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@andyflisher funny
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Going to make some lemonade out of this situation . Next month you're gonna get nine or ten episodes of Upgrade, I'm not kidding. Stay tuned for details but it's going to be amazing.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116616572432543468","date_published":"2026-05-22T05:27:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 05:27","date_timestamp":1779427679,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90685307","content_html":"@jsnell assumed it was something like that: or that you and Myke had been very productive!
\n\n
current status š
So here's what happened: There was a @relay server migration and in the move one variable changed, which changed the \"unique ID\" string on a source RSS feed, which made every episode seem like it was new.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Mastodon makes it easy to do batch posts but not batch deletes š¬
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","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116615472458001343","date_published":"2026-05-22T00:48:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 00:48","date_timestamp":1779410895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90669274","content_html":"Just posted on Six Colors: Apple takes soccer immersive with Real Madrid
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/apple-takes-soccer-immersive-with-real-madrid/
","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116614929629656382","date_published":"2026-05-21T22:30:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 22:30","date_timestamp":1779402612,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90665112","content_html":"Just posted on Six Colors: BBEdit 16 offers speed boosts and Shortcuts and Emoji upgrades
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/bbedit-16-offers-speed-boosts-and-shortcuts-and-emoji-upgrades/
","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116614654345638164","date_published":"2026-05-21T21:20:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 21:20","date_timestamp":1779398412,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90641358","content_html":"@jamesthomson we call this the Monty phase
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116613325323456141","date_published":"2026-05-21T15:42:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 15:42","date_timestamp":1779378132,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90596235","content_html":"@paulc Stay tuned, later this year I hope to have some more for you about the whole āSteve got kicked out of Appleā genreā¦
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116609334525386519","date_published":"2026-05-20T22:47:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 22:47","date_timestamp":1779317238,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90595346","content_html":"Just posted on Six Colors: Review: āSteve Jobs in Exileā recounts Apple founderās tough mid-career lessons
","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116609268087357177","date_published":"2026-05-20T22:30:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 22:30","date_timestamp":1779316224,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90592190","content_html":"@pauls @BenRiceM or literally the Kagi extension
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116609054658094017","date_published":"2026-05-20T21:36:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 21:36","date_timestamp":1779312967,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90592129","content_html":"@Chancerubbage @ryanwells yes, The New York Times and Kagi are both \"websites\" and this is a very good comparison that makes sense
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116609052292926264","date_published":"2026-05-20T21:35:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 21:35","date_timestamp":1779312931,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90592063","content_html":"@Jackson @BenRiceM haven't seen this one in 12 months.
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116609049534100072","date_published":"2026-05-20T21:34:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 21:34","date_timestamp":1779312889,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90591887","content_html":"@halfpress @BenRiceM that's why I use DDG and not google (which I still use occasionally via the !g addition in kagi)
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116609037736842121","date_published":"2026-05-20T21:31:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 21:31","date_timestamp":1779312709,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90591755","content_html":"I donāt have a personal Steven Colbert story other than that time in 2001 when he wrote to my friend about a piece he wrote for our blog where he, um, negatively reviewed a Steve Carell performance in a bad sitcom.
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Getting this a lot. There's a browser extension that redirects all queries to a different search engine (I chose DDG) to Kagi. Works fine. I set it and forgot it.
https://mastodon.social/@BenRiceM/116607591385647735
","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116608733533606241","date_published":"2026-05-20T20:14:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 20:14","date_timestamp":1779308067,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90566992","content_html":"I switched to Kagi last year and it's pretty great.
https://mastodon.social/@ryanwells/116604489056848965
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https://cosocial.ca/@shayman/116603946052183420
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","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116604216292178827","date_published":"2026-05-20T01:05:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 01:05","date_timestamp":1779239140,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90445952","content_html":"New Upgrade: Stephen Hackett joins Jason to talk old Macs, binned chips, and Apple AI. Then Jason discusses the darkest part of Steve Jobs's career with the author of \"Steve Jobs In Exile\", Geoffrey Cain.
https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/616
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","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116596407181294438","date_published":"2026-05-18T15:59:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 15:59","date_timestamp":1779119982,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90296847","content_html":"@tuckerjj @dmoren I get it, but Ed would probably acknowledge that the world ended up being good, he just missed his own personal accomplishment.
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116584762054770878","date_published":"2026-05-16T14:38:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 14:38","date_timestamp":1778942292,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90271616","content_html":"@stuart Haven't and can't really imagine we would
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116582011589149803","date_published":"2026-05-16T02:58:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 02:58","date_timestamp":1778900323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90271573","content_html":"@peternlewis Not sure how you got that read, but absolutely not. They are committed to allowing non-Notarized apps forever. But they have made it hard to run non-Notarized apps so that it's harder to socially engineer the launch of malware.
