{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"talqix.cloud - Discover quotes","home_page_url":"https://talqix.cloud","feed_url":"https://talqix.cloud/posts/discover/quotes","_microblog":{"about":"https://talqix.cloud/about/api"},"items":[{"id":"92117069","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-economics-for-dummies\">How AI companies actually make money</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li>Acquiring one grape costs Alex $2 billion. Alex offers to sell Mike one grape a month for the next 12 months for $1 billion per grape. Alex asks for the full $12 billion up front and provides Mike with one grape for the first month. Alex makes a $10 billion profit this month; his ARR is $120 billion, and his profits are trending up at an infinite rate. The Wall Street Journal’s business editor moves into Alex’s house, having accepted a part-time position as Alex’s human footstool. He never asks to see the books.</li>\n</ol>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Very enlightening.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://roel.io/2026/06/13/how-ai-companies-actually-make.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T17:20:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Roel Groeneveld","url":"https://roel.io/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F3143.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"roelio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"17:20","date_timestamp":1781371208,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.nl/@roelgroeneveld/116743945604613834","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g54zms2i2pzfxlwye4qzdtt2/post/3mo6rcakpuw2t"]}},{"id":"92114727","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/technology/anthropic-mythos-fable5-blocked.html\">Anthropic Blocks Foreigners From Using Mythos and Fable AI - The New York Times</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Anthropic said on Friday night that the U.S. government had ordered the company to suspen</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://bucky.talqix.cloud/2026/06/13/anthropic-blocks-foreigners-from-using/","date_published":"2026-06-13T16:39:10+00:00","author":{"name":"The Bucky Dispatch ","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fbucky%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bucky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"16:39","date_timestamp":1781368750,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92111494","content_html":"<p>I wrote this two years ago today:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I’ve been  working very hard on a new practice: Only taking out my phone and using it when I have a specific need/task and turning it off and putting it away immediately after.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Not perfect at it by far but feel myself getting better or at least thinking about “the rule” when I pull it out.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Need to renew this practice.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://patrickrhone.talqix.cloud/2026/06/13/i-wrote-this-two-years.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T15:29:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Patrick Rhone","url":"https://patrickrhone.net","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2023%2F23%2F938.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"patrickrhone"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"15:29","date_timestamp":1781364544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92109339","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://scripting.com/2026/06/13.html#a134947\">Dave Winer blogging</a> about silos and the opportunity for AI:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We’ve created a predictably bad system now, predictable because we always create silos when we give big money a chance to call all the shots. We don’t get chances to rewrite the rules very often, but this is one of those times. Last one was in the early 1990s with the advent of the web. My plan is to give all the new power back to the web.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/06/13/dave-winer-blogging-about-silos.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T14:48:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:48","date_timestamp":1781362088,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mo6ivru53r2z"]}},{"id":"92109249","content_html":"<p>This post from Tim feels on point to me. Bare bones “how-to” is now commodity for most topics. The value is in the packaging, delivery, and experience.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>…the market for information is collapsing into the chatbot. The market for transformation—for sitting with one mind, at length, on a subject it has bled for—might just get smaller, weirder, and more interesting.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://tim.blog/2026/06/12/has-ai-already-killed-nonfiction/\">tim.blog/2026/06/1…</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://hereandnow.talqix.cloud/2026/06/13/this-post-from-tim-feels.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T14:46:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Here + Now","url":"https://hereandnow.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F18%2F1910104.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hereandnow"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:46","date_timestamp":1781361970,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92109195","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://economist.com/briefing/2026/06/11/forget-the-world-cup-culture-is-becoming-more-fragmented?giftId=NmJiOGQ4MWMtNjQ5My00YTNjLTkzMmItZmVmYzAwYmJkZjNi&amp;utm_campaign=gifted_article\">The <em>Economist</em></a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It might seem surprising, in a world of global stars, that the 6m Danes, many of whom are fluent in English, listen mainly to homegrown music. And until fairly recently they did not. In 2019 only five songs in Denmark’s top 20 were in Danish. By last year the figure was 18.