{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Doug Skinner","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/dskinner","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1925829","username":"dskinner","bio":"All around nerd","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":1,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Doug Skinner","url":"https://micro.doug-skinner.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/25/1925829.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"93704747","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-08-github-copilot-in-visual-studio-code-june-2026-releases/\">GitHub Copilot in VS Code (June 2026 releases)</a>: parallel agent sessions, per-session cost tracking, 1M context windows, agentic browser tools GA. Autopilot’s getting genuinely more hands-off. 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This property just keeps surprising us!\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.doug-skinner.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Feb1f73e698.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n: <a href=\"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/24/found-some-wild-strawberries-in.html\">dskinner.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/24/found-some-wild-strawberries-in.html","date_published":"2026-06-24T14:30:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Doug Skinner","url":"https://micro.doug-skinner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F25%2F1925829.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dskinner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 14:30","date_timestamp":1782311441,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92809164","content_html":"<p>Enjoying some wild black raspberries from the yard!\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.doug-skinner.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimage.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n: <a href=\"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/24/enjoying-some-wild-black-raspberries.html\">dskinner.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/24/enjoying-some-wild-black-raspberries.html","date_published":"2026-06-24T14:29:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Doug Skinner","url":"https://micro.doug-skinner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F25%2F1925829.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dskinner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 14:29","date_timestamp":1782311377,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92801659","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://randsinrepose.com/archives/heres-the-rub-we-dont-believe-you/\">Here’s The Rub: We Don’t Believe You</a>\n</p><p>Another insightful post from Rands that came to me through my inbox where it was titled “It’s lonely at the top”. While this is focused on senior leadership, I’ve found the same at line management. Being of the team, but not on the team is a weird feeling…\n: <a href=\"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/24/heres-the-rub-we-dont.html\">dskinner.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/24/heres-the-rub-we-dont.html","date_published":"2026-06-24T12:23:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Doug Skinner","url":"https://micro.doug-skinner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F25%2F1925829.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dskinner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 12:23","date_timestamp":1782303804,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92753041","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://mistral.ai/news/ocr-4/\">Introducing\nOCR 4</a>\n</p><p>A new OCR model was announced by Mistral! Should be interesting to see what the teams at work can do with it, and where we reach for it over just using the native functionality in the Claude family.\n: <a href=\"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/23/introducing-ocr-a-new-ocr.html\">dskinner.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/23/introducing-ocr-a-new-ocr.html","date_published":"2026-06-23T19:01:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Doug Skinner","url":"https://micro.doug-skinner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F25%2F1925829.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dskinner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-23 19:01","date_timestamp":1782241296,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92683044","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://patrickmccanna.net/the-text-in-claude-codes-extended-thinking-output-is-not-authentic/\">The text in Claude Code’s “Extended Thinking” output is not authentic. – blog</a>\n</p><p>Interesting bit I knew at one time but had forgotten about how Claude’s thinking works\n: <a href=\"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/22/the-text-in-claude-codes.html\">dskinner.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://dskinner.micro.blog/2026/06/22/the-text-in-claude-codes.html","date_published":"2026-06-22T19:18:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Doug Skinner","url":"https://micro.doug-skinner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F25%2F1925829.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dskinner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-22 19:18","date_timestamp":1782155903,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}