Become Who Your Homepage Was Born to Be

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        "html": "<p>The most incredible thing about the World-Wide Web is that you can publish <em>whatever you want</em> on your own <strong>homepage</strong> on your own <strong>domain</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>You can literally just start publishing on <code>iamthemostinterestingpersoninthe.world</code> and say <em>whatever it is you wish to say</em>. \ud83e\udd2f</p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to realize that this capability did not exist in human civilization until roughly thirty years ago. Before that, sure, you could publish a paper pamphlet, a \u201czine\u201d, something tangible. But who\u2019s going to read it? Who\u2019s going to care? And how many of those people could you ever hope to reach at all?</p>\n\n<p>I understand it can be hard at times to remain bright-eyed about <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/website\">#Website</a> publishing &amp; communication when in the past thirty years we\u2019ve also witnessed the explosion of hate speech, misinformation, and slop. Free speech sure gets messy; what\u2019s even worse, some platforms will abuse the concept of \u201cfree speech\u201d by engaging in capricious and damaging moderation actions which <em>elevate</em> hate and <em>punish</em> minorities and marginalized peoples.</p>\n\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of work to do to combat this. <strong>And I am by no means na\u00efve.</strong></p>\n\n<p>But I hope we never lose sight of the unsurpassed wonder and joy we can <em>only</em> get from the Web\u2019s open range\u2014not beholden to any single company, any single country, any single tribe or creed.</p>\n\n<p>In my article <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/why-homepages-matter-in-2018\">Why Homepages Matter in 2018</a>, I wrote the following:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>If the blog is a dying artform, so be it. I\u2019d rather be the last man standing who has a real personal homepage than hand over my online lifestyle to a company who has shown utter contempt for user privacy and data integrity.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>The company in question here was Facebook, recently embroiled in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The bad news is, Facebook/Meta is still alive and kicking in 2025. The <strong>good news</strong> is, it has been shown to wield <em>far less power</em> over how people live and work and recreate and thrive than we might have once assumed. Many people have walked away from Facebook, walked away from Instagram. We have new platforms, new protocols, and new tools at our disposal.</p>\n\n<p>And that\u2019s the beauty of the Web. It\u2019s ever-changing, evolving, growing, and adapting. Things may seem to <em>really, really suck</em> in the now, but the moral arc of the digital universe bends towards digital justice.</p>\n\n<p><strong>That is what I believe.</strong> I have to\u2026the alternative is far too dismal to contemplate.</p>\n\n<p><em>TL;DR: HOMEPAGES RULE!!</em> \ud83e\udd18</p>",
        "text": "The most incredible thing about the World-Wide Web is that you can publish whatever you want on your own homepage on your own domain.\n\nYou can literally just start publishing on iamthemostinterestingpersoninthe.world and say whatever it is you wish to say. \ud83e\udd2f\n\nIt\u2019s important to realize that this capability did not exist in human civilization until roughly thirty years ago. Before that, sure, you could publish a paper pamphlet, a \u201czine\u201d, something tangible. But who\u2019s going to read it? Who\u2019s going to care? And how many of those people could you ever hope to reach at all?\n\nI understand it can be hard at times to remain bright-eyed about #Website publishing & communication when in the past thirty years we\u2019ve also witnessed the explosion of hate speech, misinformation, and slop. Free speech sure gets messy; what\u2019s even worse, some platforms will abuse the concept of \u201cfree speech\u201d by engaging in capricious and damaging moderation actions which elevate hate and punish minorities and marginalized peoples.\n\nThere\u2019s a lot of work to do to combat this. And I am by no means na\u00efve.\n\nBut I hope we never lose sight of the unsurpassed wonder and joy we can only get from the Web\u2019s open range\u2014not beholden to any single company, any single country, any single tribe or creed.\n\nIn my article Why Homepages Matter in 2018, I wrote the following:\n\n\n  If the blog is a dying artform, so be it. I\u2019d rather be the last man standing who has a real personal homepage than hand over my online lifestyle to a company who has shown utter contempt for user privacy and data integrity.\n\n\nThe company in question here was Facebook, recently embroiled in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The bad news is, Facebook/Meta is still alive and kicking in 2025. The good news is, it has been shown to wield far less power over how people live and work and recreate and thrive than we might have once assumed. Many people have walked away from Facebook, walked away from Instagram. We have new platforms, new protocols, and new tools at our disposal.\n\nAnd that\u2019s the beauty of the Web. It\u2019s ever-changing, evolving, growing, and adapting. Things may seem to really, really suck in the now, but the moral arc of the digital universe bends towards digital justice.\n\nThat is what I believe. I have to\u2026the alternative is far too dismal to contemplate.\n\nTL;DR: HOMEPAGES RULE!! \ud83e\udd18"
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fluffy beesbuzz.biz

