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Let us remember the 29 men who went down with her.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/10/today-is-the-st-anniversary.html","date_published":"2026-11-10T16:44:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-10 16:44","date_timestamp":1794329069,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117593152647141182","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzxvaqfrix2j"]}},{"id":"100778945","content_html":"<p>I like <a href=\"https://demo.bonbonweb.org/?url=https://dave.writersweb.org/scripting/\">how clean Scripting News looks in the markdown version</a>. No tabs along the top, no column of links (blogroll) along the right, just an emphasis on the text. Clean. Easier to read. Loads fast and the reader can select different type faces, so I can select one that makes rendering on a eInk tablet look...</p> <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/09/i-like-how-clean-scripting.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/09/i-like-how-clean-scripting.html","date_published":"2026-11-09T16:49:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-09 16:49","date_timestamp":1794242948,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117587460558906676","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzveeaesjn2r"]}},{"id":"100777563","content_html":"<p>I want to give a recommendation for the <a href=\"https://walkthedistanceapp.com/\">Walk The Distance app</a> and developer John Zaccone. Like many apps supported by a small team of developers, John has been particularly responsive. Google recently turned off the Fitbit API the app used for receiving data in a switch to Google Health and John made the...</p> <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/09/i-want-to-give-a.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/09/i-want-to-give-a.html","date_published":"2026-11-09T16:06:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-09 16:06","date_timestamp":1794240395,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117587339300175742","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzvcn3xmmu2v"]}},{"id":"100730452","content_html":"<p>I noticed that <a href=\"https://demo.bonbonweb.org/?url=http://shared.frankmcpherson.net/markdown/Daynotes.md\">the markdown version</a> of my daynotes was not displaying links and upon review of the source I notice that it has HTML tags that are not rendered in Dave’s markdown browser, which he is calling <a href=\"https://demo.bonbonweb.org/?url=https://dave.writersweb.org/scripting/2026/11/06.md\">BonBonWeb</a>. I had Claude update the script to convert HTML tags to markdown.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/08/i-noticed-that-the-markdown.html","date_published":"2026-11-08T17:01:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-08 17:01","date_timestamp":1794157295,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117581894885713727","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzsvbb4yse2v"]}},{"id":"100684573","content_html":"<p>I’ve been meaning to have Claude edit our opml_to_markdown script so that the markdown version of my daynotes is in chronological order rather than reverse chronological order, which I think make more sense when reading it as a document. You can <a href=\"https://demo.bonbonweb.org/?url=http://shared.frankmcpherson.net/markdown/Daynotes.md\">see the result here</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/07/ive-been-meaning-to-have.html","date_published":"2026-11-07T17:01:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-07 17:01","date_timestamp":1794070866,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117576230686582312","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzqeri6s2a2k"]}},{"id":"100683445","content_html":"<p>A random dea. What if there were an iPhone Duo emulator for the iPad mini? As I read about <a href=\"https://netnewswire.blog/2026/10/16/how-we-got-duo-support.html\">the app updates</a> and new apps developed for the Duo UI I recognize that while those apps will run on the Mini it likely won’t run the same as they do on the Duo, which means the Duo inside screen functionality isn’t...</p> <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/07/a-random-dea-what-if.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/07/a-random-dea-what-if.html","date_published":"2026-11-07T16:36:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-07 16:36","date_timestamp":1794069368,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117576132660030691","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzqdevo3cx2n"]}},{"id":"100659472","content_html":"<p>I have uploaded a markdown version of <a href=\"https://info.frankmcpherson.net/Daynotes.opml\">my daynotes site</a> to my shared server and you can <a href=\"https://demo.bonbonweb.org/?url=http://shared.frankmcpherson.net/markdown/Daynotes.md\">click here</a> to view that version in Dave’s markdown web browser. One thing I notice is that HTML links are not rendered.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/07/i-have-uploaded-a-markdown.html","date_published":"2026-11-07T05:19:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-07 05:19","date_timestamp":1794028786,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117573472917759926","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzp5lfcq632v"]}},{"id":"100630232","content_html":"<p>Dave has shared <a href=\"https://demo.bonbonweb.org/?url=http://dave.writersweb.org/scripting\">a demo</a> of the markdown-web browser that he is developing. I very much like clean text on websites, so I find this approach appealing. Something work keeping an eye on.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/06/dave-has-shared-a-demo.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T16:51:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 16:51","date_timestamp":1793983879,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117570530409892284","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzntrc76ql2a"]}},{"id":"100568359","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/frankm\">@frankm</a> I shared this post on r/viwoods and Viwoods responded stating that they are aware of the lagginess in the updated Kindle app and they are working on optimizations to improve it. I think Viwood’s engagement with their users is a strong reason to stick with them.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/100568359","date_published":"2026-11-05T16:32:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 16:32","date_timestamp":1793896364,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100567816","content_html":"<p>I think <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2020/11/05/lessons-from-the.html\">my lessons from the 2020 election</a> need to be revised. In the 2026 election the Republican lone strategy of fear was overcome by the realities people face every day. Everything in the United States is more expensive and the party in power is to blame. Further, many people have lost or will lose...