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jonhicks

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Gentleman Graphic Designer/Artist who wears many hats. Shoegazer, Birder and over-eater of eggs. Rivers of London is my comfort blanket.

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malarkey, to random
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I got my blood test results back, and they’re completely fine. Which doesn’t explain why I’m so incredibly tired pretty much all the time.

jonhicks,
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@malarkey Good to rule things out tho! ♥️

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Discovered Francis Bourgeois during lockdown, like 5M other people. His enthusiasm for such a niche topic (trainspotting) makes you smile!

Good on him for getting an episode on the BBC Travel Show!
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-69053034

https://www.instagram.com/francis_bourgeois43/

jonhicks,
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@briansuda Lovely to see Stars of the Lid being namechecked!

jonhicks, to random
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Troika Episode is now out for shoving into your earholes! 'Ambient Americana' is a term I made up for expansive soundscapes created with guitars (especially pedal and lap steel) & effects pedals, evoking big sunset skies, diners and deserts. This is my kind of Country music, and here are my top three!

Featuring Raymond Richards, Chuck Johnson and Cowboy Sadness.

https://hicks.design/troika/troika-48-ambient-americana

jonhicks,
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@sitenonsite it really hits the spot!

jonhicks, to random
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In order to play the Apple Music Top 100, you have to go to the website (https://100best.music.apple.com), click ‘Listen on Apple Music’ and then it opens Apple Music, which just says "Something went wrong. Please try again later.” (even after a restart) so then you search for the album, switch from 'Your Library' to 'Apple Music' and then you can finally play it. Good times!

jonhicks,
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@davidemery Ah, thankyou!

jonhicks,
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@mttkng Apparently I was using the 'US' site, which is why the links to Apple Music didn't work!

elliotjaystocks, to random
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Does anyone have any recommendations for an alternative to DeployHQ? i.e. a service that can take my GitHub repo and automatically deploy it to my server?

I’m sure there are command line / dev-centric tools for this, but please bear in mind that I am a caveman and need a GUI. 🫠

jonhicks,
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@elliotjaystocks Selfishly boosting this as I would be keen to know. I currently use DeployHQ, interested to know why you're looking for an alternative if that isn't too nosey?

jonhicks,
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@elliotjaystocks @xeophin Gotcha - so great until it's not great 😬

mttkng, to random
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Just seen the Music 100 Best Albums’ No 1 choice — 🤔

#AppleMusic100

jonhicks,
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@mttkng yeah! I didn’t think that album was that big a deal?

jonhicks, to random
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Aside from all the other problems with it, this just isn't a thing I’d ever want to wear.

patrick_h_lauke, to random
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another day, another example of how utterly shit Apple Music's search is. once again, it seems that it simply ignores compilation albums when searching your local library. I'm not asking for AI or some other bullshit...just some basic string matching. C'mon Tim Apple, sort this shit out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvWiRr3-Bgw

jonhicks,
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@patrick_h_lauke Not to mention all the buggy times it just does nothing at all 😕

jonhicks, (edited ) to random
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Really productive birding on my local patch (https://hicks.design/journal/my-local-patch yesterday, with a couple of highlights:

Cattle Egret - a country rarity and the first time I've ever seen this here.

Cuckoo - Often heard here and but not always seen

They were too far away for my 800mm lens, so used my iPhone and scope to get basic shots:

#plumescrolling

jonhicks,
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@Richr @cpev OOh, I've not heard that yet - will have a listen! Can also recommend the Cornell Lab ‘Merlin Bird ID’ app, really useful!

jonhicks, (edited ) to random
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Apple Music Top 100, first 10!

  1. Robyn - Body Talk 🙂 🎧
  2. Eagles - Hotel California 🙂
  3. Travis Scott - Astroworld 😴 🎧
  4. Rage against the Machine 👍
  5. Lorde - Pure heroine 😐 🎧
  6. Usher - Confessions 😖 ⏭️ 🎧
  7. Burial - Untrue 😍
  8. Solange - A Seat at the Table 🤗 🎧
  9. Tyler the Creator - Flower Boy 😐 🎧
  10. George Michael - Listen with Prejudice 😫 🎧

Enjoyed Solange, but others felt like a slog!

🎧=First time listening

#applemusic100

jonhicks,
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@timprint I have a few friends who are big Steely Dan fans, but I've never played a whole album before. Was expecting to enjoy it, but just didn't resonate with me I guess 😕

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Apple Music Top 100, 70-61!

  1. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A ☺️ 🎧
  2. Master of Puppets - Metallica 😁🤘
  3. Is This It - The Strokes 🤗
  4. Dummy - Portishead 🤗
  5. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths 🤗
  6. 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul 🤗
  7. Baduizm - Erykah Badu 😫 🎧
  8. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 🤗 🎧
  9. All Eyez on Me - 2Pac 😫 🎧
  10. Love Deluxe - Sade 😐🎧

70-65 was a good run of really great albums!

🎧= First time listening

jonhicks,
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Apple Music Top 100, 60-51!

  1. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico 🙂 (🎧 - I know!)
  2. AM - Arctic Monkeys 🙂 🎧
  3. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis 🤗
  4. Voodoo - D'Angelo 🥱 🎧 ⏭️
  5. Disintegration - The Cure 😍
  6. ANTI - Rihanna 🙂 🎧
  7. A Love Supreme - John Coltrane 🙂
  8. Exile on Main St. - The Rolling Stones 🤗 🎧
  9. Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses 😕
  10. Sign O’ the Times - Prince 😐 🎧

🎧= First time listen

jonhicks,
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@adactio 😘

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Apple Music Top 100, 40-41!

  1. Hounds of Love - Kate Bush 😍
  2. The Joshua Tree - U2 🙂
  3. Paul’s Boutique - Beastie Boys 🙂
  4. Take Care - Drake 🤔 🎧
  5. Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers 😐 🎧
  6. Homogenic - Björk 🤗
  7. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder ☺️ 🎧
  8. Remain in Light - Talking Heads 🙂 🎧
  9. Control - Janet Jackson 😐 🎧
  10. Aquemini - Outkast 😐 🎧

🎧= First time listen

Hounds of Love is only the 2nd one that would be in my top 100, and it would be higher than 50!

jonhicks,
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@Luke yeah, at college it was obligatory that you liked Bob Marley, but I couldn’t get it. I like dub and ska, but somehow reggae doesn’t do it for me. https://hicks.design/troika/troika-28-dj-derek

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@davidhughes hah! There’s a lot of albums that I know tracks off (such as this), but have never listened to the whole album. That’s what working through this list has done - made me finally sort out the blind spots.

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@thisleenoble I was surprised at the #1 choice - I didn’t think that album was that big a deal. Also, so many genres not represented - feels quite rap heavy.

jonhicks,
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@electranyx I’ve come too far to stop now! Was working on a top 100 of my own, but a top 10 is probably more manageable!

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Apple Music Top 100, 40-31! 😮‍💨

  1. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin 🙂🎧
  2. Illmatic - Nas 😐 🎧
    38 Tapestry - Carole King 😴 🎧
    37 Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan 😖 🎧 ⏭️
    36/ BEYONCÉ - Beyoncé 🙂 🎧
  3. London Calling - The Clash 😐 🎧
  4. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy ☺️ 🎧
  5. Kid A - Radiohead 😍
  6. Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G. 😖 🎧 ⏭️
  7. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette 😐

🎧= First time listen

jonhicks,
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@splorp hah, I very nearly lied on that one, because I knew I’d be taken to task on it. I know many of the songs, but never listened to the whole thing all the way through.

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@Luke @splorp ET TU DORNY?!

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