{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Jason Velazquez","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/fromjason","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1518646","username":"fromjason","bio":"I'm Jason. I'm a writer and digital freelancer. Here I post interesting links related to tech, design, politics, and the small web. ","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":12,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/47/1518646.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"86649476","content_html":"

@writingslowly unfortunately šŸ« 

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/86649476","date_published":"2026-03-21T02:36:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-21 02:36","date_timestamp":1774060598,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86643161","content_html":"

OpenClaw demand in China is driving up the price of secondhand MacBooks:

\n
\n

So many people in China are rushing to try the OpenClaw artificial intelligence tool that theyā€™re driving up prices for secondhand Mac computers.

\n
\n

This is exactly what American tech companies are trying to avoid in the states

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/20/openclaw-demand-in-china-is.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T23:57:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 23:57","date_timestamp":1774051047,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116264214733224203"]}},{"id":"86640204","content_html":"

Our commitment to Windows quality:

\n
\n

[W]e are reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points, starting with apps like Snipping Tool, Photos, Widgets and Notepad.

\n
\n

Oh no not snipping tool! šŸ˜­

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/20/our-commitment-to-windows-quality.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T22:56:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 22:56","date_timestamp":1774047403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116263971233278257"]}},{"id":"86638736","content_html":"

NVIDIA: Our new AI enhances game graphics!

\n

The enhancements:

\n\"A\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/20/nvidia-our-new-ai-enhances.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T22:27:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 22:27","date_timestamp":1774045679,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116263858047423760"]}},{"id":"86614887","content_html":"

Super Micro Plunges 25% After Co-Founder Charged In AI Chip Smuggling Scheme:

\n
\n

Prosecutors allege Liaw, Chang and Sun sold banned Nvidia-powered AI chips through a Southeast Asia companyā€”identified as ā€œCompany-1ā€ā€”and then forwarded those chips to China through third-party brokers, violating U.S. export controls.

\n
\n

Nvidia, of course, knew nothing about this.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/20/super-micro-plunges-after-cofounder.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T16:13:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 16:13","date_timestamp":1774023187,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116262387713812440"]}},{"id":"86551497","content_html":"

Got my jumbo A4 notebook. Iā€™m excited to take jumbo notes for my jumbo thoughts.

\n
\n\"Blue\"Open\n
\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/19/got-my-jumbo-a-notebook.html","date_published":"2026-03-19T18:40:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-19 18:40","date_timestamp":1773945646,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116257309272913844"]}},{"id":"86451919","content_html":"

Chasing Simplicity - janā€™s thoughts:

\n
\n

Simplicity means fewer things that can go wrong. Less to fiddle with. Less to maintain. A smaller attack surface, if you like.

\n
\n

Chasing simplicity is something I related to hard. That desire has manifested in everything from my mission to preserve my digital assets, to how I make my morning coffee.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/18/chasing-simplicity-jans-thoughts-simplicity.html","date_published":"2026-03-18T11:42:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-18 11:42","date_timestamp":1773834127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116250002257513198"]}},{"id":"86423957","content_html":"

Pretty sky tonight.

\n\"Field\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/17/pretty-sky-tonight.html","date_published":"2026-03-17T23:41:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 23:41","date_timestamp":1773790883,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116247160220369030"]}},{"id":"86389932","content_html":"

Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows

\n

Text me anytime. Iā€™m on Signal fromjason.01

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/17/texting-a-random-stranger-better.html","date_published":"2026-03-17T15:23:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 15:23","date_timestamp":1773761030,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116245203110814842"]}},{"id":"86344279","content_html":"

Tasty AI:

\n
\n

Iā€™ve previously written about the fear that our current AI may be incapable of truly original thought, and that anything weā€™re seeing that may appear as such is really just algorithmic anomalies that we donā€™t understand.

\n
\n

MG writes about this as if the notion that AI is incapable of original thought is the fringe argument. But we have studies that prove this. Itā€™s the idea that AI can ā€œthinkā€ at all thatā€™s the radical, unproven notion.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/16/tasty-ai-ive-previously-written.html","date_published":"2026-03-16T21:59:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 21:59","date_timestamp":1773698347,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116241100114198581"]}},{"id":"86343624","content_html":"

On a post-AI bubble world:

\n
\n

AI tools that can do a lot of useful stuff, like transcribing audio and video; describing images; summarizing documents; and automating a lot of labor-intensive graphic editing ā€“ such as removing backgrounds or airbrushing passersby out of photos. These will run on our laptops and phones, and open-source hackers will find ways to push them to do things their makers never dreamed of.

