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ianRobinson

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Writer, walker, atheist, cinema lover, hobby musician, science junkie, perpetual maths student, cricket fan, chess patzer. I post about new music a LOT! #Music #NewMusic

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ianRobinson, to random
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I’m going to rejoin the local cricket club as a non-playing member.

Playing again would be madness. Watching from the bar with a pint is much more sensible.

I might also join the NICSSA Chess club in addition to the cricket club.

They also have other clubs such as rugby, hockey, tennis, football, athletics, archery, fencing, bowling, squash, table tennis, golf, and rambling. 14 different clubs in total. The rambling one might be worth looking into as well.

https://nicssa.co.uk

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ianRobinson, to random
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Wolfram live stream their language design sessions. Some of the discussions get salty. Such as Stephen Wolfram telling people he doesn’t like something. A new one has just started. They are also available on demand.

https://www.youtube.com/live/D1Bb02bEKLk

ianRobinson,
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@bdudney It’s more interesting to me to hear the others argue against him. And his acceptance of their points on occasions. He is the CEO and the company is named after him. But he does seem to want people to push back.

ianRobinson, to movies
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Yay! A film worth watching opens in OmniPlex Dundonald on Friday. Hard Miles.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxwcSaXXAZE

ianRobinson, to music
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This year is shaping up to be a scorcher in terms of new music. Five months in, and my favourite tracks from 2024 playlist is growing nicely.

I've added 1380 tracks released in 2024 to my library.

dsilverman, to random
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Anyone else's Apple Watch failing to load the weather?

ianRobinson,
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@dsilverman Working for me in the UK.

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@dsilverman 🤞🏻

ianRobinson, to Weather
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The Met Office weekly deep dive weather programme is out. Includes what to expect as we enter the first week of summer, and also debunks some headlines about the summer that have been wrongly attributed to the Met Office.

https://youtu.be/GZy67UVvLeo

ianRobinson, to random
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Finding it very hard to feel sympathy for these parents complaining about the Labour plan to change VAT rules for private schools.

https://youtu.be/0mRPgTdQfzs

#Election2024

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@pilky I’ve no issues with the schools. They should just pay VAT on the service like other businesses.

Plus we should fund the state sector more.

ianRobinson, to cricket
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The cricket from Stormont is live.

I’ve played on that pitch hundreds of times. About 25 per year for a few decades 😊

https://www.youtube.com/live/Ky169OlzgNs

ianRobinson, to Podcast
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The Politics Joe podcast. Including a good joke about what to name any conscripted group of 18 year olds in Northern Ireland!

https://youtu.be/BTotBEGwkUU
Video version. 36 minutes long.

#Election2024 #Podcast

ianRobinson, to Law
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What happens in a jury room?

Glenn Kirschner discusses it with Brian Tyler Cohen.

https://youtu.be/9WnnFI1PuVg

ianRobinson, to Podcast
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Listening to Sean Carroll's Mindscape (Episode 276 | Gavin Schmidt on Measuring, Predicting, and Protecting Our Climate): https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/05/20/276-gavin-schmidt-on-measuring-predicting-and-protecting-our-climate/

Long overdue. Blog post with show notes and transcript at URL above.

ianRobinson, to BBC
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My god. Yes, Prime Minister was and is comedy gold!

A Clear Conscience | Yes, Prime Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF-Qnv2Srfs

ianRobinson, to Weather
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I can hear thunder in the distance. I think. Nothing on the lightning radar http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=55.0217;x=-3.988;z=6;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

And the Met Office lightning map isn’t loading: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps-and-charts/lightning-map

Which might explain why there is noting on the Lightningmaps.org site. They might use Met Office data.

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My god. Grammarly loves to use the word "ensure”.

I've turned that suggestion off.

ianRobinson,
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@dermdaly One can hope!

ianRobinson, (edited ) to cricket
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The weather warnings don't bode well for the cricket today and tomorrow at Stormont.

Today at 15:30: IP20: Northern Knights v Munster Reds.

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky169OlzgNs

Tomorrow (at 10:45): IP50: Northern Knights v Munster Reds

Livestream on the same channel. I’ll be there for a bit, dropping off my membership form to rejoin the club.


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ianRobinson, to Weather
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Yellow warning for thunderstorms issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland. Comes into effect from noon. Ends at 21:00.

Other regions also covered. See https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2024-05-28

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@shezza_t Boo!

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DMLeathley, to random
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Noticed today: the number of people who are on a phone call, but think they're in an episode of The Apprentice, weirdly holding their fondleslab horizontally in front of them.

ianRobinson,
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@DMLeathley I see that all the time now.

ianRobinson,
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@peterainbow @DMLeathley Yep. The people I see doing it are on speaker phone I think.

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