{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Tyler Hellard","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/poploser","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"5072","username":"poploser","bio":"I’m a writer living in Calgary. I like making mixtapes, watching baseball and playing old video games. I have three kids and one wife. I wrote a novel. My next one is taking longer than expected.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":41,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/08/5072.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"92284679","content_html":"<p>“Our company has built an amazing dumb phone. It does almost nothing that other phones can do but still costs $1,000 because you can’t put a price on not going insane.”</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/06/16/our-company-has-built-an.html","date_published":"2026-06-16T12:41:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 12:41","date_timestamp":1781613678,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116759834406637132"]}},{"id":"91971480","content_html":"<p>Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 6 / Dumb and strange in the Fediverse of madness. <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/beat-all-the-scattered-1920-el-lissitzky.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A 1920 constructivist painting by El Lissitzky\"> : <a href=\"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/06/11/pop-loser-vol-no-dumb.html\">tylerhellard.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/06/11/pop-loser-vol-no-dumb.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T13:36:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 13:36","date_timestamp":1781185003,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91858147","content_html":"<p>📸 Beaver canoe (and other photos).</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/r0013993-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/r0013965-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"553\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/r0013969-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/r0013990-m.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/06/09/beaver-canoe-and-other-photos.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T20:37:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 20:37","date_timestamp":1781037420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91857995","content_html":"<p>📸 Boards of Canada (and other photos).</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/r0013987-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/r0013959-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/r0013951-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/06/09/boards-of-canada-and-other.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T20:35:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 20:35","date_timestamp":1781037332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116722063169107936"]}},{"id":"91831710","content_html":"<p>I have botched the great Fediverse migration completely, but we’ll call it an excuse for a “fresh start.” All followers deleted. On the plus side, there were only like 8 of you. Checking this off the to-do list and moving on. 😭</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/06/09/i-have-botched-the-great.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T14:04:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 14:04","date_timestamp":1781013876,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116720530789427330"]}},{"id":"91778895","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/poploser@mstdn.ca\" class=\"u-url mention\">@poploser</a></span> I fucked it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/poploser/91778895","date_published":"2026-06-08T19:43:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 19:43","date_timestamp":1780947823,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91777113","content_html":"<p>Attempting to consolidate my Mastodon/Fedi stuff under <a href=\"https://micro.blog/poploser@tylerhellard.com\">@poploser@tylerhellard.com</a>. Might have lost some of you (though if I did you wouldn’t see this, so who am I even talking to?). I guess lemme know if this got to you on Mastodon.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/06/08/attempting-to-consolidate-my-mastodonfedi.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T19:11:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 19:11","date_timestamp":1780945901,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116716070754956612"]}},{"id":"91559649","content_html":"<p>😐 <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/meta-smart-glasses-face-recognition-nametag-connections/\">www.wired.com/story/met…</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/06/04/225638.html","date_published":"2026-06-05T04:56:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 04:56","date_timestamp":1780635398,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116695722292835157","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mnjdyotlcy2t"]}},{"id":"91085220","content_html":"<p>Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 5 / Don't yuk-yuk my yum. <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/7991538-0.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Magnetawan No. 2, a painting by Gordon Rayner\"> : <a href=\"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/28/pop-loser-vol-no-dont.html\">tylerhellard.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/28/pop-loser-vol-no-dont.html","date_published":"2026-05-28T15:48:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 15:48","date_timestamp":1779983285,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90715406","content_html":"<p>Every year on domain renewal day I wish I could go back 25 years and talk to younger me about his online identity choices.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/22/every-year-on-domain-renewal.html","date_published":"2026-05-22T16:07:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 16:07","date_timestamp":1779466035,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116619087200219337","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mmhcwzptzf2p"]}},{"id":"90371136","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/help\">@help</a> N/M. I gave the post an edit and update and that seems to have dislodged it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/poploser/90371136","date_published":"2026-05-17T20:10:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-17 20:10","date_timestamp":1779048654,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90366403","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/help\">@help</a> I had a post that was working fine yesterday, but has disappeared unless you go directly to the post URL where it says “The page you requested is still being published. I should be available soon.”</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/poploser/90366403","date_published":"2026-05-17T18:51:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-17 18:51","date_timestamp":1779043918,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90296604","content_html":"<p>Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 4 / The Once &amp; Future Cling, a mixtape: <a href=\"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/16/pop-loser-vol-no-the.html\">tylerhellard.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/16/pop-loser-vol-no-the.html","date_published":"2026-05-16T14:28:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 14:28","date_timestamp":1778941721,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90172845","content_html":"<p>Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 3 / A touch of indiegestion: <a href=\"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/14/pop-loser-vol-no-a.html\">tylerhellard.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/14/pop-loser-vol-no-a.html","date_published":"2026-05-14T17:55:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 17:55","date_timestamp":1778781302,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89671785","content_html":"<p>Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 2 - The Pennington Pop Explosion, a mixtape: <a href=\"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/05/pop-loser-vol-no-the.html\">tylerhellard.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/05/pop-loser-vol-no-the.html","date_published":"2026-05-05T21:59:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-05 21:59","date_timestamp":1778018348,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89448161","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781529448931/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>📚 <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781529448931\">Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism</a> by Stewart Reynolds</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/05/02/lessons-from-cats-for-surviving.html","date_published":"2026-05-02T12:46:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 12:46","date_timestamp":1777725981,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89274619","content_html":"<p>Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 1 / No good read goes unpublished <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/11968552.