{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Robert Rackley","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/canneddragons","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1612628","username":"canneddragons","bio":"Strategems, gambits and wiles","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":81,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/30/1612628.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"97126845","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://opus.ing\">@opus.ing</a> This is on tonight’s agenda.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3muxezutx3k2p","date_published":"2026-09-07T20:49:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"20:49","date_timestamp":1788814144,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97121646","content_html":"<p>My son had to return a book to Amazon because he accidentally got the kid’s version of… <em>Flowers of the Killer Moon</em>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/07/my-son-had-to-return.html","date_published":"2026-09-07T18:18:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"18:18","date_timestamp":1788805105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mux4nm4ifd2v"]}},{"id":"97120973","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ctwardy\">@ctwardy</a> Exactly. I grew up in Fairfax County and this was as different as night and day.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97120973","date_published":"2026-09-07T17:58:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"17:58","date_timestamp":1788803932,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97110133","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ReaderJohn\">@ReaderJohn</a> Yes! The rolling hills are just gorgeous.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97110133","date_published":"2026-09-07T13:23:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:23","date_timestamp":1788787388,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97110125","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/maique@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@maique</a></span> Wow, spooky.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97110125","date_published":"2026-09-07T13:22:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:22","date_timestamp":1788787371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97108144","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hollyhoneychurch\">@hollyhoneychurch</a> This reminds me of a part of Virginia that I only visited once but can never forget.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97108144","date_published":"2026-09-07T12:32:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"12:32","date_timestamp":1788784351,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97083960","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> Right, and what’s appropriate for a monk in a very specific regimen and lifestyle is not necessarily good for everyone.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97083960","date_published":"2026-09-07T00:37:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 00:37","date_timestamp":1788741443,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97083939","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jekratz\">@jekratz</a> She was definitely going hardcore and I don’t think the trauma in her past helped her in her susceptibility to dissociation.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97083939","date_published":"2026-09-07T00:36:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 00:36","date_timestamp":1788741392,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97083905","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/lmika\">@lmika</a> Have you tried SpecKit? That seems to be getting pretty popular.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97083905","date_published":"2026-09-07T00:34:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 00:34","date_timestamp":1788741251,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97071717","content_html":"<p>I Had A Plan That Was Built On Thinking Too Long: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/06/i-had-a-plan-that.html\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash I’ve read a few pieces recently that focus on the negative effects of activities that were believed to be universally helpful to mental health. One, an article by Bryce D. 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point.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97069770","date_published":"2026-09-06T18:25:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 18:25","date_timestamp":1788719100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97067052","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jekratz\">@jekratz</a> You don’t know that.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97067052","date_published":"2026-09-06T17:03:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert 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12:35","date_timestamp":1788698115,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97037629","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jekratz\">@jekratz</a> I could see that.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97037629","date_published":"2026-09-06T01:16:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 01:16","date_timestamp":1788657380,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97037615","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/KyleEssary\">@KyleEssary</a> It does. The difference, though, is that the leadership of Bluesky want to change that. I don’t get the same sense from X.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97037615","date_published":"2026-09-06T01:15:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 01:15","date_timestamp":1788657348,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97029246","content_html":"<p>I like Bluesky but this about sums it up. Click on the link and what you get is not actually people posting their Labor Day plans but people asking how you can possibly enjoy a hot dog when you should be protesting the Trump administration.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/165686/2026/screenshot-2026-09-05-at-5.33.25pm.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"90\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/05/i-like-bluesky-but-this.html","date_published":"2026-09-05T21:34:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 21:34","date_timestamp":1788644092,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3musgpabogq2z"]}},{"id":"97058734","content_html":"<p>Sugarcube: <a href=\"https://blog.canneddragons.net/sugarcube\">blog.