{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Fred McCann","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/duckrowing","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1774","username":"duckrowing","bio":"My name is Fred McCann. I live in Portland, Maine, the best city on Earth. I like to write software. \n\n@fred@social.duckrowing.com","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":17,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico"},"items":[{"id":"99185729","content_html":"<p>Six Colors: <a href=\"https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/10/apple-announces-homeview-smart-display/\">Apple announces HomeView smart display</a> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M4TRBAV938YN8TBRR6Y5H19C\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2F01M4TRBA0R28QBNHA9DP41M290.gif\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/13/12959/","date_published":"2026-10-13T13:48:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-13 13:48","date_timestamp":1791899315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99123980","content_html":"<p>Jon Gruber: <a href=\"https://daringfireball.net/2026/10/x_once_again_marks_the_spot\">X Once Again Marks the Spot</a></p>\n<p>Hey, I mean if people at the Nazi bar <a href=\"https://lexontech.org/x-is-bad-though\">were nice to you</a> while they were being antisemitic, racist, calling for trans genocide, etc., etc. — I guess hanging out with the Nazis is cool by you. You do you, man. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M4RM0VXF99TX2D10A5889SQP\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/12/12955/","date_published":"2026-10-12T17:54:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-12 17:54","date_timestamp":1791827668,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99123979","content_html":"<p>Happy Indigenous People’s Day + Italian Heritage Day <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M4RCEH4DYKRYSMT3DQ045H8Q\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/12/12952/","date_published":"2026-10-12T15:42:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-12 15:42","date_timestamp":1791819728,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98785875","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/10/1.html\">Jeff Johnson</a>: I’m leaving Reddit because of RSS</p>\n<p>I follow some hyperlocal subreddits, but I guess that’s gonna stop. I rarely just go to some webpage – it’s all RSS for me. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M49YJNA0S0Z5DJ9G50QYT5YQ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/06/12949/","date_published":"2026-10-07T01:10:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-07 01:10","date_timestamp":1791335421,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98671208","content_html":"<p>So, this is a cool new Siri feature in iOS 27 – it can no longer recognize when I say my wife’s name. A whole lot of Siri for me is asking the phone to call her. I guess that’s over now! <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1fae0.png\" alt=\"🫠\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M43VTMFNV7XBZ4QVN0CV4AWK\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/10/04/12945/","date_published":"2026-10-04T16:26:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-04 16:26","date_timestamp":1791131210,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98283818","content_html":"<p>The new battery charges, so that’s a win, but I’m still dealing with random restarts. I literally have no idea how that can be the case since Apple installed a new motherboard. Apple has thrown in the towel and is shipping me a replacement laptop. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M3JGFF7RGC286FXJ11ZP0HBW\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/27/12942/","date_published":"2026-09-27T22:41:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 22:41","date_timestamp":1790548884,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98283817","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/star-wars-director-jon-watts-episode-x-skywalker-saga-1235632455/\">Rolling Stone</a>: ‘Star Wars’ Selects Director Jon Watts to Helm Episode X in ‘Skywalker Saga’</p>\n<p>I feel like 9 year old me wished on a monkey’s paw when I wanted more Star Wars. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M3HK511H9NKJ4D0GQYVPDDK8\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/27/12939/","date_published":"2026-09-27T14:08:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 14:08","date_timestamp":1790518133,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98183377","content_html":"<p>Look, I’ll go first – “Do you think trans kids should play on girls sports teams?”</p>\n<p>I think all girls, including trans girls, have the right to play on girls sports teams. Why don’t you? What’s wrong with you?</p>\n<p>Was that hard? <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M3CBVD0D7YV9235Z729QJ1PN\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/25/12936/","date_published":"2026-09-25T13:25:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-25 13:25","date_timestamp":1790342706,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98183376","content_html":"<p>Vox: <a href=\"https://www.vox.com/politics/504097/democrats-trans-attack-ads-talarico-peltola-kaptur\">The hard choice Democrats face on Republicans’ anti-trans attacks</a></p>\n<p>I mean, is it a hard choice to stand up for people’s basic human dignity? <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M3CBQ4K6EWKYEC392Y4GC9NA\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/25/12933/","date_published":"2026-09-25T13:22:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-25 13:22","date_timestamp":1790342566,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98123342","content_html":"<p>Neither Thaw nor Bartender is working well enough for daily use in MacOS 27. So, I don’t have anything managing my menu bar. All the icons are out. <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f92e.png\" alt=\"🤮\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> I mean, on the scale of problems to have it’s not that bad, but man does having a messy mac offend me. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M3AC9DW0MR0JX7NZJKPS7JHV\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/24/12930/","date_published":"2026-09-24T18:54:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 18:54","date_timestamp":1790276056,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98056390","content_html":"<p>Just got the MacBook Pro home from the Apple Store with the 2nd new battery and the new logic board. Booted it up into the stock OS from the store. Before I could even do a restore it panicked and rebooted just like before WT actual F. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M383W0E4RCR77DBR0RBHYWP6\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/23/12927/","date_published":"2026-09-23T21:48:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-23 21:48","date_timestamp":1790200119,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97926017","content_html":"<p>MacBook Pro is back at the Apple store now that they’ve found a logic board. I know mistakes happen and it’s just bad luck that a tech fried part of the original logic board while replacing the battery but man is it frustrating that Apple seems unable to estimate how long this is going to sit in the Apple...</p> <a href=\"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/21/12924/\">micro.duckrowing.