{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Michael Liston","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/errantpixel","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1633131","username":"errantpixel","bio":"","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":1,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/51/1633131.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"95944943","content_html":"<p>One of today’s surreal-feeling moments in today’s “Learning by doing with GitHub Copilot” entry was the moment when the LLM volunteered reflections and a retrospective on the merits of our approach and its efforts over the day. I suppose this is probably nothing new to most, but it was for me!</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/08/17/one-of-todays-surrealfeeling-moments.html","date_published":"2026-08-18T00:41:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 00:41","date_timestamp":1787013661,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94946621","content_html":"<p>As a chaser for my late night of exploring how I might make myself and all my colleagues redundant, I have a fresh copy of Cory Doctorow’s timely new book waiting beside me, <a href=\"https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/cory-doctorow/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai/\">The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI.</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/07/30/as-a-chaser-for-my.html","date_published":"2026-07-31T02:41:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 02:41","date_timestamp":1785465684,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94946471","content_html":"<p>I’m getting my feet wet with design workflows in Claude Code—but it feels more like jumping onto a very crazy waterslide, destination unknown. Really waking up to the possibilities and realities of the technology, but also increasing alarm at what the second, third, fourth order effects may be.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/07/30/im-getting-my-feet-wet.html","date_published":"2026-07-31T02:36:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 02:36","date_timestamp":1785465380,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93983194","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/14/lorenzo-salgado-araujo-ice\">Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is dead. How long will ICE be allowed to hide its face? | Jamil Smith | The Guardian</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A government that conceals its identity cannot demand perfect recognition from frightened civilians. ICE mistook Lorenzo Salgado Araujo for another man. He was expected to identify ICE instantly. Only one side was allowed to make an error.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>This piece just picks apart the grotesque contradictions of this fascist moment, masquerading as defense of liberty.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/07/14/lorenzo-salgado-araujo-is-dead.html","date_published":"2026-07-14T12:48:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 12:48","date_timestamp":1784033300,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92565444","content_html":"<p>Made a spontaneous pilgrimage to Third Moon brewery, almost certainly Ontario’s most metal brewery. How much more black could it be…?</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ferrantpixel.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fb4b3d5ce40.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A man wearing glasses and a beige cap is taking a selfie inside a building with artistic wall murals and a sign that reads Third Moon Brewing Co. on the ceiling.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/06/20/made-a-spontaneous-pilgrimage-to.html","date_published":"2026-06-20T18:57:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-20 18:57","date_timestamp":1781981876,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92565234","content_html":"<p>I enjoyed this art car, flourishing in the midst of the Watering Can garden centre in Vineland.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ferrantpixel.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fdff28556ff.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A Volkswagen Beetle with intricate cut-out designs is surrounded by potted plants and sculpted heads inside a greenhouse or garden center.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/06/20/i-enjoyed-this-art-car.html","date_published":"2026-06-20T18:55:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-20 18:55","date_timestamp":1781981719,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87880209","content_html":"<p>We who live in comfort and security, by the good luck of our birthplace, especially need to speak up for what is right.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/08/lebanon-gaza-healthcare-targeting-israeli-attacks\">Israel got away with targeting healthcare in Gaza. It’s no surprise it is doing it in Lebanon too | Seema Jilani | The Guardian</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/04/08/we-who-live-in-comfort.html","date_published":"2026-04-09T01:46:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-09 01:46","date_timestamp":1775699166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83326881","content_html":"<p>The Amazing Digital Circus: <a href=\"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/02/01/the-amazing-digital-circus.html\">errantpixel.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2026/02/01/the-amazing-digital-circus.html","date_published":"2026-02-01T05:03:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-01 05:03","date_timestamp":1769922185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81085888","content_html":"<p>2026 is around the corner, and one of my resolutions to see through is to embrace the Fediverse! I deleted my Twitter account a couple days ago, and I’m doing my final goodbye tour on Facebook now. I don’t know where this road leads, but I suppose it’ll be as good as we make it.