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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/06/spotify-barack-michelle-obama-podcast-higher-ground/?guccounter=1\">\u201cExclusive podcasts\u201d</a></h2>\n\n <p>Higher Ground, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama\u2019s production company, will create exclusive podcasts for the streaming platform [Spotify]. Both Obamas will appear on some of the shows.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I find it utterly despicable that companies such as Spotify have taken it upon themselves to <em>redefine</em> the meaning of the word <strong>podcast</strong>. There is no such thing as an \u201cexclusive podcast\u201d because podcasts, by their very technical nature, are not exclusive and are part of the very fabric of the <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/openweb\">#openweb</a>.</p>\n\n<p>A podcast is simply an RSS feed which is downloadable from a website. The RSS feed contains items with various metadata and links to MP3 files. In theory an RSS feed could be behind some kind of HTTP auth paywall or be served via an obfuscated URL\u2014but at the end of the day, that RSS feed <em>can</em> and <em>should</em> be playable by any podcast client.</p>\n\n<p>A \u201cpodcast\u201d that can only be played by a single client <strong>is not a podcast</strong>. That\u2019s as absurd as somebody claiming they\u2019ve published an \u201cexclusive website\u201d that\u2019s only accessible via a single app. If the website can\u2019t be viewed via any standard web browser on the internet, it\u2019s not a website. If a podcast can\u2019t be listened to via any standard podcast player on the internet, it\u2019s not a podcast.</p>\n\n<p>Spotify, and anybody else out there trying to pull a fast one like this, <strong>you do not get to redefine the terms or the technology of podcasting</strong>. They belong to the open web. They belong to us. And we won\u2019t let you have it.</p>",
"text": "\u201cExclusive podcasts\u201d\n\n Higher Ground, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama\u2019s production company, will create exclusive podcasts for the streaming platform [Spotify]. Both Obamas will appear on some of the shows.\n\n\n\nI find it utterly despicable that companies such as Spotify have taken it upon themselves to redefine the meaning of the word podcast. There is no such thing as an \u201cexclusive podcast\u201d because podcasts, by their very technical nature, are not exclusive and are part of the very fabric of the #openweb.\n\nA podcast is simply an RSS feed which is downloadable from a website. The RSS feed contains items with various metadata and links to MP3 files. In theory an RSS feed could be behind some kind of HTTP auth paywall or be served via an obfuscated URL\u2014but at the end of the day, that RSS feed can and should be playable by any podcast client.\n\nA \u201cpodcast\u201d that can only be played by a single client is not a podcast. That\u2019s as absurd as somebody claiming they\u2019ve published an \u201cexclusive website\u201d that\u2019s only accessible via a single app. If the website can\u2019t be viewed via any standard web browser on the internet, it\u2019s not a website. If a podcast can\u2019t be listened to via any standard podcast player on the internet, it\u2019s not a podcast.\n\nSpotify, and anybody else out there trying to pull a fast one like this, you do not get to redefine the terms or the technology of podcasting. They belong to the open web. They belong to us. And we won\u2019t let you have it."
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Simly post a link to tto jsfiddle on your blog or website and post a link to that on Twitter. It will work. Totally understand why @twitter doesn't want executable code in a tweet. I mean if you are tweeting links to jsfiddle you can build your own website.
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"text": "#FoxYeah way to go @mozilla https://twitter.com/YoungbloodJoe/status/1136010305119629314?s=20 Glad to see @firefox stand up for privacy and protect user dats",
"html": "<a href=\"https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/tag/FoxYeah\" class=\"p-category\">#FoxYeah</a> way to go @mozilla <a href=\"https://twitter.com/YoungbloodJoe/status/1136010305119629314?s=20\">https://twitter.com/YoungbloodJoe/status/1136010305119629314?s=20</a> Glad to see @firefox stand up for privacy and protect user dats"
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"published": "2019-06-07T10:01:13+0000",
"url": "https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/06/07/i-saw-the-pre-orders-for-stadia",
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"text": "I saw the pre orders for Stadia are up!. I would order one right now as this is the only way to ensure you get a Stadia before Google cancels them."
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"text": "@btopro check out how your article parsed: https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/06/07/technical-weapons your OGP was skipped (which Known parses for title and the line of your script came up first. I manually changed the title from \"Single Page Apps for GitHub Pages\"",
"html": "@btopro check out how your article parsed: <a href=\"https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/06/07/technical-weapons\">https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/06/07/technical-weapons</a> your OGP was skipped (which Known parses for title and the line of your script came up first. I manually changed the title from \"Single Page Apps for GitHub Pages\""
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"published": "2019-06-07T01:13:26+0000",
"url": "https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/06/07/nyt-times-article-about-authors-being",
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"text": "NYT times article about authors being attacked on social media and knowing how #diversityjedi get attacked maybe problem is platforms\n\n\nAnti racism in YA tough work. Feelings will be hurt. \n\n\nFacebook and Twitter profit when feelings get hurt. Rage drives engagement.",
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