![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fwww.patrickrhone.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FIMG_1654.jpeg%3Fresize%3D756%252C1008%26ssl%3D1\")
@KimberlyHirsh It’s everyone posting about things being “kinda chic”.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/96147794","date_published":"2026-08-21T11:01:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-21 11:01","date_timestamp":1787310109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96129459","content_html":"It’d be kinda chic if someone would explain this most recent word meme to me and where it came from because it sure is everywhere and I feel kinda old for not having any idea why.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://patrickrhone.micro.blog/2026/08/20/itd-be-kinda-chic-if.html","date_published":"2026-08-21T02:21:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-21 02:21","date_timestamp":1787278875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96110392","content_html":"@jaheppler FWIW, when it comes to Power tools I’m mostly a Makita guy. I do have a Klein ratchet set and it’s awesome.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/96110392","date_published":"2026-08-20T18:50:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-20 18:50","date_timestamp":1787251844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96109539","content_html":"@jaheppler Was it this?
\nThe whole site is worth a follow, IMHO.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/96109539","date_published":"2026-08-20T18:37:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-20 18:37","date_timestamp":1787251062,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96043007","content_html":"I just signed up to attend Camp Curious and will be proposing a session to lead there. MN area folks should consider coming. It’ll be fun.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://patrickrhone.micro.blog/2026/08/19/i-just-signed-up-to.html","date_published":"2026-08-19T16:38:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-19 16:38","date_timestamp":1787157507,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96006073","content_html":"Building without predicting | Derek Sivers
\n\n\n On a podcast, I briefly mentioned that I’m building my dream house without predicting – by living in a bare cabin in the woods, then adding only what I find I actually need.\n
A fascinating idea. Great experiment if you have a life that supports it.
\nHe highly recommends and is clearly influenced by How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand. It is a great book if you’re interested in architecture. The BBC did a series with Brand based on the book worth a watch too.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17667-2/","date_published":"2026-08-19T00:33:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-19 00:33","date_timestamp":1787099614,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96004120","content_html":"I often wonder if anyone picks up on the many quotes from Almost Famous I sprinkle into most days.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://patrickrhone.micro.blog/2026/08/18/i-often-wonder-if-anyone.html","date_published":"2026-08-18T23:53:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 23:53","date_timestamp":1787097182,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95972176","content_html":"@mjkaul Seems I tuned in at the right time thanks to you. All the drama of loop 87 and onward. Truly impressive event.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95972176","date_published":"2026-08-18T13:22:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 13:22","date_timestamp":1787059369,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95950350","content_html":"Coffee and Kindness.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/576/2026/11dbe699a7-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://patrickrhone.micro.blog/2026/08/17/coffee-and-kindness.html","date_published":"2026-08-18T04:03:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 04:03","date_timestamp":1787025805,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95947536","content_html":"When I get my life back in order in a few weeks here I’d like to see if I can organize a Twin Cities/MN Micro.blog meetup. I’d like to put some IRL faces to the folks here.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://patrickrhone.micro.blog/2026/08/17/when-i-get-my-life.html","date_published":"2026-08-18T02:14:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 02:14","date_timestamp":1787019298,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95947489","content_html":"@mjkaul Never heard of this. It is… Insane? Consider me riveted.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95947489","date_published":"2026-08-18T02:13:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 02:13","date_timestamp":1787019191,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95947443","content_html":"The Retro Dad : The Guy at Wawa
\n\n\n\n “That’s the kind of retiree I want to be.”
\nNot necessarily wealthy, or accomplishing.. anything important every day. Just being happy to be alive.
\nYou know.. get up in the morning.. go somewhere..talk to people. Take a walk.. stop for a coffee.. scratch a couple of lottery tickets.. help somebody if they need it.\n
\n
I needed to read this. You might too.
