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One member of the meeting was calling in from Pune, India. 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21:47","date_timestamp":1792100828,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99146195","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/joshuapsteele\">@joshuapsteele</a> These are politics I can get behind.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/99146195","date_published":"2026-10-13T11:49:43+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-13 11:49","date_timestamp":1791892183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99065889","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> That’s a milestone, for sure.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/99065889","date_published":"2026-10-12T00:33:48+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-12 00:33","date_timestamp":1791765228,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99064599","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> I also liked his recent one, <a href=\"https://sabaisper.substack.com/p/the-mind-of-the-saints\">The Mind of the Saints</a>.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/99064599","date_published":"2026-10-11T23:40:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert 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16:50","date_timestamp":1791651033,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98997247","content_html":"<p>I like the b-sides.</p>","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/.ghost/activitypub/note/2b322d17-aaa6-4eb7-8c2c-70c21d6e66f3","date_published":"2026-10-10T14:37:49+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 14:37","date_timestamp":1791643069,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99245863","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://opus.ing\">@opus.ing</a> Yeah, I remember my wife and I watching that video decades ago and jus thinking it was wild.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mxjkl3wod22v","date_published":"2026-10-10T13:06:30+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 13:06","date_timestamp":1791637590,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98962015","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> I certainly don’t feel my vocabulary is extensive enough to give readers as much information density as a simple comparison will convey.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98962015","date_published":"2026-10-09T21:56:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert 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11:38","date_timestamp":1791545929,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98936505","content_html":"<p>Can't Be Wrong: <a href=\"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/10/09/cant-be-wrong.html\">social.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/10/09/cant-be-wrong.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T11:30:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 11:30","date_timestamp":1791545400,"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/3mxh2xrojuz2e"]}},{"id":"99367085","content_html":"<p>Can’t Be Wrong: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/cant-be-wrong\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"I was sort of mislead regarding the new Frankie Rose album, HILA. A review stated that there were more hooks than is typical for Rose on this long player. That’s not the case, with one major exception — the second track on the record, “Can’t Be Wrong.” Most of the album is abstract and filled with d...","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/cant-be-wrong","date_published":"2026-10-09T11:22:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 11:22","date_timestamp":1791544920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98807633","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> If that doesn’t qualify, I don’t know what would.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98807633","date_published":"2026-10-07T11:18:45+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-07 11:18","date_timestamp":1791371925,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98781213","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/news\">@news</a> I’m still having issues with Bluesky cross-posting. When it initially cross-posts, I get either a URL with image attachments or a generic open graph card. When I manually post the URL, I get a proper standard.site card.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98781213","date_published":"2026-10-07T00:06:56+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-07 00:06","date_timestamp":1791331616,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98780570","content_html":"<p>Pixelpalooza: <a href=\"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/10/06/pixelpalooza.html\">social.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/10/06/pixelpalooza.html","date_published":"2026-10-06T23:57:09+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-06 23:57","date_timestamp":1791331029,"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/3mxan3tsffu2i"]}},{"id":"98644933","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dwalbert\">@dwalbert</a> I agree with all this. Regardless of a deep analysis of one’s lived profession of faith, it was easier in some ways to at least be nominally Christian in the U.S. in the past.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98644933","date_published":"2026-10-04T13:23:20+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-04 13:23","date_timestamp":1791120200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98781946","content_html":"<p>Mona Lisa: <a href=\"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/10/03/mona-lisa.html\">social.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/10/03/mona-lisa.html","date_published":"2026-10-03T21:00:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-03 21:00","date_timestamp":1791061200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98603955","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ReaderJohn\">@ReaderJohn</a> I think two things can be simultaneously true regarding this. One, that it was always hard to be a conscientious Christian in the Jim Crow South and similar contexts. Two, that general positive regard for Christians has decreased in the last few decades. 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I always have challenges when I’m riding the exercise bike and my hands get sweaty.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98540277","date_published":"2026-10-02T12:12:28+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-02 12:12","date_timestamp":1790943148,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98478596","content_html":"<p>Mona Lisa: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/mona-lisa/\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/mona-lisa/","date_published":"2026-10-01T11:09:36+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 11:09","date_timestamp":1790852976,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98570127","content_html":"<p>Mona Lisa: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/mona-lisa\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"I have been marveling at the new Wishy song “Mona Lisa” and the band’s ability to fit musical references to both the Velvet Underground and a Sunday School staple in a single tune. I knew that the VU reference (to the song “Femme Fatale”) was intentional, but I wasn’t totally sure about the music fr...","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/mona-lisa","date_published":"2026-10-01T02:31:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 02:31","date_timestamp":1790821860,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98453493","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hl@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@hl</a></span> This is one of my favorite CDs. Classic.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98453493","date_published":"2026-10-01T00:14:44+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 00:14","date_timestamp":1790813684,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98394660","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/scottstilson\">@scottstilson</a> Same.  I’m digging it so far, especially the duet.