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.canneddragons.net/sugarcube","date_published":"2026-09-05T21:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 21:00","date_timestamp":1788642000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97027659","content_html":"<p>Sugarcube: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/05/sugarcube.html\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"My absolute favorite record for the transition from late summer to early fall is Yo La Tengo’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One. The affinity has to do with more than just the fact that there is an (excellent) song called “Autumn Sweater” on the album, but that surely doesn’t hurt. The guitars cr...","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/05/sugarcube.html","date_published":"2026-09-05T21:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 21:00","date_timestamp":1788642000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97023573","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bradenslen\">@bradenslen</a> I’m glad to see it. At this point, it’s my favorite format. If you get a good DAC, CDs can sound really good and they hold up well.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97023573","date_published":"2026-09-05T19:16:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 19:16","date_timestamp":1788635789,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97020545","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jimmitchell.org\">@jimmitchell.org</a> Looking good!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3murzp4xr7c2k","date_published":"2026-09-05T17:42:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 17:42","date_timestamp":1788630174,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97019449","content_html":"<p>Antique shopping with this guy. He looks like a <a href=\"https://toymachine.com/\">Toy Machine</a> character.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/165686/2026/9d9163ba31-m.jpg\" alt=\"A green cylindrical figure with a cartoonish face, long arms, and legs is holding a red tinsel garland against a beige wall.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/05/antique-shopping-with-this-guy.html","date_published":"2026-09-05T17:08:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 17:08","date_timestamp":1788628116,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3murxsfdvh22n"]}},{"id":"97000039","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ChrisJWilson\">@ChrisJWilson</a> “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace” is a powerful mantra.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/97000039","date_published":"2026-09-05T08:17:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 08:17","date_timestamp":1788596234,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96978647","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ReaderJohn\">@ReaderJohn</a> Russia and Iran are examples of peace and prosperity?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/96978647","date_published":"2026-09-04T22:16:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 22:16","date_timestamp":1788560196,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96978483","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/joshuapsteele\">@joshuapsteele</a> Over the years it has been MB. Not even close.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/96978483","date_published":"2026-09-04T22:10:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 22:10","date_timestamp":1788559828,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96922526","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jmk\">@jmk</a> I deal with this a lot.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/96922526","date_published":"2026-09-04T00:36:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 00:36","date_timestamp":1788482177,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96918399","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bloftin2\">@bloftin2</a> Thanks. I’m honestly not sure if I’m going to keep it. It sounds fantastic, but there’s still a good deal of surface noise on most of my records and it kind of drives me nuts.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/96918399","date_published":"2026-09-03T23:08:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-03 23:08","date_timestamp":1788476896,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96914694","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> I’m only about 8% in, but I’m enjoying this precocious little one.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/96914694","date_published":"2026-09-03T21:41:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-03 21:41","date_timestamp":1788471706,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96884354","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780486424491/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780486424491\">Jane Eyre</a> by Charlotte Brontë 📚.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/03/currently-reading-jane-eyre-by.html","date_published":"2026-09-03T10:55:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-03 10:55","date_timestamp":1788432934,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mumbz45apx2q"]}},{"id":"96854940","content_html":"<p>Last Call: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/02/last-call.html\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/02/last-call.html","date_published":"2026-09-02T23:00:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 23:00","date_timestamp":1788390042,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mul2bvjf4z2q"]}},{"id":"96798563","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jmk\">@jmk</a> Very helpful. Thanks for doing this!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/96798563","date_published":"2026-09-02T01:13:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 01:13","date_timestamp":1788311584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96700603","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bradbarrish\">@bradbarrish</a> The site looks good!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/96700603","date_published":"2026-08-31T10:35:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 10:35","date_timestamp":1788172537,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96669360","content_html":"<p>It’s interesting that the <a href=\"https://commodore.net/computer/\">Commodore 64</a> is now being marketed as a gaming machine and distraction-free writing environment.