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\nIf anyone asked, I probably would dissuade them, but I could understand why someone would want to start something on Substack. What I don’t understand are those with established paying audiences migrating their platform to Substack. Why? What can they offer that is worth your online independence?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2026/06/02/if-anyone-asked-i-probably.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T02:54:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"02:54","date_timestamp":1780368878,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3mnblsqj6zc2s"]}},{"id":"91368166","content_html":"It may seem difficult to spot those that are a tad too enthusiastic about AI replacing jobs, but the signs are there. For one, they tend to be the type of people that don’t spend the 0.5 seconds it takes to realise that connecting your account reset login to your chatbots is not a good idea.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2026/06/02/it-may-seem-difficult-to.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T02:43:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"02:43","date_timestamp":1780368200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3mnbla3k4q22k"]}},{"id":"91357424","content_html":"@shep That’s a great photo. Do you know what bird that is?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91357424","date_published":"2026-06-01T22:05:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 22:05","date_timestamp":1780351553,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91356745","content_html":"Really enjoyed Ben Thompson’s Daily Update today, about the success of Backrooms and Obsession, and how it compares to the recent Star Wars film. Really drives home the idea that in a world without gatekeepers, success involves coming up with something that’s actually compelling.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91356024","date_published":"2026-06-01T21:35:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 21:35","date_timestamp":1780349756,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91321048","content_html":"@matt_birchler It’s great seeing them doing so well.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91321048","date_published":"2026-06-01T12:18:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 12:18","date_timestamp":1780316323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91320999","content_html":"Done! The backdrops for my Godot game have been made. Finished the desert one last week, and the coast one this evening. I also redid the mountain one, which is a little less interesting than the one I had, but it better matches the others artistically. Now time for the meta elements. 😓
\n\nOof! First day of winter, and winter is definitely making itself known: cold, and wet. ❄️
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91288965","date_published":"2026-05-31T21:56:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 21:56","date_timestamp":1780264591,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91258481","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin Not yet, although I did make an export (and Feedbin included an OPML export on the cancellation email). I will need to do something about the email-to-rss feeds that Feedbin offered, but most other things I’ve imported as is into Inkwell. There are some dead feeds so I need to do some pruning.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91258481","date_published":"2026-05-31T10:40:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 10:40","date_timestamp":1780224015,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91249504","content_html":"Now that I have Inkwell on all my devices, it’s time to close my Feedbin account. It’s been a great 9 years, and Feedbin has been an amazing service. I’m trying something different for the moment, but if it doesn’t work out, I may return. Until then, all the best. And thank you. 🥲
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\n\n\n\nThat also means that Backrooms is an incredibly profitable movie, with an estimated $10 million budget. By comparison, the latest Star Wars disappointment cost $165 million and was considered affordable compared to other entries in the series.
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It may seem like having all the money in the world will grant you the ability to do anything, but I think it’s clear that there’s no way Disney could’ve made a film like Backrooms. Not because they don’t have the resources. Rather, their investors wouldn’t let them. It wouldn’t be too...
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91195783","date_published":"2026-05-30T06:42:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 06:42","date_timestamp":1780123364,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91195762","content_html":"Ah, blessed oak tree. Being the shelter of this fool who decided to go for a walk without a jacket or umbrella.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91178388","date_published":"2026-05-29T22:12:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 22:12","date_timestamp":1780092743,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91177864","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin I’d settle for that, so long as the traffic actually stops. Kings Way and Park St. seems to be the type of intersection where cars just don’t stop for pedestrians crossing. A car failed to give way twice in two weeks while I was crossing it.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91177864","date_published":"2026-05-29T22:03:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 22:03","date_timestamp":1780092217,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91177766","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin Ah, that’s a shame. My first experience with a scramble was in Auckland, and it blew my little university-aged mind.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91177766","date_published":"2026-05-29T22:00:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 22:00","date_timestamp":1780092056,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91177716","content_html":"All the recent liminal horror films that are coming out, like Backrooms and Exit 8, look interesting. Only issue is I generally hate horror, mainly because I can’t deal with things like jump scares. Here’s hoping the producers of these lean into the liminal aspect, and leave the cheap tricks out.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2026/05/30/all-the-recent-liminal-horror.html","date_published":"2026-05-29T21:59:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 21:59","date_timestamp":1780091965,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3mmzjwn54df2d"]}},{"id":"91120985","content_html":"@numericcitizen Looks good.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91120985","date_published":"2026-05-29T03:19:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 03:19","date_timestamp":1780024779,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91119962","content_html":"I had to smile after reading Manuel Moreale post about the Enhanced Games, namely because I had the same thought. I’ll only spend a few words on this, but the idea I had was for the event to be like the Formula One of althletics. Instead of individuals, different teams compete to engineer the best performing...