</p>\n<p>A similar trend is under way in other countries — and in other forms of entertainment. From Asia to the Americas, music charts are increasingly dominated by local sounds. Hollywood television-streaming companies are commissioning more local productions in foreign markets, causing consumption of American shows to...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://social.ayjay.org/2026/06/13/the-economist-it-might-seem.html\">social.ayjay.org</a>","summary":"","url":"https://social.ayjay.org/2026/06/13/the-economist-it-might-seem.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T14:38:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Alan Jacobs ","url":"https://ayjay.org","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2022%2F650.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ayjay"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:38","date_timestamp":1781361525,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92106783","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Connections: Soccer Edition #3\nAverage mistakes today: 1.9\n🟢🟢🟢🟢\n🔵🔵🔵🟣\n🔵🟣🔵🔵\n🟡🟡🟡🟡\n🟣🔵🟣🟣\n🔵🔵🔵🔵\n🟣🟣🟣🟣\nPlay the puzzle: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connections-soccer-edition/?share=true\">www.nytimes.com/athletic/…</a></p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.tibz.blog/2026/06/13/connections-soccer-edition-average-mistakes.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T13:54:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Thibault Lemaitre","url":"http://tibz.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2022%2F706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"tibz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:54","date_timestamp":1781358854,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jr5wbt2nllj4xwvcrfym4x4f/post/3mo6fv3kv7p2u","https://www.threads.com/@itibz/post/DZh04mMFphJ"]}},{"id":"92094727","content_html":"<p><strong><a href=\"https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access\">Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 \\ Anthropic</a></strong></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>However, we disagree that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model deployed to hundreds of millions of people. If this standard was applied across the industry, we believe it would essentially halt all new model deployments for all frontier model providers.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Auf den Punkt gebracht.</p>\n<p>#anthropic #fable #mythos</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.thosch.blog/2026/06/13/103051.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T08:30:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Schewe","url":"https://thosch.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1649159.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thosch"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"08:30","date_timestamp":1781339451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@thosch66/116741865045498577","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2tdmwulzzc3rq4ccqdaa2mvv/post/3mo5tq4jbey2v"]}},{"id":"92081681","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access\">Anthropic is disabling Fable and Mythos</a> at the request of the US government. I don’t think this is “our model is so good you can’t have it” marketing, because Anthropic seems annoyed. They blog that there is confusion about the capability even compared to other models:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We have reviewed a report that we believe is the basis of the government’s directive and validated that the level of capability displayed there is widely available from other models (including OpenAI’s GPT-5.5), and is used every day by the defenders who keep systems safe.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>If you tell everyone your model is dangerous, it influences how...</p> <a href=\"https://www.manton.org/2026/06/12/anthropic-is-disabling-fable-and.html\">www.manton.org</a>","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/06/12/anthropic-is-disabling-fable-and.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T01:33:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 01:33","date_timestamp":1781314415,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mo54jasrem2d"]}},{"id":"92077467","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://theonion.com/i-work-very-hard-and-i-would-like-to-try-cake/\">I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake - The Onion</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All day I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://chetjcollins.com/2026/06/12/i-work-very-hard-and.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T23:47:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Chet Collins","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F18%2F2987.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chet"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 23:47","date_timestamp":1781308043,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92074759","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p/we-are-winning\">🔗 The Gartner Group is now predicting that 40% of AI agent programs will be cancelled before 2027 - due to “rising costs, unclear business value and inadequate risk controls.”</a></p>\n<p>… that was Ted Gioia in <strong>July last year</strong>. Less than 6 months to go before the deadline (at least according to the headline)</p>\n Gartner: More than 40% of agentic AI projects will fail by 2027 \n<p>Although the copy reads:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>More than 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.rcrwireless.com/20250627/business/agentic-ai-gartner\">🔗 Source</a></p>\n<p>Is it just me that thinks before 2027 means Jan 1 - not Dec 31.</p>\n<p>Either way - wonder where we are up to so far?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/13/the-gartner-group-is-now.