Furality, and other upcoming musical engagements

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Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil

New Retro Rig: MiSTer, Sony PVM, MT-32 Pi, and Speakers

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My Ceiling is Their Floor

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    "published": "2025-05-25T21:10:51-07:00",
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        "html": "<p>I don\u2019t post much about <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/parenting\">#parenting</a> online\u2026in fact it appears I haven\u2019t used that tag here since 2018! (I\u2019ve talked about <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/family\">#family</a> since, I just didn\u2019t use the other tag).</p>\n\n<p>So permit me, if you will, to indulge in a <em>proud papa</em> moment. I was with the kids (teen and preteen) doing a fair bit of logistical maneuvering today\u2014carrying heavy objects, trying to fit weirdly-shaped stuff into the car, figuring out how to solve problems of a mechanical nature, etc.</p>\n\n<p>And for the first time, I didn\u2019t feel like I was constantly having to instruct them what to do, and furthermore we often weren\u2019t even at intellectual parity to be honest. <strong>They were giving me ideas</strong> and coming up with novel solutions to problems I hadn\u2019t figured out yet.</p>\n\n<p>In other words, it\u2019s now clear that occasionally I\u2019m a doofus and <strong>my kids are geniuses.</strong> \ud83d\ude02</p>\n\n<p>But seriously\u2014nothing is more sweet to a parent (the good ones anyway) than, after running for so long, savoring the privilege of watching the next generation soar. I truly wish that my kids will be smarter, more talented, more successful, and <strong>more awesome in every respect</strong> than myself. Honestly I would have settled for \u201cI didn\u2019t totally mess them up for life\u201d\u2026this is a far better outcome. \ud83d\ude1c</p>",
        "text": "I don\u2019t post much about #parenting online\u2026in fact it appears I haven\u2019t used that tag here since 2018! (I\u2019ve talked about #family since, I just didn\u2019t use the other tag).\n\nSo permit me, if you will, to indulge in a proud papa moment. I was with the kids (teen and preteen) doing a fair bit of logistical maneuvering today\u2014carrying heavy objects, trying to fit weirdly-shaped stuff into the car, figuring out how to solve problems of a mechanical nature, etc.\n\nAnd for the first time, I didn\u2019t feel like I was constantly having to instruct them what to do, and furthermore we often weren\u2019t even at intellectual parity to be honest. They were giving me ideas and coming up with novel solutions to problems I hadn\u2019t figured out yet.\n\nIn other words, it\u2019s now clear that occasionally I\u2019m a doofus and my kids are geniuses. \ud83d\ude02\n\nBut seriously\u2014nothing is more sweet to a parent (the good ones anyway) than, after running for so long, savoring the privilege of watching the next generation soar. I truly wish that my kids will be smarter, more talented, more successful, and more awesome in every respect than myself. Honestly I would have settled for \u201cI didn\u2019t totally mess them up for life\u201d\u2026this is a far better outcome. \ud83d\ude1c"
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Link: Beware Unpaid DMV Fees Scams

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    "published": "2025-05-24T22:57:40-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/24/states-dmvs-warn-about-the-latest-smishing-scam-targeting-phones/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>DMVs across the country are warning drivers of a new batch of fake, phishing text messages, designed to scam respondents out of their personal and financial information.</p>\n\n<p>The latest round of scam texts have been reported by departments of motor vehicles in at least three states: New York, Florida and California.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I can confirm I have also received these scam text messages. For a brief moment, it seemed like it could be legit, but then I took a closer look at the domain names listed and as is typical with spam like this, they were all wonky with bogus words and strange characters.</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019m guessing anyone who falls prey to these doesn\u2019t understand how domain names work\u2014which, alas, is a significant percentage of the population.</p>",
        "text": "DMVs across the country are warning drivers of a new batch of fake, phishing text messages, designed to scam respondents out of their personal and financial information.\n\nThe latest round of scam texts have been reported by departments of motor vehicles in at least three states: New York, Florida and California.\n\n\n\nI can confirm I have also received these scam text messages. For a brief moment, it seemed like it could be legit, but then I took a closer look at the domain names listed and as is typical with spam like this, they were all wonky with bogus words and strange characters.\n\nI\u2019m guessing anyone who falls prey to these doesn\u2019t understand how domain names work\u2014which, alas, is a significant percentage of the population."
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Aaron Parecki aaronparecki.com

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        "text": "MCP Dev Summit kicking off"
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Link: What’s the Deal with The Testaments

