2024-09-09T19:25:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-09 19:25","date_timestamp":1725909928,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45067778","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> Found a solution that worked for me, if you are interested: <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-09-07-marginnotes-on-my-blog/\">ninazumel.com/blog/2024…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/45067778","date_published":"2024-09-08T16:56:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-08 16:56","date_timestamp":1725814563,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45067549","content_html":"<p>I just added <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-09-07-marginnotes-on-my-blog/\">margin notes to my main blog!</a> And I tell you how to do it, too.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-08-marginnotes-on-my-blog/","date_published":"2024-09-08T16:47:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-08 16:47","date_timestamp":1725814020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"44881731","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bapsi\">@bapsi</a> (The third person pronoun in Hawaiian is <em>ia</em>; in Filipino <em>siya</em>, which sounds a lot like “sha” when said out loud. So my Dad tended to call everyone “she” in English).</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/44881731","date_published":"2024-09-05T16:59:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-05 16:59","date_timestamp":1725555571,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"44881495","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bapsi\">@bapsi</a> Hawaiian and Filipino both use gender neutral third person pronouns. I believe this might be common to Polynesian and Indonesian languages (which I think are the same language family). I met someone from Madagascar once, and he confused “he” and “she” in English the same way my Filipino father did. So I suspect whatever language they speak in Madagascar might have gender neutral pronouns, too.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/44881495","date_published":"2024-09-05T16:55:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-05 16:55","date_timestamp":1725555328,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"44835213","content_html":"<p>I just finished reading <em>Before the Coffee Gets Cold</em> and its sequel, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Charming, light read. <a href=\"https://multoghost.wordpress.com/2024/09/04/before-the-coffee-gets-cold/\">Review here</a>.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-04-coffee/","date_published":"2024-09-05T00:13:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-05 00:13","date_timestamp":1725495180,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"44833263","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> Agreed! I’m glad I went through the experience of building the demo website, but I think my main takeaway is that I don’t want to use that approach again.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/44833263","date_published":"2024-09-04T23:30:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-04 23:30","date_timestamp":1725492604,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"44807794","content_html":"I've been playing with sidenotes in eleventy. This javascript-based solution looks great, but I don't like how brittle its grid structure is. The notes on my blog don't (usually) tend to be as long and dense as the notes in the medieval ghost story documents, so I think a Tufte-CSS style solution would be ... <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-03-sidenotes/\">ninazumel.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-09-03-sidenotes/","date_published":"2024-09-04T16:38:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-04 16:38","date_timestamp":1725467880,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"44366345","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/miguelmanalo\">@miguelmanalo</a> Congratulations!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/44366345","date_published":"2024-08-28T16:15:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-28 16:15","date_timestamp":1724861726,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"44366390","content_html":"<p>What I've Been Up To: <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-08-28-what-ive-been-up-to/\">ninazumel.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-08-28-what-ive-been-up-to/","date_published":"2024-08-28T16:12:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-28 16:12","date_timestamp":1724861520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"43996447","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mitchw@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitchw</a></span> I feel this….</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/43996447","date_published":"2024-08-22T18:09:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-22 18:09","date_timestamp":1724350183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"43633425","content_html":"<p>I found some urban legends about <a href=\"https://multoghost.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/ghosts-of-uc-berkeley-engineering/\">ghosts haunting UC Berkeley Engineering buildings</a>. It was fun to remember back to my old college haunts (so to speak) -- not that I heard many ghost stories at the time.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-08-16-ghosts-of-ucberkeley-eng/","date_published":"2024-08-16T20:08:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-16 20:08","date_timestamp":1723838880,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"43632952","content_html":"<img alt=\"Pittsburgh-style sandwiches, fries inside\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fninazumel.com%2Fshort_thoughts%2Fimg%2Fprimantis_style-7gN4IkOnvn-400.png\" width=\"4147\" height=\"2962\">\n<p>We had an urge for \"Pittsburgh style\", AKA <a href=\"https://primantibros.com/\">Primanti's style</a>, sandwiches. Spicy coppa, provolone, homemade slaw, and fries: yum!!</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-08-16-primantis/","date_published":"2024-08-16T19:59:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-16 19:59","date_timestamp":1723838340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"42445093","content_html":"<p>Having read some Chinese variants of the Vanishing Hitchhiker, I got inspired to <a href=\"https://multoghost.wordpress.com/2024/07/26/revisiting-the-vanishing-hitchhiker/\">revisit and retell</a> some particularly fun versions of the classic legend.