{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - The Micro Blog","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/the","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"345","username":"the","bio":"The Humble Entrepreneur","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":280,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://micro.blog/the/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"92410479","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> Wow!  I hope this works for me!  It would be so nice to be able to read on the train.  Thank you!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92410479","date_published":"2026-06-18T06:13:13+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 06:13","date_timestamp":1781763193,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92372324","content_html":"<p>The first sign of spring is the return of the snow buntings. That was a few weeks ago, and this week the spring flowers are starting to pop up in numbers.  ✓</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/216/2026/e707cb3ca5-m.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Pink flowers with green leaves and some dried twigs are growing close to a lichen-covered rock.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/06/17/the-first-sign-of-spring.html","date_published":"2026-06-17T17:37:36+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 17:37","date_timestamp":1781717856,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92259414","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> If the inside looks as clean and nice as the outside, then yeah!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92259414","date_published":"2026-06-16T02:20:58+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 02:20","date_timestamp":1781576458,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92187545","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Really good!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92187545","date_published":"2026-06-14T23:31:50+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 23:31","date_timestamp":1781479910,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92176135","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/iChris\">@iChris</a> I also like how little waste there is when I reuse the pods.  (Using my own ground coffee &amp; little caps from Amazon.)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92176135","date_published":"2026-06-14T18:59:25+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 18:59","date_timestamp":1781463565,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92175940","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston\">@johnjohnston</a> Beautiful images!  I particularly like how you framed that last damselfly!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92175940","date_published":"2026-06-14T18:55:42+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 18:55","date_timestamp":1781463342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92121977","content_html":"<p><em>CleanTechnica</em>: <a href=\"https://cleantechnica.com/2026/06/13/the-big-ice-meltdown-mays-china-ev-sales-report/\"><strong>The Big ICE Meltdown — May’s China EV Sales Report</strong></a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The only thing that grew in May? Pure electrics. Despite having fewer incentives, BEVs were up 4% YoY, to 637,000 sales. This meant that BEVs scored a record 42% BEV share in China!</p>\n<p>Adding PHEVs (21% share) to the tally meant that in May a record 63% of all cars sold in China had a plug!</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/06/13/cleantechnica-the-big-ice-meltdown.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T19:12:05+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 19:12","date_timestamp":1781377925,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91921890","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/chrisaldrich\">@chrisaldrich</a> That sounds great!  Have fun!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/91921890","date_published":"2026-06-10T18:39:36+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 18:39","date_timestamp":1781116776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91808427","content_html":"<p><em>Sweden Herald</em>: <a href=\"https://swedenherald.com/article/new-forecast-when-electric-cars-will-take-over-in-sweden\"><strong>New forecast: When electric cars will take over in Sweden</strong></a></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>The proportion of new pure electric cars sold at the beginning of 2026:\n- Norway, 98 percent\n- Denmark, 80 percent\n- Finland, almost 50 percent\n- Sweden, 40 percent</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><em>Canada: <a href=\"https://emc-mec.ca/news-post/canadian-ev-sales-are-up-nearly-75-since-march-2025/\">roughly 12%</a></em></p>\n\n<p><em>At this point Mark Carney is not looking like much of a leader on combatting climate change.</em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/06/09/sweden-herald-new-forecast-when.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T05:18:38+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 05:18","date_timestamp":1780982318,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91623120","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dwalbert\">@dwalbert</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/ffmike\">@ffmike</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Thanks for the walk down memory lane!  It was great to read Gary Kildall’s <a href=\"https://www.retrotechnology.com/dri/CPM_history_kildall.txt\">brief history of CP/M</a>.  What a great time it was to be alive!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/91623120","date_published":"2026-06-06T03:49:32+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 03:49","date_timestamp":1780717772,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91502947","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> That video is so restful, I just want to have it playing in a continuous loop… ￼</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/91502947","date_published":"2026-06-04T01:41:16+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 01:41","date_timestamp":1780537276,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91406028","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Have you completely stopped using <em>Interface Builder</em> for new work?