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T22:49:01+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 22:49","date_timestamp":1781304541,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116739584318581304","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mo4tcsld2c2v","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZgNUH2D71T"]}},{"id":"92072354","content_html":"<p>⚽️   “<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7349964/2026/06/12/world-cup-state-of-america-column/?source=user_shared_article&amp;unlocked_article_code=1.plA.MGd2.uNbo_0m7Jc_9\">Welcome to America</a>: the problematic host”</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>One America sees a grand, hospitable version of itself. Another America sees diverse crowds filling its stadiums and feels threatened by their flags and languages and hyphenated identities, by the very diversity that is supposed to make American soil fertile for this tournament.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>On Wednesday, the French sports daily L’Équipe published an alarming front page. (…) It was sharp. It cut deep. (…) The French sports press is now a moral conscience.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.tibz.blog/2026/06/13/welcome-to-america-the-problematic.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T22:03:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Thibault Lemaitre","url":"http://tibz.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2022%2F706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"tibz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 22:03","date_timestamp":1781301797,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jr5wbt2nllj4xwvcrfym4x4f/post/3mo4qsvist324","https://www.threads.com/@itibz/post/DZgIM0fj3Kc"]}},{"id":"92071770","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.caseyliss.com/2026/6/12/an-old-familiar-feeling\">Casey Liss blogs</a> about how AI can feel like a coworker:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I was struck; I was feeling something that was familiar, but distant. I felt like I had just worked together with a coworker to solve a technical problem. It felt like I was part of a team again.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/06/12/casey-liss-blogs-about-how.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T21:50:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 21:50","date_timestamp":1781301054,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mo4q2j6myk2x"]}},{"id":"92068606","content_html":"<p>📼🎵 May I introduce you to <a href=\"https://mystimayhem.com\">🔗 Mysty Mayhem</a> … you are going to love it. (Embed courtesy of TikTok - no account/login needed)</p>\n<blockquote> <a title=\"♬ original sound - Misty Naholnik\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7645720063768627981?refer=embed\"></a>  </blockquote> \n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/13/may-i-introduce-you-to.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T20:55:30+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 20:55","date_timestamp":1781297730,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116739138267773182","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mo4mxxvemu25","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZgAVaAFuhZ"]}},{"id":"92066411","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Of course, we don’t have the Gemini app as our app. In fact, none of that client code is part of how we run on iOS. For these models, we use none of the models that Google deploy to their customers, nor do we use the infrastructure and means by which they deploy models to their customers. And then, when it comes to the knowledge base, we of course don’t use Google Search or anything like that as the foundation of our system. So I hope that’s clear. The amount of the Google Assistant we use is none.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>💬 Craig Federighi</p> \n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/13/of-course-we-dont-have.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T20:14:33+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 20:14","date_timestamp":1781295273,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116738979421101183","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mo4kprvrfh2s","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZf7tzOj-Vq"]}},{"id":"92058242","content_html":"<p>Well done to <a href=\"https://www.boston.com/community/world-cup/2026/06/01/scotsman-walking-los-angeles-to-boston-for-scotland-world-cup\">Craig Ferguson for reaching Boston</a> today</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The young Glaswegian set out from Los Angeles on Feb. 24, driven by a cause that is deeply personal: raising awareness for men’s mental health and suicide prevention. The mission is rooted in the loss suffered by his best friend, Struan, whose father, Russell, died by suicide seven years ago.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.derekpeden.com/2026/06/12/well-done-to-craig-ferguson.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T18:30:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Derek Peden","url":"https://derekpeden.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F29%2F7083.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"derekpeden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 18:30","date_timestamp":1781289031,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@derekap/116738559545935365","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7mcfy3ms5f6uzdnysevzvibi/post/3mo4eqqukjh2q","https://www.threads.com/@derekpeden/post/DZfvfE-kdxS"]}},{"id":"92056883","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>The uncomfortable truth is that valves are not going to be around forever</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Pete Emery writting for <a href=\"https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/evh-5150-iii-hypersonic-6l6-2x12-review\">Guitar World</a></p>\n<p>😣</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://albertmmtt.com/2026/06/12/the-uncomfortable-truth-is-that.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T18:03:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Albert MT","url":"http://albertmmtt.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F3642.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"albertmmtt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 18:03","date_timestamp":1781287380,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92050624","content_html":"<p>I have recently been watching the Rocky and Creed movies. And I really like the following line that Rocky says to Adonis in Creed the movie:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>One punch at a time. One step at a time. One round at a time.