Ian Robinson
@ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Belfast-based writer, walker, atheist, cinema lover, hobby musician, science junkie, perpetual maths student, cricket fan, chess patzer. I post about new music a […]
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November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Extra cover: Inside look at the 2-day Perth Test Match.
I like these inside look videos. Lots of stuff and camera angles you don’t see on the TV coverage and highlights.
14-minute video: https://youtu.be/6HSuWei9_E4
#cricket #theashes
I like these inside look videos. Lots of stuff and camera angles you don’t see on the TV coverage and highlights.
14-minute video: https://youtu.be/6HSuWei9_E4
#cricket #theashes
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Extra cover: Inside look at the 2-day Perth Test Match.
I like these inside look videos. Lots of stuff and camera angles you don’t see on the TV coverage and highlights.
14-minute video: https://youtu.be/6HSuWei9_E4
#cricket #theashes
I like these inside look videos. Lots of stuff and camera angles you don’t see on the TV coverage and highlights.
14-minute video: https://youtu.be/6HSuWei9_E4
#cricket #theashes
Readly has the audio sections of New Scientist. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621459439868404
Ian Robinson (@ianRobinson@mastodon.social)
My first impressions of Readly are favourable. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621275363861434
mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Readly has the audio sections of New Scientist. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621459439868404
The Lego model Enterprise D from Star Trek TNG ships today.
I haven’t ordered one.
I’ve two Lego sets not built yet. A Space Shuttle and the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander.
#lego
I haven’t ordered one.
I’ve two Lego sets not built yet. A Space Shuttle and the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander.
#lego
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Lego model Enterprise D from Star Trek TNG ships today.
I haven’t ordered one.
I’ve two Lego sets not built yet. A Space Shuttle and the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander.
#lego
I haven’t ordered one.
I’ve two Lego sets not built yet. A Space Shuttle and the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander.
#lego
“I accidentally hit Jofra (Archer) back over his head for six at one point and calmly walked back and marked centre and was like, 'Oh my god, why did I just do that?'
"Marnus [Labuschagne] came down and was like, 'I know you're trying to act cool, but that's unbelievable'. And he's yelling and […]
"Marnus [Labuschagne] came down and was like, 'I know you're trying to act cool, but that's unbelievable'. And he's yelling and […]
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mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“I accidentally hit Jofra (Archer) back over his head for six at one point and calmly walked back and marked centre and was like, 'Oh my god, why did I just do that?'
"Marnus [Labuschagne] came down and was like, 'I know you're trying to act cool, but that's unbelievable'. And he's yelling and […]
"Marnus [Labuschagne] came down and was like, 'I know you're trying to act cool, but that's unbelievable'. And he's yelling and […]
Travis Head. Marvellous 😂
#cricket #theashes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes?post=cr5z61qql1vo#post
#cricket #theashes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes?post=cr5z61qql1vo#post
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Travis Head. Marvellous 😂
#cricket #theashes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes?post=cr5z61qql1vo#post
#cricket #theashes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes?post=cr5z61qql1vo#post
Honeycomb on this album is a fantastic song ☺️ https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621853973373319
Ian Robinson (@ianRobinson@mastodon.social)
2025 albums retrospective post 03. From February 2025. Serene Demon - by Art d'Ecco. An eclectic pop-rock album with jazz influences. Fabulous stuff. Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/serene-demon/1774313355 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5HKW5i8WLnIoXapKVE5O2F #Music #ReviewOfTheYear #IFRFavAlbums2025
mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Honeycomb on this album is a fantastic song ☺️ https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621853973373319
The Aerial Screensavers from India added to tvOS (and macOS) in the x26 releases are fantastic.
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Aerial Screensavers from India added to tvOS (and macOS) in the x26 releases are fantastic.
2025 albums retrospective post 03.
From February 2025.
Serene Demon - by Art d'Ecco.
An eclectic pop-rock album with jazz influences. Fabulous stuff.
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/serene-demon/1774313355
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5HKW5i8WLnIoXapKVE5O2F
#music […]
From February 2025.
Serene Demon - by Art d'Ecco.
An eclectic pop-rock album with jazz influences. Fabulous stuff.