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91101625","date_published":"2026-05-28T22:01:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 22:01","date_timestamp":1780005669,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91101219","content_html":"@numericcitizen I’d be more afraid that it would steer users away to more profitable apps. “Siri, where is the Inkwell app from Manton Reece?” “You don’t need to worry about that. Here, try these AI tattoo generators. Free (with $50.00 USD /month IAPs).” 😼
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91101219","date_published":"2026-05-28T21:47:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 21:47","date_timestamp":1780004836,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91101106","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin I tried that by searching “Manton” and “Micro.blog” but that didn’t yield anything for me (does the App Store have faceted search? I didn’t bother to check). Although I didn’t try very hard. I abandoned it and just search for Inkwell on Manton’s site and got the link from there.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91101106","date_published":"2026-05-28T21:42:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 21:42","date_timestamp":1780004573,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91100562","content_html":"How does anyone find anything on the iOS App Store? Made several fruitless attempts at finding Inkwell, and ended up just using the link in the help guide. It’s there if you search for “Ink•well”. Just scroll past the unusually large number of AI tattoo generator apps, which is a thing apparently.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91100094","date_published":"2026-05-28T21:12:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 21:12","date_timestamp":1780002732,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91052790","content_html":"@Miraz Indeed. There’s another one that I haven’t got a photo of. They’re placed beside the lift to the shrine, which I think is quite fitting.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91052790","date_published":"2026-05-28T03:15:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 03:15","date_timestamp":1779938144,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91051128","content_html":"Given that this is the last day of free public transport I’ll personally experience, I’d probably won’t be going through Anzac station in the morning for a while. So took a quick detour and saw one of the service pigeons that have been honored with a statue and plaque.
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\n@jason Ohh, nice weather. Not a number in the sky. 😄
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91038299","date_published":"2026-05-27T21:56:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 21:56","date_timestamp":1779918975,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91038150","content_html":"Huh, apparently those crossings are called pedestrian scrambles, which is a great name. And I remember them being everywhere in Auckland’s CBD when I visited during the late 2000s. You know how many there are in Melbourne’s CBD? One. Making up 25% of the total scrambles in the entire metro area.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2026/05/28/huh-apparently-those-crossings-are.html","date_published":"2026-05-27T21:51:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 21:51","date_timestamp":1779918667,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3mmuin3bdsy2w"]}},{"id":"91037441","content_html":"@lmika Maybe during the phase where trams get priority.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91037441","date_published":"2026-05-27T21:43:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 21:43","date_timestamp":1779918212,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91036760","content_html":"We need to introduce those diagonal crossings they have in Auckland, with a phase where only pedestrians get to cross. The intersection of Kings Way and Park St. can really benefit from this.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2026/05/28/we-need-to-introduce-those.html","date_published":"2026-05-27T21:33:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 21:33","date_timestamp":1779917590,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3mmuhvmzchw2v"]}},{"id":"91033343","content_html":"@tkoola I had Dr. Pepper once in my life, during a very brief period of time they were available in Australia. It definitely wasn’t for me. I’ve forgotten the taste, but I remember it being like cough syrup.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/91033343","date_published":"2026-05-27T21:03:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 21:03","date_timestamp":1779915805,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90994434","content_html":"The Verge: Nobody wants to tell me why they only listen to their own Suno slop
\n\n\n\nWhich might explain why nobody wanted to talk to me. The Suno subreddit is a safe place, filled with people doing the same thing. They don’t feel insecure or embarrassed. They have their bubble where people are supportive. And, look, I get it; nobody wants to be called lazy or a narcissist.
\nOf course, there is a third option: They don’t actually like music or care about art, and they don’t care to defend their low-effort relationship with it.
\n\n
I don’t know. I think it’s a little unfair to expect people to like...
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/90968031","date_published":"2026-05-26T20:49:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 20:49","date_timestamp":1779828552,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90966745","content_html":"Hmm, either Steven Pressfield’s blog got hacked, or he’s decided to diversify. 😏
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\nAlso, props for being the first instance of RSS spam I’ve encountered in a long while.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2026/05/26/green-waste-in-the-green.html","date_published":"2026-05-26T10:31:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 10:31","date_timestamp":1779791501,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3mmqs3ogoz42e"]}},{"id":"90925904","content_html":"@finn_matti Oh, that’s pretty cool. Maybe I can convince the rest of the team to move to that.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/90925904","date_published":"2026-05-26T08:19:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 08:19","date_timestamp":1779783541,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90925880","content_html":"@yorrike Ha! So true. 😄
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/lmika/90925880","date_published":"2026-05-26T08:18:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 08:18","date_timestamp":1779783483,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90923954","content_html":"Using YAML is hazardous to your health. Or at least, hazardous to the health of your Kubernetes cluster (which translate to your health if you’re responsible for fixing it).
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2026/05/26/using-yaml-is-hazardous-to.html","date_published":"2026-05-26T07:19:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 07:19","date_timestamp":1779779992,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3mmqhfcargj2b"]}}]}