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/91406028","date_published":"2026-06-02T17:17:04+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 17:17","date_timestamp":1780420624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91122316","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> I wonder how small an iBeacon device you could build that has the necessary Bluetooth transmitter, battery, and little processor to generate the ID? Do you think it would fit on a pair of glasses?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/91122316","date_published":"2026-05-29T03:52:54+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 03:52","date_timestamp":1780026774,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91121904","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mitch@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitch</a></span> Excellent!  (I’ll be passing it on.)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/91121904","date_published":"2026-05-29T03:43:56+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 03:43","date_timestamp":1780026236,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91040066","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/the\">@the</a> Also:</p>\n<p>&gt; Guilbeault said Canada “will be lucky” to slash its emissions by 15 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 under its current policies.<br>\n&gt;<br>\n&gt; He said that through the negotiations with Alberta, the federal government relinquished one of the strongest tools it has to fight climate change — industrial carbon pricing.<br>\n&gt;<br>\n&gt; <a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-smith-energy-agreement-pipeline-next-steps-process-leblanc-alberta-ottawa-federal-government-9.7202860\">“With [last week’s] agreement with Alberta</a> we postponed by 10 years the level of ambition we had for industrial carbon pricing,” Guilbeault said.<br>\n&gt;<br>\n&gt; When he was environment minister, Guilbeault renegotiated a new carbon pricing system in Alberta, but Smith never implemented it.<br>\n&gt;<br>\n&gt; “I’m skeptical that she will this time around. She has not proven to be a reliable partner on these issues,” he said.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/91040066","date_published":"2026-05-27T22:42:35+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 22:42","date_timestamp":1779921755,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91025066","content_html":"<p><em>CBC</em>: <a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/guilbeault-resigns-mp-9.7213921?cmp=rss\"><strong>Guilbeault resigns as MP, says he’ll fight climate change outside of government</strong></a></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ex-environment minister Steven Guilbeault said he is resigning as an MP because he intends to take his fight for the environment outside of government.</p>\n\n<p>“This decision is the result of careful consideration,” he said in a <a href=\"https://x.com/s_guilbeault/status/2059655699999670491?s=20\">social media post</a>.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><em>This is a huge loss, and an indication of how thin the Carney government’s support for necessary change on carbon is.</em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/05/27/cbc-guilbeault-resigns-as-mp.html","date_published":"2026-05-27T19:34:00+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 19:34","date_timestamp":1779910440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90900860","content_html":"<p>As I understand it, micro.blog premium plan blogs (five included) all still show the same user ID for posts. (I want to set up an RSS feed for a friend’s charity, and creating a new micro blog seems like the easiest way but I don’t want to assume cx for them — I would just be echoing announcements.)</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/05/25/as-i-understand-it-microblog.html","date_published":"2026-05-25T20:52:05+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 20:52","date_timestamp":1779742325,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90900174","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I miss seeing Phil Schiller’s hand at work.  I think he has some empathy for developers.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/90900174","date_published":"2026-05-25T20:35:15+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 20:35","date_timestamp":1779741315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90681546","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jameskoole.ca\">@jameskoole.ca</a> I hope so! ￼After 14 straight gruelling games, to come out and play that well against a fast, skilled Carolina team was amazing!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/90681546","date_published":"2026-05-22T03:25:51+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 03:25","date_timestamp":1779420351,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90539352","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Christopher\">@Christopher</a> Oh, I like that!  A joyous house of mirrors feel!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/90539352","date_published":"2026-05-20T06:23:03+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 06:23","date_timestamp":1779258183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90539134","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/flotisserie\">@flotisserie</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/7robots\">@7robots</a> We like Kagi too.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/90539134","date_published":"2026-05-20T06:17:24+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 06:17","date_timestamp":1779257844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90538460","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rpmik\">@rpmik</a> ✓  Even looking out from inside the station!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/90538460","date_published":"2026-05-20T06:07:19+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 06:07","date_timestamp":1779257239,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90499746","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen\">@numericcitizen</a> Something to listen to while reading about the turmoil around data centres: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQLWF_ItzYs\"><em>Forever in Blue Jeans</em></a> by Neil Diamond! 😉</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/90499746","date_published":"2026-05-19T17:26:47+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 17:26","date_timestamp":1779211607,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90171459","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://jnd.org/\">Don Norman</a> has been the guru of human-centred design for many years.  