</p> <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/05/i-think-my-lessons-from.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/05/i-think-my-lessons-from.html","date_published":"2026-11-05T16:23:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 16:23","date_timestamp":1793895839,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117564760197466899","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzlbrcnzaj2c"]}},{"id":"100522461","content_html":"<p>Annotations in the Kindle App: <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/04/annotations-in-the-kindle-app.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/04/annotations-in-the-kindle-app.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T22:25:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 22:25","date_timestamp":1793831111,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117560518361129598","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzjfie2iwv2a"]}},{"id":"100496817","content_html":"<p>For me the most important thing about the election is not just how many Democrats won but the margins of their victories being large because that sends a message. Some may be tempted to declare this a victory for democracy, but while the act itself was an exercise in democracy I think the results are more a...</p> <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/04/for-me-the-most-important.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/04/for-me-the-most-important.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T16:19:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 16:19","date_timestamp":1793809155,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117559079922478074","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzir27qvle2d"]}},{"id":"100353809","content_html":"<p>Several years ago I built a server to host a wiki based on the Federated Wiki app and I maintained it as my digital garden. The server was hosted on Digital Ocean and I made the the bad choice of choosing a 32-bit version of the operating system that meant I couldn’t update to the latest versions that...</p> <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/02/several-years-ago-i-built.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/02/several-years-ago-i-built.html","date_published":"2026-11-02T17:14:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 17:14","date_timestamp":1793639688,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117547972653591625","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzdt77yndn2f"]}},{"id":"100350340","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> She will change parties and they will accept her with open arms, if she wants a future in politics. I honestly think there is more going on in the background.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/100350340","date_published":"2026-11-02T16:25:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 16:25","date_timestamp":1793636727,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100350154","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/news\">@news</a> I wish there were a version of Sunlit for Android. I agree with your intuition about Swarm.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/100350154","date_published":"2026-11-02T16:21:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 16:21","date_timestamp":1793636500,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100349975","content_html":"<p>Three years ago I wrote, <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2023/11/02/just-looking-in.html\">Just Looking In The Rear View Mirror</a>, which I think is one of my better essays. 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Polarization is focused on getting one’s way and beating the other and lost is any amount progress that in past times was born out of debate between the two points of view.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/02/three-years-ago-i-wrote.html","date_published":"2026-11-02T16:17:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 16:17","date_timestamp":1793636252,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117547749393681269","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzdpzp7fsw2z"]}},{"id":"100299272","content_html":"<p>The calendar says winter is coming but the temperature say not so soon.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2044/2026/4470-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/01/the-calendar-says-winter-is.html","date_published":"2026-11-01T18:38:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 18:38","date_timestamp":1793558319,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117542640396344503","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzbhgghmqm2d"]}},{"id":"100293218","content_html":"<p>Due to the lack of rain, the trees have been under much more stress this year, and therefore the fall colors are not as good. This is the best color in our condominium this year.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2044/2026/4458-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/11/01/due-to-the-lack-of.html","date_published":"2026-11-01T16:33:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 16:33","date_timestamp":1793550838,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117542149835825404","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mzbahdnyu32m"]}},{"id":"100240152","content_html":"<p>I’ve written before that I am using a new RSS app called <a href=\"https://birchfeed.app\">Birchfeed</a> because I really like its keyboard shortcuts in the web app. The developer continues adding new features, and today it added a fast way to clear out unread messages. It provides a visualization of the age of articles and an easy way to mark...</p> <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/10/31/ive-written-before-that-i.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/10/31/ive-written-before-that-i.html","date_published":"2026-10-31T17:53:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-31 17:53","date_timestamp":1793469234,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117536802668505244","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mz6uhozu242m"]}},{"id":"100239865","content_html":"<p>The United States is in no way a Christian nation. <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2023/12/06/when-feeling-better.html\">The religion of the United States</a> is capitalism and its deity is itself. 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Spam has ruined email, phone calls (telemarketing) and now text messaging. 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My prediction is that soon we will be charged premium prices for human interactions, which will be on top of the processing fees we pay for nearly all electronic transactions. Imagine Xfinity providing...</p> <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/10/30/wouter-groeneveld-aptly-writes-of.