{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Ron Guest","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/ronguest","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"6788","username":"ronguest","bio":"Living near Dallas, Texas with my wife, son, daughter and dog. I’ve founded 3 companies, worked as a corporate Tech Exec, and was a computer science researcher early on. I am always hands on with coding and tech. See my About page for more.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":179,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://micro.blog/ronguest/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"99424645","content_html":"<p>Our fall mantle. We’re more into the friendlies than the scaries. </p><p>Of course you can glimpse the corner of a painting of the four horsemen of the apocalypse… 🤷🏻‍♂️</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2491/2026/6f2b3e58e27f5e48-m.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/17/our-fall-mantle-were-more.html","date_published":"2026-10-17T21:40:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 21:40","date_timestamp":1792273254,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99424644","content_html":"<p>What? Not a Tesla roadster? 😉</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/17/what-not-a-tesla-roadster.html","date_published":"2026-10-17T20:44:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 20:44","date_timestamp":1792269871,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99310108","content_html":"<p>So glad I dumped Withings a couple years ago, could feel this was their direction.</p><p>This is absurd: New Withings Users Must Pay $99/Year for Apple Health Syncing - MacRumors <a href=\"https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/15/withings-plus-apple-health-syncing/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">macrumors.com/2026/10/15/withi</span><span class=\"invisible\">ngs-plus-apple-health-syncing/</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/15/so-glad-i-dumped-withings.html","date_published":"2026-10-16T00:14:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-16 00:14","date_timestamp":1792109645,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98970180","content_html":"<p>When I dumped Things for Apple’s Reminders app I manually organized tasks into a few lists. I found shortly afterwards tagging tasks was more efficient for my workflow but stuck with the manual method not wanting to manually go back and tag (I have ~150). I got brave today and decided to give a prompt to the...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/09/when-i-dumped-things-for.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/09/when-i-dumped-things-for.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T18:25:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 18:25","date_timestamp":1791570335,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98908594","content_html":"<p><strong>Content warning:</strong>I love the fall season, and I hate the fall season</p> <p>Going outside is a blessed event - well it would be if my seasonal allergies weren’t making my eyes so damn itchy!</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/08/content-warningi-love-the-fall.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T22:21:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 22:21","date_timestamp":1791498088,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98846781","content_html":"<p>So LG is apparently partnering (or something) with Apple for HomeKit devices. After their TVs were fingered for snooping it would be hard to trust them.</p><p>Note: LG denies the snooping but the evidence is strong enough to concern me and since there are lots of other chioces of vendors I see no reason to try.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/07/so-lg-is-apparently-partnering.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T00:38:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 00:38","date_timestamp":1791419939,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98726139","content_html":"<p>NGL running my own fogejo instance locally feels so clean and light. 🎈</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/05/ngl-running-my-own-fogejo.html","date_published":"2026-10-05T13:41:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 13:41","date_timestamp":1791207672,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98726138","content_html":"<p>Very frustrated with PlatformIO. One of my IOT devices uses a Atmel ARM Cortex-M0+ and PlatformIO can't upload to it on MacOS 27 since it doesn't have a ARM version of bossac. Could find one, AI was no help, so I had to install Rosetta. Giant waste of time yesterday 🤢</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/05/very-frustrated-with-platformio-one.html","date_published":"2026-10-05T11:58:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 11:58","date_timestamp":1791201503,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98515937","content_html":"<p>It is looking likely I’ll cancel the Kagi subscription I’ve had since early on (a Founder or whatever they call it). Siri seems to be doing a great job for me and costs nothing. Not against Kagi just for me it is no longer cost-justified.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/01/it-is-looking-likely-ill.html","date_published":"2026-10-01T21:29:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 21:29","date_timestamp":1790890189,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98515936","content_html":"<p>So far we’ve gotten 7 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. Feeling thankful to the city employees that keep the drains flowing freely!</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/10/01/so-far-weve-gotten-inches.html","date_published":"2026-10-01T19:24:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 19:24","date_timestamp":1790882655,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98456609","content_html":"<p>At the time I felt a bit wasteful ordering my Hobonichi Techo cover direct from Japan. But so far it still isn’t in stock anywhere in the US and it won an award earlier this month so likely to stay unobtanium. </p><p><a href=\"https://www.1101.com/store/techo/en/2027/pc/detail_cover/oc27_miyakoshi/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">1101.com/store/techo/en/2027/p</span><span class=\"invisible\">c/detail_cover/oc27_miyakoshi/</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/30/at-the-time-i-felt.html","date_published":"2026-10-01T01:22:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 01:22","date_timestamp":1790817772,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97942043","content_html":"<p>Took our son to get his driver’s license first thing this morning. We went to an office that doesn’t allow walk-ins so it a pretty quiet and smooth process with our appointment.</p><p>His first solo outting? Driving to the pizza place to pick up our order. 👍🏻🍕</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/21/took-our-son-to-get.html","date_published":"2026-09-22T00:29:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 00:29","date_timestamp":1790036943,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97786392","content_html":"<p>I had a Pacifico for the first time in years, forgot how much I like it. 