Who is/will be the next Don Norman?</p>\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY96hTb8WgI\">link to a related video for your enjoyment</a>]</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/05/14/don-norman-has-been-the.html","date_published":"2026-05-14T17:33:28+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 17:33","date_timestamp":1778780008,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90055538","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Ozzie48\">@Ozzie48</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> I signed up &amp; don’t regret it. (I do wish iOS supported it directly though.)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/90055538","date_published":"2026-05-13T02:26:23+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 02:26","date_timestamp":1778639183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89828950","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bitdepth\">@bitdepth</a> That looks soooo good!!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/89828950","date_published":"2026-05-08T23:08:39+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 23:08","date_timestamp":1778281719,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89828919","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen\">@numericcitizen</a> You have my support.  So many bugs that are many months or even years old.  (For example, iOS frequently, but not always, puts “The” in the place of “the” in the middle of sentences when I dictate!)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/89828919","date_published":"2026-05-08T23:07:52+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 23:07","date_timestamp":1778281672,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89737870","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Where is Phil Schiller when you need him?!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/89737870","date_published":"2026-05-06T20:51:12+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 20:51","date_timestamp":1778100672,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89737583","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> InkTrack?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/89737583","date_published":"2026-05-06T20:42:30+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 20:42","date_timestamp":1778100150,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89598073","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kirabug\">@kirabug</a> Soooooo true!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/89598073","date_published":"2026-05-04T21:36:19+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 21:36","date_timestamp":1777930579,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89537836","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/iChris\">@iChris</a> <em>Still</em> bored?  Won’t see a closer series or game than tonight’s!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/89537836","date_published":"2026-05-04T01:34:14+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 01:34","date_timestamp":1777858454,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89487851","content_html":"<p>Oh the irony, the irony! <a href=\"https://the.micro.blog/2026/05/02/oh-the-irony-the-irony.html\">the.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/05/02/oh-the-irony-the-irony.html","date_published":"2026-05-03T04:50:38+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-03 04:50","date_timestamp":1777783838,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89404505","content_html":"<p>End of the News item: Colombian Hippos: <a href=\"https://the.micro.blog/2026/05/01/end-of-the-news-item.html\">the.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/05/01/end-of-the-news-item.html","date_published":"2026-05-01T18:51:26+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 18:51","date_timestamp":1777661486,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88590559","content_html":"<p>Cleaning out the old family home.  I feel like a criminal throwing out so many old books. 😢</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/04/19/cleaning-out-the-old-family.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T19:26:07+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 19:26","date_timestamp":1776626767,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88006055","content_html":"<p>How to greatly improve the electrical grid: <a href=\"https://the.micro.blog/2026/04/10/how-to-greatly-improve-the.html\">the.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/04/10/how-to-greatly-improve-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-10T20:44:01+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 20:44","date_timestamp":1775853841,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87656449","content_html":"<p>QuickTime, Book, Sculley, develop Magazine: <a href=\"https://the.micro.blog/2026/04/05/quicktime-book-sculley-develop-magazine.html\">the.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/04/05/quicktime-book-sculley-develop-magazine.html","date_published":"2026-04-05T18:26:13+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 18:26","date_timestamp":1775413573,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87335228","content_html":"<p>New conservation sites, new funding model? <a href=\"https://the.micro.blog/2026/03/31/new-conservation-sites-new-funding.html\">the.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/03/31/new-conservation-sites-new-funding.html","date_published":"2026-03-31T17:20:31+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 17:20","date_timestamp":1774977631,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87119454","content_html":"<p>The intersection of Dog &amp; Raven</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/216/2026/44fa86fde3-m.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Trails of raven &amp; dog footprints cross on a smooth, blue-tinted icy surface, diverging in different directions.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/03/27/the-intersection-of-dog-raven.html","date_published":"2026-03-28T03:22:55+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 03:22","date_timestamp":1774668175,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86952758","content_html":"<p>Today I was thinking about <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wil_Shipley\">Will Shipley</a>. He hasn’t posted anything about software in quite a while (since he joined Apple five years ago). I wonder what he thinks of useability in current Apple operating systems?  (I wonder if he could say?)</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/03/25/today-i-was-thinking-about.html","date_published":"2026-03-25T19:47:50+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 19:47","date_timestamp":1774468070,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85985963","content_html":"<p>I’m hoping that a compatible version of Debian for the Mac Neo emerges soon.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/03/11/im-hoping-that-a-compatible.html","date_published":"2026-03-11T17:06:44+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-11 17:06","date_timestamp":1773248804,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84148725","content_html":"<p>The Ultimate Short Term Greed (US Politics): <a href=\"https://the.micro.blog/2026/02/12/the-ultimate-short-term-greed.html\">the.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/02/12/the-ultimate-short-term-greed.html","date_published":"2026-02-12T20:56:43+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-12 20:56","date_timestamp":1770929803,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83934836","content_html":"<p>River Taff reminds me of <a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a>’ post earlier.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/216/2026/6ab29edce0-m.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"The River Taff in Cardiff is surrounded by lush green trees under a clear blue sky with scattered clouds.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/02/09/river-taff-reminds-me-of.html","date_published":"2026-02-09T22:54:54+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-09 22:54","date_timestamp":1770677694,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80445342","content_html":"<p>Christmas dinner on the hoof!</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/216/2025/b033073f93-m.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A turkey is walking across a driveway in front of a brick house with tall trees nearby.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2025/12/20/christmas-dinner-on-the-hoof.html","date_published":"2025-12-20T21:22:39+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-20 21:22","date_timestamp":1766265759,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78955653","content_html":"<p>On my brother’s recommendation I downloaded &amp; listened to Althea Raj’s podcast <em>It’s Political</em> (today’s edition) about the Liberal Alberta oil pipeline/environment rollback perfidy.  She handled it really well.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2025/11/28/on-my-brothers-recommendation-i.html","date_published":"2025-11-29T03:40:10+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-29 03:40","date_timestamp":1764387610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77023298","content_html":"<p><em>How-To Geek</em>: <a href=\"https://www.howtogeek.com/the-1st-and-2nd-gen-nest-thermostat-are-dead/\"><strong>The 1st and 2nd Gen Nest Thermostat Are Dead</strong></a></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Google cut cloud support for original Nest thermostats, disabling the app and remote control.</li>\n<li>They still work manually as basic thermostats, but smart features and integrations are gone.</li>\n<li>Google emailed a discounted upgrade: 4th-gen Nest Learning Thermostat for $149.99 (regular $279.99).</li>\n</ul>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><em>They’ve been “Doctorow’ed”!</em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2025/10/31/howto-geek-the-st-and.html","date_published":"2025-10-31T16:41:17+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-31 16:41","date_timestamp":1761928877,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"75725529","content_html":"<p>My life these days seems to primarily consist of recharging my Apple product batteries, and recharging myself with coffee. 🔋 ☕️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2025/10/14/my-life-these-days-seems.html","date_published":"2025-10-14T04:13:58+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-14 04:13","date_timestamp":1760415238,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74451750","content_html":"<p>I wish the <a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/apple-sports/id6446788829\"><em>Apple Sports</em></a> app would add the <a href=\"https://www.thepwhl.com/en/\">PWHL</a>! Progress is still slow… 🏒🥅</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2025/09/26/i-wish-the-apple-sports.html","date_published":"2025-09-27T03:57:37+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-27 03:57","date_timestamp":1758945457,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74068057","content_html":"<p>I listened to <em>Core Intuition 26.1: Mess Everything Up</em> tonight while making dinner.  So great.  Maybe Manton and Daniel would consider doing a month end podcast?  That’d be nice.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2025/09/21/i-listened-to-core-intuition.html","date_published":"2025-09-22T02:19:05+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-22 02:19","date_timestamp":1758507545,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73291696","content_html":"<p>Our solar panels have done surprisingly well with almost no significant degradation over 16 years.  (We got the first few panels on in 2009, and then added panels each of the next two years until we reached our full complement.)</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/216/2025/d8f9e46bd3-m.jpg\" width=\"391\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2025/09/11/our-solar-panels-have-done.html","date_published":"2025-09-11T05:32:21+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-11 05:32","date_timestamp":1757568741,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"67603807","content_html":"<p>Late June and the decay has already started.</p>\n\n<p>Cardiff Castle<br>\n📷 #mbjune</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/216/2025/816fcbf5cf-m.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2025/06/25/late-june-and-the-decay.html","date_published":"2025-06-25T21:12:13+00:00","author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fthe%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"the"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-25 21:12","date_timestamp":1750885933,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}