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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer/90382320","date_published":"2026-05-18T00:43:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 00:43","date_timestamp":1779065033,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90381734","content_html":"Today I completed the purchase of a 2015 Nissan Leaf. I should be getting the plates for it tomorrow. More on that soon. But in the meantime, have some EV Satire.
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\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.apoorplayer.blog/2026/05/11/195420.html","date_published":"2026-05-11T23:54:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 23:54","date_timestamp":1778543660,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89893793","content_html":"@rscottjones Tough question. How many quarts/liters do you need? What’s the max amount of time you’d need to run it off a battery? What’s your budget? Do you need a freezer as well (dual zone)? The Anker is high quality but also high cost. Setpower and BougeRV offer better bang for buck with good quality at much lower prices.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer/89826901","date_published":"2026-05-08T21:56:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 21:56","date_timestamp":1778277416,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89826879","content_html":"@numericcitizen I have a thing for the Mac SE/30. Ebay prices are stupid expensive for a computer that old. But what a lovely machine it was - the perfect writing tool.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.apoorplayer.blog/2026/05/08/taking-a-look-at-a.html","date_published":"2026-05-08T17:47:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 17:47","date_timestamp":1778262444,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89785467","content_html":"I jokingly said I’d probably be using Lynx as my primary web browser soon. So I couldn’t resist. Installed Lynx on one of my Linux boxes. Here’s what my blog looks like:
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer/89778371","date_published":"2026-05-07T19:26:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://apoorplayer.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"apoorplayer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 19:26","date_timestamp":1778181974,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89778303","content_html":"@bobwertz Thanks much appreciated!
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