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Salt Creek Falls. I do plenty of night-hiking. The cliffs in this long exposure were illuminated by my headlamp.
Majestic Falls at McDowell Creek County Park. It was late in the season so the water level was super-low, breaking the wide cascade into two smaller falls.
@mitch You’ve just reminded me to dig out my copy and re-read it. Thanks.
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\n This mysterious alien abstract is in fact just the view down a corn plant from above.
\n
\n#dailyphoto
At the edge of the wildfire scar from the 2022 Cedar Creek fire, looking out over Waldo Lake.
Small limbs on the pines curl up when the tree doesn't burn completely to ash.
I’ve used Linux off and on for at least a couple of decades. Today I had to go mucking around at the grub command line for the first time, to rescue a system that wouldn’t boot. Hopefully that will be the last time, too.
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\nLichens are strange.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260811-0001-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/16/pixie-cups-lichens-are-strange.html","date_published":"2026-08-16T12:03:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"12:03","date_timestamp":1786881814,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117105088963110731","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3mt75h2zvnc2o"]}},{"id":"95844690","content_html":"Today’s hike. A reasonable Saturday workout in the Coast Range.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/screenshot-from-2026-08-15-18-18-50.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/15/todays-hike-a-reasonable-saturday.html","date_published":"2026-08-16T01:19:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-16 01:19","date_timestamp":1786843166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117102555268247768","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3mt5zguv2ic2o"]}},{"id":"95843064","content_html":"“Steaming”
\nThis is just the inside of my coffee cup but I like the way it turned out.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260814-0001-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/15/steaming-this-is-just-the.html","date_published":"2026-08-16T00:15:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-16 00:15","date_timestamp":1786839309,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117102303571011446","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3mt5vugafns2o"]}},{"id":"95839373","content_html":"![\"yellow](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/xpxi9l0vaeollrkp6q2vzfawmvgx41wqdkp0gkl3-m.jpg\")
\n A damp day makes even ragwort pretty.
\n
\n#dailyphoto #oregon #flowerphotography
I can’t decide whether #CriminalizeBillionaires or #StopAI would make me happier by becoming a trending hashtag. So let’s do both!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/14/i-cant-decide-whether-criminalizebillionaires.html","date_published":"2026-08-15T00:10:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 00:10","date_timestamp":1786752611,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117096620809694453","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3mt3f45s6i22o"]}},{"id":"95789921","content_html":"So now Vance says keeping gas prices low is “goal number one” for the Iran War?
\nMaybe if that’s your goal destroying commerce in the Middle East wasn’t the best tactic. Just saying.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/14/so-now-vance-says-keeping.html","date_published":"2026-08-14T23:04:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-14 23:04","date_timestamp":1786748647,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117096360356839523","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3mt3bfpp2vs2o"]}},{"id":"95784510","content_html":"Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory
\nThe nitwit-in-chief is at it again. I guess having missed out on Canada and Greenland he’s hoping third time will be the charm.
\n(P.S. to mainstream media; you really do not need to treat everything out of this moron’s mouth quite so seriously.)
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/14/trump-says-he-will-declare.html","date_published":"2026-08-14T20:36:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-14 20:36","date_timestamp":1786739779,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117095779912753086","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3mt2z5r52n22o"]}},{"id":"95779477","content_html":"Nothing to see here, move along.
\n(via Lookout Eugene-Springfield)
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/screenshot-from-2026-08-14-12-02-41.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/14/nothing-to-see-here-move.html","date_published":"2026-08-14T19:03:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-14 19:03","date_timestamp":1786734234,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117095417341271468","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3mt2tyvseas2o"]}},{"id":"95773881","content_html":"![\"bright](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/dz64uqkdyeqpkjmii6cg9hypbus7dpyejwcc5u7u-m.jpg\")
\n Flower season is not quite over yet.
