{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Jim Ray","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/jimray.net","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1846449","username":"jimray.net","bio":"I used to be good at this.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":0,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm"},"items":[{"id":"93953235","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> My ideological and professional disdain aside, the idea that Twitter would ask you to develop a feature that devalues your writers’ posts — and then charge you to use it! — is rather outlandish.</p>\n<p>And if I can help with anything atproto just let me know (@jimray.bsky.team is my work handle)</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqkqsznh7s22","date_published":"2026-07-13T22:34:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"22:34","date_timestamp":1783982076,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93950737","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I’ve clearly got a dog in this fight (work for Bluesky) but I’m genuinely curious: what’s the value of posting links to a site that explicitly devalues/buries posts with links?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqkosxwstc22","date_published":"2026-07-13T21:58:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"21:58","date_timestamp":1783979927,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93952157","content_html":"<p>\"Well, well, well. What have we here!\"</p><p>Opens a brown paper bag emblazoned with THE ORIGINAL FUDGE KITCHEN to discover … an unripend tomato.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqk46d4wgs2i","date_published":"2026-07-13T16:25:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 16:25","date_timestamp":1783959907,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952158","content_html":"<p>Adding this one to the list </p><p><a href=\"https://restofworld.org/2026/china-seniors-ai-slop/\">restofworld.org/2026/china-s...</a></p><p><a href=\"https://restofworld.org/2026/china-seniors-ai-slop/\">Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it</a></p><p>AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual lovers are providing seniors with comfort and companionship.</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_thumbnail%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreigzirogxfvqad26vq3rdj572ykeqtv5gacitcbv3la5ln7nlajfhe\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqk37zmodc2h","date_published":"2026-07-13T16:08:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 16:08","date_timestamp":1783958890,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952159","content_html":"<p>Once again, we all owe George Lucas a huge apology for clowning on the idea that a dispute over the taxation of trade routes would engulf a once great republic in turmoil.</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiapym3ugcqwagse37bjnqo6odncjnwoks7eug3cgvdfqxcjqd6noa\" alt=\"Opening scroll from THE PHANTOM MENACE\n\nTurmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute.\n\nHoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqjycvldtc2g","date_published":"2026-07-13T15:16:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 15:16","date_timestamp":1783955765,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952160","content_html":"<p>A non-zero number of people are learning Spanish right now so they can watch all of these *amazing* looking shows on Telemundo.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqd24fatn22k","date_published":"2026-07-10T20:59:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 20:59","date_timestamp":1783717176,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952163","content_html":"<p>Instead of reckoning with the largest global trauma in human history it looks like we’re gonna let a few podcasters grumpy they had to skip their biannual international vacations for a year drive us further into the ditch of fascism.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/07/lab-leak-payback/687824/\">www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/07/lab-leak-payback/687824/\">Lab-Leak Payback Has Begun</a></p><p>Indictments,...</p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqcetuomm22y\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqcetuomm22y","date_published":"2026-07-10T14:39:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 14:39","date_timestamp":1783694342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952164","content_html":"<p>Respect, though there are easier ways to tell people you’re on Bluesky</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yfzqc42lkdurwcpslq7yp3ud/post/3mqbs2zzdi22y\">A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup\n\n\"It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqbxndy4fs26","date_published":"2026-07-10T10:42:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 10:42","date_timestamp":1783680164,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952165","content_html":"<p>Andreessen couldn’t create a market for bitcoin even after putting his whole ass on the scale so now it’s coming to the treasury</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:m7ks2xhfuku7errrtfjux2lg/post/3mqadigm3272f\">Kevin Warsh names members of his Federal Reserve task forces, including Marc Andreessen, Doug McMillon</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqaljfpopk2q","date_published":"2026-07-09T21:33:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 21:33","date_timestamp":1783632787,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952166","content_html":"<p>Co-signed. Whatever ad revenue they're giving up should just be considered a marketing expense.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ddv2lahklhbpjxcmq5osnza5/post/3mqadydkiqr2m\">What gave Tim Cook's privacy letter heft in 2014 wasn't just the clarity of its plain language, but the fact that you didn't have to take his word for it that the ads Apple showed you respected your privacy,...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqakaojc5k2j\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mqakaojc5k2j","date_published":"2026-07-09T21:10:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 21:10","date_timestamp":1783631421,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952167","content_html":"<p>I realize we’ve largely internalized at a societal level that everything we do is just grist for four companies to monetize and sell back to us. I still manage to just hate this shit at its core.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/post/3mq3mannpjz2a\">As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mq3uvfqegk2p\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mq3uvfqegk2p","date_published":"2026-07-08T00:37:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 00:37","date_timestamp":1783471055,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952168","content_html":"<p>As an avid trader of jamband concert tapes in the 90s — shut up — and someone who spent a significant portion of his meager income on CDs during same time, this actually makes a ton of sense</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:myqic77tkmdhmaufgkvj43hr/post/3mq2i574jqk23\">My podcast business model is that the free version is an extended bootleg-style recording immediately available to...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mq2nuysqac26\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mq2nuysqac26","date_published":"2026-07-07T12:59:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 12:59","date_timestamp":1783429166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952169","content_html":"<p>As long as the people who were happy to work for this dipshit fascist back when Airbnb was a hot brand, despite being an obvious break from the social contract, continue to be welcomed in polite society, this is going to keep happening.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mndtiksvxikpsy3zl6ebd2kr/post/3mpuajpdbbv2y\">this guy is the co-founder of Airbnb</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mpvruakunc2v","date_published":"2026-07-05T14:27:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-05 14:27","date_timestamp":1783261636,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93952170","content_html":"<p>Paine was the intellect behind not just the American revolution but every democracy since. An abolitionists and anti-church deist who believed in UBI. He was committed to the ideals of America, pissing off his fellow founders one by one, and died broke and friendless.</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fif6vlp6rxuf52wyr4nxjo5e/post/3mpt5kylkt22v\">The founder we should talk more about is...</a></p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mpta3hhmnk2n\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mpta3hhmnk2n","date_published":"2026-07-04T14:03:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 14:03","date_timestamp":1783173832,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90230790","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/_Jordan\">@<span>_</span>Jordan</a> 😎 letterboxd.com/jimray/film/…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mlt6flhyik27","date_published":"2026-05-14T15:52:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 15:52","date_timestamp":1778773977,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89870367","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/whlteXbread\">@whlteXbread</a> I genuinely have no idea I think they’re just going to keep saying “affordability!” and hope that trying to win the last war works out. It might in the short term.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3mkyiln2rls2j","date_published":"2026-05-04T01:13:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 01:13","date_timestamp":1777857205,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78359279","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/_Jordan\">@<span>_</span>Jordan</a> What if I told you we could have dense walkable neighborhoods and no surveillance</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c/post/3m5ouwzwki22t","date_published":"2025-11-15T19:00:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Ray","url":"https://jimray.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A7ditsi7667pzlxve5kr63u6c%2Fbafkreiguyq4p4z22257mot27rjfouhnputw4zjhm73n7u4by5gfzcp5bsm","_microblog":{"username":"jimray.net"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-15 19:00","date_timestamp":1763233224,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}