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"tkARTINFO\"> : <a href=\"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/29/pop-loser-vol-no.html\">tylerhellard.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/29/pop-loser-vol-no.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T21:37:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 21:37","date_timestamp":1777498654,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116490159159989533","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mko2rhdp2q23"]}},{"id":"89273099","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mgeist.bsky.social\">@mgeist.bsky.social</a> 3 whole months? Maybe consider what this looks like in five years or ten when we’re talking about the kids aging into these platforms instead of the kids who are already hooked on them.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mknmkkdnos2y","date_published":"2026-04-29T17:25:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 17:25","date_timestamp":1777483506,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89256545","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781778430572/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>📚 <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781778430572\">McCurdle’s Arm</a> by Andrew Forbes</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/29/mccurdles-arm-by-andrew-forbes.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T17:16:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 17:16","date_timestamp":1777483009,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89114127","content_html":"<p>Thanks to FOLD for having me and letting me call politicians names. Full panel is here: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhBQrp6rnjM\">www.youtube.com/watch</a></p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" playsinline=\"playsinline\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1632\" height=\"922\" poster=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/74448/2026/frames/1735916-0-7d01ae.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.mov/74448/2026/merry/playlist.m3u8\"></video></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/27/thanks-to-fold-for-having.html","date_published":"2026-04-27T17:29:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 17:29","date_timestamp":1777310952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116477852147198957","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mkiluvzvf52d"]}},{"id":"88899268","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FlNam8wi4bhzZ6U4wRb2T1nGsSix.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>🍿 <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1198994\">Send Help</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/23/send-help.html","date_published":"2026-04-24T03:01:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 03:01","date_timestamp":1776999676,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88892584","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Fz0tTXhUzG9mwKVliv74LBe7gGdy.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>🍿 <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/74692\">Rare Birds</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/23/rare-birds.html","date_published":"2026-04-24T00:17:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 00:17","date_timestamp":1776989875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116456808956338846"]}},{"id":"88891942","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FnxWqqcw1mh8PxmnA1VC5JDGvSFh.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>🍿 <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/115464\">Whale Music</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/23/whale-music.html","date_published":"2026-04-24T00:04:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 00:04","date_timestamp":1776989061,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116456755470287463"]}},{"id":"88857848","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781482613001/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>📚 <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781482613001\">The City of Smoke and Mirrors An Armadillo Mystery</a> by Nick C. 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And, you know, a little bit fascist. Public libraries are one of the very best things we made as a society and should be protected and supported. Push back: <a href=\"https://www.caplibraries.ca/\">www.caplibraries.ca</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/20/bill-is-trash-and-you.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T12:55:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 12:55","date_timestamp":1776689712,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mstdn.ca/@poploser/116437141329803731","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mjwjdoi4cn2s"]}},{"id":"88492106","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FyihdXomYb5kTeSivtFndMy5iDmf.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>🍿 <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/687163\">Project Hail Mary</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/17/project-hail-mary.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T02:37:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 02:37","date_timestamp":1776479853,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88114283","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://chestercat.bsky.social\">@chestercat.bsky.social</a> Thank you.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mjcxstggoc22","date_published":"2026-04-12T18:22:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 18:22","date_timestamp":1776018127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88022823","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Fe0FqKFvGPdQNWG8tF9cZBtev9Em.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>🍿 <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/162\">Edward Scissorhands</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://tylerhellard.com/2026/04/10/edward-scissorhands.html","date_published":"2026-04-11T02:08:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-11 02:08","date_timestamp":1775873290,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84463568","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://lukeprokop.bsky.social\">@lukeprokop.bsky.social</a> I can probably help with that. DM me.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mezlnoiclc2w","date_published":"2026-02-17T03:09:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-17 03:09","date_timestamp":1771297785,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83788230","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social\">@rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social</a> I’m glad you enjoyed it.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3me7np37eh22l","date_published":"2026-02-06T19:37:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-06 19:37","date_timestamp":1770406626,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83421379","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social\">@rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social</a> 😬</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mdoej6b6lk2n","date_published":"2026-01-30T22:37:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-30 22:37","date_timestamp":1769812649,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82730397","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://lorihahnel.bsky.social\">@lorihahnel.bsky.social</a> Thank you! It’s crazy.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3md4utluggs2r","date_published":"2026-01-23T23:41:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-23 23:41","date_timestamp":1769211703,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82661076","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://pgcbooks.bsky.social\">@pgcbooks.bsky.social</a> Thank you!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnznofkpxhojzkwjp44s4vkd/post/3mczo2hchfc24","date_published":"2026-01-22T17:02:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-22 17:02","date_timestamp":1769101338,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82575301","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/help\">@help</a> Looks fixed now. Thanks!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/poploser/82575301","date_published":"2026-01-21T23:13:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Tyler Hellard","url":"http://tylerhellard.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F5072.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poploser"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-21 23:13","date_timestamp":1769037238,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82563910","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/help\">@help</a> There is an issue with posts reappearing in the timeline. 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