{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Braindump","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/braindump","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"119492","username":"braindump","bio":"","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":22,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"94286962","content_html":"<p>Yet another 'you can't trust cloud services with your data' example, Microsoft edition. <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/19/yet-another-you-cant-trust.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"Here’s one more near-perfect example of the whole ‘if you don’t store no-DRM versions of all the digital artefacts that you care about on a disk that you 100% control then you’re at risk’ theme that I wish would be made more clear to more people. Digital sovereignty is not just for nation-states!\n\nA...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/19/yet-another-you-cant-trust.html","date_published":"2026-07-19T18:01:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-19 18:01","date_timestamp":1784484109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94269675","content_html":"<p>Sadly, the critical concerns highlighted by the Person of Interest TV show seem quaint in today's world: <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/19/sadly-the-critical-concerns-highlighted.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"Around 15 years after receiving a recommendation for it, I’m finally working my way through the TV show “Person of Interest”. It is rather aligned to the paranoid side of my digital interests.\n\nA big - the dominant underlying - theme of the show is digital surveillance.\n\nOne scene from season 3 epis...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/19/sadly-the-critical-concerns-highlighted.html","date_published":"2026-07-19T10:02:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-19 10:02","date_timestamp":1784455376,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94246170","content_html":"<p>Buy a new monitor, get some adware for free: <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/18/buy-a-new-monitor-get.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"Plug in your nice new computer screen.  Let Windows 11 do its thing. Enjoy seeing a load of software you didn’t ask for being installed leaving you with an indefinite future of seeing adverts for crappy antivirus software you don’t need whenever you use your machine.\n\nYes, LG and Alienware Monitors ...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/18/buy-a-new-monitor-get.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T21:11:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 21:11","date_timestamp":1784409061,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94236497","content_html":"<p>🎶 My track of the day: “<a href=\"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bdp/20260718\">King For A Day (feat. Kasey Karlsen)</a>” by Daisy Grenade.</p>\n<p>The rare instance of a cover of an awesome song that is itself perhaps even more awesome.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/18/my-track-of-the-day.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T15:48:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 15:48","date_timestamp":1784389682,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94217847","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Donald Trump’s state department intends to allocate $12m to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young, the Guardian can reveal.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young\">Source</a>.</p>\n<p>I guess in some people’s mind it’s not considered meddling in foreign elections when you say you’re going to do it. Other more cynical types might suggest that at least other countries have the decency to do it quietly.</p>\n<p>One can imagine the utter outrage that the MAGA types would feel if this was happening the other way around.</p>\n<p>Respect democracy, sovereignty et al. Stay out of our elections.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/18/donald-trumps-state-department-intends.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T09:12:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 09:12","date_timestamp":1784365925,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94028045","content_html":"<p>Mysterious mushroom reliably induces lilliputian hallucinations: <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/15/mysterious-mushroom-reliably-induces-lilliputian.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"This is quite strange - it’s been discovered that a mushroom called Lanmaoa asiatica gives people hallucinogenic experiences if eaten uncooked. But they’re hallucinations are always of the same thing - and can last several days:\n\n\"…anyone eating the mushroom needs to be careful because it also gives...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/15/mysterious-mushroom-reliably-induces-lilliputian.html","date_published":"2026-07-15T07:07:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-15 07:07","date_timestamp":1784099237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93827608","content_html":"<p>World records are being broken all over the place in recent times. And not in a good way.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69139/2026/75711430-a134-4371-9147-c678f17cf3bb-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"June 2026 saw new maximum national temperature records for most European countries listed, surpassing previous June records and sometimes establishing all-time highs.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/5f069b03-f694-48da-951e-98c5923a14e4\">Is Europe prepared for a world of extreme heat?</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/11/world-records-are-being-broken.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T13:31:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-11 13:31","date_timestamp":1783776711,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93823689","content_html":"<p>The British people correctly identify Farage as being the sleaziest politician in the UK: <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/11/the-british-people-correctly-identify.