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98394660","date_published":"2026-09-30T01:07:36+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-30 01:07","date_timestamp":1790730456,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98337525","content_html":"<p>Posturing and Pretending: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/posturing-and-pretending/\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/posturing-and-pretending/","date_published":"2026-09-29T01:39:34+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-29 01:39","date_timestamp":1790645974,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98336809","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jasonkratz\">@jasonkratz</a> You can’t go wrong with that one (although I had it on cassette, so maybe not). I’m sure it’s worth every penny.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98336809","date_published":"2026-09-29T01:21:34+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-29 01:21","date_timestamp":1790644894,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98570126","content_html":"<p>Posturing and Pretending: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/posturing-and-pretending\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"When I wrote that I had never heard the Ella Langley song “Choosin’ Texas,” I meant, very simply, that I had never heard the song. Marissa Moss from Rolling Stone isn’t buying it. At this point, though, if someone contends they’ve never even heard of “Choosin’ Texas” or Langley, it may say more abou...","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/posturing-and-pretending","date_published":"2026-09-28T23:39:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-28 23:39","date_timestamp":1790638740,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98275040","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jasonkratz\">@jasonkratz</a> That seems about right. I decided it would be advantageous to follow this fella for his insights.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98275040","date_published":"2026-09-27T20:22:24+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 20:22","date_timestamp":1790540544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98271498","content_html":"<p>The Ruby on Rails conference, <a href=\"https://rubyonrails.org/world/2026/\">Rails World 2026</a>, has been much discussed, more for what it left out than what it contained (the keynote hardly mentioned the technology the conference was designed around). From Ronan Limon Duparcmeur at <em>2-45.pm</em>, <a href=\"https://2-45.pm/i-too-have-thoughts-on-dhhs-keynote\">regarding DHH’s keynote</a>.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Obviously, this was a weird keynote, as I’ve said. It felt off to me. It has to be the first time that the opening keynote of the official event about “the latest features and best practices” of a piece of technology doesn’t mention said piece of technology, tells the participants that their jobs are now obsolete, and ends on the appeal...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/27/the-ruby-on-rails-conference.html\">www.canneddragons.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/27/the-ruby-on-rails-conference.html","date_published":"2026-09-27T18:33:27+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 18:33","date_timestamp":1790534007,"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/3mwjgry2cho2k"]}},{"id":"98235885","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://marcnormandin.bsky.social\">@marcnormandin.bsky.social</a> I saw them on that tour. Still having trouble determining why my wife is the one with the hearing issues.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zy3hpjbhfxkgfzcyfy7fsx/post/3mwhnfba65r2a","date_published":"2026-09-27T01:26:23+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 01:26","date_timestamp":1790472383,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98337524","content_html":"<p>Choosin' Texas: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/choosin-texas/\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/choosin-texas/","date_published":"2026-09-26T21:00:11+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-26 21:00","date_timestamp":1790456411,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98226662","content_html":"<p>Choosin' Texas: <a href=\"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/09/26/choosin-texas.html\">social.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/09/26/choosin-texas.html","date_published":"2026-09-26T21:00:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-26 21:00","date_timestamp":1790456400,"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/3mwh6ketsvv2h"]}},{"id":"98336825","content_html":"<p>Choosin' Texas: <a href=\"https://blog.canneddragons.net/choosin-texas\">blog.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.canneddragons.net/choosin-texas","date_published":"2026-09-26T21:00:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-26 21:00","date_timestamp":1790456400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98570125","content_html":"<p>Choosin’ Texas: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/choosin-texas\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"I have seen a few references to a song called “Choosin’ Texas” by an artist named Ella Langley beating out Mariah Carey for the longest-running No. 1 song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100. The surprise in all this is I’ve never heard of Ella Langley or the song that broke the record. I haven’t b...","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/choosin-texas","date_published":"2026-09-26T21:00:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-26 21:00","date_timestamp":1790456400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98181716","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/jasonkratz\">@jasonkratz</a> My brother was wondering aloud the other day why we keep ordering from Mod Pizza, since they get something in our order wrong nearly every time. No AI needed.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98181716","date_published":"2026-09-26T00:18:12+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-26 00:18","date_timestamp":1790381892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98178991","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bethanyh\">@bethanyh</a> My sister uses the handle “mildlysplenetic” on the internet and it suites her.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/canneddragons/98178991","date_published":"2026-09-25T22:34:42+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-25 22:34","date_timestamp":1790375682,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98336824","content_html":"<p>Mountains of the Drowning: <a href=\"https://blog.canneddragons.net/mountains-of-the-drowning\">blog.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.canneddragons.net/mountains-of-the-drowning","date_published":"2026-09-24T23:40:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 23:40","date_timestamp":1790293200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98119440","content_html":"<p>Mountains of the Drowning: <a href=\"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/09/24/mountains-of-the-drowning.html\">social.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/09/24/mountains-of-the-drowning.html","date_published":"2026-09-24T22:51:08+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 22:51","date_timestamp":1790290268,"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/3mwcdrzqcaz24"]}},{"id":"97940139","content_html":"<p>Autumn Day: <a href=\"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/09/21/autumn-day.html\">social.canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://social.canneddragons.net/2026/09/21/autumn-day.html","date_published":"2026-09-21T23:44:36+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 23:44","date_timestamp":1790034276,"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/3mw2vfdnm5c2n"]}},{"id":"98570124","content_html":"<p>The Other Side: <a href=\"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/the-other-side\">canneddragons.net</a></p>","summary":"Now that the dust is settling from last weekend’s AI freakout, we are hearing from opposing voices. From my vantage point, I think there are good points on both sides and regardless of whether some of the more breathless predictions of doom may be off, we need more oversight and regulation. Our gove...","url":"https://www.canneddragons.net/posts/the-other-side","date_published":"2026-09-19T23:15:00+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%2F37%2F1612628.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"canneddragons"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 23:15","date_timestamp":1789859700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}