{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Jason A. Heppler","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/jaheppler","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"7157","username":"jaheppler","bio":"Writer / historian / outdoorsman / conservationist. Writing histories of the North American West, Great Plains, &amp; Canadian Prairies. Farmsteading on the tallgrass prairies of Nebraska. ","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":199,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Jason A. 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Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-01 01:58","date_timestamp":1788227893,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96740286","content_html":"<p>Boy, what a rough week. <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/wendell-berry-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.rrKZ.qNUeSNneAgK7&amp;smid=bs-share\">Rest in peace</a> Wendell, and thanks for your words.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/31/boy-what-a-rough-week/","date_published":"2026-09-01T01:50:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-01 01:50","date_timestamp":1788227401,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96705601","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jabel\">@jabel</a> Ha! Similarly, I’ve claimed the em-dash as prior art and I’ll be damned if some machine takes that way from me 🤣</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaheppler/96705601","date_published":"2026-08-31T13:06:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 13:06","date_timestamp":1788181576,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96704846","content_html":"<p>I think it’s Not Great that there are (many) times I am suspicious that either an AI wrote a thing, or whether the person uses AI so much they’ve just internalized it’s writing tics.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/31/i-think-its-not-great/","date_published":"2026-08-31T12:43:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 12:43","date_timestamp":1788180218,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96679157","content_html":"<p>In honor of Dolly Parton, my Southern-inspired meal of braised short ribs, slow cooked potatoes and green beans, coleslaw, buttermilk biscuits, sweet tea, and banana pudding.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/fbc086f2-c1d3-4273-8f2b-e760897d5dcc-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A table is set with a variety of dishes including biscuits, coleslaw, cooked green beans, roasted meat, a bottle of honey, and a bowl of creamy dessert.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/a7f2cf60-7d35-4d65-b482-0ef328dc638a-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A plate contains cooked ribs, green beans, roasted potatoes, coleslaw, and a biscuit.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/98dc6353-4030-4a7c-92ef-a813dc881fae-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A layered dessert consisting of sliced bananas, cream, and biscuits is shown in a clear container.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/30/in-honor-of-dolly-parton/","date_published":"2026-08-30T23:18:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 23:18","date_timestamp":1788131930,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hcommons.social/@jaheppler/117187017551110000","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mudjpzoyld2y"]}},{"id":"96658318","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jasonheppler.org\">@jasonheppler.org</a> Thanks! I’m curious about that, too.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mucmelqg6s2z","date_published":"2026-08-30T14:34:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 14:34","date_timestamp":1788100466,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96655781","content_html":"<p>I’m pleased to be back in Made by History, on how resistance to high-tech development in Silicon Valley can <a href=\"https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/data-centers-high-tech-activism-organizing-business-20260828.html\">inform how resistance to data centers can build durable campaigns</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/30/im-pleased-to-be-back/","date_published":"2026-08-30T13:20:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 13:20","date_timestamp":1788096030,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hcommons.social/@jaheppler/117184664694269717"]}},{"id":"96655719","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://americanstudier.bsky.social\">@americanstudier.bsky.social</a> Thanks for the shoutout!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mucdzcnkvs2e","date_published":"2026-08-30T12:04:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 12:04","date_timestamp":1788091497,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96638648","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F9gC88zYUBARRSThcG93MvW14sqx.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/9323\">Ghost in the Shell</a> (1995) 🍿</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/29/224052/","date_published":"2026-08-30T03:40:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 03:40","date_timestamp":1788061252,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96634885","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FzCtL3UBgCoZzd7XTVGhvl6XY75E.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/315837\">Ghost in the Shell</a> (2017) 🍿</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/29/watched-ghost-in-the-shell/","date_published":"2026-08-30T01:00:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 01:00","date_timestamp":1788051642,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96613105","content_html":"<p>This morning’s garden haul.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/f00bbaff-1ec3-44fe-9ebe-add5257d7347-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Various types of fresh tomatoes and chili peppers are spread out on trays and paper towels on a kitchen counter.