{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Myles Braithwaite","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/myles","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1383","username":"myles","bio":"✌️Hey I’m Myles! I’m a software engineer living in Toronto 🇨🇦. In my free time I like to 👷🏼build things, 📷 take pictures, 🏚️ go urban exploring, and 🎵 make truly terrible music.","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":43,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/1383.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"99424551","content_html":"  <p>a raccoon I ran into on my walk home</p>   <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F17%2Fracoon%2Fracoon.jpg\" alt=\"A raccoon clings to a tree trunk at night, looking towards the camera with its striped tail hanging above hedges outside a row of houses.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/17/racoon","date_published":"2026-10-18T02:50:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-18 02:50","date_timestamp":1792291807,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99420407","content_html":"  <p>added a new slash page to showing off my <a href=\"https://myles.garden/nail-polishes\">nail polish collection</a>.</p>   ","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/17/nail-polishes","date_published":"2026-10-18T00:16:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-18 00:16","date_timestamp":1792282605,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99424552","content_html":"  <p>got a bouquet of bread today</p>   <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F17%2Fbouquet-of-bread%2Fbouquet-of-bread.jpg\" alt=\"Two golden-brown baguettes from Blackbird Bakery poke out of a brown paper bag, held in one hand over a sunlit pavement.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/17/bouquet-of-bread","date_published":"2026-10-17T16:47:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 16:47","date_timestamp":1792255646,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99408082","content_html":"  <p>watching my way through all the <em>Laika</em> films, starting with <a href=\"https://arcana.myles.garden/films/missing-link\">Missing Link</a>.</p>  <a href=\"https://myles.garden/reelbook/films/missing-link\">  <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmyles.garden%2F_vercel%2Fimage%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fuploads.myles.garden%252Farcana%252Fcovers%252Ffilms%252Fmissing-link.jpg%26w%3D640%26q%3D100%26dpl%3Ddpl_GEGmYNFxB74Mw9nhj86WKMzz1yx4\" alt=\"Poster for Missing Link\" width=\"256\" height=\"1800\" loading=\"lazy\">  </a> ","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/16/missing-link","date_published":"2026-10-17T02:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 02:30","date_timestamp":1792204200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99408083","content_html":"  <p>rewatching every laika film before <a href=\"https://arcana.myles.garden/films/wildwood\">wildwood</a> comes out.</p>   ","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/16/laika","date_published":"2026-10-17T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 00:00","date_timestamp":1792195200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99356381","content_html":"  <p>Andros Fenollosa on <a href=\"https://en.andros.dev/blog/7447ecbb/we-dont-want-decentralized-systems-we-want-small-ones/\">why we want small systems instead of decentralized ones</a> when talking about online communities.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There are no commercial interests and people know each other. It’s like a shoe shop in a small town. The shop can only serve a few customers because there is little space, you know the owner’s name (maybe even his wife’s) and the shelves don’t offer much variety; and yet you know you will be well served and the owner wants you to leave with what is best for you.</p>\n</blockquote>   ","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/16/small-systems","date_published":"2026-10-16T19:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-16 19:30","date_timestamp":1792179000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99307938","content_html":"     <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F15%2Fintro-to-drawing-week-five%2Fcharcoal-draped-fabric-studies.jpg\" alt=\"Charcoal studies of draped fabric on white paper, with a large shaded study in the centre and smaller sketches around it.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/15/intro-to-drawing-week-five","date_published":"2026-10-16T01:19:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-16 01:19","date_timestamp":1792113584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99249937","content_html":"  <p>added two social features to the site tonight</p>\n<ul>\n<li>a <a href=\"https://myles.garden/friends\">/friends</a> page of people I like and admire</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://followspec.org\">FollowSpec</a>, <a href=\"https://aboutspec.org\">AboutSpec</a>, and <a href=\"https://contactspec.org\">ContactSpec</a> from <a href=\"https://socialspec.org\">SocialSpec</a>, so tools can find where to follow, read about, and reach me</li>\n</ul>   ","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/14/friends","date_published":"2026-10-15T03:29:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-15 03:29","date_timestamp":1792034978,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99054510","content_html":"  <p>trillium park after dark</p>   <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F10%2Fnight-time%2Fnight-time-01.jpg\" alt=\"Treetops at night against a dark purple sky. The leaves are lit bright green from below and blurred sideways by wind, while the lower branches fall into black shadow.