{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Mark Twomey","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/Storagezilla","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1786642","username":"Storagezilla","bio":"I mess around with consumer technology and read a lot. I've been fortunate to turn that curiosity into making a living at technology companies like EMC, Veeam, and AWS, usually in information and data protection roles where I help people store, analyze, and protect their information. Those places have their own blogs, but this one (like my opinions) is mine. Here you'll find movie, TV, and book reviews alongside posts about whatever piece of tech in my house I'm currently struggling to make work. 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The show you want could be there, on a different service or only available for purchase.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/07/08/ireland-uk-were-some-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-08T08:42:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 08:42","date_timestamp":1783500152,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/Daho1vWFoJI"]}},{"id":"93616027","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/nintendo-confirm-replaceable-battery-eu-switch-2-model-end-of-switch-1-production\">Nintendo Switch 2 gets user replaceable batteries in the EU</a></p>\n<p>It comes at the cost of the original Nintendo Switch being withdrawn from sale in Europe but Switch 2 systems, Joycons and controllers will soon have user replaceable batteries.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/07/08/nintendo-switch-gets-user-replaceable.html","date_published":"2026-07-08T00:05:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 00:05","date_timestamp":1783469118,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DagtvBonDRi"]}},{"id":"93516540","content_html":"<p>While I enjoy watching The Vampire Lestat it does miss having a human POV character. The vampires are intense with each other all the time. 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I’ve stopped using Outlook and probably open Word on my home machine twice a year. 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Hydrocrackers are so difficult to replace that Russia now needs someone else to refine Russian oil for them.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/30/russia-to-import-gasoline-as.html","date_published":"2026-06-30T20:18:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-30 20:18","date_timestamp":1782850692,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93187755","content_html":"<p>Today I learned Russia once sought $350/1000m³ from China for natural gas, but now sells at ~$259. China wants ≤$100 or it won’t sign off on the massive new Siberian pipeline. Selling fossil fuels to the world’s top renewable energy manufacturer isn’t a winner.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/30/today-i-learned-russia-once.html","date_published":"2026-06-30T13:44:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-30 13:44","date_timestamp":1782827047,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DaNlMmCliyL"]}},{"id":"93153077","content_html":"<p>Irish Rail blowing €50M over five years on traffic management software that doesn’t work makes for wild reading. They signed the contract with the vendor in June 2020, and were then told the software they thought they’d be getting would be replaced in 2021. And no one asked to see a build of code?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/30/irish-rail-blowing-m-over.html","date_published":"2026-06-30T01:10:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-30 01:10","date_timestamp":1782781815,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DaMOuZ6FD9T"]}},{"id":"93092488","content_html":"<p>Years ago I had a meeting at the HQ of one of the main Irish banks. The day before was the goodbye party for the IT team who were shifted to an outsourcing provider. The bank was going to boost profitability by reducing tech spend. Today 80% of Irish adults use Revolut. That party was a domino.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/28/years-ago-i-had-a.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T21:50:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 21:50","date_timestamp":1782683411,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DaJTBzOnZ5h"]}},{"id":"93070560","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0628/1580736-australia-social-media-ban/\">Australia to double social media ban fines for tech firms</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Australia has said it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms that ⁠fail to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, as evidence mounts that the ban has had little effect on teen use.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Oh no, teenagers are sneaky! Look, social media sites know your age because you and your data are their product. They sell you to advertisers. They could solve this if they wanted to.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/28/australia-to-double-social-media.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T13:18:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 13:18","date_timestamp":1782652707,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DaIYelOFvDz"]}},{"id":"92996107","content_html":"<p>Commodore are launching a flip phone, the idea of which I like. 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It’s not a shortage, it’s a recycling oppertunity.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fstoragezilla.xyz%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F2853d00569.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"139\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/27/commodore-are-launching-a-flip.html","date_published":"2026-06-27T01:34:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 01:34","date_timestamp":1782524060,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DaEjHXqFF71"]}},{"id":"92963881","content_html":"<p>Europe has spent decades on building standards that ensure every Joule of heat possible is held in a home to drive down energy use in winter. 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It wears a tie in work mode and has a keyboard in code mode.\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fstoragezilla.xyz%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F8719e238f1.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/17/mistral-users-memed-a-new.html","date_published":"2026-06-17T22:39:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 22:39","date_timestamp":1781735985,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DZtEAYiD2rI"]}},{"id":"92362848","content_html":"<p>The European Commission has moved its Bluesky accounts to W Social. 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Android TV on the device is decaying but it still does Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and HEVC playback. A lack of Dolby Vision 2 support is what’ll kill it off. But that’s a while away.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/14/i-bought-an-nvidia-shield.html","date_published":"2026-06-14T21:43:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 21:43","date_timestamp":1781473431,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DZlPMq3j_qr"]}},{"id":"92083519","content_html":"<p>Looks like I’m done for the weekend. <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fstoragezilla.xyz%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fedd544450c.