![\"Deer](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139317/2026/5c58de70be.jpg\")
: weidok.al\n\n“I’ve wasted a lot of time journaling on “problems” when I just needed to eat breakfast sooner, do 10 push-ups, or get an extra hour of sleep. Sometimes, you think you have to figure out your life’s purpose, but you really just need some macadamia nuts and a cold fucking shower.” (Timothy Ferriss, Tools of Titans)
\n
Yep. My “ExiSTeNTiaL” problems usually have a painfully basic solution. Becoming a runner since the beginning of the year has made me feel 10x better.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/03/26/ive-wasted-a-lot-of.html","date_published":"2026-03-26T14:53:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 14:53","date_timestamp":1774536798,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116296043993990399"]}},{"id":"86998754","content_html":"My goodness. I just peeked at my Now page and realized I haven’t updated it since October of 2024.
\nWhere does the time go?
\nI’m going to have to update that soon. There has been a lot of change in my life since then!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/03/26/my-goodness-i-just-peeked.html","date_published":"2026-03-26T12:29:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 12:29","date_timestamp":1774528179,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116295479582879996"]}},{"id":"86603025","content_html":"Conventional Comments: weidok.al
","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/03/20/conventional-comments.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T13:05:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 13:05","date_timestamp":1774011906,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116261651220526103"]}},{"id":"86073064","content_html":"\n\n“Creating the conditions for success is a very different project than finding a heroic move that saves the day.” (Seth Godin, Analyzing the Last Move)
\n
This old highlight stood out to me today. I’ve been noticing more “success” popping up in my life from conditions I set up months or years ago.
\nThis is a good reminder for me to keep planting seeds and watering them, even though it will be a long while before I see the first sprout.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/03/12/creating-the-conditions-for-success.html","date_published":"2026-03-12T20:00:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-12 20:00","date_timestamp":1773345641,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116217988088750381"]}},{"id":"85153291","content_html":"I love that AI doesn’t judge me when I send it messages like:
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/27/i-love-that-ai-doesnt.html","date_published":"2026-02-27T15:56:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-27 15:56","date_timestamp":1772207761,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116143408501198029"]}},{"id":"85146179","content_html":"CAn yuo kep it shorteR?
\n
\n\n“You are not simply your own possession to torture and mistreat. This is partly because your Being is inexorably tied up with that of others, and your mistreatment of yourself can have catastrophic consequences for others.” (Jordan B. Peterson, Norman Doidge (Forward), Ethan Van Sciver (Illustrator), 12 Rules for Life)
\n
I like a simplified version of that first sentence “you are not your own possession”. That’s something to think about. I was discussing that with some friends in Bible study yesterday, related to how we’re called to be light-givers in our community.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/27/you-are-not-simply-your.html","date_published":"2026-02-27T13:58:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-27 13:58","date_timestamp":1772200712,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116142953075290652"]}},{"id":"84735915","content_html":"\n\n“The Internet is a novelty machine that pulls us away from age-old wisdom. Even though we’re just a click away from the greatest authors of all time, from Plato to Tolstoy, we default to novelty instead of timelessness.” (David Perell, The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online)
\n
I find it hard to strike the right balance between novelty and good literature. I don’t think all novelty is bad, the tricky bit is that it has a much stronger gravitational field than classics, at least for me.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/21/the-internet-is-a-novelty.html","date_published":"2026-02-21T15:57:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-21 15:57","date_timestamp":1771689422,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116109446383341480"]}},{"id":"84730633","content_html":"Deermons : weidok.al
Hot take. I like it.