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div><div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F10%2Fnight-time%2Fnight-time-02.jpg\" alt=\"A paved path curves into darkness at night. Trees on either side are lit green, with a dark conifer silhouetted on the right and a grey, cloudy sky above. The top of a white structure is partly visible behind the centre tree.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div><div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F10%2Fnight-time%2Fnight-time-03.jpg\" alt=\"Spruce trees at night under a grey, hazy sky. One narrow spruce in the centre is lit almost white, glowing against the darker green trees around it.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/10/night-time","date_published":"2026-10-11T02:02:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-11 02:02","date_timestamp":1791684165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99054511","content_html":"  <p>dried artichoke, in india ink</p>   <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F08%2Finto-to-drawing-week-four%2Fartichoke.jpg\" alt=\"A black ink drawing of a dried artichoke on off-white paper. The bud is built from loose, dry-brush strokes, with heavy black outlines on the overlapping bracts at the right and lighter, feathery marks towards the pointed top. A thick, streaky stem runs straight down from the base.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/08/into-to-drawing-week-four","date_published":"2026-10-09T01:15:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 01:15","date_timestamp":1791508500,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98721308","content_html":"  <p>archived <a href=\"https://github.com/myles/awesome-static-generators\">awesome-static-generators</a> today. new generators were turning up faster than I could review them, and a stale list isn’t much use to anyone.</p>\n<p>it’ll be deleted on 1 november 2027, so fork it before then if you want to keep it going. I use <a href=\"https://astro.build/\">Astro</a> these days, if you are looking for a recommendation.</p>   ","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/05/archived-awesome-static-generators","date_published":"2026-10-05T23:45:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 23:45","date_timestamp":1791243900,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98608505","content_html":"     <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F03%2Fsculpture%2Fsculpture.jpg\" alt=\"Cracked white sculpture of a seated figure curled forward, hands covering its face, among weeds beside a wooden retaining wall.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/03/sculpture","date_published":"2026-10-03T16:58:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-03 16:58","date_timestamp":1791046687,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98608506","content_html":"  <p>my drawing from last night’s intro to drawing class at the <a href=\"https://tsa-art.com/\">Toronto School of Art</a>.</p>   <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F10%2F02%2Fintro-to-drawing-week-three%2Fshoe.jpg\" alt=\"Pencil sketch of an ankle boot facing left, with a chunky heel, treaded sole and ankle strap, surrounded by shading tests and scribbles.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/10/02/intro-to-drawing-week-three","date_published":"2026-10-02T16:52:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-02 16:52","date_timestamp":1790959977,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98454316","content_html":"  <p>waiting for <a href=\"https://1rg.space\">1RG</a> community dinner to start.</p>   <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F09%2F30%2Flooking-outside%2Flooking-out.jpg\" alt=\"A dim interior looking out through an open ornate black door and glass entrance onto a street, with a parked grey car and sunlit autumn trees outside.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/09/30/looking-outside","date_published":"2026-10-01T00:35:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 00:35","date_timestamp":1790814919,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98160046","content_html":"   <p>we practised drawing the negative space for week two of intro to drawing at the <a href=\"https://tsa-art.com/\">Toronto School of Art</a>.</p>   <div> <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F09%2F24%2Fintro-to-drawing-week-two%2Fteapot.jpg\" alt='A charcoal drawing pinned to a white wall with clear pushpins. A teapot with a short spout on the left sits against a heavily smudged dark background, its open lid swung up and back on a hinge at the upper right. The teapot and lid are left as pale, streaky paper where the charcoal was lifted or left out. Below the drawing, a small white card reads \"Introduction to Drawing, with Tina Oehmsen-Clark\". Edges of other charcoal drawings show above and to the right.' loading=\"lazy\"> </div>\n<div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F09%2F24%2Fintro-to-drawing-week-two%2Firon.jpg\" alt='A vintage chrome clothes iron with a black handle stands upright on its heel on top of a tan shoebox with a black \"MAG creative footwear\" band. The box sits on a paint-spattered stool in an art studio with worn wooden floorboards. A table draped in purple cloth with an upturned stool on top is behind it, and wooden easels and stools fill the background.' loading=\"lazy\"> </div>\n<div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F09%2F24%2Fintro-to-drawing-week-two%2Firon-drawings.jpg\" alt=\"A charcoal drawing on white paper clipped to a paint-spattered wooden easel. Four studies of the upright iron are arranged in a loose grid, each drawn by shading the dark space around and inside it: blocky outlines with smudged grey sides, a narrow dark slot where the gap in the handle is. Two long horizontal lines run across the upper half of the page.