\n
\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/16/on-a-postai-bubble-world.html","date_published":"2026-03-16T21:42:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 21:42","date_timestamp":1773697377,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116241037928682289"]}},{"id":"86342643","content_html":"

AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage:

\n
\n

Creative workers who cheer on lawsuits by the big studios and labels need to remember the first rule of class warfare: things that are good for your boss are rarely whatā€™s good for you.

\n
\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/16/163006.html","date_published":"2026-03-16T21:30:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 21:30","date_timestamp":1773696606,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116240988656790721"]}},{"id":"86342173","content_html":"

AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage:

\n
\n

And in the meantime, itā€™s bad art. Itā€™s bad art in the sense of being ā€œeerieā€, the word that cultural theorist Mark Fisher used to describe ā€œwhen there is something present where there should be nothing, or there is nothing present when there should be somethingā€.

\n
\n

Good read.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/16/ai-companies-will-fail-we.html","date_published":"2026-03-16T21:25:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 21:25","date_timestamp":1773696346,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116240971902339297"]}},{"id":"86330284","content_html":"

Bit of info that wasnā€™t in the original postā€”Proton also gave up activistā€™s backup email addresses to the FBI.

\n

All the backup emails were Proton addresses so, unclear how useful that info was to the FBI.

\n

One of the podcast hosts (Koebler?) also stated that this is the first reported instance of Proton...

micro.fromjason.xyz","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/16/bit-of-info-that-wasnt.html","date_published":"2026-03-16T18:33:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 18:33","date_timestamp":1773685994,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116240291916977690"]}},{"id":"86242418","content_html":"

Who remembers the nightmare that is the Return to OZ? I was sure this was a knock off movie by some now-defunct studio, but no, this is a Disney movie. Who greenlit this??

\n

This sequel to The Wizard of Oz scared the hell out of me as a kid, partially ā€œthe wheelers.ā€ But I remember watching it multiple times?

\n
\n\"PhotoClose up of a \"wheeler\". A frightening mask with a body made up of a bunch of small tubes or wires. \n
\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/15/who-remembers-the-nightmare-that.html","date_published":"2026-03-15T10:55:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-15 10:55","date_timestamp":1773572125,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116232830261348796"]}},{"id":"86203127","content_html":"

How Obsidian Fixes Note-Takingā€™s Biggest Problem

\n

Great video that discusses how note taking and personal knowledge can be procrastination tools šŸ˜¬. Iā€™ve gotten way better at not falling into the trap. But also, sometimes you gotta rebuild from the ground up. lol Which is what Iā€™m doing.

\n

Moving from Notion to...

micro.fromjason.xyz","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/14/how-obsidian-fixes-notetakings-biggest.html","date_published":"2026-03-14T17:11:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-14 17:11","date_timestamp":1773508261,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116228646311328108"]}},{"id":"86133003","content_html":"

Every morning, for the past six months or so, I write down my ā€œCold Harborā€ task for the day. Then I guesstimate how many pomodoros itā€™ll take me to finish.

\n

Why? Because The Work is Mysterious And Important.

\n

lol jk itā€™s cause I have a heaping bowl-full of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity\nDisorder, so I must...

micro.fromjason.xyz","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/13/every-morning-for-the-past.html","date_published":"2026-03-13T16:21:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 16:21","date_timestamp":1773418863,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116222789808152782"]}},{"id":"86090299","content_html":"

Malta is a a Non-alcoholic malted drink. Itā€™s very much an acquired taste, that I so happen to love.

\n

I let my niece try some and she became very upset with me that I ā€œlet her drink that.ā€ Lmao.

\nBottle with red label \"Malta India\" and a glass with a substance in it that looks a little like Guinness beer. ļæ¼\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/12/malta-is-a-a-nonalcoholic.html","date_published":"2026-03-13T00:25:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 00:25","date_timestamp":1773361548,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116219030516125696"]}},{"id":"85914751","content_html":"

Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts:

\n
\n

Moltbook is joining Meta Superintelligence Labs, a Meta spokesperson told us. Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr will join the team as part of the acquisition. Deal terms were not disclosed.

\n
\n

Didnā€™t one of the founders already go to OpenAI?

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/10/meta-acquired-moltbook-the-ai.html","date_published":"2026-03-10T17:49:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-10 17:49","date_timestamp":1773164977,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116206144452260887"]}},{"id":"85871842","content_html":"

The Bride! looks so fucking weird. It seems like the perfect movie for one of my famous extravagant theater trips*

\n

*Smoke weed in the parking lot of the movie theater then go in and watch it alone.