🍺</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/18/i-had-a-pacifico-for.html","date_published":"2026-09-18T22:51:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 22:51","date_timestamp":1789771912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97786391","content_html":"<p>I got access to the new Siri yesterday morning and since then I’ve used it on several tasks. One was product research which it did a fine job with (saved me time and effort). Today I used it for help with Bazzite OS which was equally successful. </p><p>It does feel a bit weird having an Apple product do technical...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/18/i-got-access-to-the.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/18/i-got-access-to-the.html","date_published":"2026-09-18T13:07:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 13:07","date_timestamp":1789736862,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97724509","content_html":"<p></p><p>After hanging out in US customs for awhile and wandering around the US my Hobonichi Techo order arrived. I wanted Akiko Miyakoshi’s cover titled “An Airport at Night” so ordered directly from Hobonichi. Really happy with the cover’s design and quality. Hobonichi included a 3-color pen as well as a charm. I’m...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/17/after-hanging-out-in-us.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/17/after-hanging-out-in-us.html","date_published":"2026-09-17T21:42:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 21:42","date_timestamp":1789681354,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97724508","content_html":"<p>Our son gets his driver’s license next week and I want to put a dashcam in the car he’ll use. It seems really hard to figure out which would be best or even good. I had my eye on one from Vantrue but there are complaints aobut it overheating and since we’re in Texas that is a non-starter. On Amazon most have...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/17/our-son-gets-his-drivers.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/17/our-son-gets-his-drivers.html","date_published":"2026-09-17T15:50:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 15:50","date_timestamp":1789660232,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97541228","content_html":"<p>I’ve heard really good things about Prusa’s PP powder-coated Print Sheet from users and employees so I recently included one on an order from Printed Solid. To use it with non-PP filaments they recommend a full sheet print using PETG or PP. Not having any PP I used some PETG. Pictured is the underside of the...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/14/ive-heard-really-good-things.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/14/ive-heard-really-good-things.html","date_published":"2026-09-14T20:32:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-14 20:32","date_timestamp":1789417929,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436119","content_html":"<p>As is so often the case, my wife decided for me by requesting a custom model and print. Pretty simple though so won't take up all my free time.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/12/as-is-so-often-the.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T16:21:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 16:21","date_timestamp":1789230092,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436118","content_html":"<p>Love seeing mainstream companies posting models for 3D printing. This one is Corsair's colorful mini-fan cube.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.printables.com/model/1827219-mini-fan-cube\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">printables.com/model/1827219-m</span><span class=\"invisible\">ini-fan-cube</span></a><br><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/3DPrinting\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/12/love-seeing-mainstream-companies-posting.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T16:18:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 16:18","date_timestamp":1789229922,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436117","content_html":"<p>Facing a terrible dilemma</p><p>Play a video game, create a new 3D design to print, or hop on an HF band for some radio time. </p><p>Not enough free hours in my day!</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/12/facing-a-terrible-dilemma-play.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T13:10:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 13:10","date_timestamp":1789218649,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436116","content_html":"<p>After 54 days without a drop of rain, and against the forecasted odds, we got an inch of rain today. It was delight to listen to, watch and smell! ⛈️</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/11/after-days-without-a-drop.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T00:39:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 00:39","date_timestamp":1789173554,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436115","content_html":"<p>This Hak5 YT video breaking down the findings re: OpenAI, Hugging Face and Artifactory was surprisingly entertaining. Ali did a good job.</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/UIPNcbka7cA?is=4GcfKfOxQfg4uMEF\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">youtu.be/UIPNcbka7cA?is=4GcfKf</span><span class=\"invisible\">OxQfg4uMEF</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/11/this-hak-yt-video-breaking.html","date_published":"2026-09-11T22:43:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-11 22:43","date_timestamp":1789166635,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97381831","content_html":"<p>We got early access to FAFSA (USA college financial aid gatekeeping system) as beta testers. Didn’t notice any bugs and we could submit early (normally can’t submit until October 1st). This might mean we hear about financial aid/scholarship offers a bit sooner but I’m not too sure about that. I don’t know...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/10/we-got-early-access-to.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/10/we-got-early-access-to.html","date_published":"2026-09-11T01:11:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-11 01:11","date_timestamp":1789089087,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97252060","content_html":"<p>Based on previous devices I had no interest in a foldable phone. However Apple’s Duo peaked my interest. Not that I’ll buy one. It is out of my price range and I have several usability concerns based on the video. Nevertheless hats off to the designers and I hope it is successful.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/09/based-on-previous-devices-i.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T20:06:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 20:06","date_timestamp":1788984387,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97252059","content_html":"<p>For shizz and grins, because I started college planning for our son long ago, I decided to throw qualifications and selection criteria at ChatGPT to see if it came up with anything new in terms of options and college ranking. 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