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š linkblog: Pluralistic: A Pascalās Wager for AI Doomers (16 Apr 2026) ā Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Iāve felt for a long time that āwhat if AI gets sentient and does irreparable harmā is 100% the wrong way of framing things, and Doctorow knocks that argument out of the park here.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-16-ive-felt/","date_published":"2026-04-16T15:27:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 15:27","date_timestamp":1776353251,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88407424","content_html":"š linkblog: Ronan Farrow on Sam Altmanās āunconstrainedā relationship with the truth: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"This was an enlightening listen on my way into work this morning.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-16-this-was/","date_published":"2026-04-16T15:13:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 15:13","date_timestamp":1776352387,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88407423","content_html":"š linkblog: The Cybertruck of e-bikes is here to replace your car: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Look, Iām all for getting more cars off the road, but Iāve always been annoyed by people who use ebikes as motorcycles and not as bikes. This passage gets me thinking that I probably wouldnāt like the Olto sharing my local bike infrastructure:\n\n\"I would say this is bad design, but really it is just ...","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-16-look-im/","date_published":"2026-04-16T15:08:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 15:08","date_timestamp":1776352091,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88348947","content_html":"hallucination in the LLM-based Kagi Translate: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"You donāt have to spend long on my blog to figure out that I default to being grumpy about generative AI, but if Iāve made one exception to that rule, itās for Kagi Translate, which Iāve found to be a genuinely helpful machine translation toolāand to have some neat features that I havenāt found in i...","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/hallucination-in-the-llm-based-kagi-translate/","date_published":"2026-04-15T23:35:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 23:35","date_timestamp":1776296104,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88333159","content_html":"š linkblog: The Senate is voting to save free IRS Direct File today: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Good line here:\n\n\"āTo Republicans who say that making filing your taxes for free with the IRS is too expensive: for just one day of bombing Iran, we could pay for 20 years of Direct File,ā Warrenās remarks say. āAnd to Republicans defending the status quo, ask yourselves why youāre on the side of Tu...","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-15-good-line/","date_published":"2026-04-15T19:06:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 19:06","date_timestamp":1776280011,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88309390","content_html":"š linkblog: Apple quietly threatened Grok to curb sexual deepfakes or get pulled from App Store: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Tim Cook is a coward.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-15-tim-cook/","date_published":"2026-04-15T11:40:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 11:40","date_timestamp":1776253217,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88309389","content_html":"š linkblog: The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Audrey Watters once compellingly argued that metal detectors are edtech. I think we now have a responsibility to treat AI nudifier apps as edtech, too.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/work/2026-04-15-audrey-watters/","date_published":"2026-04-15T11:37:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 11:37","date_timestamp":1776253020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88203566","content_html":"š linkblog: Trump picks fight with Pope Leo as Iran peace talks dissolve ā¢ Kentucky Lantern: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"I know we live in ridiculous times, and I have a print subscription to The Onion, and this is still one of the most bewildering articles Iāve read recently. I felt like I had to suspend my disbelief to make it on to each successive paragraph.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-13-i-know/","date_published":"2026-04-13T22:27:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 22:27","date_timestamp":1776119237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88188369","content_html":"Love to get unsolicited AI-generated parenting advice from the communication platform kiddoās school district has invested in.