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    "published": "2025-05-23T22:49:52-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/feature/the-testaments-news-updates-handmaids-tale-sequel-1236410051/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>While Hulu\u2019s television adaptation of The Handmaid\u2019s Tale is soon coming to an end, the story will continue in sequel series The Testaments.</p>\n\n<p>From executive producers Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield, the show will take place in the same world as The Handmaid\u2019s Tale with a time jump after the show.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to claim I <strong>enjoy</strong> watching certain high-drama <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/tvshows\">#tvshows</a> like <em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale</em>. It\u2019s more like I endure it. It\u2019s an experience you hate to love, and love to hate. (Doubly so when the show touches so heavily on <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> which feel eerily like the present day insanity we\u2019re all dealing with.)</p>\n\n<p>So on a certain level, <strong>I\u2019m not looking forward</strong> to watching this sequel show to <em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale</em>. Do I really want to put myself through all this\u2026again? \ud83d\ude05</p>\n\n<p>And yet, I am definitely excited for it because if it appreciably manages to approach the quality level of its predecessor, it will be a worthy contender indeed for my viewing attention.</p>",
        "text": "While Hulu\u2019s television adaptation of The Handmaid\u2019s Tale is soon coming to an end, the story will continue in sequel series The Testaments.\n\nFrom executive producers Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield, the show will take place in the same world as The Handmaid\u2019s Tale with a time jump after the show.\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s difficult to claim I enjoy watching certain high-drama #tvshows like The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. It\u2019s more like I endure it. It\u2019s an experience you hate to love, and love to hate. (Doubly so when the show touches so heavily on #politics which feel eerily like the present day insanity we\u2019re all dealing with.)\n\nSo on a certain level, I\u2019m not looking forward to watching this sequel show to The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. Do I really want to put myself through all this\u2026again? \ud83d\ude05\n\nAnd yet, I am definitely excited for it because if it appreciably manages to approach the quality level of its predecessor, it will be a worthy contender indeed for my viewing attention."
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Marty McGuire martymcgui.re

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    "summary": "\ud83d\udcd7 Want to read All Fours by Miranda July ISBN: 9780593190265",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2025/05/23/094858/",
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Marty McGuire martymcgui.re

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    "published": "2025-05-23T09:43:19-0400",
    "summary": "\ud83d\udcd7 Want to read Death of the Author (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Nnedi Okorafor ISBN: 9780063391147",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2025/05/23/094319/",
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Passing Through

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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250522/passing-through",
    "published": "2025-05-22T21:45:50-07:00",
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        "html": "<p>\u201cTired and confused, yes I am<br />Don\u2019t see much in the future for me<br />I\u2019m a vagabond and a drifter<br />Not so hard to be<br />Walking down the highway<br />Walking through the park<br />Looking out for something<br />Still in the dark<br />Don\u2019t know what to say when I see you smile<br />So I guess I\u2019ll turn my head and go<br />On the way to another mile\u201d</p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaO2i8b-xhw\">Passing Through</a> has always been one of my favorite Bruce Hornsby songs from what is probably my favorite Bruce Hornsby album, <em>Harbor Lights</em>. It holds a special significance for me now that I\u2019ve had many a <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#NomadLifestyle</a> moment feeling too like a vagabond and a drifter. (Through a tad less depressed about it\u2026)</p>\n\n<p>I love this later section of the song:</p>\n\n<p>\u201cWant faith in something<br />So hard to believe<br />Maybe one night soon<br />Maybe you could make me see\u201d</p>\n\n<p><strong>So good.</strong> \ud83d\ude0c</p>",
        "text": "\u201cTired and confused, yes I am\nDon\u2019t see much in the future for me\nI\u2019m a vagabond and a drifter\nNot so hard to be\nWalking down the highway\nWalking through the park\nLooking out for something\nStill in the dark\nDon\u2019t know what to say when I see you smile\nSo I guess I\u2019ll turn my head and go\nOn the way to another mile\u201d\n\n\n\nPassing Through has always been one of my favorite Bruce Hornsby songs from what is probably my favorite Bruce Hornsby album, Harbor Lights. It holds a special significance for me now that I\u2019ve had many a #NomadLifestyle moment feeling too like a vagabond and a drifter. (Through a tad less depressed about it\u2026)\n\nI love this later section of the song:\n\n\u201cWant faith in something\nSo hard to believe\nMaybe one night soon\nMaybe you could make me see\u201d\n\nSo good. \ud83d\ude0c"
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Marty McGuire martymcgui.re

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    "content": {
        "text": "Oh no! Oh no. \ud83d\ude3f\nhttps://blog.glitch.com/post/changes-are-coming-to-glitch/",
        "html": "<p>Oh no! Oh no. \ud83d\ude3f</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://blog.glitch.com/post/changes-are-coming-to-glitch/\">https://blog.glitch.com/post/changes-are-coming-to-glitch/</a></p>"
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Link: Oregon Exports Affected by Retaliatory Tariffs

