{"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":281,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"The Micro Blog","url":"","avatar":"https://micro.blog/the/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"93623439","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hjalm\">@hjalm</a> If it’s covered in beautiful coneflowers like <a href=\"https://micro.blog/jabel\">@jabel</a> just posted, no wonder!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93623439","date_published":"2026-07-08T04:30:12+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":"2026-07-08 04:30","date_timestamp":1783485012,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93623356","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes\">@BestofTimes</a> Great idea!  (“Missed it by <em>that</em> much, Chief.”)  Maybe switch to a macaw?  (If you hear one of those in real life, you’ll want to wake up anyway!)￼</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93623356","date_published":"2026-07-08T04:27:24+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":"2026-07-08 04:27","date_timestamp":1783484844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93503219","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone\">@patrickrhone</a> if you enjoyed that, you should consider visiting Newfoundland and Labrador! Absolutely wonderful things to see and do! Some of the friendliest people in the country!￼</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93503219","date_published":"2026-07-06T02:37:11+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":"2026-07-06 02:37","date_timestamp":1783305431,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93405364","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Christopher\">@Christopher</a> I like that — Interesting use of “negative space”!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93405364","date_published":"2026-07-04T03:42:02+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":"2026-07-04 03:42","date_timestamp":1783136522,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93214903","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mitch@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitch</a></span> I’m going to assume that the original poster was joking because, otherwise, I’ll go crazy thinking this person might have a vote! ￼</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93214903","date_published":"2026-06-30T23:20:13+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":"2026-06-30 23:20","date_timestamp":1782861613,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93208622","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mitch@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitch</a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/elithebearded@fed.qaz.red\" class=\"u-url mention\">@elithebearded</a></span>  I wonder if it was easier to fall asleep in those days – apparently there was no blue light then! ￼</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93208622","date_published":"2026-06-30T20:22:32+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":"2026-06-30 20:22","date_timestamp":1782850952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93150774","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mitch@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitch</a></span> Old CBC lobby? 😉</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93150774","date_published":"2026-06-30T00:11:18+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":"2026-06-30 00:11","date_timestamp":1782778278,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93150736","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Does Austin have delivery robots or is that from elsewhere?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93150736","date_published":"2026-06-30T00:09:44+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":"2026-06-30 00:09","date_timestamp":1782778184,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93094154","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> Oh, that’s so great!  Elemental blocks of colour then the contrasting detailed clump of birds.  Love it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/93094154","date_published":"2026-06-28T22:35:22+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":"2026-06-28 22:35","date_timestamp":1782686122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92900942","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/the\">@the</a> (Also, this may be my new band name. 😉)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92900942","date_published":"2026-06-25T19:30:11+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":"2026-06-25 19:30","date_timestamp":1782415811,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92900150","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/news\">@news</a> Are other people having problems with looking up a new book? (eg I am not presented with <em>A Land and Its People</em> by David Sedaris even though I know it’s out there.) ￼</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92900150","date_published":"2026-06-25T19:20:17+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":"2026-06-25 19:20","date_timestamp":1782415217,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92897159","content_html":"<p>Zombie Sea Cucumbers 🔗: <a href=\"https://the.micro.blog/2026/06/25/zombie-sea-cucumbers.html\">the.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/06/25/zombie-sea-cucumbers.html","date_published":"2026-06-25T18:34:28+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":"2026-06-25 18:34","date_timestamp":1782412468,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92682314","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/estherschindler@newsie.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@estherschindler</a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bosquebill@techhub.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@bosquebill</a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mitch@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitch</a></span> The kind of research I can get behind!</p>\n<p>And Mitch, just how many types of brewer do you have?!  (I started adding up ours but didn’t finish.)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92682314","date_published":"2026-06-22T19:09:39+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":"2026-06-22 19:09","date_timestamp":1782155379,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92682888","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://newsie.social/users/estherschindler\" class=\"u-url mention\">@estherschindler</a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://techhub.social/users/bosquebill\" class=\"u-url mention\">@bosquebill</a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/users/mitch\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitch</a></span> The kind of research I can get behind!</p>\n<p>And Mitch, just how many types of brewer do you have?!  (I started adding up ours but didn’t finish.)</p>","url":"https://micro.blog/activitypub/conversation/the/92682314","date_published":"2026-06-22T19:09:39+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":"2026-06-22 19:09","date_timestamp":1782155379,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92681546","content_html":"<p>Mozart Discovery 🔗 (NYT): <a href=\"https://the.micro.blog/2026/06/22/mozart-discovery-nyt.html\">the.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/06/22/mozart-discovery-nyt.html","date_published":"2026-06-22T18:58:59+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":"2026-06-22 18:58","date_timestamp":1782154739,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92680510","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mitch@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitch</a></span> The siren call of “low taxes” works over and over again! It wouldn’t work so well if they called it “low services”, would it? ￼</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92680510","date_published":"2026-06-22T18:41:04+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":"2026-06-22 18:41","date_timestamp":1782153664,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92639276","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> I’m in the midst of several books right now, so I’m going to have to postpone my interest, but this sounds most interesting. (Thank you for posting these capsule summaries.  Your reading speed is most impressive!)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92639276","date_published":"2026-06-22T05:21:51+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":"2026-06-22 05:21","date_timestamp":1782105711,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92639163","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@cygnoir</a></span> What a wonderful juxtaposition of technologies! (I may <em>need</em> a 3-D printer now…) ￼</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/the/92639163","date_published":"2026-06-22T05:17:12+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":"2026-06-22 05:17","date_timestamp":1782105432,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92639146","content_html":"<p>We were out beside the bay for a summer solstice celebration.  The ice is finally coming out of the bay after unseasonably warm temperatures this week — 16°C (61°F).  The first icebreaker of the year is due this week!</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/216/2026/7f3d43c48c-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"A few small HBC houses with red &amp; white roofs are situated on a sandy shore overlooking a mostly ice-covered body of water under a bright, partially cloudy sky.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://the.micro.blog/2026/06/22/we-were-out-beside-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-22T05:15:23+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":"2026-06-22 05:15","date_timestamp":1782105323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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":"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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":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,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}