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"Nigel Farage named sleaziest politician in UK in new poll - and even Reform voters think it\n\nSometimes the British public get it right!\n\n\"Nigel Farage had been named the sleaziest politician in Britain, as questions over his undeclared donations continue to mount.\n\nAccording to a new YouGov poll, 73...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/11/the-british-people-correctly-identify.html","date_published":"2026-07-11T11:41:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-11 11:41","date_timestamp":1783770117,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93692420","content_html":"<p>The UK is currently undergoing its <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cj3gp536xm1o\">third heatwave</a> in as many months. Given we have such a <a href=\"https://time.com/6199029/air-conditioning-uk-heat-waves/\">low prevalence of air conditioning</a> (less than 5% of homes), everyone is desperately looking for solutions to the pain that is, amongst other things decimating our sleep.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/07/june-heatwave-in-uk-led-to-mass-sleep-deprivation-poll-suggests\">June heatwave in UK led to ‘mass sleep...</a></p> <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/09/the-uk-is-currently-undergoing.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/09/the-uk-is-currently-undergoing.html","date_published":"2026-07-09T07:16:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 07:16","date_timestamp":1783581406,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93692210","content_html":"<p>The Coming Storm plots the recent history of the modern day conspiracism that rots our politics today <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69139/2026/con.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A book cover for The Coming Storm: A Journey into the Heart of the Conspiracy Machine by Gabriel Gatehouse, featuring badge images including a Q, an American flag, and Stop the Steal.\"> : <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/09/the-coming-storm-plots-the.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"📚 Finished reading The Coming Storm A Journey Into the Heart of the Conspiracy Machine by Gabriel Gatehouse.\n\nAs we all know, modern day politics, and much of the rest of life, has become laden with many often ludicrous conspiracy theories (only some of which turn out to be true).\n\nIn this book the ...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/09/the-coming-storm-plots-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-09T07:11:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 07:11","date_timestamp":1783581082,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93569588","content_html":"<p>Converting between music file formats with ffmpeg: <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/07/converting-between-music-file-formats.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"ffmpeg is a much venerated tool for doing most anything in the world of fiddling around with audio and video files on one’s computer. To let it describe itself:\n\n\"FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything t...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/07/converting-between-music-file-formats.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T07:18:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 07:18","date_timestamp":1783408722,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93482598","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://cryptomator.org/\">Cryptomator</a> is on a half price sale should anyone want a copy, or to support a worthy project on the (relatively) cheap.</p>\n<p>It’s an excellent <a href=\"https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator\">open-source</a> solution, recommended by <a href=\"https://www.privacyguides.org/en/encryption/#cryptomator-cloud\">PrivacyGuides</a> amongst others, allowing you to easily encrypt your files in a way that’s very compatible with the use of cloud drives.</p>\n <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/05/cryptomator-is-on-a-half.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/05/cryptomator-is-on-a-half.html","date_published":"2026-07-05T16:54:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-05 16:54","date_timestamp":1783270443,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93481390","content_html":"<p>The USA's 250th birthday party echoes its 150th in unfortunate ways <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69139/2026/2e5f3ce1-857b-4169-925e-90fd79fa6a38.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A group of Patriot  Front's people wearing similar clothing and masks are marching while holding a mix of Confederate and American flags.\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69139/2026/f608a840-880f-4be7-ae67-d34476235db6.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A young Black woman sits alone on a subway train surrounded by Patriot Front members wearing face coverings and uniforms.\"> : <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/05/the-usas-th-birthday-party.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"Happy 250th Birthday to the modern incarnation of the United States.\n\nThere is nothing new under the sun. The Guardian highlights fairly chilling parallels between the darker side of this weekend’s celebrations as convened under the current venal, fragile, egoist, hate-filled figurehead of their cur...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/05/the-usas-th-birthday-party.html","date_published":"2026-07-05T16:19:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-05 16:19","date_timestamp":1783268349,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93293049","content_html":"<p>Nearly 300k more people in England may die over the next decade as a result of the US UK trade deal: <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/02/nearly-k-more-people-in.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests.\n\nThis is because the deal entails us having to pay 25% more for drugs than we do at present for the next decade at least. Ergo the NHS is to divert a cumulative £45 billion (!!) over 10 years from other essential se...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/07/02/nearly-k-more-people-in.html","date_published":"2026-07-02T06:57:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 06:57","date_timestamp":1782975427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93068972","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FmZ7YFEOxAKfjXJKWm0sYFXQ8n8A.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>📺 Watched <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/90812-industry\">Industry</a>.</p>\n<p>Here we follow the lives of a group of ambitious and mostly new-to-it  investment bankers and traders as they enter the still-brutal banking industry some time after the massive 2008 market crash. Some of it is financial drama, something I find myself strangely attracted to despite the cruel destruction the real thing has overall wreaked upon the world. A lot of it is lifestyle drama - sex, drugs, maybe some rock ‘n’ roll.</p>\n<p>There are no  heroes here. The first series really starts off with a young lady who has lied her way into getting a job in the first place. The ethics don’t...</p> <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/28/watched-industry-here-we-follow.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/28/watched-industry-here-we-follow.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T12:27:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 12:27","date_timestamp":1782649676,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93067833","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F3zyl9aPBdRAdCEnG4ojiFs6fmov.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>📺 Watched <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/262262/season/1\">Under Salt Marsh</a>.</p>\n<p>This is a 6-episode crime drama set in a small and isolated community in Wales that’s in impending risk of destruction by rising sea levels and other aspects of the IRL climate catastrophe.</p>\n<p>Currently a school teacher, former detective - the “former” part of that being the choice...</p> <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/28/watched-under-salt-marsh-this.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/28/watched-under-salt-marsh-this.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T11:56:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 11:56","date_timestamp":1782647793,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93067490","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F549Hdul2BgPnZMhqFxp6npp2opr.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>🎥 Watched <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1182047\">The Apprentice</a>.</p>\n<p>Why do I do it to myself one might fairly ask? But I did.</p>\n<p>This is the story of Donald Trump’s early years in 1970s-80s New York. It is nearly as full of the misogyny, racism, greed, arrogance and incompetence that shaped his bizarre success as one might imagine. The main narrative seems to be around how his relationship with the famously aggressive lawyer Roy Cohn aided his rise and shaped his business and political “style” for want of a better word. A bit of Trump’s family life is portrayed, again providing clues as to how he turned out like he did.</p>\n<p>It’s full of foreshadowing...</p> <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/28/watched-the-apprentice-why-do.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/28/watched-the-apprentice-why-do.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T11:43:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 11:43","date_timestamp":1782647036,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93031946","content_html":"<p>Read Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram's 10-point manifesto for a better Britain in their 2024 book 'Head North' <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69139/2026/hn.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A book cover displays the title Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram against a blue background with a pink map of the UK.\"> : <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/27/read-andy-burnham-and-steve.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"📚 Finished reading Head North A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram.\n\nHaving recently won a by-election by a very impressive amount, it seems that Andy Burnham is almost certainly going to be the next Prime Minister of the UK. With that in mind, I set to reading ...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/27/read-andy-burnham-and-steve.html","date_published":"2026-06-27T17:25:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 17:25","date_timestamp":1782581106,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93029381","content_html":"<p>Patriot: the memoirs of the incredibly brave Russian anti-corruption campaigner, Alexei Navalny: <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/27/finished-listening-to-patriot-by.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"📚 Finished listening to Patriot by Alexei Navalny.\n\nThis is the incredibly brave political campaigner Alexei Navalny’s (tragically posthumous) memoir.\n\nNavalny was an unimaginably brave anti-corruption campaigner who wanted to see the freeing of Russia from the cruel and kleptocratic regime of Putin...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/27/finished-listening-to-patriot-by.html","date_published":"2026-06-27T16:37:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 16:37","date_timestamp":1782578228,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93010906","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593977286/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>📚 Finished reading <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593977286\">The Compound</a> by Aisling Rawle.</p>\n<p>Imagine the show Love Island, except with fewer limitations, worse incentives and set in an isolated desert compound in world that is at least, outside of the compound, somewhat dystopian. A bunch of beautiful people go into the house and may stay as long as...