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    "published": "2025-05-21T23:38:08-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/21/oregon-key-exports-imports-impact-trump-tariffs-wheat-coffee-computer-chips/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>Businesses and manufacturers in the state rely on imported goods and parts to run companies ranging from furniture shops to computer chip factories. Meanwhile, Oregon farmers, fishers and manufacturers rely on international buyers\u2019 interest in their products. And shipping and storage companies generate business by helping move these imports and exports around.</p>\n\n<p>All told, last year Oregon imported more than $28 billion worth of goods, and sent more than $34 billion worth of stuff to global markets.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>This deep dive analysis by Kyra Buckley, business reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), is absolutely fascinating. I honestly had no idea that Oregon exported more than it imported in global trade\u2014particularly that \u201cmore than 80% of the soft, white wheat grown in Eastern Oregon is sold overseas for products ranging from noodles and dumplings to crackers.\u201d</p>\n\n<p>All of this is affected now by the trade wars. Not only must we contend with rising prices for imports, but Oregon\u2019s exports are threatened by retaliatory tariffs other countries impose on those imports coming in.</p>\n\n<p>One of our more famous food brands is <strong>Bob\u2019s Red Mill</strong>, maker of many fine whole grain and baking products. Well, CEO Trey Winthrop has been sounding the alarm about how the company\u2019s exports are being affected:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>Bob\u2019s Red Mill products can also be found on shelves in 65 countries. But Winthrop told Governor Tina Kotek that he\u2019s seeing campaigns in countries like Canada encouraging consumers to stop buying American goods in response to Trump\u2019s tariffs.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>As I keep snarking on Mastodon: <strong>Good job MAGA!</strong> \ud83d\ude03\ud83d\udc4d</p>",
        "text": "Businesses and manufacturers in the state rely on imported goods and parts to run companies ranging from furniture shops to computer chip factories. Meanwhile, Oregon farmers, fishers and manufacturers rely on international buyers\u2019 interest in their products. And shipping and storage companies generate business by helping move these imports and exports around.\n\nAll told, last year Oregon imported more than $28 billion worth of goods, and sent more than $34 billion worth of stuff to global markets.\n\n\n\nThis deep dive analysis by Kyra Buckley, business reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), is absolutely fascinating. I honestly had no idea that Oregon exported more than it imported in global trade\u2014particularly that \u201cmore than 80% of the soft, white wheat grown in Eastern Oregon is sold overseas for products ranging from noodles and dumplings to crackers.\u201d\n\nAll of this is affected now by the trade wars. Not only must we contend with rising prices for imports, but Oregon\u2019s exports are threatened by retaliatory tariffs other countries impose on those imports coming in.\n\nOne of our more famous food brands is Bob\u2019s Red Mill, maker of many fine whole grain and baking products. Well, CEO Trey Winthrop has been sounding the alarm about how the company\u2019s exports are being affected:\n\n\n  Bob\u2019s Red Mill products can also be found on shelves in 65 countries. But Winthrop told Governor Tina Kotek that he\u2019s seeing campaigns in countries like Canada encouraging consumers to stop buying American goods in response to Trump\u2019s tariffs.\n\n\nAs I keep snarking on Mastodon: Good job MAGA! \ud83d\ude03\ud83d\udc4d"
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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

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        "text": "An FDA committee is meeting and considering removing some COVID vaccine recommendations for certain groups. Public comment is open until May 23, 2025 11:59PM Eastern.\n\nVisit the People\u2019s CDC guide for background and follow their steps to leave a comment\n\t\nRead my own comment and feel free to borrow any language from it!",
        "html": "<p>An FDA committee is meeting and considering removing some COVID vaccine recommendations for certain groups. Public comment is open until May 23, 2025 11:59PM Eastern.</p>\n\n<ul><li>Visit the <a href=\"https://peoplescdc.substack.com/p/vaccine-access-is-under-attack-act\">People\u2019s CDC guide</a> for background and follow their steps to leave a comment</li>\n\t<li>\n<a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2025/05/fda-vrbpac-comment/\">Read my own comment</a> and feel free to borrow any language from it!</li>\n</ul>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
        "photo": "https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/6268/profile-2021-square.300x0.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "44878615",
    "_source": "95"
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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-05-21 19:04-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/05/i-was-reminded-of/",
    "category": [
        "humor",
        "politics"
    ],
    "syndication": [
        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3lppzq6ybql2a"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "I was reminded of this satirical gem from 2006. Funny/sad/infuriating how much it still applies almost 20 years later.",
        "html": "<p>I was reminded of <a href=\"https://fafblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/q-our-omnipotent-president-q.html\">this satirical gem from 2006</a>. Funny/sad/infuriating how much it still applies almost 20 years later.</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
        "photo": "https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/6268/profile-2021-square.300x0.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "44878616",
    "_source": "95"
}