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/09/the-bride-looks-so-fucking.html","date_published":"2026-03-10T01:18:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-10 01:18","date_timestamp":1773105521,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116202250637163088"]}},{"id":"85841349","content_html":"

The time I stayed on a ranch in South Dakota via Airbnb. That little outhouse thing was my room for two days. It was so fun.

\n
\n\"Image\"Nighttime\n
\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/09/the-time-i-stayed-on.html","date_published":"2026-03-09T17:03:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-09 17:03","date_timestamp":1773075808,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116200303543003402"]}},{"id":"85728121","content_html":"

Omg do yā€™all remember when Grimes posted a video as a ā€œproposition for the communistsā€ around 2021?

\n

She tried to make the argument that AI is the fastest route to communism because it would weed out all the corruption, and other complete nonsense šŸ„€

\n

I donā€™t wanna post it here and risk it spreading earnestly....

micro.fromjason.xyz","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/07/omg-do-yall-remember-when.html","date_published":"2026-03-07T20:50:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 20:50","date_timestamp":1772916658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116189879221688542"]}},{"id":"85718220","content_html":"

This is a photo of my family playing something called The Muffin Man Game. Itā€™s a long lasting tradition of inflicting shame on anyone who falls for it.

\n

How it worksā€”You ask an innocuous question about an unnamed person. ā€œDid you see her come in?ā€

\n

If someone asks ā€œwho?ā€ Or inquires who ā€œherā€ is, you reply...

micro.fromjason.xyz","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/07/this-is-a-photo-of.html","date_published":"2026-03-07T17:47:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 17:47","date_timestamp":1772905673,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116189154270899833"]}},{"id":"85672711","content_html":"

Contact is one of my all-time favorite sci-fi movies. Itā€™s tries hard, and often succeeds at tackling difficult themes of religion and science.

\n

And I love it despite me not believing for a second that Jodie Foster was attracted to Matthew McConaughey.

\n\"Movie\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/06/contact-is-one-of-my.html","date_published":"2026-03-06T23:13:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-06 23:13","date_timestamp":1772838830,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116184772586453135"]}},{"id":"85589723","content_html":"

Metaā€™s AI Smart Glasses and Data Privacy Concerns: Workers Say ā€œWe See Everythingā€:

\n
\n

It is an uncomfortable truth for tech giants: the AI revolution is to a large extent built on labor in low-income countries. What we call ā€œmachine learningā€ is often the result of human hands.

\n
\n

It makes sense why Meta is spending 10 billion on a deep sea fiber optic cable that connects the US to India, Brazil, and Africa.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/05/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and.html","date_published":"2026-03-05T20:35:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-05 20:35","date_timestamp":1772742911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116178480650610618"]}},{"id":"85560818","content_html":"

Have yā€™all seen Very Important People? Itā€™s a ā€œtalk showā€ on Dropout.tv where improvisers get dressed up in movie-quality costumes and they perform an entirely improvised interview.

\n

Iā€™ve only ever watched the clips they post to Youtube, but Itā€™s phenomenal.

\n\"Promo\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/03/05/have-yall-seen-very-important.html","date_published":"2026-03-05T13:55:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-05 13:55","date_timestamp":1772718952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116176916535857818"]}},{"id":"83304807","content_html":"

@bloftin2 hell yeah!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/83304807","date_published":"2026-01-31T19:57:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-31 19:57","date_timestamp":1769889454,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83003055","content_html":"

@bloftin2 very interesting thank you for taking the time to explain it to me!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/83003055","date_published":"2026-01-27T19:56:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-27 19:56","date_timestamp":1769543762,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82996999","content_html":"

@bloftin2

\n

> Senseiā€™s point was that when someone makes contact with you and you feel the pressure, and then you release the pressure on your side, it allows you to move rather then being controlled. It is not surrender. Thatā€™s important enough to repeat. Releasing the pressure is not surrender.

\n

I like this. Any good sources on ā€œUkeā€?

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/82996999","date_published":"2026-01-27T18:30:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-27 18:30","date_timestamp":1769538613,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82938594","content_html":"

@bloftin2 Wild!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/82938594","date_published":"2026-01-26T23:15:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-26 23:15","date_timestamp":1769469351,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82938459","content_html":"

@bloftin2 nice! Sounds cozy. Yeah whatā€™s up with the weather??