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/20/hot-take-i-like-it.html","date_published":"2026-02-20T13:53:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-20 13:53","date_timestamp":1771595635,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116103293521350852"]}},{"id":"84591310","content_html":"“People commonly use the word “procrastination” to describe what they do on the Internet. It seems to me too mild to describe what’s happening as merely not-doing-work. We don’t call it procrastination when someone gets drunk instead of working.” (Tim Ferriss, 5-Bullet Friday — January 26, 2024)
\n
\n\n“Few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices.” (Maria Popova, Virginia Woolf on How to Read a Book)
\n
I often come to books with a blurred and divided mind. But I come to the book asking it to help me un-blur and un-divide. That the slow process of reading would give me clarity and a singular focus, free from the distraction of short-form or digital media.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/19/few-people-ask-from-books.html","date_published":"2026-02-19T14:54:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 14:54","date_timestamp":1771512894,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116097876149606083"]}},{"id":"84515747","content_html":"What choices made you who you are? weidok.al
","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/18/what-choices-made-you-who.html","date_published":"2026-02-18T14:36:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-18 14:36","date_timestamp":1771425365,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116092140650435462"]}},{"id":"84435207","content_html":"It’s been taking me a long time to read through “Thus Spake Zarathustra”. I pick it up in bits and pieces on my phone. It’s hard to read partially due to the heavy concepts and partially due to the antiquated language. I’ve realized I have some pretty fundamental disagreements with Nietzche, but it’s still interesting to see how he thinks. And every now and then a particular point hits home, usually his critiques of the church.\n\nI’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I’ve over-optimized for comfort, so this one really resonated with me and felt convicting.\n\n\"To small virtues would they fain lure a... weidok.al","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/17/its-been-taking-me-a.html","date_published":"2026-02-17T11:47:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-17 11:47","date_timestamp":1771328851,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116085811670238660"]}},{"id":"84434807","content_html":"@CaveatLector Of course, I’m glad it resonated.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/84434807","date_published":"2026-02-17T11:37:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-17 11:37","date_timestamp":1771328239,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84381885","content_html":"Wow… The chance of a lifetime just fell into my LinkedIn inbox. (sarcasm)\n\nOn a serious note, anytime I get one of these scam messages, I just feel sad for the vulnerable people that fall for these. On a less serious note, I’m starting up a fund to support the victims of these scams. Please send me $100 in Amazon gift cards and your social security number if you want to support it.\n\n\"Hello Jake, you have not been responding. I have a business proposal for you. I want to bring to your notice that I have worked in the gold mining sector for more than 30 years. Over these years, I have had local mining ... weidok.al","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/16/wow-the-chance-of-a.html","date_published":"2026-02-16T16:09:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-16 16:09","date_timestamp":1771258166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116081181934304215"]}},{"id":"84381168","content_html":"\n\nThe brilliant Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”
\n
I started doing my daily Readwise reviews again to revisit my old highlights from books and articles. Anytime I reboot a reflective practice like this, I realize how much I missed it. I’m going to start sharing these more to re-process them myself and to share what I have found impactful.
\nToday’s highlight is from James Clear’s Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/16/the-brilliant-japanese-writer-haruki.html","date_published":"2026-02-16T15:58:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-16 15:58","date_timestamp":1771257482,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116081141307741513"]}},{"id":"84314746","content_html":"\n\n“If you write what you yourself sincerely think and feel and are interested in… you will interest other people.”
\n\n
\n- Rachel Carson
\n
I have a lot of new things I’m thinking and feeling and interested in here at the early stages of 2026. I’ve been so focused on those things that I haven’t written about them much, but I hope to soon. Things like downgrading my phone, getting into running, and building little personal apps in a day with AI agents.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/15/if-you-write-what-you.html","date_published":"2026-02-15T14:08:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-15 14:08","date_timestamp":1771164532,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116075064910376122"]}},{"id":"84184066","content_html":"@alexanderk It was definitely good enough for me! I didn’t notice much of a difference from listening on Spotify, but I have no taste for audio quality so ymmv if that’s something you really pay attention to.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/84184066","date_published":"2026-02-13T11:02:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-13 11:02","date_timestamp":1770980562,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84116266","content_html":"I love this quote from Dostoevsky, writing to his brother after narrowly escaping execution by the tsarist regime:
\n\n\nWhen I look back at the past and think how much time was spent in vain, how much of it was lost in delusions, in errors, in idleness, in the inability to live; how I failed to value it, how many times I sinned against my heart and spirit — then my heart contracts in pain. Life is a gift, life is happiness, each moment could have been an eternity of happiness. Si jeunesse savait! [If youth knew!]
\n
Found in The Marginalian
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/12/i-love-this-quote-from.html","date_published":"2026-02-12T12:44:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-12 12:44","date_timestamp":1770900289,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116057736687445097"]}},{"id":"83778493","content_html":"A small detail of life that I love:
\nthe way drywall looks when early morning sunlight hits it at a near-parallel angle.