</p> <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/27/finished-reading-the-compound-by.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/27/finished-reading-the-compound-by.html","date_published":"2026-06-27T09:37:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 09:37","date_timestamp":1782553035,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93003462","content_html":"<p>In further ‘if you can’t download and back your digital content up in a DRM free manner then you don’t really own it’ news, Sony is <a href=\"https://www.cbr.com/playstation-deletes-purchased-movies-studio-canal/\">deleting over 500 movies</a> from people’s PlayStation libraries. Films they bought for money. No refunds available.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/27/in-further-if-you-cant.html","date_published":"2026-06-27T06:03:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 06:03","date_timestamp":1782540180,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92589713","content_html":"<p>Learned a new word today: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy\">Kakistocracy</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>…government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I’m sure I’m going to be using it daily.</p>\n<p>Turns out it was the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/11/29/the-economists-word-of-the-year-for-2024\">Economist’s word of the year</a> in 2024.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/21/learned-a-new-word-today.html","date_published":"2026-06-21T07:13:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-21 07:13","date_timestamp":1782025981,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92485023","content_html":"<p>Some good context <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/georgeeaton.bsky.social/post/3momq7itmck2n\">from George Eaton</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales.</p>\n<p>Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.</p>\n<p>They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.</p>\n</blockquote>","summary":"","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/19/some-good-context-from-george.html","date_published":"2026-06-19T09:42:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 09:42","date_timestamp":1781862143,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92479611","content_html":"<p>Labour's Andy Burnham wins Makerfield election by ~9000 votes <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69139/2026/dcec04a1-7d81-4bb5-af0e-d307dc52443f.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Labour's Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election with 55% of the vote, showing a 10% increase from the 2024 election, followed by Reform UK's Rob Kenyon with 35%, while the Conservative and other smaller parties saw decreases in their vote shares.\"> : <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/19/labours-andy-burnham-wins-makerfield.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"Finally a surprisingly good-news election result here in the UK.\n\nAndy Burnham wins huge majority in Makerfield byelection, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge\n\nThis is of course also potentially the entrance of our next Prime Minister, tbd.\n\nThe scale of the victory is impressive. To be hon...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/19/labours-andy-burnham-wins-makerfield.html","date_published":"2026-06-19T07:04:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 07:04","date_timestamp":1781852684,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92308667","content_html":"<p>Explaining Social Deviance is a 10 part run-through of answers to 'what makes something deviant?': <a href=\"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/16/explaining-social-deviance-is-a.html\">thebraindumpblog.com</a></p>","summary":"📚 Finished reading Explaining Social Deviance by Paul Root Wolpe.\n\nThis is really a series of lectures and PDF notes. I’ve enjoyed the series before and at some point I watched enough Criminal Minds that I decided that I too needed to virtually join the fake FBI team and understand all about causes ...","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com/2026/06/16/explaining-social-deviance-is-a.html","date_published":"2026-06-16T19:08:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 19:08","date_timestamp":1781636916,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85204671","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/paulw\">@paulw</a>  “re-exploration of a classic novel” isn’t really a genre that ever occurred to me before, but I certainly thought this one was great so I’m into it! Thanks for the James recommendation, will definitely take a look.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/85204671","date_published":"2026-02-28T09:51:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-28 09:51","date_timestamp":1772272296,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"62646765","content_html":"<p>@umerez<span>_</span> I definitely agree with your daughter’s taste, it’s certainly worth giving it a go, and great if it’s helping to inspire or educate the younger generation! I found another show by the same writer, Toxic<br>\nTown, very good too (on a totally different subject).</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/62646765","date_published":"2025-04-21T09:47:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-21 09:47","date_timestamp":1745228852,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57440665","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> It’s been a while so if Amazon changed something maybe this won’t help - but in the past I had success with the ‘kindle.py’ bit of <a href=\"https://github.com/yihong0618/Kindle_download_helper\">this script</a> for downloading all books at once.