{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - S. Scott Whitmore","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/scottwhitmore","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"98984","username":"scottwhitmore","bio":"Assistant Research Scientist at The University of Iowa","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":11,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/98984.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"15207770","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781598530407/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781598530407\">A.J. Liebling: The Sweet Science and Other Writings: The Earl of Louisiana / The Jollity Building / Between Meals / The Press (Library of America No. 191)</a> by A.J. Liebling 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/12/19/currently-reading-aj.html","date_published":"2022-12-20T02:22:39+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-20 02:22","date_timestamp":1671502959,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"13147610","content_html":"<p>McCloud and McPhee: Closure and creative reading: <a href=\"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/mccloud-mcphee-closure-creative-reading\">blog.scottwhitmore.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/mccloud-mcphee-closure-creative-reading","date_published":"2022-07-14T05:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-07-14 05:00","date_timestamp":1657774800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"13029483","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cliffordbeshers\">@cliffordbeshers</a> A face, in profile, with bulbous eyes.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/scottwhitmore/13029483","date_published":"2022-06-15T17:52:25+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-06-15 17:52","date_timestamp":1655315545,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12937193","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781429953382/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781429953382\">The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right</a> by Atul Gawande 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/05/26/220424.html","date_published":"2022-05-27T03:04:24+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-27 03:04","date_timestamp":1653620664,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12937189","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780007488346/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780007488346\">The Return of the King</a> by J. R. R. Tolkien 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/05/26/currently-reading-the.html","date_published":"2022-05-27T03:02:59+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-27 03:02","date_timestamp":1653620579,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12937190","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780802779434/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780802779434\">Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time</a> by Dava Sobel 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/05/26/finished-reading-longitude.html","date_published":"2022-05-27T03:01:39+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-27 03:01","date_timestamp":1653620499,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12937174","content_html":"<p>Campus life.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.scottwhitmore.org%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F27defb5595.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/05/26/campus-life.html","date_published":"2022-05-27T03:00:10+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-27 03:00","date_timestamp":1653620410,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12937102","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> <em>Longitude</em> by Dava Sobel. It comes loaded with shipwrecks, prizes, conflicts of interest, and a self-taught clockmaker who revolutionized navigation. Relatively short and well-paced. Pairs well with John Huth’s <em>The Lost Art of Finding Our Way</em>.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/scottwhitmore/12937102","date_published":"2022-05-27T02:40:25+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-27 02:40","date_timestamp":1653619225,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12417275","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780140067477/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780140067477\">The Tao of Pooh</a> by Benjamin Hoff 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/26/205614.html","date_published":"2022-01-27T02:56:14+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-27 02:56","date_timestamp":1643252174,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12417232","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780670025114/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780670025114\">The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot</a> by Robert Macfarlane 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/26/currently-reading-the.html","date_published":"2022-01-27T02:41:15+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-27 02:41","date_timestamp":1643251275,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12417233","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780830816514/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780830816514\">Knowing God</a> by J. I. Packer 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/26/currently-reading-knowing.html","date_published":"2022-01-27T02:41:00+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-27 02:41","date_timestamp":1643251260,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12360888","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/chriskrycho\">@chriskrycho</a> Thanks for highlighting this article. I’m part way through it now. It’s especially relevent to computational biology, where the “theory” in the programmer’s mind maps a scientific hypothesis or theory onto code.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/scottwhitmore/12360888","date_published":"2022-01-11T04:17:47+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-11 04:17","date_timestamp":1641874667,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12327810","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780735225114/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780735225114\">A Legacy of Spies: A Novel</a> by John le Carré 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/01/currently-reading-a.html","date_published":"2022-01-02T04:01:04+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-02 04:01","date_timestamp":1641096064,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327808","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780060195441/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780060195441\">River Town: Two Years On The Yangtze</a> by Peter Hessler 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/01/currently-reading-river.html","date_published":"2022-01-02T03:59:19+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-02 03:59","date_timestamp":1641095959,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327809","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780374515263/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780374515263\">Levels of the Game</a> by John McPhee 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/01/currently-reading-levels.html","date_published":"2022-01-02T03:58:59+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-02 03:58","date_timestamp":1641095939,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327807","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780684168647/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780684168647\">Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography</a> by James Brabazon 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/01/currently-reading-dorothy.html","date_published":"2022-01-02T03:58:40+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-02 03:58","date_timestamp":1641095920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327806","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780691069555/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780691069555\">The Writer Writing</a> by Francis-Noël Thomas 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/01/currently-reading-the.html","date_published":"2022-01-02T03:58:19+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-02 03:58","date_timestamp":1641095899,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327721","content_html":"<p>I’m currently trying to figure out how to get micro.blog and blot.im and my own server talking to each other.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.scottwhitmore.org/2022/01/01/im-currently-trying.html","date_published":"2022-01-02T03:17:34+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-02 03:17","date_timestamp":1641093454,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327712","content_html":"<p>Commute <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://blot.im/cdn/blog_5fb84d19e2d849a3a3d5d4e6ab75f45a/_image_cache/acb2e81d-e795-4561-8c7a-78c4293195fd.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\"> : <a href=\"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/commute\">blog.scottwhitmore.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/commute","date_published":"2022-01-01T06:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-01 06:00","date_timestamp":1641016800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327711","content_html":"<p>Walking through the woods near the Androscoggin River, NH: <a href=\"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/androscoggin-river\">blog.scottwhitmore.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/androscoggin-river","date_published":"2022-01-01T06:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-01 06:00","date_timestamp":1641016800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327710","content_html":"<p>Curiosity and compulsion: <a href=\"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/henry-bryant-bigelow\">blog.scottwhitmore.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/henry-bryant-bigelow","date_published":"2022-01-01T06:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-01 06:00","date_timestamp":1641016800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327709","content_html":"<p>Sunset from the office window from a few weeks ago:</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fblotcdn.com%2Fblog_5fb84d19e2d849a3a3d5d4e6ab75f45a%2F_image_cache%2F7bacd042-0b1a-4b7e-a2d3-00b0e406c917.jpg\" alt=\"Office window at sunset\" width=\"1776\" height=\"1184\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fblog.scottwhitmore.orghttps%3A%2F%2Fblotcdn.com%2Fblog_5fb84d19e2d849a3a3d5d4e6ab75f45a%2F_thumbnails%2Fdf8ba4e7-2502-4d7a-bfe0-eec9c4993f51%2Flarge.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/first-microblog","date_published":"2022-01-01T06:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-01 06:00","date_timestamp":1641016800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327708","content_html":"<p>John McPhee on Maine: <a href=\"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/john-mcphee-on-maine\">blog.scottwhitmore.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/john-mcphee-on-maine","date_published":"2022-01-01T06:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-01 06:00","date_timestamp":1641016800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"12327707","content_html":"<p>The “generous curiosity” of John McPhee: <a href=\"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/generous-curiosity-john-mcphee\">blog.scottwhitmore.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.scottwhitmore.org/generous-curiosity-john-mcphee","date_published":"2022-01-01T06:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"S. Scott Whitmore","url":"https://scottwhitmore.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F98984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"scottwhitmore"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-01 06:00","date_timestamp":1641016800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}