Dill Pickle: salt og syrlig. From our friend Paco. +10 would recommend. \n
\n![\"[Photo]\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimages.nwalsh.com%2Fimages%2Fndw%2F2026%2F04%2F29%2F500%2FIMG_20260429_110323.jpg\")
XProc Gradle plugin. Announcing a new Gradle plugin for XProc that supports both XML Calabash and MorganaXProc-III. https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/05/04-gradle
XML Resolver version 6.0.23. Closing in on 6.1, this release exercises the new build infrastructure, mitigates a couple of Microsoft CVEs in the C# resolver, and adds support for “new” HTTP status codes in the Java resolver. https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/05/04-xmlresolver
Dill Pickle: salt og syrlig. From our friend Paco. +10 would recommend. \n
\nBetter CALS in DocBook. The DocBook xslTNG Stylesheets version 2.8.0 have better (and faster) CALS table processing. https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/04/27-docbook-cals
xml-dev list archives restored! Another shout out to Michael Coletta, this time for getting the xml-dev archives back online! https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/04/15-xml-dev-archives
DocBook list archives restored! I’m pleased to report that the archives of the DocBook mailing lists at OASIS have been restored. https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/04/13-docbook-archives
Flamecraft: so.nwalsh.com
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","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/04/08/171305","date_published":"2026-04-08T17:13:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 17:13","date_timestamp":1775668385,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87708374","content_html":"A wild haggis: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/04/06/164455","date_published":"2026-04-06T16:44:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 16:44","date_timestamp":1775493895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87708373","content_html":"XProc 3.1 schemas. Updated XProc schemas. https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/04/06-xproc
One for the road: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/31/124908","date_published":"2026-03-31T12:49:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 12:49","date_timestamp":1774961348,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87322155","content_html":"Sunsetting the XSLT 1.0 DocBook Stylesheets. Occasionally, I observe issues opened on the XSLT 1.0 stylesheets. That makes me uncomfortable, because I don’t think anyone is ever going to fix them. https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/31-xslt10
Not my king: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/28/152607","date_published":"2026-03-28T15:26:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 15:26","date_timestamp":1774711567,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87092935","content_html":"Migrating issues from GitHub to Codeberg. In the course of porting a project from (several) GitHub repositories to a (single) Codeberg repository, I found that I wanted to be able to migrate the issues. So I wrote a script to do that. https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/27-migrating-issues
Jinglin’ Geordie: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/24/173736","date_published":"2026-03-24T17:37:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-24 17:37","date_timestamp":1774373856,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86883579","content_html":"The Malt Shovel, where the previously posted pint was photographed. \n
\n![\"[Photo]\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimages.nwalsh.com%2Fimages%2Fndw%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2F500%2FIMG_20260324_145554.jpg\")
Belhaven Best: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/24/150833","date_published":"2026-03-24T15:08:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-24 15:08","date_timestamp":1774364913,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86810267","content_html":"DocBook 5.2.1. I’ve updated the website, the content distribution site, the Maven packages, the documentation, and published the releases. https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/23-docbook-5-2-1
Bruichladdich: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/22/183008","date_published":"2026-03-22T18:30:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-22 18:30","date_timestamp":1774204208,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86714333","content_html":"Bowmore: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/22/082801","date_published":"2026-03-22T08:28:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-22 08:28","date_timestamp":1774168081,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86659955","content_html":"Arrrrrrrdbeg! so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/21/083604","date_published":"2026-03-21T08:36:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-21 08:36","date_timestamp":1774082164,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86637691","content_html":"Lagavulin: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/20/172334","date_published":"2026-03-20T17:23:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 17:23","date_timestamp":1774027414,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86571175","content_html":"Ardbeg: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/19/205727","date_published":"2026-03-19T20:57:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-19 20:57","date_timestamp":1773953847,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86571174","content_html":"Islay sunset: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/19/205200","date_published":"2026-03-19T20:52:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-19 20:52","date_timestamp":1773953520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86571173","content_html":"Big Strand: so.nwalsh.com
","summary":"","url":"https://so.nwalsh.com/2026/03/19/205103","date_published":"2026-03-19T20:51:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-19 20:51","date_timestamp":1773953463,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79313918","content_html":"@jack Cool. I decided to publish on my own infrastructure so I don’t actually use micro.blog very much, but I continue to support it because I think Manton is doing something useful and important.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/79313918","date_published":"2025-12-04T13:39:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-04 13:39","date_timestamp":1764855593,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12831728","content_html":"@ndw Also, man do I miss Central Market.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/12831728","date_published":"2022-05-06T10:00:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-06 10:00","date_timestamp":1651831254,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12831727","content_html":"@pratik Never go into a grocery store hungry. Never go into a grocery store without a written list.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/12831727","date_published":"2022-05-06T10:00:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-06 10:00","date_timestamp":1651831223,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12007981","content_html":"@jean I was a horrible student in typing class, with consistently low marks. I made (probably still make) lots of mistakes and in typing class those count against you. With a computer, who even cares? Definitely a skill worth mastering if you’re going to use computers for a living.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/12007981","date_published":"2021-10-02T06:57:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-10-02 06:57","date_timestamp":1633157861,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11896570","content_html":"@manton Yer makin’ me homesick, man. Grab a Taco Deli for me!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/11896570","date_published":"2021-09-03T16:29:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-09-03 16:29","date_timestamp":1630686584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11896169","content_html":"@pimoore There’s an old joke that every system will become more complicated until it reaches the point where it can send email.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/11896169","date_published":"2021-09-03T14:14:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-09-03 14:14","date_timestamp":1630678488,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11601259","content_html":"@manton I’ve moved to the UK now, but I gather the winter weather was especially brutal this year.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/11601259","date_published":"2021-06-20T18:40:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-20 18:40","date_timestamp":1624214437,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10458067","content_html":"@manton Looking good. Allow me to recommend a Stork Club. drinks.nwalsh.com/drinks/st…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/10458067","date_published":"2020-10-23T13:44:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-10-23 13:44","date_timestamp":1603460681,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10299090","content_html":"@aaronpk I collect cables with the same ends and store them coiled up in zip top bags in a drawer. If the connections aren’t obvious, I label the bags. It has saved me about a zillion frustrating hours digging through a tangled ball of cables since I started.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/10299090","date_published":"2020-09-22T16:22:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-09-22 16:22","date_timestamp":1600791778,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10213985","content_html":"@adamprocter I did that rewatching Red Dwarf a while back. Woke up, turned off the TV, went to bed. Next time I checked, I’d watched them all. Every episode of every season.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/10213985","date_published":"2020-09-05T08:17:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-09-05 08:17","date_timestamp":1599293857,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10126226","content_html":"@Miraz I’d have bet money that was spelled “xyphoid.” It’s also the name for the little bone at the bottom of the sternum. So named for it’s shape, surely.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/9160772","date_published":"2020-04-02T12:21:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-04-02 12:21","date_timestamp":1585830074,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9014885","content_html":"@aaronpk I found some decent French dry vermouth the last trip out, but no Campari. Will check again on the next foray out into contagion.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ndw/8929543","date_published":"2020-03-20T16:13:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Norm Tovey-Walsh","url":"https://nwalsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F3e18563616902964e16d96a0a43d22c3%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ndw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-03-20 16:13","date_timestamp":1584720839,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"8853003","content_html":"@aaronpk I enjoyed your youtube broadcast about video conferencing from home. Might have to up my game with some new gear.
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