\n
\n#dailyphoto #oregon #eugeneoregon #flowerphotography
“Stairs”
\n![\"stairs,](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260813-0022-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/14/stairs.html","date_published":"2026-08-14T12:47:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-14 12:47","date_timestamp":1786711634,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117093935288987443","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3mt26wxn6as2o"]}},{"id":"95733169","content_html":"“Approaching the Pollen Paradise”
\n![\"bee](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260807-0155-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/13/approaching-the-pollen-paradise.html","date_published":"2026-08-14T00:40:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-14 00:40","date_timestamp":1786668034,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117091077439490359","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3msywdeop6s2o"]}},{"id":"95728613","content_html":"![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/nr2fn9bgyjlmevhd7h4gdd0lwkaj1ytraldtabw7-m.jpg\")
\n Sunshine at Majestic Falls
\n
\n#dailyphoto #oregon #waterfall
Waiting to see a rash of Iranian drones attacking airport catering trucks.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/13/waiting-to-see-a-rash.html","date_published":"2026-08-13T15:23:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 15:23","date_timestamp":1786634616,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117088887024109427","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rc6c4gjtpvwyd6pxrismbold/post/3msxx7aqdj22o"]}},{"id":"95706623","content_html":"@manton Also confirmed it works fine to login to Frontpage, even though I’ve never touched Bluesky. So, yay!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95706623","date_published":"2026-08-13T15:05:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 15:05","date_timestamp":1786633513,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95705162","content_html":"“Peanut Gallery”
\n![\"a](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260811-0002-m.jpg\")
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95704520","date_published":"2026-08-13T14:30:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 14:30","date_timestamp":1786631427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95704085","content_html":"@manton “Connections” would work fine for me. Or “Network.” Maybe noodle on the icon a bit too - the one we have now says “RSS” to me and it’s so much more than that.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95704085","date_published":"2026-08-13T14:21:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 14:21","date_timestamp":1786630880,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95703914","content_html":"@JohnBrady These days I just presume Wile E Coyote is funded based on a business plan that says he’ll be applying AI to the pressing issue of capturing road runners, and that the money comes from private equity firms counting on all the publicity to flip their investment to bigger fools in a couple of years.
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\n Sharp enough.
\n
\n#dailyphoto
Well that was predictable: Lindell alleges voting irregularities, refuses to concede
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/12/well-that-was-predictable-lindell.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T18:55:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 18:55","date_timestamp":1786560954,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117084060365397127"]}},{"id":"95646588","content_html":"@manton Gemini user count is pretty meaningless, isn’t it? The more important question IMO is how many paying users it has, and how many of those users would stick around if they had to pay.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95646588","date_published":"2026-08-12T15:53:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 15:53","date_timestamp":1786550039,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95642641","content_html":"“Grabbing the Moon”
\n![\"insulator](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260803-0022-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/12/grabbing-the-moon.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T14:37:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 14:37","date_timestamp":1786545452,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117083044290677352"]}},{"id":"95640605","content_html":"“A Very Eugene Car”
\n![\"car](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260807-0125-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/12/a-very-eugene-car.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T14:03:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 14:03","date_timestamp":1786543435,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117082911827115406"]}},{"id":"95632558","content_html":"3 of the 10 largest recorded wildfires in Oregon history are burning right now, including the largest ever. This is totally fine.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://larkfarm.com/2026/08/12/of-the-largest-recorded-wildfires.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T11:16:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 11:16","date_timestamp":1786533389,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://c.im/@happilyretired23/117082253121241940"]}},{"id":"95547350","content_html":"@manton It’s always easy for the PM who doesn’t have to write the code ;)
\nDon’t forget to animate it, so when I click on my Pixelfed server the paths light up in order…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95547350","date_published":"2026-08-11T00:24:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 00:24","date_timestamp":1786407840,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95545083","content_html":"@manton In my dream world we’d have a graphical editor showing the web of “when I post to X, it flows to Y and Z via this protocol” with drag-and-drop editing….of course my dream world also includes you have a couple of full-time developers to put on this feature alone. But I do think you’re butting up against the limits of what can be done with just text.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95545083","date_published":"2026-08-10T23:11:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 23:11","date_timestamp":1786403499,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95524821","content_html":"@JohnBrady The Penguin Classics KJV includes the apocrypha.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95524821","date_published":"2026-08-10T15:42:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 15:42","date_timestamp":1786376520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95416170","content_html":"@mitch I suspect if this were the 1980s the DSA would be criticizing South Africa rather than Israel - my feeling is that they’re more opportunists seizing on the currently top-of-mind issue than hardcore antisemites. Either way, though, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Pity, because I’d like to support some of their positions without supporting their candidates.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95416170","date_published":"2026-08-08T18:08:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 18:08","date_timestamp":1786212534,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95302288","content_html":"@manton Thanks for mentioning xcancel - turns out there is a Firefox extension to automatically redirect on the client side.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95302288","date_published":"2026-08-06T16:31:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-06 16:31","date_timestamp":1786033866,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95190509","content_html":"@MitchWagner I’m using uBlock Origin on Firefox. 99% of my browsing is desktop.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95190509","date_published":"2026-08-04T17:36:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-04 17:36","date_timestamp":1785864989,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95068035","content_html":"@mitch I have a simpler algorithm: “No.”