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š linkblog: The Strait of Hormuz blockade is causing a slow-moving food crisis: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Hashtag winning","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-13-hashtag-winning/","date_published":"2026-04-13T16:00:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 16:00","date_timestamp":1776096034,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88162417","content_html":"š bookblog: Automatic Noodle (ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøš¤): spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Finally getting back to the Newitz and Anders Humble Bundle collection I recently came into! This was a fun, cozy, quick read, and its throwaway reference to a David Graeber book and last-minute praise of platform independence to avoid Apple-style skimming off the top made me smile.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-13-finally-getting/","date_published":"2026-04-13T13:34:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 13:34","date_timestamp":1776087296,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88162416","content_html":"šŗ tvblog: Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy (ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøš¤): spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"I remembered liking this more than I actually did! It was a fun watch, especially as something to put on in the background while doing something else, so I canāt say for sure why it didnāt land as well as I feel like it has in the past.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-13-i-remembered/","date_published":"2026-04-13T13:32:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 13:32","date_timestamp":1776087145,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88162414","content_html":"šļø radioblog: The Havoc of Empires (ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøš¤): spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Iām rating this a bit higher than I expected. Like the last radio play I reviewed, I just donāt know if the Third Doctor is my thing, but with some hindsight, there were some fun bits of this that will stick with me.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-13-im-rating/","date_published":"2026-04-13T13:30:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 13:30","date_timestamp":1776087018,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88162413","content_html":"on mowing lawns and climate catastrophe: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"A few months after moving into our current home, we found ourselves needing to buy our own lawnmower for the first time. We learned that electric lawnmowers were a thing and figured that taking that route might be the most responsible thing to do from an environmental perspective, especially once we...","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/relationships/on-mowing-lawns-and-climate-catastrophe/","date_published":"2026-04-13T12:59:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 12:59","date_timestamp":1776085169,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88162412","content_html":"š linkblog: To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Really appreciate this essay. It puts things nicely and has the kind of personal investment that makes it relatable.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/work/2026-04-13-really-appreciate/","date_published":"2026-04-13T11:43:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 11:43","date_timestamp":1776080626,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88012792","content_html":"š linkblog: Trump Threatens CNN For Very Basic Reporting On His Shitty, Unpopular War: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Dumb, indefensible war gets dumber and more indefensible.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-10-dumb-indefensible/","date_published":"2026-04-10T21:26:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 21:26","date_timestamp":1775856407,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87998669","content_html":"I am in my late 30s. āDigital nativeā was first used for my age cohort in the early 2000sāand was riffing off of John Perry Barlowās 1996 āDeclaration of Independence of Cyberspace.ā It is a USELESS term because its frame of reference keeps shifting to ākids these daysā (and other reasons, too).
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š linkblog: Here's what to expect from the fiery, 14-minute return of Artemis II: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"I found this very useful!","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-10-i-found/","date_published":"2026-04-10T15:53:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 15:53","date_timestamp":1775836439,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87998667","content_html":"š bookblog: Reminding Myself That Despite What that Sign on the Highway Says, Hell Isn't Real (ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøš¤): spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Iām still struggling a bit more with these story arcs than I did with earlier ones, but I canāt put my finger on why, and I donāt think itās because theyāre any less good.\n\nIt is also very interesting to be reading these books at a time where Iām digitizing journals from my college years, worrying a...","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-10-im-still/","date_published":"2026-04-10T14:59:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 14:59","date_timestamp":1775833194,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87931146","content_html":"š linkblog: Police corporal created AI porn from driver's license pics: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"So gross. I donāt think we can talk about generative AI without talking about this.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-09-so-gross./","date_published":"2026-04-09T18:23:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-09 18:23","date_timestamp":1775759006,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87931145","content_html":"šæ movieblog: Project Hail Mary (ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø): spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Excellent adaptation of a book I remember enjoying. My ābook is betterā brain wanted to quibble with some choices, but I think those choices made sense when considering the change of medium. I also really, really appreciated the almost-throwaway joke about the Phantom Zone.