Pedro and the Girl

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250520/pedro-and-the-girl",
    "published": "2025-05-20T18:57:05-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I just finished watching that one where Pedro Pascal has to brave the perils of a hostile environment all while protecting the orphan girl in his care from the dangers which lurk around every corner.</p>\n\n<p>Nope, not <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/100088-the-last-of-us\">the one you\u2019re thinking of</a>. <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/506072-prospect\">The other one!</a></p>\n\n<p>Yes indeed, <em>Prospect</em> completely passed me by back in 2018 when it came out, but I happened to be on Tubi and noticed a cast centered around Pedro and Sophie Thatcher (who has proven to be thoroughly outstanding in the more recent productions of <em>Heretic</em> and <em>Companion</em>). Count me in!</p>\n\n<p>While I won\u2019t go so far as to say it\u2019s a standout in the pantheon of <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/scifi\">#scifi</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a>, I quite enjoyed the watch and was amazed at how compelling a film like this could be with so little of the whiz-bang special effects you normally expect to see in the genre. I was also chuckling that the \u201calien landscape\u201d was shot on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. <strong>Sure, I guess you could say the Pacific Northwest is out of this world!</strong></p>\n\n<p>Definitely worth the watch if you haven\u2019t seen it yet\u2014especially since it\u2019s free (with ads) on Tubi. I hope the indie filmmaking team is able to secure the funding necessary to <a href=\"https://www.fringedrifters.com/\">continue this IP aka \u201cThe Fringe\u201d in future projects</a>.</p>",
        "text": "I just finished watching that one where Pedro Pascal has to brave the perils of a hostile environment all while protecting the orphan girl in his care from the dangers which lurk around every corner.\n\nNope, not the one you\u2019re thinking of. The other one!\n\nYes indeed, Prospect completely passed me by back in 2018 when it came out, but I happened to be on Tubi and noticed a cast centered around Pedro and Sophie Thatcher (who has proven to be thoroughly outstanding in the more recent productions of Heretic and Companion). Count me in!\n\nWhile I won\u2019t go so far as to say it\u2019s a standout in the pantheon of #scifi #movies, I quite enjoyed the watch and was amazed at how compelling a film like this could be with so little of the whiz-bang special effects you normally expect to see in the genre. I was also chuckling that the \u201calien landscape\u201d was shot on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Sure, I guess you could say the Pacific Northwest is out of this world!\n\nDefinitely worth the watch if you haven\u2019t seen it yet\u2014especially since it\u2019s free (with ads) on Tubi. I hope the indie filmmaking team is able to secure the funding necessary to continue this IP aka \u201cThe Fringe\u201d in future projects."
    },
    "name": "Pedro and the Girl",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "44868027",
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Aaron Parecki aaronparecki.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-05-14T18:26:16-07:00",
    "url": "https://aaronparecki.com/2025/05/14/22/mcp-night",
    "category": [
        "365",
        "mcp"
    ],
    "photo": [
        "https://aperture-media.p3k.io/aaronparecki.com/41bdeee87636819eefd57e5215a399544ce5c5ffba4a0a6fca3a863fe0cdebdc.jpg"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "Here for MCP Night"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Aaron Parecki",
        "url": "https://aaronparecki.com/",
        "photo": "https://aperture-media.p3k.io/aaronparecki.com/41061f9de825966faa22e9c42830e1d4a614a321213b4575b9488aa93f89817a.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "44861221",
    "_source": "16"
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250519/gosh-im-tired",
    "published": "2025-05-19T21:46:14-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Gosh, I\u2019m tired. Exhausted.</p>\n\n<p>A lot of <em>stuff</em> has happened to me in the past few days. Some very good stuff, but also some very\u2014uh\u2014not good stuff. The kind of stuff which would really affect my mental health in a negative way if I hadn\u2019t built up a whole ton of <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/mindfulness\">#mindfulness</a> mojo (that\u2019s the medical term for it, dontchaknow!) from my many recent travels &amp; hikes through nature wilderness areas.</p>\n\n<p>I have never had to be so \u201cgrounded\u201d in my inner life as right now. The world seems to have gone utterly, utterly mad. <strong>I get very little peace from any externalities right now.</strong> If I am to be at peace, I must summon it from within\u2014and from the rocks and the trees and the streams and the grass and the sky. <em>You\u2019d better believe I\u2019m even doing hippie-dippie shit like holding crystals.</em> Yeah, crystals! \ud83d\udc8e</p>\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s come to this.</strong> \ud83d\ude02</p>\n\n<p>What are your mindfulness / meditation / spiritual practices you like to do to remain grounded and find inner peace? I\u2019d love it if you would comment via Mastodon (link below) and let me know!</p>",
        "text": "Gosh, I\u2019m tired. Exhausted.\n\nA lot of stuff has happened to me in the past few days. Some very good stuff, but also some very\u2014uh\u2014not good stuff. The kind of stuff which would really affect my mental health in a negative way if I hadn\u2019t built up a whole ton of #mindfulness mojo (that\u2019s the medical term for it, dontchaknow!) from my many recent travels & hikes through nature wilderness areas.\n\nI have never had to be so \u201cgrounded\u201d in my inner life as right now. The world seems to have gone utterly, utterly mad. I get very little peace from any externalities right now. If I am to be at peace, I must summon it from within\u2014and from the rocks and the trees and the streams and the grass and the sky. You\u2019d better believe I\u2019m even doing hippie-dippie shit like holding crystals. Yeah, crystals! \ud83d\udc8e\n\nIt\u2019s come to this. \ud83d\ude02\n\nWhat are your mindfulness / meditation / spiritual practices you like to do to remain grounded and find inner peace? I\u2019d love it if you would comment via Mastodon (link below) and let me know!"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "44857599",
