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","summary":"","url":"https://simonwillison.net/guides/agentic-engineering-patterns/what-is-agentic-engineering/","date_published":"2026-04-08T18:05:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 18:05","date_timestamp":1775671524,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@davew/post/DW4VQgTlJ6x"]}},{"id":"87852311","content_html":"Rethinking RSS, newsletters, and how I read every morning.\n: sixcolors.com
","summary":"","url":"https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/rethinking-rss-newsletters-and-how-i-read-every-morning/","date_published":"2026-04-08T17:39:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 17:39","date_timestamp":1775669986,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@davew/post/DW4SK94lP9z"]}},{"id":"87824629","content_html":"Mercy Review: Guilty of Being Stupid.\n: austinchronicle.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/film-review/mercy-film-review-chris-pratt-thriller-is-guilty-of-being-stupid/","date_published":"2026-04-08T08:23:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 08:23","date_timestamp":1775636635,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@davew/post/DW3SfdfloCd"]}},{"id":"87788311","content_html":"Trump’s Sound and Fury.\n: theatlantic.com
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","summary":"","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZFA.y8cn.5aXdCqYK2ibO&smid=url-share","date_published":"2026-04-07T18:53:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 18:53","date_timestamp":1775588006,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@davew/post/DW14AqKATPj"]}},{"id":"87756089","content_html":"The Hacker News tarpit.\n: joanwestenberg.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-hacker-news-tarpit/","date_published":"2026-04-07T10:47:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 10:47","date_timestamp":1775558832,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@davew/post/DW0-XQUlKQK"]}},{"id":"87732922","content_html":"Rich Tabor compares WordPress and EmDash.\n: rich.blog
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","summary":"","url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/06/hyundai-discounts-ioniq-5-ev-by-8750-sales-heat-up/","date_published":"2026-04-06T18:18:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 18:18","date_timestamp":1775499520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@davew/post/DWzNoyolESH"]}},{"id":"87707102","content_html":"NY Times once again caught sanewashing Trump’s unhinged rhetoric.\n: dailykos.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.dailykos.com/story/2026/4/6/2376583/-NY-Times-once-again-caught-sanewashing-Trump-s-unhinged-rhetoric?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=","date_published":"2026-04-06T16:32:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 16:32","date_timestamp":1775493138,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@davew/post/DWzBAITEeu4"]}},{"id":"87693283","content_html":"Robot Mowers Are Actually Good Now.\n: wired.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.wired.com/story/robot-mowers-are-good-now-rave/","date_published":"2026-04-06T12:01:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 12:01","date_timestamp":1775476916,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@davew/post/DWyjK6-Ebvd"]}},{"id":"87690976","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin – exactly the point – i could tweak it up in my copy of wordpress, but in general i’d rather have stuff like that go into the core, because there are some features that aren’t really subject to taste, and imho this is one of them.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/87690976","date_published":"2026-04-06T11:16:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 11:16","date_timestamp":1775474163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87658617","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin – it’s not hard to fix. ;-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/87658617","date_published":"2026-04-05T19:35:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 19:35","date_timestamp":1775417736,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87616277","content_html":"Shield of the Americas sounds ominous.\n: en.wikipedia.org
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/87463157","date_published":"2026-04-02T12:53:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 12:53","date_timestamp":1775134433,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87132165","content_html":"@manton Was wondering when I saw you show up at the top of my blogroll what’s Manton doing up so early, hoping everything is okay, and Spain this time of year must be the best. Enjoy! 😉
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/87132165","date_published":"2026-03-28T10:37:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 10:37","date_timestamp":1774694254,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86865994","content_html":"@manton You should do a demo of your new stuff at WWDC.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86865994","date_published":"2026-03-24T16:27:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-24 16:27","date_timestamp":1774369677,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86797374","content_html":"@manton At my advanced age, a few hours in the morning with coffee is the amount of work I get in when I’m NOT on vacation. Enjoy your relative youth! ;-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86797374","date_published":"2026-03-23T16:43:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-23 16:43","date_timestamp":1774284215,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86729109","content_html":"@manton This should be OPML. I’m pretty sure you agree. ;-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86729109","date_published":"2026-03-22T15:47:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-22 15:47","date_timestamp":1774194432,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86534840","content_html":"@manton I’ve been working on a project that way. Iterating over the design, start with something simple and easy to describe then tweak it up. What’s great about it is that it takes 15 seconds to iterate something that could take a full day to do by hand.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86534840","date_published":"2026-03-19T14:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-19 14:30","date_timestamp":1773930600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86227503","content_html":"@simonbc — it’s both. 🤠
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86227503","date_published":"2026-03-15T02:07:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-15 02:07","date_timestamp":1773540426,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86082162","content_html":"@manton – btw that feed you added that lets me track replies to my posts is really working.