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/48a32587-ea0a-4610-bdb5-cd3bb0cbb75f-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A wooden basket contains a variety of tomatoes, including large red ones and a mixture of small cherry tomatoes in different stages of ripeness.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/2cec10e4-04c1-4d8f-89f6-0b41855ffb04-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A basket filled with various types of fresh green and red chili peppers placed on a wooden surface.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/29/this-mornings-garden-haul/","date_published":"2026-08-29T15:31:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 15:31","date_timestamp":1788017516,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hcommons.social/@jaheppler/117179523042101747","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mua77utkvk2m"]}},{"id":"96580911","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://aearhart.bsky.social\">@aearhart.bsky.social</a> Lovely!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mu6jb7iyzs2a","date_published":"2026-08-28T23:28:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-28 23:28","date_timestamp":1787959692,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96580147","content_html":"<p>Made homemade miso soup and onigiri tonight. Delicious.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/279f316918-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A plate holds three onigiri, two wrapped with seaweed and sesame seeds and one glazed brown, accompanied by a bowl of miso soup with tofu and green onions, with chopsticks resting on the plate.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/28/made-homemade-miso-soup-and/","date_published":"2026-08-28T23:21:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-28 23:21","date_timestamp":1787959310,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hcommons.social/@jaheppler/117175704359488791","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mu6ixaogtz2j"]}},{"id":"96574969","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/wcaleb\">@wcaleb</a> Not to pile on the persuasion but there exists an <a href=\"https://obsidian.md/publish\">Obsidian Publish plugin</a>, so you’d still have an open research notebook you could get online 🤣</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jaheppler/96574969","date_published":"2026-08-28T21:19:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-28 21:19","date_timestamp":1787951999,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96560782","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jasonheppler.org\">@jasonheppler.org</a> Not far enough 🤣</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mu5sifveys2f","date_published":"2026-08-28T16:40:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-28 16:40","date_timestamp":1787935237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96559389","content_html":"<p>My setup in Obsidian Bases for tracking my sources: each source is a note with all relevant metadata and provenance, plus some light tracking for me to know if I’ve transcribed and if I’ve made notes about the document. The Base lets me see an overview of everything, easily filterable and sortable.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/screenshot-2026-08-28-at-11.04.31am.png\" alt=\"An Obsidian Base displays a table with columns including transcripted, processed, file name, author, recipient, creator, and year, listing various documents.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/28/my-setup-in-obsidian-bases/","date_published":"2026-08-28T16:13:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-28 16:13","date_timestamp":1787933605,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hcommons.social/@jaheppler/117174019585340031","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mu5qz65ehi2k"]}},{"id":"96558688","content_html":"<p>I had to make this after it popped into my head this morning.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2634/2026/c9e9831eab-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"287\" alt=\"A satire of the “Novody ever got fired for buying IBM” ad but replacing IBM with the Claude icon. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.jasonheppler.org/2026/08/28/i-had-to-make-this/","date_published":"2026-08-28T15:59:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-28 15:59","date_timestamp":1787932769,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hcommons.social/@jaheppler/117173965748439942","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mu5qam5hic2s"]}},{"id":"96552250","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://richterscale.bsky.social\">@richterscale.bsky.social</a> venture capital strikes again</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mu5iczwsa22y","date_published":"2026-08-28T13:38:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-28 13:38","date_timestamp":1787924320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96524995","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jackiantonovich.bsky.social\">@jackiantonovich.bsky.social</a> my God no</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mu3ybv63ik2y","date_published":"2026-08-27T23:19:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. Heppler","url":"https://jasonheppler.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F03%2F7157.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jaheppler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 23:19","date_timestamp":1787872742,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96491784","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jackiantonovich.bsky.social\">@jackiantonovich.bsky.social</a> Wow I didn’t either. Incredible.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7cowkyakvxksimml3k2xs5f/post/3mu2yiwygzc26","date_published":"2026-08-27T13:50:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason A. 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