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        "text": "An occasional reminder:\n(boffosocko.com/2022/05/11/558\u2026)",
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        "text": "Phew! What a blast day 1 of @DevoxxUK was! Caught up with lots of awesome humans, helped people play the @snyksec developer challenge, led a ctf-101 with the talented @h4ck3rky13 and helped @BrianVerm deliver his awesome log4j mini lab. More fun on deck for tomorrow!",
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        "text": "Have you been rudely awakened during eternal Caturday?",
        "html": "<p>Have you been rudely awakened during eternal Caturday?</p>"
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    "content": {
        "text": "Y'all, @chriscoyier has been on a blogging tear lately and it's awesome to see. \ud83d\ude4c\n\nLiterally the only reason there's isn't a more vibrant \"blogosphere\" out there is because most people (myself included!) flake out and don't post often enough.\n\nWrite. Write. Write!",
        "html": "Y'all, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/chriscoyier\">@chriscoyier</a> has been on a blogging tear lately and it's awesome to see. \ud83d\ude4c\n\nLiterally the only reason there's isn't a more vibrant \"blogosphere\" out there is because most people (myself included!) flake out and don't post often enough.\n\nWrite. Write. Write!"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
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    "content": {
        "text": "Holy wow Stripe open sourced their docs engine marcdoc.io \ud83e\udd2f\ud83d\udc95\n\nyoutube.com/watch?v=MAWK_V\u2026",
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        "text": "The only rational answer to this (blog.lazerwalker.com/2022/05/10/vir\u2026) question:",
        "html": "The only rational answer to this (<a href=\"https://blog.lazerwalker.com/2022/05/10/virtual-events.html\">blog.lazerwalker.com/2022/05/10/vir\u2026</a>) question:"
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    "content": {
        "text": "Croword 2022-05-11\nScore: 6\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe1\u26ab\u26ab\u26ab\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe1\u26ab\u26ab\u26ab\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\u26ab\u26ab\u26ab\n\ud83d\udfe2\u26ab\u26ab\u26ab\u26ab\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe1\u26ab\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\n\nAlmost blew this one!"
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    "content": {
        "text": "Speaking of the stable genius \u2026 if would not pass muster as fifth-rate comedy. rollingstone.com/politics/polit\u2026",
        "html": "Speaking of the stable genius \u2026 if would not pass muster as fifth-rate comedy. <a href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-hurricane-gun-china-world-war-1350638/\">rollingstone.com/politics/polit\u2026</a>"
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        "name": "Johannes Ernst",
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    "url": "https://twitter.com/Johannes_Ernst/status/1524277296290361345",
    "quotation-of": "https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/1524208582358622208",
    "content": {
        "text": "Many people have a free speech problem, in that they cannot make themselves heard although others would listen if they had a means to connect. A certain disgraced ex-stable genius is not among them. What about you help them @elonmusk ?",
        "html": "Many people have a free speech problem, in that they cannot make themselves heard although others would listen if they had a means to connect. A certain disgraced ex-stable genius is not among them. What about you help them <a href=\"https://twitter.com/elonmusk\">@elonmusk</a> ?"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Johannes Ernst",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/Johannes_Ernst",
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            "content": {
                "text": "It's not a victory for \"free speech\" if Donald Trump is allowed back on Twitter by Elon Musk. It's just the choice of a billionaire to platform a demagogue who already used the app to incite mass violence and launch a frontal assault on American democracy."
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            "author": {
                "type": "card",
                "name": "Justin Hendrix",
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    "published": "2022-05-11T04:33:12+00:00",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/karabaic/status/1524246219349893120",
    "quotation-of": "https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1524238006118281216",
    "content": {
        "text": "\ud83e\uddf5\ntwitter.com/tubetimeus/sta\u2026",
        "html": "\ud83e\uddf5\n<a href=\"https://twitter.com/tubetimeus/status/1524238006118281216\">twitter.com/tubetimeus/sta\u2026</a>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "jack the nonabrasive",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/karabaic",
        "photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1256785873384861696/QfRzUvne.jpg"
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    "post-type": "note",
    "refs": {
        "https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1524238006118281216": {
            "type": "entry",
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            "content": {
                "text": "\u26a0unsafe product\u26a0\ufe0f \nthis plug adapter might look innocent, but it is badly designed and a fire hazard. let's find out why. \ud83e\uddf5"
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                "type": "card",
                "name": "Tube Time",
                "url": "https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS",
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    "published": "2022-05-11T02:33:08+00:00",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/karabaic/status/1524216004603105280",
    "quotation-of": "https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1524202720412028928",
    "content": {
        "text": "he should put it in self-driving mode."