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/12/31/is-around-the-corner-and.html","date_published":"2025-12-31T18:31:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 18:31","date_timestamp":1767205863,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80836669","content_html":"Current personal growth, self-help, psychotherapy, and trying to be a better person in-flight reading list. I’m feeling like just a bit of a cliche of “middle-aged human approaching obligatory New Year’s resolutions”, but I am also feeling a genuine sense of resonance and connection to my present in these ... <a href=\"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/12/27/current-personal-growth-selfhelp-psychotherapy.html\">errantpixel.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/12/27/current-personal-growth-selfhelp-psychotherapy.html","date_published":"2025-12-27T16:27:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-27 16:27","date_timestamp":1766852827,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80540162","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Landry, a former state attorney general who took office as Louisiana governor in January 2024, thanked Trump, saying it was “an honour to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the US”.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/denmark-summon-us-ambassador-trump-greenland-envoy-appointment?dcr=apps&amp;edition=int#:~:text=Landry%2C%20a%20former%20state%20attorney%20general%20who%20took%20office%20as%20Louisiana%20governor%20in%20January%202024%2C%20thanked%20Trump%2C%20saying%20it%20was%20%E2%80%9Can%20honour%20to%20serve%20you%20in%20this%20volunteer%20position%20to%20make%20Greenland%20a%20part%20of%20the%20US%E2%80%9D.\">The Guardian</a></p>\n<p>It really feels increasingly like the US is willing to commit to this post-international rules-based order mode, full time. What do we do in response?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/12/22/landry-a-former-state-attorney.html","date_published":"2025-12-22T15:16:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-22 15:16","date_timestamp":1766416568,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76580521","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780307455178/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780307455178\">Zone One</a> by Colson Whitehead 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/10/24/finished-reading-zone-one-by.html","date_published":"2025-10-25T01:58:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-25 01:58","date_timestamp":1761357531,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76580517","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593547342/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593547342\">The Last Unicorn</a> by Peter S. Beagle 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/10/24/finished-reading-the-last-unicorn.html","date_published":"2025-10-25T01:58:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-25 01:58","date_timestamp":1761357525,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74851626","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>The transition of human activities on to surveillance platforms means that truth and falsehood, fact and rumour, become mere data points of equal value.\n…\nIn a fully platform-based world, everything shrinks to the status of behaviours and patterns; meaning, intention and explanation become irrelevant.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The Guardian</p>\n<p>I might be feeling some… professional regrets?</p>\n<p>When I became enamoured with the idea of a career in “Interaction Design,” I assumed that a commitment to critical discourse came with the territory. I realize now that was always a reach, but it feels ever more alien to my field today.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/10/02/the-transition-of-human-activities.html","date_published":"2025-10-02T13:55:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-02 13:55","date_timestamp":1759413354,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74850485","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>“Conspiracy theory is a love affair with power that poses as its critique”.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Robyn Marasco, via <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oct/02/critique-pure-stupidity-understanding-donald-trump-2?dcr=apps&amp;edition=int#:~:text=%E2%80%9Cconspiracy%20theory%20is%20a%20love%20affair%20with%20power%20that%20poses%20as%20its%20critique%E2%80%9D.\">this essay on Trumpism</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/10/02/conspiracy-theory-is-a-love.html","date_published":"2025-10-02T13:34:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-02 13:34","date_timestamp":1759412091,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74805541","content_html":"\"There is something pathetic about Hegseth and Trump, who have schemed and failed their way into positions of power and prestige that are comically outsized to their character. It is telling that Hegseth is so preoccupied with making the military into a photogenic spectacle of masculine strength – an anxious fixation on surface and spectacle that only highlights the US’s declining influence abroad.\n…\nThey do not want to be strong to pursue the nation’s interests; they do not want to be strong to pursue any principles; they certainly do not want to be strong so that they can ensure the safety of the i... <a href=\"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/10/01/there-is-something-pathetic-about.html\">errantpixel.