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/30/its-interesting-that-the-commodore.html","date_published":"2026-08-30T19:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 19:00","date_timestamp":1788116400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mud37uikvl2g"]}},{"id":"96653245","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://theclassicalstation.org/\">WCPE</a> has a wonderful selection of great sacred music on Sunday mornings.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/30/wcpe-has-a-wonderful-selection.html","date_published":"2026-08-30T11:57:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 11:57","date_timestamp":1788091059,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mucdmkrene2u"]}},{"id":"96635116","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781951872700/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781951872700\">Galahad and the Grail Merlin’s Isle</a> by Malcolm Guite 📚. One of my favorite parts was the final section about the history of the Arthurian legend and the inspiration for the book.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As a student at Cambridge I rediscovered these stories in their original sources and became aware of how so many modern versions of them seemed to marginalise or even erase the deep Christian impulse that had formed their original telling, and as a poet I longed to restore that lost element in the hope that a new telling might baptise the imagination of the growing generation brought up in a secular world,...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/29/finished-reading-galahad-and-the.html\">www.canneddragons.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/29/finished-reading-galahad-and-the.html","date_published":"2026-08-30T01:09:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 01:09","date_timestamp":1788052150,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mub7feglvx2g"]}},{"id":"96626000","content_html":"<p>I Will Always Love You: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/29/i-will-always-love-you.html\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/29/i-will-always-love-you.html","date_published":"2026-08-29T21:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 21:00","date_timestamp":1788037200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3muasidtcur2w"]}},{"id":"96618916","content_html":"<p>Snickers feels safe here. Any box will do. 🐱</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/165686/2026/img-1686-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"A fluffy tortoiseshell cat is comfortably lounging inside a blue fabric storage bin, while another black cat explores the background.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/29/snickers-feels-safe-here-any.html","date_published":"2026-08-29T18:01:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 18:01","date_timestamp":1788026470,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3muahhi2vem22"]}},{"id":"96611299","content_html":"<p>Not Even Medal Worthy: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/29/not-even-medal-worthy.html\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/29/not-even-medal-worthy.html","date_published":"2026-08-29T14:49:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 14:49","date_timestamp":1788014948,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mua4qirkql2u"]}},{"id":"96522549","content_html":"<p>’Til All Are One: <a href=\"https://blog.canneddragons.net/til-all-are-one\">blog.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.canneddragons.net/til-all-are-one","date_published":"2026-08-27T23:25:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 23:25","date_timestamp":1787873100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96518293","content_html":"<p>'Til All Are One: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/27/til-all-are-one.html\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/08/27/til-all-are-one.html","date_published":"2026-08-27T22:43:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 22:43","date_timestamp":1787870630,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mu3wmgmgy32k"]}},{"id":"96522548","content_html":"<p>’Til All Are One: <a href=\"https://mineinmono.net/2026/08/27/til-all-are-one/\">mineinmono.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mineinmono.net/2026/08/27/til-all-are-one/","date_published":"2026-08-27T22:31:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 22:31","date_timestamp":1787869906,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96484923","content_html":"<p>Bill Gates is coming out of a period of semi-seclusion <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/bill-gates-ai-risks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8VA.ESTw.4mqUS5rfeI1k&amp;smid=url-share\">to raise the alarm bells</a> about generative A.I. Karen Weise covers the story for <em>The NYT</em>. One of the main concerns that Gates has is the potential for massive job losses.</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>He proposed a new tax on A.I. use, known as a “token tax,” to make it more expensive to replace people and provide money to help those who do lose work. A token is a basic unit of A.I. computing. The idea of taxing it has gained some traction, including on Wall Street, as a way to increase the cost of using machines instead of human labor.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Gates wrote a personal essay <a href=\"https://gatesnot.es/AI-era\">on...</a></p> <a href=\"https://mineinmono.net/2026/08/27/5220/\">mineinmono.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mineinmono.net/2026/08/27/5220/","date_published":"2026-08-27T11:11:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Rackley","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F30%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 11:11","date_timestamp":1787829109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96518939","content_html":"<p>Bill Gates is coming out of a period of semi-seclusion <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/bill-gates-ai-risks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8VA.ESTw.4mqUS5rfeI1k&amp;smid=url-share\">to raise the alarm</a> bells about generative A.I. Karen Weise covers the story for <em>The NYT</em>. One of the main concerns that Gates has is the potential for massive job losses.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>He proposed a new tax on A.I. use, known as a “token tax,” to make it more expensive to replace people and provide money to help those who do lose work. A token is a basic unit of A.I. computing. 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