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/82938459","date_published":"2026-01-26T23:13:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-26 23:13","date_timestamp":1769469213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82937670","content_html":"

@bloftin2 I needed one

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/82937670","date_published":"2026-01-26T23:01:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-26 23:01","date_timestamp":1769468471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82782755","content_html":"

@bloftin2 this is cool as hell!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/82782755","date_published":"2026-01-24T19:13:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 19:13","date_timestamp":1769282016,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82118718","content_html":"

@JoeHoffman yeah I think thatā€™s the big disagreement. Are we the majority or minority? I believe we are the minority because of these soft power plays to the center/right-of-center.

\n

Weā€™ve seen often that when we have a populist message, we unlock new voting demographics. We saw it with Obama (even if it was mostly fake), and most recently with Mamdani.

\n

The problem is, democratic leadership has rejected democratic socialism because of their corporate and high-income donors who have hijacked the party. So the DNC primaries progressive candidates in favor of centrists.

\n

Neoliberalism is dying. But instead of accepting it, democrats are clinging to the old world at all costs. Even if that cost is fascism. ļæ¼

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/82118718","date_published":"2026-01-15T15:08:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-15 15:08","date_timestamp":1768489689,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81906689","content_html":"

@bloftin2 great read, thank you! Atomic Books sort of reminds me of Videodrome in Atlanta! I used to live above it a few years back. I love that place.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/81906689","date_published":"2026-01-12T18:59:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-12 18:59","date_timestamp":1768244356,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81888982","content_html":"

@bloftin2 great post!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/81888982","date_published":"2026-01-12T14:30:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-12 14:30","date_timestamp":1768228218,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81777132","content_html":"

@bloftin2 nope youā€™re absolutely right.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/81777132","date_published":"2026-01-10T18:56:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-10 18:56","date_timestamp":1768071381,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81504641","content_html":"

@bloftin2 yup great point!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/81504641","date_published":"2026-01-07T00:07:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 00:07","date_timestamp":1767744436,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81035259","content_html":"

@bloftin2 I like it too!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/81035259","date_published":"2025-12-30T23:29:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-30 23:29","date_timestamp":1767137340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80831548","content_html":"

@JoeHoffman hackers unite!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/80831548","date_published":"2025-12-27T14:34:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-27 14:34","date_timestamp":1766846059,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80738009","content_html":"

@bloftin2 I didnā€™t know I was a hacker!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/80738009","date_published":"2025-12-25T18:19:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-25 18:19","date_timestamp":1766686766,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80634545","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin so the authorā€™s opinion is that PII is inherently centralized, will always be centralized, and should be always centralized as itā€™s built out. Is that right?

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/80634545","date_published":"2025-12-23T22:35:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-23 22:35","date_timestamp":1766529349,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80633475","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin yup. I would have all those same questions. My biggest concern which Iā€™ve written about but have published yet, is in the pursuit of such an identity, how do we avoid centralizing our social graphs and having that centralization not be exploited by big tech?

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/80633475","date_published":"2025-12-23T22:14:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-23 22:14","date_timestamp":1766528084,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80623930","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin is that the ability to carry with you your identity wherever you go on the web?

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/80623930","date_published":"2025-12-23T19:32:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-23 19:32","date_timestamp":1766518378,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80574394","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin tell me more! Iā€™m interested in understanding what you mean

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/80574394","date_published":"2025-12-23T01:20:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-23 01:20","date_timestamp":1766452852,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80303241","content_html":"

@bloftin2 lol amen

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/80303241","date_published":"2025-12-18T19:29:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-18 19:29","date_timestamp":1766086189,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78001776","content_html":"

@reillypascal right. And I still canā€™t figure out if heā€™s in on the grift or not.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/78001776","date_published":"2025-11-14T21:22:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-14 21:22","date_timestamp":1763155322,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"77220196","content_html":"

@JoeHoffman in the end, thatā€™s all it is.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/77220196","date_published":"2025-11-04T16:57:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-04 16:57","date_timestamp":1762275423,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"77138570","content_html":"

@jelloeater.bsky.social arenā€™t they great?

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/77138570","date_published":"2025-11-03T00:48:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-03 00:48","date_timestamp":1762130892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"75640580","content_html":"

@bloftin2 no worries didnā€™t read too far

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/fromjason/75640580","date_published":"2025-10-13T00:13:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Velazquez","url":"https://www.fromjason.xyz/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F47%2F1518646.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fromjason"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-13 00:13","date_timestamp":1760314390,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}