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "jack the nonabrasive",
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            "content": {
                "text": "Musk says he will stay at Tesla as long as he is useful reut.rs/3wkMb4h",
                "html": "Musk says he will stay at Tesla as long as he is useful <a href=\"http://reut.rs/3wkMb4h\">reut.rs/3wkMb4h</a>"
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                "name": "Reuters",
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{
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    "url": "https://twitter.com/ChrisAldrich/status/1524200771264393216",
    "content": {
        "text": "I just saw my first Rivian truck in the wild. Pretty slick. rivian.com",
        "html": "I just saw my first Rivian truck in the wild. Pretty slick. <a href=\"https://rivian.com\">rivian.com</a>"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Chris Aldrich",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/ChrisAldrich",
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at Hampton by Hilton

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        "type": "card",
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    "url": "https://twitter.com/karabaic/status/1524181306732474368",
    "content": {
        "text": "Wordle 325 4/6*\n\n\u2b1b\u2b1b\u2b1b\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe8\n\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe8\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe8\u2b1b\n\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe9\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe8\u2b1b\n\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\n\nToday\u2019s wordle brought to you by\u2026"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "jack the nonabrasive",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/karabaic",
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    "published": "2022-05-10T22:34:54+00:00",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/jaredcwhite/status/1524156049296543744",
    "content": {
        "text": "Queen of the Jungle glass.photo/jaredcwhite/4r\u2026",
        "html": "Queen of the Jungle <a href=\"https://glass.photo/jaredcwhite/4rX7pY71PXec1KjnIwZrSB\">glass.photo/jaredcwhite/4r\u2026</a>"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Jared White supports the Open Web",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/jaredcwhite",
        "photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1431863008288931841/hsLQJBv4.jpg"
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    "post-type": "note",
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{
    "type": "entry",
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    "url": "https://twitter.com/cleverdevil/status/1524147475354898440",
    "content": {
        "text": "It would be super cool if the Micro.blog client was embedded directly into NetNewsWire as an option, with the ability to post and reply.",
        "html": "It would be super cool if the <a href=\"http://Micro.blog\">Micro.blog</a> client was embedded directly into NetNewsWire as an option, with the ability to post and reply."
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Jonathan LaCour",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/cleverdevil",
        "photo": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1518010782369284096/7Ac_gJRN.jpg"
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A Post-Christian Spirituality

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        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/mariposta/image/upload/w_1200,c_limit,q_65/sand-and-foam_qtwjsn.jpg\" /><h2>Where I've landed in my quest for a purposeful spiritual path after leaving the tenets of Evangelical doctrines behind.</h2>\n\n<p>I\u2019ve always wanted to trust in a higher power. It\u2019s been a key component of my psyche for as long as I can remember. \u201cTrust in God and everything will be alright!\u201d was literally my catchphrase as a young boy. An optimistic outlook on life was my default.</p>\n\n<p>Which is why leaving Christianity behind was not something I ever \u201cwanted to do\u201d or a decision I ever would have taken lightly. <strong>Even now, it pains me to write these words.</strong> Staying Christian, even nominally and for a variety of reasons, is just easier.</p>\n\n<p>But I value honesty, both with myself and with others. And the truth is, I simply can\u2019t \u201cmake\u201d myself a believer. So\u2026at this juncture, I am not.</p>\n\n<h3>Understanding the World</h3>\n\n<p>Faith for me was never about loyalty to a set of codified doctrines, or allegiance to a certain religious institution or tradition. I cared about the seeking of <strong>spiritual awareness</strong>\u2014an intuitive understanding of <em>a coherent explanatory method of recognizing organization in the world</em>.</p>\n\n<p>Which is why stepping away from Christianity was ultimately less about wrestling with the validity of God/Jesus/the Bible, and more a matter of \u201chow do I explain why I\u2019ve experienced what I\u2019ve experienced and why I feel what I feel?\u201d Replacing Christianity with, say, a materialistic/atheist view of reality was never on the table, because a materialist philosophy holds little explanatory power for the life I\u2019ve lived.