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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, (edited ) to Iceland
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The latest eruption in Iceland stopped a few days ago after 54 days of activity.

However, land rise due to magma inflow underground of the Reykjanes Peninsula continues, and experts expect a new eruption soon. As they predicted, when the first eruption occurred on the peninsula a few years ago, this activity could continue for decades.

Current webcam view of recent eruption: https://www.youtube.com/live/FZmN2daZW9g

ianRobinson, (edited ) to Podcast
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Origin Story podcast is back for season 5. With a two part opener on the life of George Orwell.

They are also releasing three books covering topics from previous seasons. One each on Fascism, Centrism, and Conspiracy Theories. Details in the opening episode of S5. I’ll be buying those.

https://www.podmasters.co.uk/origin-story

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The antidote to AI destroying the web is to strengthen human connection and to make those connections a fundamental part of the open web. Quickly.

ianRobinson,
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@mike @mike Kagi seems good.

https://kagi.com/search

I switched all my devices over to use it as the default search engine. Initial impressions after a few days of favourable.

ianRobinson, to random
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I still love The Beaches as much as I did this time last year just after I stumbled upon them in April.

I doubt my love for their music will ever diminish. They are firmly ensconced in my list of favourite bands ever. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/112441507282096692

ianRobinson, to apple
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ianRobinson, to music
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Here’s a good 22-minute overview of the new features in Logic Pro for iPad 2.

https://youtu.be/V_N0F-ah8XY

ianRobinson, to movies
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I’ve never watched the film Her. I probably should.

ianRobinson, to random
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The first thing I thought of when I saw the new King Charles portrait was Han Solo frozen in Carbonite.

I’m not sure that was the vibe they were going for.

ianRobinson, to random
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Knackered. That’ll be due to the mild migraine this morning. Tell me off if I’m still posting drivel close to midnight tonight 🥱

ianRobinson, to music
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The new chord track and session musician features in Logic Pro 11 ( and Logic Pro for iPad 2) are pretty nifty. Not as full featured as the Toontrack stuff, but built into Logic. It should drive more features and innovation from Toontrack, and others.

23 minute overview tutorial video: https://youtu.be/n7YzE3Cn7ns

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Updating to iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5.

ianRobinson, to music
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In possibly one of the must unsurprising moves ever, Berlin based pop singer formally known as BOWIE has changed her performance name to BOVIY. Good. She’s bloody marvellous and the name clash with you know who was certainly not search friendly. New single out.

Berlin is a Liar - BOVIY

👍🏻

https://songwhip.com/bowie2/berlin-is-a-liar

Note that Songwhip is still listing her as Bowie.

#Music
#NewMusic
#BOVIY

ianRobinson, to music
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The new Dump Babes EP is good 😊

Known Liar - Dump Babes

👍🏻

https://songwhip.com/dumpbabes/known-liar

#Music #NewMusic #DumpBabes

ianRobinson, to newmusic
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Yay. You can all rejoice 🥳

This week’s #NewMusic playlist has been seeded. No tenterhooks need damaged wondering when it will be started*.

https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/ian-robinsons-new-music-playlist-19th-may-2024/pl.u-380leuPamN

#Music

  • I should probably go for a bit of a lie down.
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We're the best!!! Grammar Girl just made the Writer's Digest list of 101 Best Websites for Writers! 🎉🎉🎉

We've been on the list before for the website, but this year is special because it's the first time we're on the list for the PODCAST. (Yes, the list of websites has a category for podcasts and YouTube channels.)

It means so much to me to know that people love and appreciate the show. Thank you to Writer's Digest and to all the people who listen! 1/2

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ianRobinson, to random
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Are there any M4V to MP4 converters that run on Sonoma? TuneFab M4V Converter doesn’t.

https://www.tunefab.com/m4v-converter/
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ianRobinson, to music
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‘People are forfeiting meals’: musicians on the struggle to financially survive.

Following our report into how bands are struggling to make ends meet from touring, over 100 musicians shared their stories with us – from Brexit woes to the cost of rehearsing.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/14/people-are-forfeiting-meals-musicians-on-the-struggle-to-financially-survive

ianRobinson, to llm
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“Claude.ai is now available to users in the EU”

Via a T&Cs update email. Claude 3 Opus is my favourite LLM. I haven’t had a chance to fully test ChatGPT-4o yet to compare them.

ianRobinson, to random
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Breathe ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Spot the idiot reaches the Big Boss level. Don’t forget to complete the level when we get to the General Election. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/13/esther-mcvey-crack-down-diversity-initiatives-civil-service

ianRobinson, to Weather
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I disregarded the aphorism “Never cast a clout, until May is out.”

It’s 13°C and raining. Dank and damp. I had to dig out the winter coat with the big hood again.

ianRobinson, to random
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Headache. Aura gone.

ianRobinson, to random
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Migraine Aura jaggies.

ianRobinson,
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@shezza_t Jaggies! It was this morning. When I was on the G1 to Ballyhackamore. They stopped after 10 minutes. Dull headache all day since. As I’m wont to say, Stupid Biology!

craiggrannell, to random
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Quick question: what are you hoping for Apple to reveal at WWDC this year? I’m writing a piece and it’d be useful to get insight into improvements devs and anyone else hopes Apple makes or new things it introduces (and how they are achieved).

ianRobinson,
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@peteralee @craiggrannell Note that I have zero firsthand knowledge on this topic.

ianRobinson, (edited ) to random
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Well. ChatGPT-4o is a bit good. Initial use makes me think it might be what we thought we’d get when Siri launched.

Obviously we didn’t.

I can’t wait to see (hear?) how it develops. It’ll be good when it has access to calendars etc and can be a real digital assistant.

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@_thegeoff Chapters 7 and 8 in this book are relevant to pedagogy and LLMs. Highly recommended. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/112438800357580085

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