{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - AJ","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/therustgeek","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"81296","username":"therustgeek","bio":"Lapsed Pentecostal, Recovering Bookworm, Middling Mid-career Materials &amp; Corrosion Engineer, Talkative Introvert, Pretend Poet, Occasional Essayist, Nigerian Abroad.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":78,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/04/81296.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"96536261","content_html":"<p>Last Friday of Summer (Hols)</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-20260828-081403.jpg\" width=\"437\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" 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loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/17/back-to-the-early-s.html","date_published":"2026-08-17T18:35:52+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-17 18:35","date_timestamp":1786991752,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117112292382188825","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mtcdst43w32a"]}},{"id":"95681526","content_html":"<p>Splurged on a bunch of old Integrity Music Urban Praise and Worship albums from the good old days #Navidrome</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-from-2026-08-13-06-45-05.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"115\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/13/splurged-on-a-bunch-of.html","date_published":"2026-08-13T04:49:24+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 04:49","date_timestamp":1786596564,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117086392900021188","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mswtr374tb27"]}},{"id":"95646426","content_html":"<p>The view.. Staines</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F9a7703a349.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/12/the-view-staines.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T15:49:44+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 15:49","date_timestamp":1786549784,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117083327929202663","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3msvi7b6qhz2m"]}},{"id":"95583204","content_html":"<p>Surprisingly quiet at Feltham station today..The Heat, or the summer holidays finally making a difference?</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-20260811-155024-495.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/11/surprisingly-quiet-at-feltham-station.html","date_published":"2026-08-11T14:55:20+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 14:55","date_timestamp":1786460120,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117077451662538821","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mssupc2xg22m"]}},{"id":"95559600","content_html":"<p>Dried out…</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-20260811-064733-766.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/11/dried-out.html","date_published":"2026-08-11T06:15:01+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 06:15","date_timestamp":1786428901,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117075405440260976","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3msrxmqehuh2v"]}},{"id":"95190384","content_html":"<p>#OnThisDay</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-20260804-183407.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/04/onthisday.html","date_published":"2026-08-04T17:34:59+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-04 17:34","date_timestamp":1785864899,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117038595062425725","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3msbmj5wwxk2m"]}},{"id":"95087962","content_html":"<p>Abeedeen’s shiprow is getting a makeover. Found quite a few new food places, and a coloured umbrella installation.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-20260801-101041-346.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/02/abeedeens-shiprow-is-getting-a.html","date_published":"2026-08-02T19:49:30+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-02 19:49","date_timestamp":1785700170,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117027647078465008","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3ms4qwo6lec2x"]}},{"id":"95036589","content_html":"<p>I fear I may be the sort of chap who - rather than dance at a Nigerian party - casts his mind to <a href=\"https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2013/01/10/joy/\">Zadie Smith’s essay -Joy</a>.</p>\n<p>Is all this dancing (unfettered) joy, a trick of the mind to distract from the reality of life, or simply a pleasurable activity?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/01/i-fear-i-may-be.html","date_published":"2026-08-01T16:53:06+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 16:53","date_timestamp":1785603186,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117021290841329470","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mrzwm3u7ft2e"]}},{"id":"95023540","content_html":"<p>Old Haunts</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-20260801-101132-637.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/08/01/old-haunts.html","date_published":"2026-08-01T11:42:27+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 11:42","date_timestamp":1785584547,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117020069636378868","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mrzfavdq4d2x"]}},{"id":"94980062","content_html":"<p>Penultimate leg of three hectic weeks… Plus side, i might wake up to this:</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F9ce5f820-a439-4ef1-a3f2-6ea36b80b325.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/31/penultimate-leg-of-three-hectic.html","date_published":"2026-07-31T16:02:30+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 16:02","date_timestamp":1785513750,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117015429699256516","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mrxdcret7n2c"]}},{"id":"94931891","content_html":"<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780451499608\">How To Think: A Survival Guide For A World At Odds</a> seven years ago today 📚.</p>\n<p>For some reason i thought a picture of the thinking person’s checklist would be great to have handy.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-20260730-205146.png\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/30/finished-reading-how-to-think.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T19:58:47+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 19:58","date_timestamp":1785441527,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117010696852242730","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mrva2jsjwy27"]}},{"id":"94829261","content_html":"<p>Today I learned of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poortugaal\">Poortugaal</a>, the Portugal of the North-ish</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/29/today-i-learned-of-poortugaal.html","date_published":"2026-07-29T03:24:47+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 03:24","date_timestamp":1785295487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/117001125877235222","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mrqy23r3eq2s"]}},{"id":"94812462","content_html":"<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-from-2026-07-28-20-18-46.