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/10/01/there-is-something-pathetic-about.html","date_published":"2025-10-01T21:31:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-01 21:31","date_timestamp":1759354286,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74721249","content_html":"<p>We are all little ladybugs, burrowed deep amongst the branches, seeking shelter in a world that is so far beyond our ken</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ferrantpixel.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F9def4515d4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/30/we-are-all-little-ladybugs.html","date_published":"2025-09-30T21:10:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-30 21:10","date_timestamp":1759266654,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74448391","content_html":"<p>I’m reflecting on <a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/donmoynihan/p/the-worst-takes-from-a-bad-week\">this piece from Dan Moynihan</a> on the concerted, ideological assault on free speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/26/im-reflecting-on-this-piece.html","date_published":"2025-09-27T02:26:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-27 02:26","date_timestamp":1758940003,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74036096","content_html":"<p>Canada recognizes the State of Palestine: <a href=\"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/21/canada-recognizes-the-state-of.html\">errantpixel.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/21/canada-recognizes-the-state-of.html","date_published":"2025-09-21T15:07:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-21 15:07","date_timestamp":1758467237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73839646","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s far-right finance minister, described Gaza as a “real estate bonanza” on Wednesday, Hebrew media reported.</p>\n<p>Speaking a property development conference in Tel Aviv, Smotrich said he was talking to “the Americans” and that “the demolition, the first stage in the city’s renewal, we have already done. Now we just need to build.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/17/idf-try-to-force-civilians-out-of-gaza-city-as-ground-offensive-continues?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\">via The Guardian</a></p>\n<p>What can be said about such naked, reckless hatred?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/18/bezalel-smotrich-israels-farright-finance.html","date_published":"2025-09-18T13:46:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-18 13:46","date_timestamp":1758203185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73499225","content_html":"Watching the far-right, as embodied by the Republican Party under Donald Trump, redefine who is a legitimate subject and object of violence… it’s something. It seems increasingly trite and naive, but I can’t stop thinking about my internal “kindergarten book” rubric for social values. Is anything coming ou... <a href=\"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/13/watching-the-farright-as-embodied.html\">errantpixel.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/13/watching-the-farright-as-embodied.html","date_published":"2025-09-13T22:28:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-13 22:28","date_timestamp":1757802520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73498806","content_html":"Finished reading: Kraken by China Miéville 📚\n\nBelated review of this one from the spring:\n\nOnce it got its hooks/tentacles into me, I found it a pretty heady, exhilarating, and entertaining ride. Miéville really delights in getting a whole bunch of plots and arcs going spinning at once, and I shared the de... <a href=\"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/13/finished-reading-kraken-by-china.html\">errantpixel.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/09/13/finished-reading-kraken-by-china.html","date_published":"2025-09-13T22:12:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-13 22:12","date_timestamp":1757801528,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"71164208","content_html":"<p>When the 2010–2015 era music streaming service Rdio shut down, I exported my library as a Spotify playlist. I put a needle on that 7,849 song-long record this morning, for the first time in a very long time. So far it’s been a strangely moving time capsule experience.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/08/13/when-the-era-music-streaming.html","date_published":"2025-08-13T15:51:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-13 15:51","date_timestamp":1755100294,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"67293650","content_html":"<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ferrantpixel.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F875c059ce9.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/06/21/201927.html","date_published":"2025-06-22T00:19:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-22 00:19","date_timestamp":1750551567,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"62599567","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780345497505/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780345497505\">Kraken</a> by China Miéville 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/2025/04/20/currently-reading-kraken-by-china.html","date_published":"2025-04-20T12:20:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Liston","url":"https://errantpixel.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F51%2F1633131.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"errantpixel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-20 12:20","date_timestamp":1745151605,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}