    "_source": "2783"
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Tantek Çelik tantek.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-05-18 21:32-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2025/138/t1/ran-bay-to-breakers",
    "category": [
        "SanFrancisco",
        "run",
        "runner",
        "race",
        "roadRace",
        "B2B",
        "Bay2Breakers",
        "BayToBreakers"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "Ran my 13th Bay to Breakers race in 1:55:31 today! 4min+ faster than last year.\n\nOnce again the Midnight Runners crew cheered runners in Hayes Valley at the park a couple of blocks before the hill.\n\nFelt better than I did last year, more able to sustain a moderate pace.\n\nOne quick pitstop in Golden Gate Park, and then picked up the pace to finish with a negative split and well under 2 hours. This time I made sure to keep running until I was well past the last timing strip.\n\nOther than the Midnight Runners cheer gang, this year I did not see anyone I knew the whole race. Bus + BART + jog to the start. Howard street up to Hayes hill, then by the Panhandle and through Golden Gate park to the finish.\n\nI did spot a neighbor after the finish and we caught up on the walk to the N-Judah light rail. Seeing the long line I decided to easy run backwards along the race course to see the costumes and a few human carried floats.\n\nCaught the Midnight Runners crew on the Conservatory of Flowers steps and hiked back to the Panhandle together. After catching up with a few friends I went home to shower and eat before heading back to the Panhandle.\n\nIn contrast to last year, last Friday I only did a short shakeout run \u2014 no evening run and staying out late with Midnight Runners. Saturday SFRC was about the same distance.\n\nSimilar to last year I took a bus to Van Ness, then jogged to the Civic Center station and took BART to Embarcadero. It seems that\u2019s the only reliable transit option, no matter what any mapping application (Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Routesy) claims about bus or lightrail times or routes (they were all wrong, yet again, just like last year).\n\nDespite not seeing any friends running the race, feeling both stronger and more confident in my training was enough to boost my mood for the duration. I was grateful to be out there running on a beautiful day.\n\nLast year: https://tantek.com/2024/150/t1/ran-baytobreakers\n\n#SanFrancisco #run #runner #race #roadRace #B2B #Bay2Breakers #BayToBreakers",
        "html": "Ran my 13th Bay to Breakers race in 1:55:31 today! 4min+ faster than last year.<br /><br />Once again the Midnight Runners crew cheered runners in Hayes Valley at the park a couple of blocks before the hill.<br /><br />Felt better than I did last year, more able to sustain a moderate pace.<br /><br />One quick pitstop in Golden Gate Park, and then picked up the pace to finish with a negative split and well under 2 hours. This time I made sure to keep running until I was well past the last timing strip.<br /><br />Other than the Midnight Runners cheer gang, this year I did not see anyone I knew the whole race. Bus + BART + jog to the start. Howard street up to Hayes hill, then by the Panhandle and through Golden Gate park to the finish.<br /><br />I did spot a neighbor after the finish and we caught up on the walk to the N-Judah light rail. Seeing the long line I decided to easy run backwards along the race course to see the costumes and a few human carried floats.<br /><br />Caught the Midnight Runners crew on the Conservatory of Flowers steps and hiked back to the Panhandle together. After catching up with a few friends I went home to shower and eat before heading back to the Panhandle.<br /><br />In contrast to last year, last Friday I only did a short shakeout run \u2014 no evening run and staying out late with Midnight Runners. Saturday SFRC was about the same distance.<br /><br />Similar to last year I took a bus to Van Ness, then jogged to the Civic Center station and took BART to Embarcadero. It seems that\u2019s the only reliable transit option, no matter what any mapping application (Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Routesy) claims about bus or lightrail times or routes (they were all wrong, yet again, just like last year).<br /><br />Despite not seeing any friends running the race, feeling both stronger and more confident in my training was enough to boost my mood for the duration. I was grateful to be out there running on a beautiful day.<br /><br />Last year: <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2024/150/t1/ran-baytobreakers\">https://tantek.com/2024/150/t1/ran-baytobreakers</a><br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">SanFrancisco</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">run</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">runner</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">race</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">roadRace</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">B2B</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Bay2Breakers</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">BayToBreakers</span>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "https://tantek.com/",
        "photo": "https://tantek.com/photo.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "44847705",
    "_source": "2460"
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Link: Well Surprise Surprise…Looks Like Cities Like Portland are Growing After All