![\"sunlight](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139317/2026/8df91d6943.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/07/a-small-detail-of-life.html","date_published":"2026-02-07T13:01:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-07 13:01","date_timestamp":1770469284,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116029475628919045"]}},{"id":"83709585","content_html":"My new favorite quick breakfast is cottage cheese + granola + everything bagel seasoning. It’s sneaky good. And healthy!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/06/082718.html","date_published":"2026-02-06T13:27:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-06 13:27","date_timestamp":1770384438,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116023915280890210"]}},{"id":"83709584","content_html":"My new favorite quick breakfast is cottage cheese + granola + everything bagel seasoning. It’s sneaky good. And healthy!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/06/my-new-favorite-quick-breakfast.html","date_published":"2026-02-06T13:27:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-06 13:27","date_timestamp":1770384438,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116023915314313187"]}},{"id":"83403291","content_html":"I had used ezmp3.pro to download mp3s from YouTube video URLs onto my watch for runs, but this morning I came across the command-line tool yt-dlp. So far it has been easy to use and was able to download 96 separate mp3 files from a playlist URL with this command: yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 --audio-qualit... weidok.al","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/02/02/i-had-used-ezmppro-to.html","date_published":"2026-02-02T11:10:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-02 11:10","date_timestamp":1770030650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/116000736296527213"]}},{"id":"83094749","content_html":"Today I explained to my daughter how a T-Rex grabs things with its mouth, because its arms are too small to put things in its mouth like we humans do.
\nShe said the T-Rex should use a spoon.
\nMaybe if they had figured that out, they would still be around.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/01/28/today-i-explained-to-my.html","date_published":"2026-01-28T22:30:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-28 22:30","date_timestamp":1769639407,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/115975090025614685"]}},{"id":"82829742","content_html":"Zone 2 Feels Really Slow ![\"A](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139317/2026/01cc4e7914.jpg\")
: weidok.al
Today I discovered miniature-calendar.com
\nThese miniature scenes with everyday objects are so fun to look at.
\n![\"Miniature](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139317/2026/7421ffcc47-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/01/24/today-i-discovered-httpsminiaturecalendarcom-these.html","date_published":"2026-01-24T15:32:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 15:32","date_timestamp":1769268722,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/115950796582308147"]}},{"id":"82697260","content_html":"WCF + Reflection = WTF: weidok.al
","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/01/23/wcf-reflection-wtf.html","date_published":"2026-01-23T15:33:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-23 15:33","date_timestamp":1769182421,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/115945142155857913"]}},{"id":"82191131","content_html":"I’m concerned. The cleaning place with the AI voice agent called back. This time I asked if this is an AI voice agent. The voice chuckled and said “No, I’m not, I get that all the time”. But I know that was not a real person. Why set up these voice agents to lie about what they are? Spooky.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://weidok.al/2026/01/16/im-concerned-the-cleaning-place.html","date_published":"2026-01-16T14:12:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-16 14:12","date_timestamp":1768572751,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@jakeweidokal/115905185221264318"]}},{"id":"80329371","content_html":"@slison I see it all so clearly now…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/80329371","date_published":"2025-12-19T02:34:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-19 02:34","date_timestamp":1766111646,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"61711643","content_html":"@samuel It’s been a rollercoaster for sure 🙃
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/61711643","date_published":"2025-04-07T23:03:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-07 23:03","date_timestamp":1744066985,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55161390","content_html":"@amerpie hey! Happy (belated) New Year! I have made some changes, but have been less active in Obsidian than before. I want to take my current Daily Note set up and share it out in a Gist, but haven’t done that yet.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/55161390","date_published":"2025-01-16T12:44:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-16 12:44","date_timestamp":1737031446,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55161325","content_html":"@imtree.bsky.social I’m glad to hear this post has been helpful for you!
\nHave you used QuickAdd before? It might be worth checking out their documentation to see if there are answers for what you’re running into. I’m not sure how to help without seeing your setup and what you’re trying to do. Also, you might be able to grab a screenshot of your settings and ask ChatGPT (or similar) why what you’re trying isn’t working. That has helped me solve a lot of hurdles I’ve run into.