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p>10 years ago today I was at the Hillsong London Conference. A lot has changed since then, both <a href=\"https://rustgeek.me/2025/08/10/becoming-prodigal-an-origin-story-of-sorts/\">personally</a> and <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/18/hillsong-church-documentary-carl-lentz-scandal\">otherwise</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/28/years-ago-today-i-was.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T19:44:47+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 19:44","date_timestamp":1785267887,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94752211","content_html":"<p>Long non-EU passport lines at Schipol… Brexit dividends!</p>\n<p>Faces blurred by Gemini of course…</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fgemini-generated-image-xmrhhdxmrhhdxmrh.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/27/long-noneu-passport-lines-at.html","date_published":"2026-07-27T19:51:02+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 19:51","date_timestamp":1785181862,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/116993679108851188","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mrno7rhrh625"]}},{"id":"94535097","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780062694485/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780062694485\">Work in Progress Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest</a> by James Martin 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/23/currently-reading-work-in-progress.html","date_published":"2026-07-23T17:38:35+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 17:38","date_timestamp":1784828315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/116970509123426661","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mrdexcesli2m"]}},{"id":"94377054","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781734752311/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781734752311\">In Pursuit</a> by Osaretin Oswald Guobadia, Chukuka Chukuma 📚\nMoral of the story - building a business in Nigeria has, and remains, a Sisyphean task of sorts. It helps if you can <a href=\"https://rustgeek.me/2026/06/29/53-collectivist-v-individualistic/\">capture the State</a> of course…</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/21/finished-reading-in-pursuit-by.html","date_published":"2026-07-21T05:50:21+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 05:50","date_timestamp":1784613021,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/116956399608364589","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mr54h2egls2r"]}},{"id":"94363555","content_html":"<p>Today, I learned about perpetual stews - <a href=\"https://baccyflap.com/prs/blog/2026/?m=06#1780931141\">a fascinating metaphor for the web (and link rot)</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Perpetual stews work by adding ingredients, eating the stew, and then adding more ingredients to replenish, and then repeating this process, well, into perpetuity. By the time some months have passed, the original ingredients become mix in with the new, diluting ever more. If you do not add any carrots for long enough, the carrots will dilute to nothing. If you keep adding meat, meat will dominate - but as soon as you stop, it will recede again. Everything is continuous and no one knows when the last molecule of...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/20/today-i-learned-about-perpetual.html\">social.rustgeek.me</a>","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/20/today-i-learned-about-perpetual.html","date_published":"2026-07-20T22:55:59+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 22:55","date_timestamp":1784588159,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/116954770013584467","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mr4fbvb5du2j"]}},{"id":"94316629","content_html":"<p>In which we go walkies in the Birmingham city centre: <a href=\"https://rustgeek.me/2026/07/18/72-first-saturday-of-summer/\">rustgeek.me</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/20/in-which-we-go-walkies.html","date_published":"2026-07-20T08:32:00+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 08:32","date_timestamp":1784536320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/116951373002322899","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mr2uz4p27n26"]}},{"id":"94235731","content_html":"<p>Siderite on <a href=\"https://siderite.dev/blog/plugnplay-subscription-world/\">the broken world of technical recruiting</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>And finally, when the improbable happened and both employee and company are happy with the arrangement and it all works fine, you get the AI meddling again. Because you don’t just work now, you are assisted by artificially intelligent agents that do the menial dirty work and let you enjoy the privilege of… managing AI agents. You don’t write code anymore, you write complicated collections of rules written in English so that your agents do not royally fuck anything up when they write</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/18/siderite-on-the-broken-world.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T16:23:04+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 16:23","date_timestamp":1784391784,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/116941900291026878","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mqwofg2hqf2j"]}},{"id":"94194736","content_html":"<p>Passed by The Church of St Martin in the Bullring</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-20260717-205715-879.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/17/passed-by-the-church-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-17T22:17:04+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-17 22:17","date_timestamp":1784326624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/116937630484925929","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mqurpvbr2f26"]}},{"id":"94087739","content_html":"<p>Continuing to plumb the depths of my old music collection… #Navidrome</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.rustgeek.me%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-20260716-072427.jpg\" width=\"286\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.rustgeek.me/2026/07/16/continuing-to-plumb-the-depths.html","date_published":"2026-07-16T06:26:02+00:00","author":{"name":"AJ","url":"https://rustgeek.me/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F81296.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therustgeek"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 06:26","date_timestamp":1784183162,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Mas.to/@therustgeek/116928228208931558","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v3fhmxkrzknpqrgjqawhvftq/post/3mqqm45bh4c2s"]}}]}