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250518/surprise-cities-are-growing-after-all",
    "published": "2025-05-18T21:34:12-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://portlandtribune.com/2025/05/17/portland-population-finally-grows-after-pandemic/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>The population of Portland increased in 2024 for the first time since COVID-19 shut down the economy, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The increase is included in the Vintage 2024 Estimates for American cities and towns that was released on Thursday, May 15. The population increase follows growth in downtown foot traffic over the past few years reported by Downtown Portland Clean &amp; Safe, the downtown service district that tracks downtown visits.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>You wouldn\u2019t believe the rhetoric getting spewed right and left over how cities in \u201cblue\u201d states, particularly here on the U.S. west coast, were shedding population in favor of people moving out to the \u2018burbs and red state areas instead. It took a pandemic, they said, for people to realize they should escape these urban hellholes and move out to the <em>real America</em> of the <a href=\"https://genius.com/Jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-lyrics\">\u201csmall town\u201d</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Only thing is that isn\u2019t true. Or if it were at one point temporarily true, <strong>it\u2019s not anymore.</strong></p>\n\n<p>(Honestly, I think the urban/rural divide is simply more culture war nonsense. We\u2019d all figure out how to get along and respect each other if it weren\u2019t for cynical politicians and far-right agitators turning it into yet another wedge issue\u2026)</p>",
        "text": "The population of Portland increased in 2024 for the first time since COVID-19 shut down the economy, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The increase is included in the Vintage 2024 Estimates for American cities and towns that was released on Thursday, May 15. The population increase follows growth in downtown foot traffic over the past few years reported by Downtown Portland Clean & Safe, the downtown service district that tracks downtown visits.\n\n\n\nYou wouldn\u2019t believe the rhetoric getting spewed right and left over how cities in \u201cblue\u201d states, particularly here on the U.S. west coast, were shedding population in favor of people moving out to the \u2018burbs and red state areas instead. It took a pandemic, they said, for people to realize they should escape these urban hellholes and move out to the real America of the \u201csmall town\u201d.\n\nOnly thing is that isn\u2019t true. Or if it were at one point temporarily true, it\u2019s not anymore.\n\n(Honestly, I think the urban/rural divide is simply more culture war nonsense. We\u2019d all figure out how to get along and respect each other if it weren\u2019t for cynical politicians and far-right agitators turning it into yet another wedge issue\u2026)"
    },
    "name": "Link: Well Surprise Surprise\u2026Looks Like Cities Like Portland are Growing After All",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "44847614",
    "_source": "2783"
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Webfinger Reverse Discovery