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116582007314371303","date_published":"2026-05-16T02:57:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 02:57","date_timestamp":1778900258,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90196632","content_html":"@lapcatsoftware I think you are reading \"make it harder for users\" instead of \"make it harder (for users) to install malware\" - if malware gets placed in a higher-security bin, it is fundamentally harder for users to install malware.
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116575888437743939","date_published":"2026-05-15T01:01:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-15 01:01","date_timestamp":1778806891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90192682","content_html":"@lapcatsoftware When Apple added notarization, one feature of the scanning process was to detect known malware and refuse to notarize those apps. Since (some?) malware would fail notarization, those authors would need to have users jump through increasingly complex hoops to launch those apps.
I'm sorry it doesn't sound right. I think that may be because of your unique perspective and knowledge of the details, but I was trying to boil it down to a sentence.
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116575567733076004","date_published":"2026-05-14T23:39:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 23:39","date_timestamp":1778801997,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90192396","content_html":"@lapcatsoftware regarding your second point: you're right, it's only a mandatory sync change for users who actually sync. If you don't sync your keys they won't change syncing methods, because there are no syncing methods. I have made a wording change there to make it less prone to misinterpretation.
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116575520095998619","date_published":"2026-05-14T23:27:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 23:27","date_timestamp":1778801270,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90192271","content_html":"@lapcatsoftware I am trying to understand the point you're making, but I am failing. Apple has always connected the two because Gatekeeper is what enforces the policy on first launch.
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@lapcatsoftware Gatekeeper is what the system uses to prevent launches of non-notarized apps.
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https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/apple-escalates-macos-defenses-while-honoring-its-open-nature/
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https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/116573950546623933
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https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/indigo-unifies-the-mastodon-and-bluesky-timelines/
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https://www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/282/
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As an aside: Most video podcasts are also mostly just audio experiences. Very few people are focusing on talking heads. So even then the audio experience matters and you shouldn't over-focus on video. That's my take.
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We're basically throwing money away to exist on YouTube. I don't think it makes sense financially, but I want to try it. To rip up our production process on top of that? Seems like a mistake.
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116565336670051145","date_published":"2026-05-13T04:18:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 04:18","date_timestamp":1778645884,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90059258","content_html":"@acidfast Appreciate the feedback. The audio podcast is our priority because probably 95% of our audience is on audio. It would be the entirely wrong decision to prioritize video. If you were creating a video-first podcast, things would be different. But at 95% audio, it doesn't even make sense to consider changing the production workflow at all. And \"leveraging video\" would be disrespectful to our loyal audio audience.
(Also FWIW our video podcast looks identical to many HUGE podcasts.)
","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/users/jsnell/statuses/116565330151652908","date_published":"2026-05-13T04:16:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 04:16","date_timestamp":1778645784,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90044518","content_html":"@BenRiceM @Aaronvegh @soapboxsoftware the problem is all the other things I have to type before I can write about this
also I need to take screenshots
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https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/615
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They Probably Are Giants
Death Uber XL for Cutie
U2.1
The 1976
Crowded Duplex
Exodus
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aorbdsa5m6q5pw6japzuatds/post/3mllq6np7wc2w
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","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116556777377208943","date_published":"2026-05-11T16:01:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 16:01","date_timestamp":1778515279,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89889971","content_html":"Great to work with! Did our six colors columnist art and the TPK dragonforge art.
https://mastodon.art/@shaferbrown/116454596910348596
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","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116525196908824767","date_published":"2026-05-06T02:10:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 02:10","date_timestamp":1778033400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89576506","content_html":"Now live on Upgrade:
","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116517159806461165","date_published":"2026-05-04T16:06:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 16:06","date_timestamp":1777910763,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89398940","content_html":"Just posted on Six Colors: Apple in the Enterprise: The complete 2026 commentary
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/apple-in-the-enterprise-the-complete-2026-commentary/
","summary":"","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/116500534545102487","date_published":"2026-05-01T17:38:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jason Snell","url":"https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.phpc.social%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F003%2F291%2Foriginal%2F8486354f78eafed8.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jsnell@zeppelin.flights"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 17:38","date_timestamp":1777657082,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89398763","content_html":"Just posted on Six Colors: Apple in the Enterprise: A 2026 report card
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/apple-in-the-enterprise-a-2026-report-card/
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