\n(sent to me by my friend Stephen Best)
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17664-2/","date_published":"2026-08-18T02:08:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 02:08","date_timestamp":1787018894,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95945909","content_html":"@restlesslens Buy (and eat) a half muffuletta for me.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95945909","date_published":"2026-08-18T01:09:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 01:09","date_timestamp":1787015384,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95945849","content_html":"@endonend We leave on the 29th to begin our journey. Taking our time and staying with old friends along the way. Making it memorable.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95945849","date_published":"2026-08-18T01:08:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 01:08","date_timestamp":1787015282,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95943879","content_html":"@endonend Awesome. Congrats!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95943879","date_published":"2026-08-18T00:03:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 00:03","date_timestamp":1787011396,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95934211","content_html":"@monday Nice to see this back. Mine just hit my inbox!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95934211","date_published":"2026-08-17T20:38:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-17 20:38","date_timestamp":1786999087,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95724836","content_html":"@fgtech Same. I think there is a there, there.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95724836","date_published":"2026-08-13T20:53:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 20:53","date_timestamp":1786654425,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95708522","content_html":"On Juggling: patrickrhone.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/on-juggling/","date_published":"2026-08-13T15:37:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 15:37","date_timestamp":1786635441,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95635302","content_html":"Two. Friction is the feature Notice … | Hunter Gatherer 21C
\n\n\n A perfectly frictionless life is subtly deadening, because it leaves you nothing to push against.\n
This series on the benefits of analog is Nicholas Bate at his best.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17653-2/","date_published":"2026-08-12T12:12:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 12:12","date_timestamp":1786536743,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95613468","content_html":"@annie I’m tempted to get my fall/winter clothes out, turn down our home AC to 65, make a pot of hot tea, and pretend. :-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95613468","date_published":"2026-08-12T02:50:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 02:50","date_timestamp":1786503052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95613355","content_html":"@ericmwalk As a runner, I bet you are! Perfect running weather that we only seem to have decreasing amounts of due to climate change.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95613355","date_published":"2026-08-12T02:48:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 02:48","date_timestamp":1786502881,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95613250","content_html":"@kaa I might enjoy summer more if the weather was in the mid-to-high sixties every day and the nightly lows meant needing a light sweater or jacket.
\nMaybe I should get a summer home in northern Canada?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95613250","date_published":"2026-08-12T02:46:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 02:46","date_timestamp":1786502803,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95612713","content_html":"I know it’s weeks away but…
\nI’m ready for flannel shirts and broken-in jeans. I’m ready for Bean Boots and shirt jackets. I’m ready for chunky wool sweaters and corduroy. I’m ready for more pockets and layers. I’m ready for fall.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17650-2/","date_published":"2026-08-12T02:26:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 02:26","date_timestamp":1786501608,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95586917","content_html":"@gregmoore Agreed.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95586917","date_published":"2026-08-11T16:09:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 16:09","date_timestamp":1786464582,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95586907","content_html":"@endonend Indeed!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95586907","date_published":"2026-08-11T16:09:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 16:09","date_timestamp":1786464564,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95584279","content_html":"Our daughter, who turned 18 this year, voted for the first time today. The world will begin slowly changing in the right direction now.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17634-2/","date_published":"2026-08-11T15:09:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 15:09","date_timestamp":1786460984,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95583718","content_html":"I’ve really been enjoying this new YouTube show, One Question with TK. I don’t know many of the guests but the premise is so interesting and the conversation so fascinating it doesn’t matter. Highly recommended.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17631-2/","date_published":"2026-08-11T14:58:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 14:58","date_timestamp":1786460320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95556682","content_html":"Dense Discovery #401: Your call is important to us
\n\n\n Technology has stopped being the thing that connects us to people and became the thing standing in for them.\n
Nailed it.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17617-2/","date_published":"2026-08-11T04:45:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 04:45","date_timestamp":1786423555,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95553767","content_html":"@fgtech Fair.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95553767","date_published":"2026-08-11T03:44:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 03:44","date_timestamp":1786419844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95532854","content_html":"@fgtech Exactly. Like I said, it’s the humans creating these things in the first place that are the problem. They let the genie out of the bottle and instead of, say, destroying the genie and the bottle it came out of and working towards policy to keep bottles like that from ever happening again, they say, “Hey, we need to create a genie to defend against the genie.” It’s ridiculous.
\nThis is the nuclear arms race all over again. We never learn.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95532854","date_published":"2026-08-10T18:14:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 18:14","date_timestamp":1786385678,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95523034","content_html":"Black Hat USA 2026: The ‘Breaking’ News: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident: patrickrhone.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/black-hat-usa-2026-the-breaking-news-the-openai-hugging-face-incident/","date_published":"2026-08-10T15:02:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 15:02","date_timestamp":1786374160,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95489024","content_html":"Finishing Our Routine: patrickrhone.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/finishing-our-routine/","date_published":"2026-08-10T02:40:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 02:40","date_timestamp":1786329605,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95365371","content_html":"A perfect late summer salad: Small cubes of watermelon. Small cubes of cucumber. Crumbled feta. Chopped mint. Toss together in a bowl. Enjoy.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17605-2/","date_published":"2026-08-07T18:07:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 18:07","date_timestamp":1786126053,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95317490","content_html":"@manton Don’t really get how this is all that different than the AI friend thing you linked to a few days ago (the necklace one).