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/13/looks-like-im-done-for.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T02:24:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 02:24","date_timestamp":1781317486,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DZglwRCFFjS"]}},{"id":"91619720","content_html":"<p>Close Encounters of the Third Kind would have been a better movie if it was just François Truffaut and Bob Balaban travelling the world investigating UFOs. They both can wear the hell out of a pair of sun glasses. The Richard Dreyfuss character arc is him ditching his family because they’re boring.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/06/close-encounters-of-the-third.html","date_published":"2026-06-06T02:59:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 02:59","date_timestamp":1780714760,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DZOoIWaFqzJ"]}},{"id":"91618807","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F8hIdqIaQVNsEh4FB3nAhCXMSVWJ.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/17680\">The Girlfriend Experience</a> 🎬 Sasha Grey’s flat performance works fine in this non-linear narrative. There isn’t a plot, there are situations in the life of an escort who is also in an unfulfilling relationship. It felt longer than it is: empty and unfulfilling.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/06/watched-the-girlfriend-experience-sasha.html","date_published":"2026-06-06T02:03:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 02:03","date_timestamp":1780711427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DZOhzMakZzH"]}},{"id":"91528459","content_html":"<p>Airlines would crack down harder on combustible lithium-ion batteries if there were a commercial alternative. There isn’t. Aqueous lithium-ion can’t deliver the power, and calcium-ion isn’t available to consumers. So every power bank remains a hazard.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/04/airlines-would-crack-down-harder.html","date_published":"2026-06-04T13:19:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 13:19","date_timestamp":1780579157,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DZKlgdxDmG7"]}},{"id":"91320535","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FsFhzvwgv04VUmedB7pOO4cMP9xq.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/10443\">Fearless</a> 🎬 The opening is more powerful than the overwrought ending, but as a film about psychological damage it’s good. Jeff Bridges survives a gruesome plane crash. His new beatific presence is a thin shell around the agony. How long until he crumbles?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://storagezilla.xyz/2026/06/01/watched-fearless-the-opening-is.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T12:01:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 12:01","date_timestamp":1780315287,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@2me.mark/post/DZCuOerEUdZ"]}},{"id":"89201797","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/alexgalbraith@techhub.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@alexgalbraith</a></span> Hahahahaha!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Storagezilla/89201797","date_published":"2026-04-28T21:41:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 21:41","date_timestamp":1777412500,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88954093","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/alexgalbraith@techhub.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@alexgalbraith</a></span> Every SaaS purchase starts with good intentions. Then you have a mountain of good intentions and a mountain of a SaaS bill.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Storagezilla/88954093","date_published":"2026-04-24T20:28:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 20:28","date_timestamp":1777062510,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87808777","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/steveintro\">@steveintro</a>  I miss how fast news got to me on X. But the flood of Bot nonsense was unstoppable. I won’t miss that.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Storagezilla/87808777","date_published":"2026-04-08T01:12:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 01:12","date_timestamp":1775610756,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87615081","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jacobasker\">@jacobasker</a> Nice post. Get out of tutorial mode as soon as you can. The moment you’re building a “real thing” your learning speeds up, because you hit the issues you never thought of before.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Storagezilla/87615081","date_published":"2026-04-04T23:56:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 23:56","date_timestamp":1775347010,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87206304","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jimmitchell@indieweb.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@jimmitchell</a></span> Working great! Thanks for the fast turn around.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Storagezilla/87206304","date_published":"2026-03-29T18:27:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 18:27","date_timestamp":1774808836,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87212655","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/users/jimmitchell\" class=\"u-url mention\">@jimmitchell</a></span> Working great! Thanks for the fast turn around.</p>","url":"https://micro.blog/activitypub/conversation/Storagezilla/87206304","date_published":"2026-03-29T18:27:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 18:27","date_timestamp":1774808836,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86413556","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> That’s sent. AI analysis of the hang file included. Because these days everyone is a junior developer.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Storagezilla/86413556","date_published":"2026-03-17T20:52:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 20:52","date_timestamp":1773780766,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86398521","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Launch version ran fine. After the latest update it now hangs on open. Tahoe 26.3.1 on an M1.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Storagezilla/86398521","date_published":"2026-03-17T17:16:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 17:16","date_timestamp":1773767795,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"72343604","content_html":"<p>@gar Check out their YouTube channel to see if any of the new stuff looks interesting.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Storagezilla/72343604","date_published":"2025-08-29T23:17:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Mark Twomey","url":"https://www.storagezilla.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F21%2F1786642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Storagezilla"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-29 23:17","date_timestamp":1756509450,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}