</p>\n\n<p>Ultimately, if I were to continue believing in \u201csomething\u201d rather than fall prey to a fatalistic nihilism, it would have to offer a sense of hopeful purpose and a meaningful path towards\u2014for lack of a better word\u2014<em>enlightenment</em>. But beyond mere theoretical conjecture, it would need to help make sense of the <strong>here &amp; now</strong> in concrete and useful terms.</p>\n\n<h3>The Tao of Psychology: Synchronicity and the Self</h3>\n\n<p>On a weekday in early March 2022 when I was feeling particularly bleak and down-in-the-mouth, I happened to wander into my local Portland bookstore. (That\u2019s the world-famous city-block-sized <a href=\"https://www.powells.com/\">Powell\u2019s Books</a> in case you were wondering!) Purely by chance (<strong>or was it??</strong> \ud83d\ude31), I came across a book in either the Philosophy or Psychology section entitled <em>The Tao of Psychology: Synchronicity and the Self</em> by Jean Shinoda Bolen. I picked it up on a whim, ordered tea at the in-store cafe, and started reading through the introduction.</p>\n\n<p>Even though I have yet to finish the book (reading books is a luxury I rarely seem to afford these days), it has already proven to be one of those rare touchstones in life where <strong>suddenly everything changes</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019ll give <em>The Tao of Psychology</em> a proper review at a later date, but suffice it to say, the delving into Jungian thought around the concept of <strong>synchronicity</strong> combined with a look at related ideas found in <em>Taoism</em> created an explosion within my soul. At last I began to see a glimmer of a way of seeing the world which aligned with my personal spiritual experiences over the decades. Events, encounters, decisions, and emotions in my past which previously I would have ascribed to divine intervention <strong>I could now view through the lens of synchronicity</strong>. And on a daily basis, I could attempt to sense whether I felt connected to \u201cthe eternal Tao\u201d or had lost myself in the frenetic pursuit of obligations and egotistical efforts.</p>\n\n<h3>Spiritual But Not Religious (Clich\u00e9d But True)</h3>\n\n<p>Before you grow concerned that maybe I\u2019ve simply exchanged one false belief system invented by mere mortals for another, I\u2019m not here to say I\u2019ve \u201cconverted\u201d to Taoism and will just blindly accept anything I read or hear on the matter. On the contrary, I recognize I\u2019m a total <em>newb</em> to the topic and <strong>don\u2019t even yet know what I don\u2019t yet know</strong>. (Something I <em>do</em> know however is that there\u2019s a long history of dumb Westerners venturing superficially into Eastern mysticism and appropriating various elements to suit their own agendas. I\u2019ll be careful to avoid making a similar error!)</p>\n\n<p>All I\u2019m trying to convey is that <strong>in my life right now, I\u2019ve found a thread in the universe</strong>, and I\u2019m excited to begin to pull it and see what it reveals. Instead of defining myself by what I don\u2019t believe in (Evangelical American Christianity), I can start to define myself by what I do. And I fully expect that will change quite a bit as I grow older and have yet more experiences, which is fine and right and good.</p>\n\n<p>There are those who would accuse me of \u201cinventing\u201d my own spiritual path and warm me of the dangers therein. <strong>Whatever.</strong> If I\u2019ve learned anything at all, it\u2019s that I must stay true to the life I\u2019ve lived and the experiences I\u2019ve experienced. And even if it doesn\u2019t look like what you might prefer, <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/spirituality/\">#spirituality</a> continues to mean a great deal to me. And that must mean something.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>I certainly will have more to share going forward regarding how I typically define \u201cspirituality\u201d as a daily practice, so if you are interested in coming along on this journey with me, <strong>welcome friend</strong>. \ud83d\ude4f</p>\n\n<p><em>Photo credit: <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/photos/Zwrcfb0uQIo\">Patrick Perkins on Unsplash</a></em></p>\n\n\n\n  <br /><p>\n    \n      <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/spirituality\">#spirituality</a>\n    \n  </p>",
        "text": "Where I've landed in my quest for a purposeful spiritual path after leaving the tenets of Evangelical doctrines behind.\n\nI\u2019ve always wanted to trust in a higher power. It\u2019s been a key component of my psyche for as long as I can remember. \u201cTrust in God and everything will be alright!\u201d was literally my catchphrase as a young boy. An optimistic outlook on life was my default.\n\nWhich is why leaving Christianity behind was not something I ever \u201cwanted to do\u201d or a decision I ever would have taken lightly. Even now, it pains me to write these words. Staying Christian, even nominally and for a variety of reasons, is just easier.\n\nBut I value honesty, both with myself and with others. And the truth is, I simply can\u2019t \u201cmake\u201d myself a believer. So\u2026at this juncture, I am not.\n\nUnderstanding the World\n\nFaith for me was never about loyalty to a set of codified doctrines, or allegiance to a certain religious institution or tradition. I cared about the seeking of spiritual awareness\u2014an intuitive understanding of a coherent explanatory method of recognizing organization in the world.