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Surprisingly deep, and very much applicable in real life.</p>\n<p>Too often we are juggling too many things at one time. We have 10 thoughts entering our minds per second, all the time. 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The greeting you offer to a stranger might seem trivial to you, but it could change the arc of that stranger’s day. And the drama that consumes us in this moment might be forgotten in...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://seanmcdevitt.net/2026/06/12/seth-godin-steinbeck-points-out.html\">seanmcdevitt.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://seanmcdevitt.net/2026/06/12/seth-godin-steinbeck-points-out.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T14:46:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Sean McDevitt","url":"http://seanmcdevitt.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F09%2F8869.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"SeanMcDevitt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 14:46","date_timestamp":1781275619,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92041458","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Recap: Strong tornadoes, heavy rain batter Chicago area Thursday – NBC Chicago <a href=\"https://share.google/C2LCKwmwYAt6IG2V1\">share.google/C2LCKwmwY…</a> \\vagnokSintaFinlandia-auschwitz_frenchAndIndianWar%kinnu^sharpen(biology)‘a2192711dhsHazmat(dhsSecNoem’marcoRubio(illinois(iraqois(kurdi\"kurdish’kurdistan)anasasi):cbrn213122;owjibi(indiana(hakaamJeffries(trump987))):scalps(georgetownTerminal(lavan985);j22contixo(malware(forParts(alexanderChatham)crealityEnder3dPrinter(3dPrintMaterial(34minutes4000rpm(1hour’ml\"fluidTransfers))‘6layer\"8layer,(1.5ml)onilabMuLiter(prokaroyte)</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://alexandramarksz.talqix.cloud/2026/06/12/recap-strong-tornadoes-heavy-rain.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T13:34:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Peninnah H Marksz","url":"https://alexandramarksz.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F1d906f14996d06f8273911e4d0ae240a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftalqix.cloud%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"AlexandraMarksz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 13:34","date_timestamp":1781271284,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92039831","content_html":"<p>Shawn Blanc -</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Life is almost entirely a series of small, seemingly-inconsequential choices and moments.</p>\n<p>All the little things that you do (and don’t do) are what paint the picture of your life.</p>\n<p>If you want a different life, make a small change to one thing and stick with it.</p>\n<p>Then change something else.</p>\n<p>Then something else.</p>\n<p>The little things, over time, add up big.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://seanmcdevitt.net/2026/06/12/shawn-blanc-life-is-almost.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T13:04:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Sean McDevitt","url":"http://seanmcdevitt.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F09%2F8869.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"SeanMcDevitt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 13:04","date_timestamp":1781269452,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92039167","content_html":"<p>Giuliano Da Empoli sobre os óculos de realidade aumentada:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Chegamos, então, ao ponto final. Controlada pelos oligarcas da tecnologia, a interface à qual decidimos entregar nossa relação com o mundo sai de nossos bolsos e se funde a nossos corpos, antecipando nossos desejos antes mesmo de termos tempo de formulá-los.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Trecho do livro A Hora dos Predadores</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://leandromaciel.blog/2026/06/12/giuliano-da-empoli-sobre-os.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T12:52:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Leandro Maciel ","url":"https://leandro-maciel.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F11%2F1888474.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Leandro_Maciel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 12:52","date_timestamp":1781268758,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@leandromaciel/116737229970763368"]}},{"id":"92039115","content_html":"<p>📚💬 “Sickness wasn’t sexy. And her disability was invisible—she wasn’t missing a limb or in a full-body cast. Her level of suffering seemed impossible for others to fathom. After all, everyone got headaches sometimes, like during coffee withdrawal or the flu. So she hid it.” Tia Williams, <em>Seven Days in June</em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/06/12/sickness-wasnt-sexy-and-her.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T12:50:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 12:50","date_timestamp":1781268638,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mo3rs45v7q2r","https://www.threads.com/@kimberlyhirsh/post/DZfIqbLljO8"]}},{"id":"92038738","content_html":"<p>📚💬 “What was it like, the luxury of not hurting?… she’d never stop fantasizing about being unsick.” Tia Williams, <em>Seven Days in June</em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2026/06/12/what-was-it-like-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T12:45:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Kimberly Hirsh","url":"https://kimberlyhirsh.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2022%2F8984.