</p>\n<p>(Tho there’s not much in the way of English documentation! And I feel like it didn’t get the books shared with me via being in a household, if that’s a concern)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/57440665","date_published":"2025-02-12T23:59:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-12 23:59","date_timestamp":1739404785,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57264041","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/MylesInTheNorth\">@MylesInTheNorth</a> I never actually realised the UK had a law on it! thanks for sharing. Tho makes me worried if I accidentally committed a crime in my youth 😀</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/57264041","date_published":"2025-02-10T23:07:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-10 23:07","date_timestamp":1739228843,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"48553856","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/wfm\">@wfm</a> Nice thank you! I listen to their regular podcast quite often but it’s been a long time since I looked at their interview series. But I’m certainly going to listen the the Snyder ep next now you mentioned it, thanks.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/48553856","date_published":"2024-10-30T07:29:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-30 07:29","date_timestamp":1730273342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"46568455","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/toddgrotenhuis\">@toddgrotenhuis</a> That’d be a great follow!<br>\nThis link seems to work for me:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/rss\">www.smbc-comics.com/comic/rss</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/46568455","date_published":"2024-09-30T21:49:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-30 21:49","date_timestamp":1727732985,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"46193900","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/SimonWoods\">@SimonWoods</a> agreed! I never use the Wordpress dashboard reader so had forgotten it even exists but that’s annoying.</p>\n<p>Also I’ve had a paid plan at Wordpress.com a while and it’s extremely restrictive - the point about disabling features being bad is ironic. (Granted I am on the cheapest plan so maybe that’s my fault - WPEngine is much more expensive! )</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/46193900","date_published":"2024-09-25T07:08:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-25 07:08","date_timestamp":1727248094,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38644899","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> happy memories indeed! I vaguely remember getting emm386.exe to do something to the tiny memory we had back then that meant I could play Doom as being a formative experience of my youth, and then when CDROMs came out, magical  😃</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/38644899","date_published":"2024-05-31T22:22:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-31 22:22","date_timestamp":1717194175,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"36913440","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> Getting Richard Dawkins to contribute to your magazine back then seems an impressive achievement! I’d certainly much rather read something he was involved in around then than the average corporate PR newsletter.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/36913440","date_published":"2024-05-06T11:00:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-06 11:00","date_timestamp":1714993207,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"36751249","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> Amazing! Good to know the legacy of the original SEQUEL lived on via your magazine :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/36751249","date_published":"2024-05-03T15:18:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-03 15:18","date_timestamp":1714749495,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"36427495","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> if I’m honest I had to use the randomly click on squares that seem feasible technique to get through the first one 😂</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/36427495","date_published":"2024-04-28T21:30:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-28 21:30","date_timestamp":1714339852,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"32060324","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/SimonWoods\">@SimonWoods</a> Great idea, no need to stop at “how to use your phone”! In some ways I think we’ve created, or at least allowed, a society that’s become so unnecessarily difficult to thrive in that there’s a ton of things we have a responsibility to offer support for. Stories like <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/19/childrens-services-leaders-in-england-call-for-national-plan-for-childhood\">this one</a> from today’s paper about the plight of some of our children are so tragic.</p>\n<p>To be honest, I’d happily be an adult learner in a how to live well class myself :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/32060324","date_published":"2024-02-20T09:33:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-02-20 09:33","date_timestamp":1708421580,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25913712","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/chrisfoley\">@chrisfoley</a> Sounds like you’re making great progress! Yes, I think tracking is one of the few techniques that the research suggests is quite effective in most circumstances regarding weight loss. The main problem is that it’s effortful so most people aren’t able to keep it up for a long time, so good on you for persisting!</p>\n<p>I’m glad folk are trying to work out ways to make it less of an ordeal. But as you say I guess intentionality is likely a part of it so making it too automatic might be unhelpful in the end. Perhaps that’s why the researchers in this paper noted that tracking by taking photos might be less effective. But otoh it’s good to know that it’s certainly not critical to be a ‘perfect tracker’.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/25913712","date_published":"2023-11-04T14:40:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-04 14:40","date_timestamp":1699108806,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25913459","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/SimonWoods\">@SimonWoods</a> you’ve a great memory! And, I agree, if the various dictionaries don’t nominate ‘enshittification’ as word of the year this year it’ll be an injustice.