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-09-excellent-adaptation/","date_published":"2026-04-09T15:17:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-09 15:17","date_timestamp":1775747841,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87931144","content_html":"š bookblog: My Peer Group's Smoochy Chart is Basically Now an Ouroboros (ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøš¤): spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Still good, but Iām still ready to wrap up this reread and turn my attention to some other things.","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-09-still-good/","date_published":"2026-04-09T15:12:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-09 15:12","date_timestamp":1775747544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87931143","content_html":"la joie d'acheter (mais vraiment acheter) de la musique: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Ća fait maintenant plusieurs mois que jāai lāhabitude dāĆ©couter en boucle un concert des Cowboys fringants aux Plaines dāAbraham Ć QuĆ©bec lors de la fĆŖte nationale quĆ©bĆ©coise en 2013. Vu combien de temps jāai passĆ© avec cet enregistrement peut-ĆŖtre piratĆ©, quand jāai dĆ©couvert que les Cowboys vendai...","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/la-joie-dacheter-mais-vraiment-acheter-de-la-musique/","date_published":"2026-04-09T14:05:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-09 14:05","date_timestamp":1775743524,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87857883","content_html":"š bookblog: Her Hugs Are Traps (ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøš¤): spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"This review is slightly more negative, and I donāt know if thatās because Iām ready to move on to something else to read, because I donāt like all of the subplots in this part of the story, or something else. Itās still good, though!","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/myself/2026-04-08-this-review/","date_published":"2026-04-08T14:55:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 14:55","date_timestamp":1775660119,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87807744","content_html":"š linkblog: Money for War, But | Friends Committee On National Legislation: spencergreenhalgh.com
","summary":"Shameful spending priorities:\n\n\"Roughly 5.5% of that $200 billion could fund universal meals to all U.S. public school students for the year. The whole package could feed millions of children for decades. As Sen. Adam Schiff (CA) has pointed out, āA hospital costs about $100 millionā¦ If weāre spendi...","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-04-07-shameful-spending/","date_published":"2026-04-07T22:40:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 22:40","date_timestamp":1775601624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84209589","content_html":"@ablerism Good for her!!!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/84209589","date_published":"2026-02-13T18:34:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-13 18:34","date_timestamp":1771007661,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82797210","content_html":"@joshuapsteele Iām preaching on Isaiah 58 in two weeks, and I really wish I didnāt have so much to work with.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/82797210","date_published":"2026-01-24T23:26:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 23:26","date_timestamp":1769297183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80297947","content_html":"@KimberlyHirsh Not quite? Iām not 100% clear on the details but Reeder for iOS lets you subscribe to M.b, Bluesky, and Mastodon feeds as a client, and Iāve manually added M.b accounts
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/80297947","date_published":"2025-12-18T17:52:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-18 17:52","date_timestamp":1766080362,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80295346","content_html":"@KimberlyHirsh as an M.b post but in an RSS+social media reader (just to make things confusing
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/80295346","date_published":"2025-12-18T17:03:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-18 17:03","date_timestamp":1766077420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73559592","content_html":"@mjkaul Iāve heard of Bloomās writing on this subject but need to read it myself! I do want to spend time with Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, which situate the book similarly.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/58195560","date_published":"2025-02-22T14:53:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-22 14:53","date_timestamp":1740236033,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"58162758","content_html":"@manton Ahhh, good to know. Thanks! My RSS still has full post HTML, but it seems like Micro.blog has started pulling summaries for longer posts. Looking at docs, though, it doesnāt look like that should be happening (bc Iām not using JSON), so I should do more digging instead of just spitballing.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/58159437","date_published":"2025-02-21T23:56:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-21 23:56","date_timestamp":1740182162,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56755570","content_html":"@WiredDifferently Great! How does this sound: I write up a semi-detailed post on how I do this (so that I can share it with others, too), and then I can answer any follow-up questions that you have. Would that work? (Also saves me from trying to explain things in 300-character chunks).
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/56755570","date_published":"2025-02-04T17:47:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-04 17:47","date_timestamp":1738691235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56604181","content_html":"@ablerism Thanks! Re: universal theory, Iām thinking more of other comments of his about the sheer impossibility of escaping technique, that absolutely everything is governed by it, no exceptionsābut again, Iām only getting started, and Iām sure Iāll have a better grasp with more reading.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/52588439","date_published":"2024-12-18T18:22:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-18 18:22","date_timestamp":1734546176,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"52570169","content_html":"@lukemperez Iām starting to feel like my university is the only one in the world that isnāt done by now. š
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/52570169","date_published":"2024-12-18T14:53:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-18 14:53","date_timestamp":1734533637,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"52568808","content_html":"@ablerism Looking this up! Grew up in a tradition with limited hymnody and next to no engagement with the Christian calendar, so learning new Advent hymns has been a double joy of my second religious life.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/52568808","date_published":"2024-12-18T14:29:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-18 14:29","date_timestamp":1734532145,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"52567307","content_html":"@joshuapsteele Canticle of the Turning, full stop.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/52567307","date_published":"2024-12-18T14:23:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-18 14:23","date_timestamp":1734531793,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51911209","content_html":"@WiredDifferently I briefly read this as you being in Over the Rhine for a concert last night and thought āoh, I like visiting OTR!ā
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/spgreenhalgh/51911209","date_published":"2024-12-11T19:58:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Spencer Greenhalgh","url":"https://spencergreenhalgh.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F2689.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"spgreenhalgh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-11 19:58","date_timestamp":1733947131,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51910277","content_html":"@calvinjburke.bsky.social The Dispossessed is great! Cory Doctorowās Walkaway is also in a similar vein (utopian but not naĆÆvely so).
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