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ianRobinson

@ianRobinson@mastodon.social

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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Long Live The Fighters!

Dune Part 2 Trailer ๐Ÿฅฐ

https://youtu.be/Way9Dexny3w

ianRobinson,
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@RalphBassfeld 184 days!

Note to self - Don't die!

ianRobinson, to music
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Kate Bush and George Michael inducted to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65467456

WarnerCrocker, to random
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Gonna be a day.

Russian Government Says Kremlin Hit by Ukraine Drones

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-government-says-kremlin-hit-by-ukraine-drones-a53e07e

ianRobinson,
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@WarnerCrocker Yikes. Things could get even more gnarly!

kityates, to random

Paying for a blue tick wouldn't solve the problem at all.

Any old idiot, after setting up a fake account, could just pay for a blue tick. What would having a paid-for blue tick prove?

ianRobinson,
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@kityates Are there any reasons to continue to use Twitter?

coffeepine, to random

...and yes, sorry guys, I am super-inconsistent these days with my posting and stuff.

I am working on it and life's hard.

ianRobinson,
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@coffeepine Thereโ€™s no requirement to post regularly. Hope things get less hard soon.

ianRobinson, (edited ) to random
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Finished Ep 8of The Big Door Prize.

Weird. Good weird. But weird nonetheless. I thought it was the finale but itโ€™s not. Two more to go.

Itโ€™s been renewed for S2.

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Infantilisation weekend in parts of the UK approaches.

ianRobinson, to random
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Good article. Paywalled. I read it on Apple News+.

What Does It Mean, Now, to Be the World Chess Champion? | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/what-does-it-mean-now-to-be-the-world-chess-champion

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Has Mastodon switched on auto refresh of the feed? I'm using it on a mobile browser (no app).

ianRobinson,
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@RESONANCE Possibly. Our instance was updated last night. I havenโ€™t checked the release notes. See https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/110300979184801560

ianRobinson, to music
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โ€œHey Siri. Play Dead on Time by Queen.โ€

๏ฃฟMusic: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dead-on-time/1441457371?i=1441457379

YouTube: https://youtu.be/uKoivlPUg_Y

alfredo_liberal, to internet

I am not migrating to unless it becomes inevitable will soon collapse any momentum Cbouzy has will fade away soon perhaps by next quarter. I am considering trying out within the next few days to see if it really is as good as people have been saying.

ianRobinson,
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@alfredo_liberal here is where Iโ€™m settling.

ianRobinson, to random
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The EU bank authentication rules really mess with the Apple payment system. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Itโ€™s only the Apple system that gets confused by it.

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I love HEY for Domains (and Hey Personal).

7 features video: https://youtu.be/S1Py79R-6YM

ianRobinson, to random
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Stephen Colbert on the writerโ€™s strike.

https://youtu.be/CSE9mT3ljAE

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The Dune 2 trailer drops tomorrow. Here's a 45-second teaser. With Paul Muad'dib planting a thumper โ˜บ๏ธ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttw9XXUIVRQ

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Stephen Colbert said: โ€œI support collective bargaining. This nation owes so much to unions. Theyโ€™re the reason we have weekends, and by extension, why we have TGI Fridayโ€™s.โ€

Late-Night Shows Shut Down With WGA Strike
The four nightly network shows and HBO's 'Real Time' and 'Last Week Tonight' are all going dark.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wga-strike-late-night-shows-shut-down-1235477882/

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Writers Strike Underway: Two Sides Remain Far Apart, So Here Are the Issues & Where to Find Picket Lines - By Jeff Sneider.

https://abovetheline.com/2023/05/02/writers-strike-two-sides-far-apart-picket-line-locations/

Season 4 GIF by The Simpsons

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Hollywood Writers Defiant as Strike Begins: โ€œWeโ€™re Not Scared, Bring It Onโ€.

Top writers took to social media to slam studios as the WGA orders its first work stoppage in 15 years: "Theyโ€™re going to lose billions โ€” and still give us a deal."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hollywood-writers-slam-execs-wga-strike-1235476552/

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Another 6.6 km on the clock.

beer_mat_movies, to random

How to say you're doing something, without actually doing something. Nothing here is enforceable.

It's very easy to improve any award ceremony, your vote will not be counted unless you can provide proof of watching 100 new releases since the last ceremony.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/02/academy-awards-oscars-rules-changes-for-2024-social-media

ianRobinson,
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ianRobinson, to random
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Weird that the Northern Ireland Local Council Election day is the 18th of May and not the 4th of May like it is in England.

It's probably been different before, but I didnโ€™t thunk about it.

ianRobinson,
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@seanddotmedotuk Ta. I never thought of that!

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WGA Calls for Strike to Begin Tuesday, Slams Studios for Creating โ€˜Gig Economyโ€™ That Aims to Turn Writing into โ€˜Entirely Freelanceโ€™ Profession.

'For the sake of our present and our future, we have been given no other choice,' guild tells members.

https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-amptp-talks-negotiations-1235598645/

Mer__edith, to random
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I'm not arguing w the fact that AI poses risks. I AM ceaselessly annoyed by the pattern

This is not new or novel. It was women -
@timnitGebru, @mmitchell_ai, me, et al - who rang the AI alarm years ago & were retaliated against, pushed out for doing so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html

ianRobinson,
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@tom Thanks for posting this link ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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