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": null,
        "url": "https://herestomwiththeweather.com/",
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    },
    "url": "https://herestomwiththeweather.com/2025/05/18/webfinger-reverse-discovery/",
    "published": "2025-05-18T14:49:22+00:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Activitypub addresses the problem of participating in a decentralized social network with a low barrier to entry. You participate through the server you have joined but often times the people you want to interact with reside on other servers. For instance, if you want to follow a friend, visiting that friend\u2019s url does not provide a simple follow button.  That simple follow button is on your own server but you need to navigate to your server\u2019s profile page for your friend who is on a remote server.  An easy way to do this is to perform a search on your friend\u2019s webfinger address which looks like an email address. Your server can make a <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/community/reports/socialcg/CG-FINAL-apwf-20240608/#forward-discovery\">forward discovery</a> request to ask for the url of your friend\u2019s actor document so that you can visit your server\u2019s profile page for your friend.</p>\n\n<p>Your server needs to do more than forward discovery to validate that the actor url actually belongs to the requested webfinger address in case the domain of the webfinger address is different than the domain of the actor url.  In this case, after fetching the actor url, your server needs to construct a 2nd webfinger address composed of the preferredUsername it found in the actor document followed by the domain of the actor url.  Your server can make a webfinger request to this 2nd address and use the response to verify that the subject matches the original webfinger address that you submitted in your search.  If they don\u2019t match, your server can display the profile associated with the 2nd address and ignore the original webfinger address since the validation failed.</p>\n\n<p>I wrote a <a href=\"https://github.com/herestomwiththeweather/irwin/commit/330765dc10054156cd26c397ed1973c93ed30760#diff-e66847e10576724ed355f062a794f1953374908bf08e248a62f3ccde6682de42R25-R34\">should use the custom domain</a> example spec to make sure the server can accommodate a custom domain different than the domain in the actor url.</p>\n\n<p>In the example spec, we are given bob@example.com whose webfinger points to an actor document at activitypub.test:</p>\n\n<pre><code>let(:bob_webfinger_info) { {\"subject\" =&gt; \"acct:bob@example.com\", \"links\"=&gt;[{\"rel\"=&gt;\"self\", \"type\"=&gt;\"application/activity+json\", \"href\"=&gt;\"https://activitypub.test/users/bob\" }]} }\n</code></pre>\n\n\n<p>It is not enough to fetch the actor document and assume bob is at activitypub.test.  Instead, <a href=\"https://docs.joinmastodon.org/spec/webfinger/#mastodons-requirements-for-webfinger\">as Mastodon does</a>, a reverse discovery should be performed by constructing a new WebFinger address by combining the preferredUsername from the actor document and the hostname of the id of the actor document.</p>\n\n<p>In the example spec, this new WebFinger address would be bob@activitypub.test and, in this case, the test host activitypub.test returns a webfinger response that confirms that the subject is bob@example.com that was requested with forward discovery.</p>\n\n<p>Another example spec <a href=\"https://github.com/herestomwiththeweather/irwin/commit/8f4b4f3abb8e47bd1c9d144439874f25ed6cf0c1#diff-e66847e10576724ed355f062a794f1953374908bf08e248a62f3ccde6682de42R61-R93\">should not use the custom domain if subject returned by activitypub server is different than the original subject</a> tests when george@example.com is not recognized by the host activitypub.test who george points his webfinger address to:</p>\n\n<pre><code>let(:george_webfinger_info) { {\"subject\" =&gt; \"acct:george@example.com\", \"links\"=&gt;[{\"rel\"=&gt;\"self\", \"type\"=&gt;\"application/activity+json\", \"href\"=&gt;\"https://activitypub.test/users/george\" }]} }\n</code></pre>\n\n\n<p>In this case, the validation fails because the host returns acct:george@activitypub.test in the 2nd webfinger request instead of acct:george@example.com so example.com is discarded and the domain of the account should fall back to activitypub.test.</p>",
        "text": "Activitypub addresses the problem of participating in a decentralized social network with a low barrier to entry. You participate through the server you have joined but often times the people you want to interact with reside on other servers. For instance, if you want to follow a friend, visiting that friend\u2019s url does not provide a simple follow button.  That simple follow button is on your own server but you need to navigate to your server\u2019s profile page for your friend who is on a remote server.  An easy way to do this is to perform a search on your friend\u2019s webfinger address which looks like an email address. Your server can make a forward discovery request to ask for the url of your friend\u2019s actor document so that you can visit your server\u2019s profile page for your friend.\n\nYour server needs to do more than forward discovery to validate that the actor url actually belongs to the requested webfinger address in case the domain of the webfinger address is different than the domain of the actor url.  In this case, after fetching the actor url, your server needs to construct a 2nd webfinger address composed of the preferredUsername it found in the actor document followed by the domain of the actor url.  Your server can make a webfinger request to this 2nd address and use the response to verify that the subject matches the original webfinger address that you submitted in your search.  If they don\u2019t match, your server can display the profile associated with the 2nd address and ignore the original webfinger address since the validation failed.\n\nI wrote a should use the custom domain example spec to make sure the server can accommodate a custom domain different than the domain in the actor url.\n\nIn the example spec, we are given bob@example.com whose webfinger points to an actor document at activitypub.test:\n\nlet(:bob_webfinger_info) { {\"subject\" => \"acct:bob@example.com\", \"links\"=>[{\"rel\"=>\"self\", \"type\"=>\"application/activity+json\", \"href\"=>\"https://activitypub.test/users/bob\" }]} }\n\n\n\nIt is not enough to fetch the actor document and assume bob is at activitypub.test.  Instead, as Mastodon does, a reverse discovery should be performed by constructing a new WebFinger address by combining the preferredUsername from the actor document and the hostname of the id of the actor document.\n\nIn the example spec, this new WebFinger address would be bob@activitypub.test and, in this case, the test host activitypub.test returns a webfinger response that confirms that the subject is bob@example.com that was requested with forward discovery.\n\nAnother example spec should not use the custom domain if subject returned by activitypub server is different than the original subject tests when george@example.com is not recognized by the host activitypub.test who george points his webfinger address to:\n\nlet(:george_webfinger_info) { {\"subject\" => \"acct:george@example.com\", \"links\"=>[{\"rel\"=>\"self\", \"type\"=>\"application/activity+json\", \"href\"=>\"https://activitypub.test/users/george\" }]} }\n\n\n\nIn this case, the validation fails because the host returns acct:george@activitypub.test in the 2nd webfinger request instead of acct:george@example.com so example.com is discarded and the domain of the account should fall back to activitypub.test."
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    "name": "Webfinger Reverse Discovery",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "44847562",
    "_source": "246"
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