\nAll these things seem to be taking on a similar shape/idea.
\nDon’t quite understand what problem any of these solve.
\nOutside of portability, what is better about this than the phone I already have and Siri AI?
\nWhat happens if/when Apple adds a battery to the HomePod mini? Or a future HomePod Micro?
\nAll of this is to sat I think all of this is stoopid.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95317490","date_published":"2026-08-06T22:00:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-06 22:00","date_timestamp":1786053623,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95291218","content_html":"\n\n\n On Sunday, Beatrix will walk out of the arena at Circus Juventas for the last time, and that thought has me up early this morning. It’s not like I did not know it before, but it’s hitting especially hard.\n
Same.
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Performing circus can teach kids about hard work, dedication, teamwork, performance, etc. Most importantly, it teaches kids how to fail in front of a crowd, get back up, and try it again. “Smile and Style” as they say. The crowd, for their part, will cheer even louder when you get it the next time.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95233577","date_published":"2026-08-05T13:08:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 13:08","date_timestamp":1785935282,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95211351","content_html":"Give me an Irish funeral and an even more Irish wake. I have but nary a drop of Irish in me but I hope those that mourn can make it up in whiskey. I want singing and dancing and music and drinking — drinking enough to remember but not so much as to forget.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17593-2/","date_published":"2026-08-05T03:13:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 03:13","date_timestamp":1785899638,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95211350","content_html":"Glen Hansard funeral concludes with a rousing rendition of Bob Dylan’s ‘Forever Young’ | RTÉ News: patrickrhone.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/glen-hansard-funeral-concludes-with-a-rousing-rendition-of-bob-dylans-forever-young-rte-news/","date_published":"2026-08-05T03:04:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 03:04","date_timestamp":1785899052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95172929","content_html":"@ericmwalk @bnmnetp I guessed correctly! Milly’s Wine Bar is a lot of fun. My wife nailed hers even better (she knew the country of origin based simply on smell alone.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95172929","date_published":"2026-08-04T12:03:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-04 12:03","date_timestamp":1785845029,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95155177","content_html":"@jason Two are actually Rosé 🙂
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95155177","date_published":"2026-08-04T03:35:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-04 03:35","date_timestamp":1785814521,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95153826","content_html":"Taking a test…
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fwww.patrickrhone.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FIMG_4564.jpg%3Fresize%3D756%252C1008%26ssl%3D1\")
Same Shoe, Different Factory: Who Makes Your Running Shoes
\n\n\n Only two major running brands still own their factories. The rest rent from the same pool of contractors. Many do so with no commitment past the current order.\n
Very interesting and informative. It’ll certainly change how I think about running shoes.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/95031010","date_published":"2026-08-01T14:33:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 14:33","date_timestamp":1785594817,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94992496","content_html":"@gregmoore Exactly! This is why we need this.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/94992496","date_published":"2026-07-31T20:24:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 20:24","date_timestamp":1785529458,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94978029","content_html":"@gregmoore It’s all going too fast!
\nPerhaps we should schedule check in call in September to see how we’re both doing.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/94978029","date_published":"2026-07-31T15:27:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 15:27","date_timestamp":1785511666,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94972153","content_html":"@mathyousee Thanks. It was very intentional (and continues to be).
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone/94972153","date_published":"2026-07-31T13:28:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 13:28","date_timestamp":1785504528,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94916416","content_html":"Living a Lifetime: patrickrhone.net
","summary":"When Bethany and I first came together, I was a full time single dad to two children already. They were in their teens and, quite frankly, I was looking forward to to having a life with adult children living on their own and Bethany and I being able to have the “freedom” a child free … Continue read...","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/living-a-lifetime/","date_published":"2026-07-30T14:53:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 14:53","date_timestamp":1785423232,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94854768","content_html":"It’s all going too fast.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.patrickrhone.net/17568-2/","date_published":"2026-07-29T14:13:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 14:13","date_timestamp":1785334417,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94709408","content_html":"Rigger Dad and Circus Kid
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://patrickrhone.micro.blog/2026/07/26/rigger-dad-and-circus-kid.html","date_published":"2026-07-27T00:35:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 00:35","date_timestamp":1785112503,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}