{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Lauren","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/flotisserie","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1504092","username":"flotisserie","bio":"cult classic but I still pop","pronouns":"she/her","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":62,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/13/1504092.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"89327575","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780306831850/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>A quarter of the way in and already exhausted/confounded. 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This 2016 article from JSTOR goes into the history of reading books and the fear that it “enfeebled the mind.”</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/29/im-reading-about-trends-in.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T16:05:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 16:05","date_timestamp":1777478730,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116488852538014092","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mkni76axhk26","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXuMD6AlMTI"]}},{"id":"89251532","content_html":"<p>“<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/technology/elon-musk-sam-altman-trial.html?unlocked_article_code=1.elA.V2b5.mpSl7cuSv8Eo&amp;smid=url-share\">A.I. is less regulated in America than sandwiches</a>,” said Mr. Tegmark, who is also a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “You can’t open a sandwich shop without having your kitchen inspected. 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It failed three times over two days, burned thru tokens, never worked with Drive. Eventually it spat out text for me to paste into a doc I made myself.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/29/adventures-in-ai-i-asked.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T15:48:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 15:48","date_timestamp":1777477708,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116488779750424297","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mknh63iqaj2b","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXuJ8N7FFKR"]}},{"id":"89170694","content_html":"<p>Some initial review suggests that a <a href=\"https://www.usermag.co/p/how-much-of-substack-is-actually-ai-pangram-analysis-substack-bestsellers\">staggering amount of Substack content is written by AI</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/28/some-initial-review-suggests-that.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T13:55:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 13:55","date_timestamp":1777384554,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116482674713969636","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mkkqftm7y526","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXrYQz7lHC-"]}},{"id":"89120669","content_html":"<p>If folks want quality first-person writing about age and aging, I highly recommend the <a href=\"https://oldster.substack.com/\">newsletter magazine Oldster</a>, which explores “the experience of getting older, and what that means at different junctures.” Bonus: Oldster is run by <a href=\"https://www.saribotton.com/\">Sari Botton</a>, formerly the longtime essay editor of Longreads.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/27/if-folks-want-quality-firstperson.html","date_published":"2026-04-27T19:13:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 19:13","date_timestamp":1777317203,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116478260906580277","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mkironzsi72u","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXpXzMyj7SW"]}},{"id":"89118339","content_html":"<p>Here’s one way to use an AI summary function: stress testing opinion pieces against the facts. I ran <a href=\"https://captimes.com/opinion/paul-fanlund/opinion-ageism-seems-to-be-on-the-rise-in-madison-and-beyond/article_eaf995b5-a6c6-47b0-b51a-b3ed02849b78.html\">the latest essay from local urban development curmudgeon Paul Fanlund</a> through Claude and asked it to stress-test his arguments about ageism and city development in Madison, WI. Here’s what it says:</p>\n<p>“On...</p> <a href=\"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/27/heres-one-way-to-use.html\">flotisserie.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/27/heres-one-way-to-use.html","date_published":"2026-04-27T18:28:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 18:28","date_timestamp":1777314497,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116478084245178328","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mkip6cfhju2y","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXpSp_8FEaf"]}},{"id":"88984893","content_html":"<p>NYT writes about the surge of “<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/25/business/iran-trump-israel-war-memes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dlA.2Bq9.hCLF3PFJN_y9&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share\">slopaganda</a>.”</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/25/nyt-writes-about-the-surge.html","date_published":"2026-04-25T13:39:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 13:39","date_timestamp":1777124374,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116465623780699748","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mkd63wqmbh2y"]}},{"id":"88983880","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780306833755/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780306833755\">Even the Good Girls Will Cry A ’90s Rock Memoir</a> by Melissa Auf der Maur 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/25/finished-reading-even-the-good.html","date_published":"2026-04-25T13:04:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 13:04","date_timestamp":1777122290,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116465486748753222","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mkd45nrdnn2y","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXjkBgoFCYM"]}},{"id":"88886713","content_html":"<p>Fellow Madisonians, someone pulled together a <a href=\"https://fourlakeslocal.com\">website ranking local businesses in Madison by how local they are</a> (by what criteria, idk). In my experience, this is one way we’re likely to see AI used in the next couple of years, via prototyping and/or executing ideas that result in dynamic websites.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/23/fellow-madisonians-someone-pulled-together.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T22:22:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 22:22","date_timestamp":1776982972,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116456364221307477","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mk72j6e75l2h","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXfahe3lE0p"]}},{"id":"88876516","content_html":"<p>Digital humility stitch: A <a href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-written-email-perfect-typos-new-chrome-plugin-2026-4\">new AI tool puts typos back in your emails</a>, so they don’t look like they were written by AI.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/23/digital-humility-stitch-a-new.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T19:36:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 19:36","date_timestamp":1776973000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116455702932950079","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mk6r4hdtr225","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXfHRsTlM-P"]}},{"id":"88869760","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/centaurs-and-cyborgs-on-the-jagged\">Centaurs and Cyborgs on the Jagged Frontier by Ethan Mollick</a> in 2023: “On some tasks AI is immensely powerful, and on others it fails completely or subtly. And, unless you use AI a lot, you won’t know which is which.”