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-07-28-vanishing-hitchhiker/","date_published":"2024-07-29T00:07:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-29 00:07","date_timestamp":1722211620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"41703778","content_html":"<p>Wrote a <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-07-16-simpsons-paradox-as-logistic-regression/\">little technical note</a> about Simpson's paradox and logistic regression.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-07-17-simpsons-paradox/","date_published":"2024-07-17T17:37:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-17 17:37","date_timestamp":1721237820,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"39823586","content_html":"<p>In this myth from the <em>O-non-dowa-gah</em> (Seneca) people, of the Great Lakes region in North America, a magic rock hands down myths to the people and instructs them how to share those tales. 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The suggestions I had then are the ones I still use today:</p>\n<p>&gt; So I now try to consciously avoid the word “content” as a synonym for a body of creative work. I try to use a specific word: “posts,” “articles,” “writing,” or even “creative work.”</p>\n<p>Obviously what I <del>consume</del> peruse is mostly text, but “art” is a good word for visual work.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/38479044","date_published":"2024-05-29T17:35:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-29 17:35","date_timestamp":1717004138,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38357340","content_html":"<img alt=\"Abstract, algorithmically generated image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fninazumel.com%2Fshort_thoughts%2Fimg%2Fallcolors_random_start-8E6V7h94px-400.png\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\">\n<p>I've been <a href=\"https://ninazumel.com/blog/2024-05-27-algorithmic-art/\">playing with Algorithmic Art</a> this weekend.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts/blog/2024-05-27-algorithmic-art/","date_published":"2024-05-27T22:01:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-27 22:01","date_timestamp":1716847260,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"36544376","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> Yikes! Crossing my fingers that all is well for you.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/36544376","date_published":"2024-04-30T16:12:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-30 16:12","date_timestamp":1714493563,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"36231872","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bobwertz\">@bobwertz</a> Those pictures! So scary. I’m glad that everyone was okay.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/36231872","date_published":"2024-04-25T17:23:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-25 17:23","date_timestamp":1714065808,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"35121595","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/amerpie\">@amerpie</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> I got to experience the 2017 total eclipse, too. In addition to the reaction of the birds and other animals, I also remember the cool, strange shadows caused by the annular light. I’m glad I was able to be there.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/35121595","date_published":"2024-04-08T23:21:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-08 23:21","date_timestamp":1712618493,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34782020","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pratik\">@pratik</a> For me, RSS is a good way to figure out when someone has posted. Some folks post relatively infrequently, and I check infrequently. RSS means that I see that the post happened. But I do find that I often click through from the RSS reader to the actual website, just because I like actually “sitting in their living room,” so to speak, when I read the post.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/34782020","date_published":"2024-04-03T18:40:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-03 18:40","date_timestamp":1712169616,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34645126","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> Also maybe because some people use different translations? My translation is the New Revised Standard, Catholic Edition, and it’s a rather different experience of the text, which matters if part of the discussion is from a literary perspective. Also KJV is public domain, so it’s easy to include.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/34645126","date_published":"2024-04-01T17:41:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-01 17:41","date_timestamp":1711993281,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34192586","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pgkr\">@pgkr</a> Thank you!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/34192586","date_published":"2024-03-25T16:08:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-25 16:08","date_timestamp":1711382920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33305653","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes\">@BestofTimes</a> I bought an HP15-C about the same time you did. Mine is still in my desk and I still use it! I can’t even remember if I’ve ever changed the battery…</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/33305653","date_published":"2024-03-11T16:49:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-11 16:49","date_timestamp":1710175743,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33077666","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/miljko\">@miljko</a> My pleasure. Hope you enjoy!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/33077666","date_published":"2024-03-07T22:07:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-07 22:07","date_timestamp":1709849258,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33064609","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/miljko\">@miljko</a> Reminds me a little of <em>The Black Monday Murders</em> comic book series – <a href=\"https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-black-monday-murders\">imagecomics.com/comics/se…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MultoGhost/33064609","date_published":"2024-03-07T18:28:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Nina Zumel","url":"https://ninazumel.com/short_thoughts","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F711aaeda73efb6c99d1944d67f918474%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"MultoGhost"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-07 18:28","date_timestamp":1709836120,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}