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/21/12924/","date_published":"2026-09-21T17:05:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 17:05","date_timestamp":1790010333,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97837035","content_html":"<p>God do I love apple cider donut season. <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f34e.png\" alt=\"🍎\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f369.png\" alt=\"🍩\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M2XY8JY4XVCEPYTKCDJRFAZD\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/19/12921/","date_published":"2026-09-19T22:58:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 22:58","date_timestamp":1789858696,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97623544","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M2KEMQBXTXA5SRBMG2SNVM7P\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2F01M2KEMQ5R0BK7XVDKMSP0QHSR.png\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/15/12918/","date_published":"2026-09-15T21:12:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 21:12","date_timestamp":1789506772,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97623542","content_html":"<p>My neighborhood got slightly more fabulous today. <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f3f3-fe0f-200d-1f308.png\" alt=\"🏳️‍🌈\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f3f3-fe0f-200d-26a7-fe0f.png\" alt=\"🏳️‍⚧️\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M2KEAQZZ1W1XQB1B7MAZPSWG\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2F01M2KEAQ5XMWGRY1WTPK39PAA2-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"><br>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2F01M2KEAQMH5RVDVKC9C4NEMANZ-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/15/12914/","date_published":"2026-09-15T21:07:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 21:07","date_timestamp":1789506445,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97343455","content_html":"<p>Apple releasing a paper about how it implemented <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/Audio_Intelligence_Privacy_Overview_Sep_2026.pdf\">always listening watch features</a> to be secure is sort of like Tobias Fünke explaining <a href=\"https://youtu.be/2DSW2hsmnj0?si=lRgFZRk5w1q2a_M-&amp;t=35\">how “analrapist” is pronounced</a>. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M26T5NN6QR464MR2SPWP0NZB\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/10/12909/","date_published":"2026-09-10T23:24:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 23:24","date_timestamp":1789082654,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97277168","content_html":"<p>The best thing about this announcement? Apple can do an under display cameras and touch id. Time to banish face id and screen holes to the dustbin of history! <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M24CSVM59YQ6SDGRE13Y5D46\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/09/12906/","date_published":"2026-09-10T00:52:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 00:52","date_timestamp":1789001526,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97277167","content_html":"<p>I can’t decide if Apple using the phrase “one more thing” to introduce a folding phone – something that’s already been in the market for almost a decade – is the least Apple thing ever or the most Apple thing ever. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M24BTBQ7MT810ZCZ0YD6HYDA\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/09/12903/","date_published":"2026-09-10T00:34:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 00:34","date_timestamp":1789000494,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97277166","content_html":"<p>Somehow this has now turned into a full logic board replacement. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M23Q32AT14ZGAE8BFYJS6WK5\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/09/09/12900/","date_published":"2026-09-09T18:32:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 18:32","date_timestamp":1788978760,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96130257","content_html":"<p>I took my MacBook Pro into the Apple Store for a battery replacement – it was out for a week. When I got it back, it started hard rebooting whenever the machine got under serious load. Now it’s back at the Apple Store … <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f4bb.png\" alt=\"💻\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f525.png\" alt=\"🔥\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f50b.png\" alt=\"🔋\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M0H02K2H7WDSVNEFGPJ78QZQ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/08/20/12891/","date_published":"2026-08-21T01:48:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-21 01:48","date_timestamp":1787276905,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96009421","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/why-apples-camera-equipped-airpods-may-not-be-the-pervert-pods-consumers-fear/\">Gurman via TechCrunch</a>: [AirPod cameras] located in both the right and left earbuds — allow the device to capture visual information in low resolution</p>\n<p>Whew. I was worried there might be a privacy implication, but as long as it low resolution … <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f62c.png\" alt=\"😬\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01M0AW6Y4Y9TK9GNSHXPK7TZNG\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/08/18/12888/","date_published":"2026-08-18T16:45:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 16:45","date_timestamp":1787071527,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95398523","content_html":"<p>We found where the seals congregate on Mount Desert Island <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KZF1CMC07XX09D4GAA9T8HAH\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2F01KZF1CKXZCSGHN0ZKSPCAQGRC-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/08/07/12881/","date_published":"2026-08-07T21:17:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 21:17","date_timestamp":1786137432,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95066532","content_html":"<p>Today’s hard truth I need to accept: my meditation cushion is effectively a cat bed now. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KYZHRMH68AJ9F3ARZ5YG8A8P\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/08/01/12877/","date_published":"2026-08-01T20:55:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 20:55","date_timestamp":1785617732,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95018874","content_html":"<p>I remember browsing the web back in the day with NCSA Mosaic thinking, wow I can read documents from all over the world, but it’s obviously primitive. One day we’ll get to the point where I’ll have to select all the pictures with stairs or fire hydrants before I can read a document. We did it, guys! <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KYVX62NVP02ZJFBDVX8MTQZM\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/07/31/12874/","date_published":"2026-07-31T10:58:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 10:58","date_timestamp":1785495489,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94900064","content_html":"<p>I don’t understand how iOS’s spam call features help. I still get the same amount of spam calls, but I now have to delete recents from 3 different places and some valid calls never ring through. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KYR1S8DTHC35HEW4NSGZDK8M\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/07/29/12870/","date_published":"2026-07-29T23:01:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 23:01","date_timestamp":1785366094,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74186636","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FkqVJXPkk0\">www.youtube.com/watch</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/74186636","date_published":"2025-09-23T17:40:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-23 17:40","date_timestamp":1758649258,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56763070","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mtt\">@Mtt</a> <a href=\"https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253943315?sortBy=rank\">Based on this</a> I’m not sure it would. MailMate works with standardized email protocols like SMTP, POP, and IMAP. If there’s something going on outside of email protocols with your host it probably won’t work.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/56763070","date_published":"2025-02-04T19:19:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-04 19:19","date_timestamp":1738696776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"47287909","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dfj\">@dfj</a> It was a lot busier than I expected for October. I was cycling the carriage roads and there were lots of people on rented eBikes taking in the changing leafs.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/47287909","date_published":"2024-10-11T13:12:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-11 13:12","date_timestamp":1728652346,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"43317781","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/xxxx\">@xxxx</a> I got that one from OWC. They don’t sell it anymore but it looks like they have a different model:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3UBDRW16OB/\">16X OWC Mercury Pro</a></p>\n<p>I think this UHD 4K Blu-Ray drive works too (with a firmware downgrade):</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Archgon-Premium-Aluminum-External-Apple-MacBook/dp/B07BC9F98J\">Aluminum External USB 3.0 UHD 4K Blu-Ray Writer Super Drive for PC and Mac</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/43317781","date_published":"2024-08-11T18:53:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-11 18:53","date_timestamp":1723402420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38799689","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/danielpunkass\">@danielpunkass</a> You’re a specific old dude. 🥳💯</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/38799689","date_published":"2024-06-03T15:29:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-03 15:29","date_timestamp":1717428584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"27042529","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I use Arq for in-house backups but the pricing of cloud storage is too expensive for me to use Arq for off-site. I used to begrudgingly use CrashPlan and now Backblaze. It’s just a price question.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/27042529","date_published":"2023-11-28T12:42:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-28 12:42","date_timestamp":1701175335,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"24544180","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/chipotle\">@chipotle</a> I recently moved everything over to Strongbox. I prefer it over Bitwarden and 1Password as it’s both a native Mac app and it allows me to keep all my passwords locally on my computers. It also keeps passwords in an open format.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/24544180","date_published":"2023-10-06T12:29:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-06 12:29","date_timestamp":1696595393,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"24301250","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> I’m not the expert in this area but I’m pretty sure cod fishing is a thing in the Gulf of Maine.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/24301250","date_published":"2023-10-01T10:34:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-01 10:34","date_timestamp":1696156455,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"21270105","content_html":"<p>@MitchW Not to mention reading rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated on Usenet.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/21270105","date_published":"2023-07-24T17:36:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-24 17:36","date_timestamp":1690220208,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"21122013","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/chipotle\">@chipotle</a> Imagine how popular it would have been if it was called ElephantFriendsChat.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/21122013","date_published":"2023-07-20T12:50:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-20 12:50","date_timestamp":1689857407,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"18103129","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> It’s a fair question, and I’m not sure what the answer is.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/18103129","date_published":"2023-04-01T17:02:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-01 17:02","date_timestamp":1680368563,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14947767","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/aaron\">@aaron</a> You’ve gone quite mad with power. 🔋</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/14947767","date_published":"2022-12-14T21:31:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-14 21:31","date_timestamp":1671053467,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14637220","content_html":"<a href=\"https://micro.blog/rom\">@rom</a> <p>I do, but I think it requires authenticating with a Twitter account. I don’t think there’s any public mechanism like an RSS feed.</p>","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2022/12/03/6396/?replytocom=6","date_published":"2022-12-03T19:28:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-03 19:28","date_timestamp":1670095733,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13399270","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jayeless\">@jayeless</a> I’ve seen some of those. I think my iPhone SE 2016 has better specs 😃. I think maybe the thing to do is accept that the Mini (which has a lot of great features) will make using a phone worse in lots of ways but life is too short to get angry about it. I’m still open to switching to droid if someone makes a good small phone.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/13399270","date_published":"2022-09-18T13:32:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-09-18 13:32","date_timestamp":1663507973,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13396135","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> <a href=\"https://i.redd.it/99dv4gb1nys51.png\">https://i.redd.it/99dv4gb1nys51.png</a></p>\n<p>You can see a rough comparison there. 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It’s not like we got a lot of usable pixels in the trade.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/12915309","date_published":"2022-05-22T16:12:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Ffavicon.ico","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-22 16:12","date_timestamp":1653235940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12599121","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> That’s a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NRQY829/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\">Worklion cutting mat</a>. I’m not sure if it’s the best way to go for that sort of work. 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