</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/23/centaurs-and-cyborgs-on-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T17:47:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 17:47","date_timestamp":1776966432,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116455272782749167","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mk6kytzftm25","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXe6wbfFHb4"]}},{"id":"88852834","content_html":"<p>Last night I had dinner with a friend in tech who recently attended a training on AI and analytics, where they made the observation that <a href=\"https://zarego.com/blog/the-napster-moment-for-ai\">we’re in the “Napster era” of artificial intelligence</a>. It’s an imperfect comparison but useful to consider.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/23/last-night-i-had-dinner.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T13:35:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 13:35","date_timestamp":1776951314,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116454281545135074","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mk64w3hoez2u","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXed6GTFip8"]}},{"id":"88813796","content_html":"<p>Anecdotally, I’ve seen two family court cases where one party submitted full AI chats — prompts and colorful complaints included — as formal filings. The complaints wouldn’t pass muster with a real lawyer, but the conflict was nurtured by AI nonetheless. One was dinged for wasting the judge’s time.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/22/anecdotally-ive-seen-two-family.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T22:35:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 22:35","date_timestamp":1776897316,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116450743814295603","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mk4kncrumk2w","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXc29DkAVyS"]}},{"id":"88813519","content_html":"<p>I’ve posted a couple of times about instances I’m aware of where people are using AI in <em>pro se</em> court cases, especially family courts. A new study shows <a href=\"https://avshah1.github.io/assets/pdf/papers/pro-se/Pro_Se_Automation.pdf\">evidence of increasing numbers in pro se cases at the federal level</a>, exacerbating existing bottlenecks. Many trade-offs abound here.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/22/ive-posted-a-couple-of.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T22:27:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 22:27","date_timestamp":1776896834,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116450717204729366","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mk4kb7iui22m","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXc2K7HFnoy"]}},{"id":"88812741","content_html":"<p>A <a href=\"https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/general_news/ai-panic-causes-campus-uproar/article_fdb604d1-206a-4883-bbe1-fe7631a2e083.html\">professor asked students to self-report AI usage</a> on their homework, leading to lots of confusion and uproar. Points aside, it’s clear people want more clarity up front about when and whether to use LLM tools. In the meantime, treating students like they’re guilty until proven innocent is a bad MO.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/22/a-professor-asked-students-to.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T22:10:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 22:10","date_timestamp":1776895800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88812439","content_html":"<p>I missed this <a href=\"https://archive.ph/fNfIb\">2025 article by Noah Hawley on Vonnegut, war and the atomic bomb</a>, and it is worth the time.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/22/i-missed-this-article-by.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T22:05:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 22:05","date_timestamp":1776895500,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88716435","content_html":"<p>What does it mean for the culture when everything (everything!) is content, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/war-memes-turn-conflict-into-content/\">even war</a> and <a href=\"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/alex-jones-infowars-the-onion-bankruptcy-lawsuits/\">mass shootings</a>?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/21/what-does-it-mean-for.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T16:23:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 16:23","date_timestamp":1776788638,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116443620686643934","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mjzfg3olm625","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXZnon2lOqu"]}},{"id":"88713661","content_html":"<p>Timothy Chester offers some thoughts on the place of AI-assisted software development in a modern research university, and suggests that <a href=\"https://dispatchesinternetpioneer.substack.com/p/when-the-code-works-but-the-decision\">just because you can doesn’t necessarily mean you should</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/21/timothy-chester-suggests-that-just.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T15:40:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 15:40","date_timestamp":1776786052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116443451291155247","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mjzcz2ipil2h","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXZitdolAvg"]}},{"id":"88701935","content_html":"<p>Mindy Seu on It’s Been a Minute <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CmBWWCiCxmjV2kEHPvSfW?si=d8h1E3AJQka7YMsy4Lc7Qw&amp;pi=mlffiDbFTxivr&amp;t=1054\">talking about the history of women on the internet</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/21/mindy-seu-on-its-been.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T12:35:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 12:35","date_timestamp":1776774938,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116442722767152012","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mjyynrd4yd23"]}},{"id":"88655636","content_html":"<p>Out: <a href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036123/twitter-on-a-vape-puff-post-pollute\">Twitter on a vape</a>. In: <a href=\"https://protos.com/how-do-i-short-this-crypto-weed-pen-gets-dragged-on-4-20/\">AI-powered crypto vape</a>. Is this real? <a href=\"https://x.com/Gudtrip/status/1981513806347194880?s=20\">Who can tell anymore</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/20/out-twitter-on-a-vape.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T19:26:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 19:26","date_timestamp":1776713199,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116438676583162045","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mjx75rqez42o","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXXXvnmj_xl"]}},{"id":"88654918","content_html":"<p>Was gifted a jar of gorgeous fresh maple syrup.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/2026/04/20/was-gifted-a-jar-of.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T19:12:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Lauren","url":"https://flotisserie.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1504092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"flotisserie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 19:12","date_timestamp":1776712379,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@flotisserie/116438622870638008","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57pbepv74rpng36qubkihtgk/post/3mjx6fvd2co2o","https://www.threads.com/@flotisserie/post/DXXWNzyjxR-"]}}]}