\nOtherwise, the screenshots in my QuickAdd section have my full configuration as I set it up. It’s possible that QuickAdd has changed slightly since I posted this. Hope this helps!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/55161325","date_published":"2025-01-16T12:42:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-16 12:42","date_timestamp":1737031372,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"47345627","content_html":"@anniegreens that’s the best feeling. I love early mornings too!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/47345627","date_published":"2024-10-12T10:46:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-12 10:46","date_timestamp":1728730011,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45678556","content_html":"@amerpie It’s a lot… I’ve considered deep faking myself and sending a “Jake AI” to attend meetings in my place 😂
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/45678556","date_published":"2024-09-17T16:43:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-17 16:43","date_timestamp":1726591429,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"41343868","content_html":"@amerpie congrats!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/41343868","date_published":"2024-07-12T01:14:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-12 01:14","date_timestamp":1720746870,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"40201809","content_html":"@amerpie Oh nice! I haven’t heard of this before. Checking it out now!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/40201809","date_published":"2024-06-24T16:16:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-24 16:16","date_timestamp":1719245795,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"40192063","content_html":"@amerpie oooh subscribed. It was nice to see his shout out to you too! Glad to see you getting recognized for all the time you’ve been putting into your posts. I don’t even own an Apple device and I still enjoy reading them while I sulk about not having many of the apps on Windows 😂
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/40192063","date_published":"2024-06-24T14:32:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-24 14:32","date_timestamp":1719239549,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"39757978","content_html":"@amerpie Amen, I’m trying to stay mindful of that and not just get consumed by all the “urgent” things that won’t matter when I look back.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/39757978","date_published":"2024-06-17T18:39:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-17 18:39","date_timestamp":1718649544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"39595610","content_html":"@writingslowly I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Something like “you have to know what’s out there before you can go learn more about it”. Building out a zettelkasten seems like a great way to broaden (and deepen) my knowledge of what is out there so I have more to pull from when I’m writing!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/39595610","date_published":"2024-06-14T21:29:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-14 21:29","date_timestamp":1718400592,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"39595508","content_html":"@writingslowly definitely going to read that!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/39595508","date_published":"2024-06-14T21:27:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-14 21:27","date_timestamp":1718400463,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"39431600","content_html":"@writingslowly this is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Saving these to my read-it-later app.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/39431600","date_published":"2024-06-12T15:40:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-12 15:40","date_timestamp":1718206851,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"36885417","content_html":"@amerpie haha “people with ‘coffee’ in your bio”. I feel called out lol. I haven’t used a Nespresso before.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/36885417","date_published":"2024-05-05T21:06:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-05 21:06","date_timestamp":1714943202,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"35689967","content_html":"@amerpie haha I have plenty of those types of books! This wasn’t quite what I was expecting, as it wasn’t very tactical about how to use checklists, but the stories were pretty compelling and I appreciate when someone goes deep on a seemingly simple topic!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/35689967","date_published":"2024-04-17T13:27:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-17 13:27","date_timestamp":1713360478,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"35689617","content_html":"@ronkjeffries are you behind a VPN? I’ve noticed the same thing when I’m logged into my work VPN. I’m wondering if it has something to do with the .al TLD or my nameservers… 🤔
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/35689617","date_published":"2024-04-17T13:22:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-17 13:22","date_timestamp":1713360169,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"35547719","content_html":"@chadkoh jealous! This looks amazing.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/35547719","date_published":"2024-04-15T12:43:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-15 12:43","date_timestamp":1713184999,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34860912","content_html":"\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/34860912","date_published":"2024-04-04T20:37:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-04 20:37","date_timestamp":1712263066,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34830112","content_html":"@bobwertz A bee themed aces of spades… me too! weidok.al/2024/04/0…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/34830112","date_published":"2024-04-04T12:50:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-04 12:50","date_timestamp":1712235016,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33878324","content_html":"@manton really looking forward to this on mobile (Android for me). That’s where I’m most often writing directly in the Micro.blog text editor to fire off a post.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/33878324","date_published":"2024-03-20T16:42:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-20 16:42","date_timestamp":1710952940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33721103","content_html":"@l3db3tt3r This is awesome! It looks like you’re on a different planet from me!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/33721103","date_published":"2024-03-18T09:17:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-18 09:17","date_timestamp":1710753472,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33700140","content_html":"@amerpie thanks! I’m honored!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/33700140","date_published":"2024-03-17T21:47:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-17 21:47","date_timestamp":1710712021,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33700132","content_html":"@amerpie I’m excited to use it more to find folks with similar interests!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaek/33700132","date_published":"2024-03-17T21:46:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Jake Weidokal","url":"https://weidok.al","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F36%2F1545970.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-17 21:46","date_timestamp":1710712010,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}