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"KimberlyHirsh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 12:45","date_timestamp":1781268332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zkn3ae33mxaxhbmqtwfwnfqe/post/3mo3rieu37j2z","https://www.threads.com/@kimberlyhirsh/post/DZfICYoFBK8"]}},{"id":"92036874","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.macstories.net/stories/wwdc-2026-between-seasons/\">WWDC 2026: Between Seasons</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Wow, so you’re a veteran”, she adds – to which I reply that it’s a very nice and polite way to tell me I’m old now. She chuckles.</p>\n<p>“How about ‘seasoned’?”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>As I look back at my 40th birthday in my wake and my 20th year in the industry on the horizon, I feel well seasoned at this point. I am not a regular Mac Stories reader, but this article really struck a chord with me.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://toddgrooms.com/2026/06/12/wwdc-between-seasons-wow-so.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T12:15:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Todd Grooms","url":"https://www.toddgrooms.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe12fae8ad1fa2e05dc3d9a1972752428%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftalqix.cloud%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"groomsy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 12:15","date_timestamp":1781266550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92030983","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Hundert Katastrophen klüger, <br>\nTausend Lügen müder,  <br>\nMillionen Ideen reicher,  <br>\njetzt bitte kein Scheiß mehr!  <br>\nVergiss mir die Zukunft nicht!</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Vergiss mir die Zukunft nicht</em> – Sportfreunde Stiller 🎶</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://hutaffe.blog/2026/06/12/hundert-katastrophen-klger-tausend-lgen/","date_published":"2026-06-12T10:09:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Manuel Riess","url":"https://hutaffe.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F19%2F283.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hutaffe"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 10:09","date_timestamp":1781258990,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92030653","content_html":"<p>Apple released a major update to its <a href=\"https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/241\">Foundation Model Framework (FMF)</a> which enables app developers to integrate advanced AI models in 3 ways:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple’s smaller on-device models</li>\n<li>Apple’s larger models in the privacy-safe PCC environment</li>\n<li>Routing to the externally hosted Claude or Gemini models</li>\n</ul>\n<p>But the latter needs consent, which will disincentivize their usage due to possible low opt-in rates.</p>\n<p>Eric Seufert <a href=\"https://mobiledevmemo.com/ai-tracking-transparency/\">speculated</a> back in February that it could also be a monetization opportunity for Apple:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A more pertinent question is, perhaps: if Apple is able to dissuade developers from utilizing third-party AI...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://johannesvoncramon.de/2026/06/12/apple-released-a-major-update/\">johannesvoncramon.de</a>","summary":"","url":"https://johannesvoncramon.de/2026/06/12/apple-released-a-major-update/","date_published":"2026-06-12T10:03:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Johannes von Cramon","url":"http://johannesvoncramon.de","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F23%2F1921514.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jovcra"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 10:03","date_timestamp":1781258629,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:r5epxhh5vjtuatu7lfrxd6as/post/3mo3iiya76c2b","https://www.threads.com/@jovcra/post/DZe1pSQEQyV"]}},{"id":"92030135","content_html":"<p>Neues Album von den Sportfreunden. Ich bin hyped! 30 Jahre Sportfreunde… 30 Jahre Erinnerungen. <em>Happy Birthday!</em></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Wenn wer fragt wie es uns heute so geht, sagen wir <br>\nVon beschissen bis sehr gut <br>\nWenn wer fragt: wann war unsere beste zeit, sagen wir <br>\nZwischen Geburt und Tod</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Immer noch hier</em> – Sportfreunde Stiller 🎶</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://hutaffe.blog/2026/06/12/neues-album-von-den-sportfreunden/","date_published":"2026-06-12T09:48:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Manuel Riess","url":"https://hutaffe.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F19%2F283.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hutaffe"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 09:48","date_timestamp":1781257715,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92025434","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://aftermath.site/ians-shoelace-site-is-still-the-best-destination-for-tying-your-shoes/\">Ian’s Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces | Aftermath</a></p>\n<p>This is what tears me apart about AI - with here Chris Person writing about a fantastic example, <a href=\"https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/\">Ian’s Shoelace Site</a>, which is both a wonderful relic of an earlier type of website (with late 1990s vibes) and an actually super-useful compendium of very specific, very nerdy information.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ian, more than many writers and publishers on the internet, sees with cold clarity the catastrophic effect of AI on the continued survival of an independent web. “Today, my website is constantly being harvested by AI bots,” he said. “That content is then...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://arabist.net/2026/06/12/ians-is-still-the-best.html\">arabist.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://arabist.net/2026/06/12/ians-is-still-the-best.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T07:45:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Issandr Amrani","url":"http://arabist.net","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2023%2F12%2F3684.