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/10/30/wouter-groeneveld-aptly-writes-of.html","date_published":"2026-10-30T17:15:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 17:15","date_timestamp":1793380510,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117530987296638569","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mz4bt6c7xo24"]}},{"id":"100170548","content_html":"<p>Readwise Books: <a href=\"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/10/30/readwise-books.html\">frankmcpherson.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/10/30/readwise-books.html","date_published":"2026-10-30T16:24:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 16:24","date_timestamp":1793377480,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117530788350605538","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mz46ypdkdv2z"]}},{"id":"100027760","content_html":"<p>The creek has run dry. This is Pebble Creek after about a month of no rain.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2044/2026/4461-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://frankmcpherson.blog/2026/10/28/the-creek-has-run-dry.html","date_published":"2026-10-28T14:55:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-28 14:55","date_timestamp":1793199303,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@frankm/117519111719617758","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bsari6o5clcvqt7vqm3qnteo/post/3mywz2twe4k2f"]}},{"id":"99972986","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://obsofdeviance.bsky.social\">@obsofdeviance.bsky.social</a> I don’t have an AirPort Extreme router but my quick research suggests it does not have a NAT boost or equivalent setting for you to configure. If you have the latest version, such as model A1521 purchased between 2013-18 then you might see near 1 Gbps with a firmware upgrade provided by Apple. Other models bought before 2013 cannot support 1 Gbps, it looks like the best you might get is around 430 Mbps. If you want/need 1 Gbps and don’t have the newest AirPort you will need to replace with another WiFi access point.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/99972986","date_published":"2026-10-27T16:20:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-27 16:20","date_timestamp":1793118017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99968212","content_html":"<p>For some reason the Spotify media controls that appear with Android’s notifications and lock screen have become more persistent and thus more annoying to me for the last few weeks. I went into the phone settings, searched for media, found an option for Pin media player and turned that off. 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I think for those younger than us, “electable candidates” means more of the same, and they are fed up. I question the socialist trope being applied to a fundamental question of how our tax dollars are spent. For many, if the U.S. government is going to collect taxes then the tax dollars ought to spent making lives in the United States better.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/95356415","date_published":"2026-08-07T15:27:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 15:27","date_timestamp":1786116474,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94692540","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I also see the same behavior in the micro social app. I suspect it’s caused by a control used in the app that doesn’t have the exact behavior of a web browser. It might also be tied to the “more” functionality when you get past the first amount of items in the timeline. You mimic this in the browser to, and I personally prefer paging like Lillihub does rather than a continues timeline, but my preference may be an outlier.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/94692540","date_published":"2026-07-26T16:19:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 16:19","date_timestamp":1785082750,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94692062","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> No I think it has been happening for a while when opening links internally. Switched to loading in external browser. 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This happens to me all the time when we use Google, the only way I have found to avoid it is to use SearXNG: <a href=\"https://github.com/searxng/searxng\">github.com/searxng/s…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/92665602","date_published":"2026-06-22T14:55:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-22 14:55","date_timestamp":1782140139,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91533969","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cjhubbs\">@cjhubbs</a> They will not be different as long as Jed is running the team. 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It may be trained to act like an Internet search but not trained on all of the nuances of the architecture of the Internet. In regards to RSS, while the file format is standard and thus known, how web sites provide access to RSS feeds was never standardized and that has been the fundamental constraint upon RSS. (Dave calls this discovery.)  You might have to tell the model how to look for RSS feeds and how to test them to make sure they are useful.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/89852141","date_published":"2026-05-09T15:34:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 15:34","date_timestamp":1778340878,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89455700","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/AndySylvester\">@AndySylvester</a> Thanks, I must have copied the wrong URL, it should be accessible now.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/89455700","date_published":"2026-05-02T15:28:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 15:28","date_timestamp":1777735733,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88997260","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/AndySylvester\">@AndySylvester</a> I am not using any tool. Claude Code has written the Python code with Flask.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/88997260","date_published":"2026-04-25T19:14:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 19:14","date_timestamp":1777144462,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88381073","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/heyloura\">@heyloura</a> One more suggestion. Is it possible for you to add keyboard shortcuts to the next and previous buttons at the bottom? When I am browsing my timeline I am pressing page down on the keyboard and it would be faster if I could simply use the keyboard to move to the next page rather than having to reach for the mouse.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/frankm/88381073","date_published":"2026-04-16T15:18:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Frank McPherson","url":"https://frankm.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F734955df329e83c2aa3ffdfec595697d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"frankm"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 15:18","date_timestamp":1776352702,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}