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/25913459","date_published":"2023-11-04T14:33:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-04 14:33","date_timestamp":1699108385,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25913420","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> Ha, I don’t think I’ve seen those shows but they sound hilariously undramatic…accidental seed smuggling!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/25913420","date_published":"2023-11-04T14:31:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-04 14:31","date_timestamp":1699108316,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"22591044","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> Agree, it’s absolutely wild! There’s so much I’m sure we’ve yet to discover about the brain’s influence on…everything.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/22591044","date_published":"2023-08-24T08:26:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-24 08:26","date_timestamp":1692865612,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"19350600","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> Glad you liked them! I see that the author has released a book with several short stories and also made a novel based on the Cat Pictures world, “Catfishing with Catnet” I’m also curious about.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/19350600","date_published":"2023-05-24T07:46:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-05-24 07:46","date_timestamp":1684914417,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"15609649","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rknightuk\">@rknightuk</a> Thanks for the reminder! I never got around to checking it out before but just used your link to sign up for a good few years as plenty of folk seem excited about it. Now to figure out what I bought 😂</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/15609649","date_published":"2022-12-31T23:45:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-31 23:45","date_timestamp":1672530356,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14816586","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/sherif\">@sherif</a> It did amuse me, if only all drunken escapades ended with such impressive results!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/14816586","date_published":"2022-12-10T08:50:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-10 08:50","date_timestamp":1670662241,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14360411","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jean\">@jean</a> Amazing, I can’t believe I didn’t know this was a thing until now!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/14360411","date_published":"2022-11-24T08:59:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-24 08:59","date_timestamp":1669280396,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13513773","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/amit\">@amit</a> Looks great! I’m already grateful to you for the Paper theme you produced. Thanks for producing more great options those of us with less knowledge can use :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/13513773","date_published":"2022-10-16T16:11:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-10-16 16:11","date_timestamp":1665936696,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13438127","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/otaviocc\">@otaviocc</a> This looks so cool! I use Obsidian and was kind of surprised there wasn’t a direct way to publish to micro.blog from it given all the other plugins. So thank you so much for creating a way for us to do this. It looks great.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/13438127","date_published":"2022-09-28T11:03:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-09-28 11:03","date_timestamp":1664362998,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13438111","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Very exciting! Once this gets featured in an app a novice like me can use it feels like micro.blog then has all the main features one could want to replace basically all other social networks :)  So great that it feeds back to OSM too.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/13438111","date_published":"2022-09-28T11:00:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-09-28 11:00","date_timestamp":1664362849,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13317701","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Re micro.blog always scaling down images greater than 1800x1800, does that mean that they’re (only) saved at the scaled down resolution?</p>\n<p>Or just that micro.blog always scales them down when displaying them in posts but the original image is still theoretically there in the uploads section? Thanks!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/13317701","date_published":"2022-08-27T22:58:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-08-27 22:58","date_timestamp":1661641085,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13159108","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/zioibi\">@zioibi</a> Thank you! I didn’t know there was a book, this is exciting :) Sounds like it might be “<a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29873086-mr-robot\">Mr Robot Red Wheelbarrow</a>”? Not in our library if so, but seems compelling enough I might need to find a copy to buy!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/braindump/13159108","date_published":"2022-07-18T09:18:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Braindump","url":"https://thebraindumpblog.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2cd1cf37f23381b39225041fc80e9595%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"braindump"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-07-18 09:18","date_timestamp":1658135920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}