\nthat’s how i found out about jarrod’s comment and yours. so if you want to reach me through micro.blog i now have a semi-reliable way to be reached.
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\nsince i’m a river-of-news guy i don’t worry about whether something’s been read or not.
\nseems that might even be a standalone server app, that could have records with four values.
\ncould even be used for other things, attributes.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86082102","date_published":"2026-03-12T22:07:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-12 22:07","date_timestamp":1773353266,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86074242","content_html":"@jarrod — thanks!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86074242","date_published":"2026-03-12T20:15:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-12 20:15","date_timestamp":1773346503,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86067409","content_html":"@manton I’m not familiar with the APIs people use in this context. Did you use the same API as another back-end or do you have an API just for Inkwell?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86067409","date_published":"2026-03-12T18:44:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-12 18:44","date_timestamp":1773341063,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86050942","content_html":"@simonbc – i like writing tools that work on the web. i’d like to make a network of them.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/86050942","date_published":"2026-03-12T14:40:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-12 14:40","date_timestamp":1773326410,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85916979","content_html":"@miljko – this is fascinating, where is the API for hooking an editor into inkwell?
\ni was thinking of how to fit it into my life in a different dimension, i only want to maintain my subscription list in one place.
\nyou could send me an email at dave.winer@gmail.com.
\nwhat other apis are there??
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/85848730","date_published":"2026-03-09T18:53:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-09 18:53","date_timestamp":1773082389,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85163585","content_html":"@manton i didn’t use it either, but kept my account. but then my twitter site got hijacked and i’m not using that, too sad, in every way – and i’ve started trying to connect via Instagram. I think it’s important as software designers to keep up on what all of the services are doing to the extent you can. it’s a language a lot of our prospective users understand.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/85163585","date_published":"2026-02-27T18:43:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-27 18:43","date_timestamp":1772217816,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84941229","content_html":"@simonbc – i don’t want to miss anything. ;-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/84941229","date_published":"2026-02-24T18:11:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-24 18:11","date_timestamp":1771956661,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84871459","content_html":"@simonbc – two things –
\nHow about a way to comment on your posts on your blog.
\nWhen you talk about a new feature – please point to an example of it. A screen shot would help too.
\nYou’re doing great, but help people learn about what you’re doing and maybe spread the word.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/84871459","date_published":"2026-02-23T18:55:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-23 18:55","date_timestamp":1771872925,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84808535","content_html":"@manton – here’s what the script on my end does
\n\nthere is a comment about trying to make the update happen instantaneously, but that call gets a 301 error, that’s a redirect, so something weird may be going on there.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/84726812","date_published":"2026-02-21T12:50:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-21 12:50","date_timestamp":1771678217,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84726697","content_html":"@manton — there’s so much happening with RSS, eventually they will see it too and will just interop without all the unnecessary reinvention.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/84726697","date_published":"2026-02-21T12:47:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-21 12:47","date_timestamp":1771678045,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84586757","content_html":"@manton – this comment appeared in my new feed so i fell compelled to reply so you know it’s working. ;-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/84586757","date_published":"2026-02-19T13:38:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 13:38","date_timestamp":1771508291,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84460932","content_html":"@manton – the only places i listen to podcasts are places where my eyes have other work to do. it’s too bad they’re using the same term and the same software for the two media, very different things imho.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dave/84460932","date_published":"2026-02-17T19:11:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winer","url":"http://scripting.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2378b474e8eadf5da80e86c2bbc75a74%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dave"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-17 19:11","date_timestamp":1771355505,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84460795","content_html":"@manton – totally agree. that’s where the idea strikes you. and here’s another thing to add to the list, and i bet you can do this in micro.blog, make sure the reply shows up in their blog. comments should be peers with their replies.
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