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"arabist"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 07:45","date_timestamp":1781250314,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@arabist/116736022021366336","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dgc64pocw5yrdu4lli2lqwfv/post/3mo3aovsvde25"]}},{"id":"92023271","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>will one muffin harm you? Categorically no. If you ate 3 muffins a day for a year, then yes, that wouldn’t do you much good but one muffin on a Wednesday afternoon – let it go. </p>\n<p>Treat every meal as a fresh start. <strong>Your next choice is way more important than your last one.</strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://drruthmachin.com/\">Dr Ruth Machin - Nutrition and health coach for women over 50</a>, newsletter, 12 June 2026, on the perils of perfectionism. (My emphasis) </p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://miraz.me/2026/06/12/will-one-muffin-harm-you.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T06:41:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Miraz Jordan","url":"https://miraz.me/activitypub/Miraz","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F14%2F6221.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Miraz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 06:41","date_timestamp":1781246510,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92015266","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://theonion.com/smokey-bear-claims-views-on-wildfires-have-evolved/\">Smokey Bear Claims Views On Wildfires Have Evolved  - The Onion</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“You have to understand, when I was coming up in the ’40s, these fires were talked about in an almost entirely negative context, and I was just a dumb cub echoing the conventional thinking of the time,”  said Smokey Bear, telling reporters that conversations with real estate owners and insurance carriers who had benefited from wildfires had convinced him to soften his stance.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://chetjcollins.com/2026/06/11/smokey-bear-claims-views-on.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T02:41:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Chet Collins","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F18%2F2987.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chet"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 02:41","date_timestamp":1781232072,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92014093","content_html":"<p>Best episode ever!</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The World Cup is in America and Europeans are losing their minds — in the best possible way.\n<a href=\"https://youtube.com/watch?v=JF8oMxsVFD4&amp;si=5kA3IZIp_mwi6DZd\">youtube.com/watch</a></p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://chrisa.org/2026/06/11/best-episode-ever-the-world.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T02:02:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Abraham","url":"https://chrisa.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F1854795.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisa"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 02:02","date_timestamp":1781229740,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92012941","content_html":"\n\n\n<p>🎬 Want to Watch</p>\n <a href=\"https://trakt.tv/movies/the-death-of-robin-hood-2026\">The Death of Robin Hood</a> \n<p>June 18, 2026</p>\n\n<img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2F4cD7KeABHyzeJmzdA6QKe36fp2d.jpg\" alt=\"The Death of Robin Hood\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" style=\"width:80px;height:120px;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n<blockquote>Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.</blockquote>\n<p>Trailer</p>\n<div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"yt-embed\">\n      <p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii1gTLxWukk\">youtube.com/...</a></p>\n    </div>\n  \n</div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://mashable.com/entertainment/death-of-robin-hood-review\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fhelios-i.mashable.com%2Fimagery%2Farticles%2F03VIbaUOFtvoAXRItLbCXEM%2Fhero-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:560px;max-height:300px;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://mashable.com/entertainment/death-of-robin-hood-review\">The Death of Robin Hood review: Hugh Jackman leads a bleak, brutal, and boring re-imagining of the outlaw</a><p>It's impossible to watch The Death of Robin Hood and not think of Logan. Both films star Hugh Jackman, and both mar his leading-man good looks…</p>\n<a href=\"https://mashable.com/\">mashable.com</a>\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://tobygeeksout.talqix.cloud/2026/06/11/want-to-watch-the-death.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T01:30:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Toby Overstreet","url":"https://tobygeeksout.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F10%2F1292398.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"technogeek75"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 01:30","date_timestamp":1781227829,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@technogeek75/116734548873267172","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dagihjpw6quoz75vzmzn7kg7/post/3mo2lqznmqd2d"]}},{"id":"92012408","content_html":"<p>From Ben Sasse in 6 Feb 2026 WSJ op-ed, <a href=\"https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/ben-sasse-politics-should-be-more-like-the-super-bowl-f1ae1826?st=yn7jmu&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share\">Politics Should Be More Like the Super Bowl</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>American politics work best when they accommodate more casual fans. Don’t mistake this for mushy middle indifference. American politics should be a place for citizens who care, show up, argue passionately about policy, but then keep on living life. Today, that approach is being crowded out by the perpetually enraged. There’s painfully little room left for those who believe that political life matters, but know that it isn’t the center of the universe.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>…</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>America works only if we remember that government is the source...