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/95068035","date_published":"2026-08-02T10:40:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-02 10:40","date_timestamp":1785667213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94963967","content_html":"@roelio I’m old enough to remember when Google wanted to make it possible to find all the world’s information. Now they want to destroy it. What a wonderful world we live in.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94963967","date_published":"2026-07-31T10:48:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 10:48","date_timestamp":1785494887,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94927771","content_html":"@mitch On the internet, no one knows you’re not a dog.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94927771","date_published":"2026-07-30T18:37:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 18:37","date_timestamp":1785436624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94707214","content_html":"@mitch I guess “robotic parking” sounds sexier than “automated forklift.” Surprised they didn’t throw “AI” in there.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94707214","date_published":"2026-07-26T23:10:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 23:10","date_timestamp":1785107416,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94528043","content_html":"@manton For what it’s worth, micro.blog/discover/… feels like it could use some love. Not sure whether that’s a hand-curated feed or just doing a poor job of finding photos, but I personally find it unhelpful.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94528043","date_published":"2026-07-23T15:21:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 15:21","date_timestamp":1784820103,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94525194","content_html":"@genehack I find that I can’t enjoy thunderstorms now that I’m in Eugene…too many new wildfire starts.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94525194","date_published":"2026-07-23T14:21:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 14:21","date_timestamp":1784816510,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94475603","content_html":"@manton I think the appropriate “get off my lawn” comeback is “I joined Twitter when it was still easily possible to read the firehose of every tweet.”
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94475603","date_published":"2026-07-22T18:15:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 18:15","date_timestamp":1784744114,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94419428","content_html":"@jkratz Lynx, of course.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94419428","date_published":"2026-07-21T20:34:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 20:34","date_timestamp":1784666047,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94412541","content_html":"@manton Fortunately it was a long time ago. And the guy issuing most of them wasn’t all that competent at life in general. Don’t know that the experience made me stronger, but it didn’t do much to make me change my mind on deeply held convictions.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94412541","date_published":"2026-07-21T18:16:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 18:16","date_timestamp":1784657789,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94412238","content_html":"@manton Back when I used to be a minor celebrity, I got the occasional death threat. It was helpful to focus more time on hanging around with people who thought defending me from such nonsense was a worthwhile activity. If you’re doing the right thing, there will be enough folks with your back that the dopes don’t matter so much.
\nEven so, it’s hard to avoid picking at the scab. Best of luck.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94412238","date_published":"2026-07-21T18:09:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 18:09","date_timestamp":1784657397,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94337214","content_html":"@ablerism Very nice. The black on yellow is especially striking.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94337214","date_published":"2026-07-20T16:53:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 16:53","date_timestamp":1784566415,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94331755","content_html":"@manton There’s a simple fix: shut down Meta, confiscate all of the billions from Zuck & Co, and use the money to make some recompense to people & society. Not that I expect any part of this to happen.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ffmike/94331755","date_published":"2026-07-20T14:53:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Gunderloy","url":"https://ffmike.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F09%2F1736181.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ffmike"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 14:53","date_timestamp":1784559227,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94113289","content_html":"@mitch Similarly, this went around when I was in school mumble-mumble years ago:
\nThe more you study, the more you know.
\nThe more you know, the more you can forget.
\nThe more you can forget, the more you do forget.
\nThe more you do forget, the less you know.
\nSo why study?
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