\n\nWhich is why stepping away from Christianity was ultimately less about wrestling with the validity of God/Jesus/the Bible, and more a matter of \u201chow do I explain why I\u2019ve experienced what I\u2019ve experienced and why I feel what I feel?\u201d Replacing Christianity with, say, a materialistic/atheist view of reality was never on the table, because a materialist philosophy holds little explanatory power for the life I\u2019ve lived.\n\nUltimately, if I were to continue believing in \u201csomething\u201d rather than fall prey to a fatalistic nihilism, it would have to offer a sense of hopeful purpose and a meaningful path towards\u2014for lack of a better word\u2014enlightenment. But beyond mere theoretical conjecture, it would need to help make sense of the here & now in concrete and useful terms.\n\nThe Tao of Psychology: Synchronicity and the Self\n\nOn a weekday in early March 2022 when I was feeling particularly bleak and down-in-the-mouth, I happened to wander into my local Portland bookstore. (That\u2019s the world-famous city-block-sized Powell\u2019s Books in case you were wondering!) Purely by chance (or was it?? \ud83d\ude31), I came across a book in either the Philosophy or Psychology section entitled The Tao of Psychology: Synchronicity and the Self by Jean Shinoda Bolen. I picked it up on a whim, ordered tea at the in-store cafe, and started reading through the introduction.\n\nEven though I have yet to finish the book (reading books is a luxury I rarely seem to afford these days), it has already proven to be one of those rare touchstones in life where suddenly everything changes.\n\nI\u2019ll give The Tao of Psychology a proper review at a later date, but suffice it to say, the delving into Jungian thought around the concept of synchronicity combined with a look at related ideas found in Taoism created an explosion within my soul. At last I began to see a glimmer of a way of seeing the world which aligned with my personal spiritual experiences over the decades. Events, encounters, decisions, and emotions in my past which previously I would have ascribed to divine intervention I could now view through the lens of synchronicity. And on a daily basis, I could attempt to sense whether I felt connected to \u201cthe eternal Tao\u201d or had lost myself in the frenetic pursuit of obligations and egotistical efforts.\n\nSpiritual But Not Religious (Clich\u00e9d But True)\n\nBefore you grow concerned that maybe I\u2019ve simply exchanged one false belief system invented by mere mortals for another, I\u2019m not here to say I\u2019ve \u201cconverted\u201d to Taoism and will just blindly accept anything I read or hear on the matter. On the contrary, I recognize I\u2019m a total newb to the topic and don\u2019t even yet know what I don\u2019t yet know. (Something I do know however is that there\u2019s a long history of dumb Westerners venturing superficially into Eastern mysticism and appropriating various elements to suit their own agendas. I\u2019ll be careful to avoid making a similar error!)\n\nAll I\u2019m trying to convey is that in my life right now, I\u2019ve found a thread in the universe, and I\u2019m excited to begin to pull it and see what it reveals. Instead of defining myself by what I don\u2019t believe in (Evangelical American Christianity), I can start to define myself by what I do. And I fully expect that will change quite a bit as I grow older and have yet more experiences, which is fine and right and good.\n\nThere are those who would accuse me of \u201cinventing\u201d my own spiritual path and warm me of the dangers therein. Whatever. If I\u2019ve learned anything at all, it\u2019s that I must stay true to the life I\u2019ve lived and the experiences I\u2019ve experienced. And even if it doesn\u2019t look like what you might prefer, #spirituality continues to mean a great deal to me. And that must mean something.\n\n\n\nI certainly will have more to share going forward regarding how I typically define \u201cspirituality\u201d as a daily practice, so if you are interested in coming along on this journey with me, welcome friend. \ud83d\ude4f\n\nPhoto credit: Patrick Perkins on Unsplash\n\n\n\n  \n\n    \n      #spirituality"
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        "text": "Posted on my personal blog:\n\u201cA Post-Christian Spirituality\u201d\n\nWhere I've landed in my quest for a purposeful spiritual path after leaving the tenets of Evangelical doctrines behind.\n\njaredwhite.com/articles/post-\u2026",
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        "name": "Jared White supports the Open Web",
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    "url": "https://twitter.com/Johannes_Ernst/status/1524104621802745856",
    "content": {
        "text": "How clever, embedding JSON inside a CSV file \ud83d\ude21"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Johannes Ernst",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/Johannes_Ernst",
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    "url": "https://twitter.com/cleverdevil/status/1524096945542897664",
    "content": {
        "text": "RIP, iPod. End of an era!"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Jonathan LaCour",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/cleverdevil",
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