{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Samir Parikh","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/samirparikh@mastodon.social","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1885715","username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social","bio":"I am a New England-based dad and technology, photography and sports enthusiast.  Rooting for Ohio State, the Bengals, Celtics, McLaren F1 and, of course, my kids' sports teams.  Sideline photographer.  Tinkering with programming and Linux administration.\n\nTrying to learn #fsharp so be prepared for many beginner type posts!\n\n\"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge\"       - Charles Darwin, in \"The Descent of Man\", 1871","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":0,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"87786127","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@kev\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>kev</span></a></span> I used to think the same thing until I saw this post the other day:</p><p><a href=\"https://merveilles.town/@neauoire/116353332673237952\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">merveilles.town/@neauoire/1163</span><span class=\"invisible\">53332673237952</span></a></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116364885423891274","date_published":"2026-04-07T18:40:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 18:40","date_timestamp":1775587240,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87500165","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@ethanschoonover\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>ethanschoonover</span></a></span> that is very cool!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116337669568824757","date_published":"2026-04-02T23:19:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 23:19","date_timestamp":1775171959,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87294078","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@taylorlorenz\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>taylorlorenz</span></a></span> is the scope of this just Mastodon or could it also include things like PixelFed, WriteAs and PeerTube? Just a thought.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116321254931376663","date_published":"2026-03-31T01:44:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 01:44","date_timestamp":1774921492,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87030669","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>b0rk</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://misskey.de/@divVerent\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>divVerent</span></a></span> Not sure what you're asking but might it be like the mixing paint example in the video I linked to?</p><p>In that example, Alice and Bob share a common paint color to which they mix their secret color.  They share that combination with each other, add their secret color again to arrive at a shared secret key.  Horrible explanation on my part which the video does a much better job at.</p><p>But I probably am completely misunderstanding your question in which case ignore this!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116297421252178689","date_published":"2026-03-26T20:43:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 20:43","date_timestamp":1774557819,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87028466","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>b0rk</span></a></span> Great explanation.  For anyone who may still not understand this or prefer a video, I highly recommend watching this one:</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/YEBfamv-_do?si=rEEW5MdYTOrbzhBU&amp;t=138\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">youtu.be/YEBfamv-_do?si=rEEW5M</span><span class=\"invisible\">dYTOrbzhBU&amp;t=138</span></a></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116297260820129116","date_published":"2026-03-26T20:02:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 20:02","date_timestamp":1774555371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87003051","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>thomasfuchs</span></a></span> </p><p>Their logo<br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116295404094188574\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.social/@samirparikh/1</span><span class=\"invisible\">16295404094188574</span></a></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116295876281130727","date_published":"2026-03-26T14:10:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 14:10","date_timestamp":1774534245,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86895612","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@bradlinder\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>bradlinder</span></a></span> I got the Onn 4K Pro late last year for that price to use with Jellyfin.  Highly recommend it</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116286841253535267","date_published":"2026-03-24T23:53:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-24 23:53","date_timestamp":1774396381,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86616472","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@cks\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>cks</span></a></span> I wish I could fill this survey out!</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F262%2F450%2F190%2F936%2F299%2Foriginal%2Fcdf3b2293fcead8d.png\" alt=\"Screenshot from Transport Canada survey about \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116262455688559117","date_published":"2026-03-20T16:31:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 16:31","date_timestamp":1774024287,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86315318","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@kev\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>kev</span></a></span> I've really enjoyed reading your blog for some time now.  My only comment is that I was mistaking the \"L\" in the abbreviation for \"pounds\" for the number one which, in my reading, was slightly exaggerating your weight!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116239414840057169","date_published":"2026-03-16T14:51:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 14:51","date_timestamp":1773672711,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85850136","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@devleader\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>devleader</span></a></span> I would put the \"C# Player's Guide\" at the top of your list.  It's great for new or junior developers.  Not only does it do a great job of introducing you to the language, but it also covers a lot about fundamental programming techniques by introducing simple concepts first and then building upon them.  I really can't recommend this book for C# enough</p><p><a href=\"https://csharpplayersguide.com/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">csharpplayersguide.com/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/samirparikh/statuses/116200800148967722","date_published":"2026-03-09T19:11:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-09 19:11","date_timestamp":1773083498,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85850142","content_html":"<p>Overall, I thought today's <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/AustralianGP\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>AustralianGP</span></a>  was a pretty good race.  Wish there wouldn't have been so many DNFs but was impressive to see Linblad and Bortoleto finish in the points and Ferrari being competitive.  Wonder what would have happened if they had pitted during the first VSC.</p><p>I think we have to give...</p> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116196475020023283\">mastodon.social</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116196475020023283","date_published":"2026-03-09T00:51:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-09 00:51","date_timestamp":1773017502,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85850141","content_html":"<p>I'm learning about currying and partial application in <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/fsharp\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>fsharp</span></a> functions</p><p><a href=\"https://blog.samirparikh.com/2026/03/functions-in-f.html\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">blog.samirparikh.com/2026/03/f</span><span class=\"invisible\">unctions-in-f.html</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116195908929355160","date_published":"2026-03-08T22:27:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-08 22:27","date_timestamp":1773008864,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85850140","content_html":"<p>A couple of thoughts as we head into the first round of the Formula 1 2026 Championship:<br>- Impressive showing by Mercedes, locking out the front row<br>- Equally impressive result by Isack Hadjar, who spun out during last year's formation lap and DNS<br>- Arvid Linblad giving his teammate a run for his money straight...</p> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116191257934007397\">mastodon.social</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116191257934007397","date_published":"2026-03-08T02:44:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-08 02:44","date_timestamp":1772937895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85850139","content_html":"<p>Previously at <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@samir\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>samir</span></a></span> if you want to view my post history</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116190015738567090","date_published":"2026-03-07T21:29:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 21:29","date_timestamp":1772918941,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85850138","content_html":"<p>Starting to learn more about functional programming using F#.  Definitely off to a challenging start coming from an imperative programming background but going to try to stick with it.</p><p><a href=\"https://blog.samirparikh.com/2026/03/learning-functional-programming-with-f.html\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">blog.samirparikh.com/2026/03/l</span><span class=\"invisible\">earning-functional-programming-with-f.html</span></a></p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/fsharp\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>fsharp</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116189900255815085","date_published":"2026-03-07T20:59:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 20:59","date_timestamp":1772917179,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85850137","content_html":"<p>Starting anew here as I make my home again on the Fediverse!</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh/116189061817980199","date_published":"2026-03-07T17:26:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Samir Parikh","url":"https://mastodon.social/@samirparikh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F320%2F740%2Foriginal%2F38522b68280890e1.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"samirparikh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 17:26","date_timestamp":1772904385,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}