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>\n<div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F09%2F24%2Fintro-to-drawing-week-two%2Fupside-down-stool.jpg\" alt=\"A charcoal drawing on white paper held by a yellow clip and a metal bulldog clip on a paint-spattered wooden easel. Dark charcoal fills a squarish block in the lower two-thirds of the page, leaving the splayed legs and crossbar of an upturned stool as white paper in the shape of an H. Easels, stools, and a purple-draped table are visible in the studio behind.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div>\n<div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F09%2F24%2Fintro-to-drawing-week-two%2Fteapot-earlier.jpg\" alt=\"An earlier state of the teapot drawing, clipped to the easel with a yellow clip and a black clip at the top edge. The teapot's open mouth, spout, and pale body sit against dense, scrubbed dark charcoal, with the open lid above on its hinge at the upper right. The background is rougher and less even than in the finished version.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/09/24/intro-to-drawing-week-two","date_published":"2026-09-25T01:32:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-25 01:32","date_timestamp":1790299938,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98160048","content_html":"   <p>the neighbourhood tabby holding court</p>   <div> <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F09%2F20%2Fpatio-tabby%2Fpatio-tabby.jpg\" alt=\"An orange tabby cat lying stretched out in the sun on a herringbone brick front patio, looking off to the right. Behind it, concrete steps with white wrought-iron railings lead up to a red-brick porch, with leafy plants and a climbing vine along the low wall. A fern sits in the lower left and a white iron fence runs across the foreground.\" loading=\"lazy\"> </div> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/09/20/patio-tabby","date_published":"2026-09-20T19:03:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 19:03","date_timestamp":1789931015,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98160049","content_html":"      <div> <div> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.myles.garden%2Fposts%2F2026%2F09%2F19%2Ffellowship-in-graffiti-alley%2Ffellowship-in-graffiti-alley.jpg\" alt='A painted wall in an alley at night. Along a white-painted strip at the base of the wall, a row of small black silhouettes walks in single file on a thin wavy line: a rider on a horse, a pony, and a line of figures with packs, bows, and an axe, led by a tall figure with a pointed hat and a staff. Handwritten to the right: \"@DEWUCME 26, Fellowship of the Ring\". Above, grey brick with blue, pink, and black graffiti; below, a concrete floor with dry leaves and faded stencilled lanterns.' loading=\"lazy\"> </div> </div>","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/09/19/fellowship-in-graffiti-alley","date_published":"2026-09-20T00:24:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 00:24","date_timestamp":1789863849,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98124436","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://myles.garden\">@myles.garden</a> The Book of Delights by Ross Gay. Harvest and gratitude without the sentimentality.<br>\nwww.rossgay.net/the-book-of-…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lequzxcenrqczsr4gxexhmg4/post/3mvsuruaxyl2l","date_published":"2026-09-18T19:12:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 19:12","date_timestamp":1789758767,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98124437","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://myles.garden\">@myles.garden</a> Total Eclipse by Annie Dillard. Light leaving the world. 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The caveat lands well, the same refusal to editorialise reads very differently when the subject is suffering rather than water towers.</p>   ","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/09/17/deadpan-photography","date_published":"2026-09-18T02:05:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 02:05","date_timestamp":1789697100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97730425","content_html":"   <p>John Clary Davies on <a href=\"https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/colorado-bear-encounters/\">a 3 A.M. bear at his kitchen window</a> and a record year for human-bear conflicts in Colorado. There have been over 7,000 incidents by early September. A dry winter and drought pushing bears toward houses and a whole town trading stories about cubs on the bike path.</p>   ","summary":"","url":"https://myles.garden/2026/09/17/colorado-bear-encounters","date_published":"2026-09-18T01:55:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Myles Braithwaite","url":"https://myles.garden","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1383.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"myles"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 01:55","date_timestamp":1789696500,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97613504","content_html":"   <p><a href=\"https://arnegiacomo.dev/fugleramme/\">Fugleramme</a> is a real-time bird detection system that listens for birds and renders them as hand-cut 1800s-style illustrations on an e-ink display powered by a Raspberry Pi.</p>   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