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      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/moving-away-from-listed/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/moving-away-from-listed/",
      "title": "Why I'm moving away from Listed.to",
      "summary": "Since 2020, I’ve been hosting my blog on the free blogging/journaling platform Listed.to. Developed by Standard Notes, Listed was the perfect minimalist blogging platform that offered a distraction-free environment that prioritised privacy and simplicity. It was perfect. I could just write stuff within Standard Notes and with a click of a button, it would be published without effort.",
      "date_published": "2026-03-16T00:00:00+00:00"
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    {
      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/thoughts-on-recent-events/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/thoughts-on-recent-events/",
      "title": "Thoughts on recent events...",
      "summary": "If freedom of speech and expression is suppressed through assassination over differing political or social views, it indicates we do not live in a truly free society. A free society thrives on open discourse and debate, for without them, the pursuit of truth is impossible.",
      "date_published": "2025-09-12T00:00:00+00:00"
    },
    
    {
      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/switching-to-linux-mint/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/switching-to-linux-mint/",
      "title": "Goodbye Windows 11... Hello Linux Mint",
      "summary": "As someone who’s never used Linux as a main operating system, switching from Windows 11 to Linux felt like stepping into uncharted territory. But after years of dealing with Windows’ bloatware, invasive telemetry, and the forced Copilot AI integration, I decided it was time to reclaim control over my computer.",
      "date_published": "2025-03-11T00:00:00+00:00"
    },
    
    {
      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/i-convinced-my-friends-and-family-to-ditch-whatsapp-for-signal/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/i-convinced-my-friends-and-family-to-ditch-whatsapp-for-signal/",
      "title": "I convinced my friends and family to ditch WhatsApp for Signal",
      "summary": "Over the last few months I made it my mission to convince my friends and family to switch from WhatsApp to Signal, a more secure and private alternative. It wasn’t an easy task, but with persistence and creativity, I succeeded in getting them to switch.",
      "date_published": "2025-03-03T00:00:00+00:00"
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      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/freedom-of-speech-is-being-eroded-in-the-uk/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/freedom-of-speech-is-being-eroded-in-the-uk/",
      "title": "Freedom of speech is being eroded in the UK",
      "summary": "Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently visited President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. While Starmer and Trump were talking to the press, Vice President JD Vance called out the infringement on free speech in the United Kingdom.",
      "date_published": "2025-03-01T00:00:00+00:00"
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      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/apple-removes-advanced-data-protection-from-uk/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/apple-removes-advanced-data-protection-from-uk/",
      "title": "Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection from UK",
      "summary": "In a significant move, Apple has decided to discontinue its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature in the United Kingdom. This decision comes after the UK (communist) government demanded the creation of a backdoor, aiming to access user information for surveillance purposes. Apple’s stance on privacy and security has led them to remove the feature rather than compromise their encryption standards for millions of users.",
      "date_published": "2025-02-23T00:00:00+00:00"
    },
    
    {
      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/things-i-would-like-to-see-in-standard-notes-in-2025-and-beyond/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/things-i-would-like-to-see-in-standard-notes-in-2025-and-beyond/",
      "title": "Things I would like to see in Standard Notes in 2025 and beyond",
      "summary": "As someone who uses Standard Notes their main notes app, below are things I’d love to see come to Standard Notes",
      "date_published": "2024-11-07T00:00:00+00:00"
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    {
      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/my-new-standard-notes-themes/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/my-new-standard-notes-themes/",
      "title": "My new Standard Notes themes",
      "summary": "I recently made some custom themes for Standard Notes. Since then I have been experimenting more and these are my latest themes. I thought I’d share them with my readers.",
      "date_published": "2023-11-25T00:00:00+00:00"
    },
    
    {
      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/how-you-can-help-fight-censorship-with-your-browser/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/how-you-can-help-fight-censorship-with-your-browser/",
      "title": "How you can help fight Internet censorship with your browser",
      "summary": "Internet censorship is a serious threat to freedom of expression and access to information around the world. Many governments block or restrict websites and services that they deem undesirable, such as news outlets, social media platforms, human rights organisations, and even Tor, a network that allows users to browse the web anonymously and circumvent censorship.",
      "date_published": "2023-03-10T00:00:00+00:00"
    },
    
    {
      "id": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/purpose/",
      "url": "https://kieran.colfer.net/blog/purpose/",
      "title": "Purpose",
      "summary": "Once upon a time, there was a young man named Jack who couldn’t help but feel like he was meant for something more. He had always been a hard worker, but no matter how much he accomplished, he still felt unfulfilled.",
      "date_published": "2023-02-16T00:00:00+00:00"
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