{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Market Rat","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/marketrat","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1717099","username":"marketrat","bio":"My name is C.M. Lowry. I'm a communications professional and comms theory enthusiast who loiters around the Pike Place Market. 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16:50","date_timestamp":1774803046,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86754112","content_html":"<p>Take it with you: <a href=\"https://marketrat.micro.blog/2026/03/22/take-it-with-you.html\">marketrat.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://marketrat.micro.blog/2026/03/22/take-it-with-you.html","date_published":"2026-03-23T00:12:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Market Rat","url":"https://marketrat.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F03%2F1717099.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"marketrat"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-23 00:12","date_timestamp":1774224764,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86326077","content_html":"<p>The bin book manifesto <img 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