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://microadrian.talqix.cloud/2026/06/11/from-ben-sasse-in-feb.html\">microadrian.talqix.cloud</a>","summary":"","url":"https://microadrian.talqix.cloud/2026/06/11/from-ben-sasse-in-feb.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T01:12:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Adrian G. Simmons","url":"https://microadrian.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F24%2F1625631.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"microadrian"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 01:12","date_timestamp":1781226739,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92010450","content_html":"\n\n\n<p>🎬 Want to Watch</p>\n <a href=\"https://trakt.tv/movies/cold-storage-2026\">Cold Storage</a> \n<span>2026</span>\n\n<img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2F3HA2iiq982e01EKXJvPFyfMADVM.jpg\" alt=\"Cold Storage\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" style=\"width:80px;height:120px;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n<blockquote>When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.</blockquote>\n<p>MY THOUGHTS &amp; TRAILER</p>\n<div>I love a medical-sci-fi thriller. That is frightening not to know what this contagious fungus is... Hm.  Gotta check it out.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"yt-embed\">\n      <p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLBf_ImJByU\">youtube.com/...</a></p>\n    </div>\n  \n\n</div>\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://tobygeeksout.talqix.cloud/2026/06/11/want-to-watch-cold-storage.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T00:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Toby Overstreet","url":"https://tobygeeksout.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F10%2F1292398.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"technogeek75"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 00:30","date_timestamp":1781224200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@technogeek75/116734310824275404","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dagihjpw6quoz75vzmzn7kg7/post/3mo2ieq64gb2d","https://www.threads.com/@technogeek75/post/DZdz1rVFk_v"]}},{"id":"92010185","content_html":"\n\n\n<p>🎬 Want to Watch</p>\n <a href=\"https://trakt.tv/movies/whalefall-2026\">Whalefall</a> \n<span>October 14, 2026</span>\n\n<img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2Fwse4S4EuVHSNk9yzsjhdRLmipXk.jpg\" alt=\"Whalefall\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" style=\"width:80px;height:120px;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n<blockquote>Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.</blockquote>\n<p>MY THOUGHTS &amp; TRAILER</p>\n<div>\n<p>That trailer is wild. An octopus fights the whale's jaws, snags a guy in its tentacles, and drags him inside with it. Octopus first, then him. I'm so curious to see what happens next!</p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"yt-embed\">\n      <p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Iz4vudW7I\">youtube.com/...</a></p>\n    </div>\n  \n\n</div>\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://tobygeeksout.talqix.cloud/2026/06/11/want-to-watch-whalefall-brian.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T00:22:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Toby Overstreet","url":"https://tobygeeksout.talqix.cloud/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2026%2F10%2F1292398.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"technogeek75"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 00:22","date_timestamp":1781223766,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@technogeek75/116734283577435772","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dagihjpw6quoz75vzmzn7kg7/post/3mo2hydberx2c","https://www.threads.com/@technogeek75/post/DZdzC3IFsUZ"]}},{"id":"92009806","content_html":"<p>Nick Heer <a href=\"https://pxlnv.com/blog/siri-takes-on-siri/\">tested</a> Siri AI against its original third-party version, and Apple’s 2018-era version:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Though this is a test conducted on the very first version of Siri A.I. from a fixed point in Calgary, it seems to work quite well. So far, it is better than any version of Siri Apple has released yet and, as you can see above, it is almost as good as the original 2010 demo, before Apple acquired the company.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Glad it’s finally improving. That the 2010 version still has a leg up in some regards, though, is brutal.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/06/11/nick-heer-tested-siri-ai.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T00:04:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Jarrod Blundy","url":"http://jb.heydingus.net","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2023%2F02%2F5676.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jarrod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 00:04","date_timestamp":1781222687,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vjoxtxx6p7m5o4ymem5l4lq7/post/3mo2h2kfxeu25","https://www.threads.com/@heyjb.me/post/DZdxI3UlPNc"]}},{"id":"92008413","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>here’s this year’s Austin Pets Alive sponsored plaque - the kitty in there right now is named Honey Crisp; the sign says she’s “the sweetest retired mama 🤍”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>– Dad</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.talqix.cloud/48688/2026/me6ad3dc1a1a53a05203c921cdea34abf3-temp-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://marygrayson.net/2026/06/11/heres-this-years-austin-pets.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T23:34:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Mary","url":"https://marygrayson.net","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F87068.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"maryg"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 23:34","date_timestamp":1781220865,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5dzbm6jzvcbht6dmwhg2rwxu/post/3mo2faq2bhb2y"]}}]}