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/serene-demon/1774313355
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5HKW5i8WLnIoXapKVE5O2F
#music […]
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mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
2025 albums retrospective post 03.
From February 2025.
Serene Demon - by Art d'Ecco.
An eclectic pop-rock album with jazz influences. Fabulous stuff.
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/serene-demon/1774313355
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5HKW5i8WLnIoXapKVE5O2F
#music […]
From February 2025.
Serene Demon - by Art d'Ecco.
An eclectic pop-rock album with jazz influences. Fabulous stuff.
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/serene-demon/1774313355
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5HKW5i8WLnIoXapKVE5O2F
#music […]
2025 albums retrospective post 02.
From May 2025.
Heavy EP - by DYLYN.
As I write this Change Me from this DYLYN EP is my second most played track in 2025. The other four songs on this EP are fab. Alr-rock at its best from Canadian DYLYN.
Apple Music […]
From May 2025.
Heavy EP - by DYLYN.
As I write this Change Me from this DYLYN EP is my second most played track in 2025. The other four songs on this EP are fab. Alr-rock at its best from Canadian DYLYN.
Apple Music […]
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mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
2025 albums retrospective post 02.
From May 2025.
Heavy EP - by DYLYN.
As I write this Change Me from this DYLYN EP is my second most played track in 2025. The other four songs on this EP are fab. Alr-rock at its best from Canadian DYLYN.
Apple Music […]
From May 2025.
Heavy EP - by DYLYN.
As I write this Change Me from this DYLYN EP is my second most played track in 2025. The other four songs on this EP are fab. Alr-rock at its best from Canadian DYLYN.
Apple Music […]
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
My first impressions of Readly are favourable.
https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621275363861434
https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621275363861434
Ian Robinson (@ianRobinson@mastodon.social)
Just started a 100-day trial of Readly that I "won" in the recent McDonald's Monopoly game promotion. Curious to see how it compares to Apple News+. The latter is terrible, so Readly has a low bar to beat it. If I like it, it'll cost £12.99 a month from March 2026.
mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
My first impressions of Readly are favourable.
https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621275363861434
https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115621275363861434
2025 albums retrospective post 01.
From January 2025.
Kill the Silence - by Morganway.
An excellent Americana themed rock album from the UK band Morganway. It was the eponymous track that hooked me. But the whole album is fab.
Apple Music […]
From January 2025.
Kill the Silence - by Morganway.
An excellent Americana themed rock album from the UK band Morganway. It was the eponymous track that hooked me. But the whole album is fab.
Apple Music […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
2025 albums retrospective post 01.
From January 2025.
Kill the Silence - by Morganway.
An excellent Americana themed rock album from the UK band Morganway. It was the eponymous track that hooked me. But the whole album is fab.
Apple Music […]
From January 2025.
Kill the Silence - by Morganway.
An excellent Americana themed rock album from the UK band Morganway. It was the eponymous track that hooked me. But the whole album is fab.
Apple Music […]
I'm starting my posts highlighting my Favourite Albums and EPs from 2025. I have a lot to get through, so it'll require a few posts per day. I'll include links to both Apple Music and Spotify.
Hashtags you can use to mute or follow the posts are listed below.
#music #reviewoftheyear […]
Hashtags you can use to mute or follow the posts are listed below.
#music #reviewoftheyear […]
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mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I'm starting my posts highlighting my Favourite Albums and EPs from 2025. I have a lot to get through, so it'll require a few posts per day. I'll include links to both Apple Music and Spotify.
Hashtags you can use to mute or follow the posts are listed below.
#music #reviewoftheyear […]
Hashtags you can use to mute or follow the posts are listed below.
#music #reviewoftheyear […]
Just started a 100-day trial of Readly that I "won" in the recent McDonald's Monopoly game promotion.
Curious to see how it compares to Apple News+. The latter is terrible, so Readly has a low bar to beat it.
If I like it, it'll cost £12.99 a month from March 2026.
Curious to see how it compares to Apple News+. The latter is terrible, so Readly has a low bar to beat it.
If I like it, it'll cost £12.99 a month from March 2026.
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Just started a 100-day trial of Readly that I "won" in the recent McDonald's Monopoly game promotion.
Curious to see how it compares to Apple News+. The latter is terrible, so Readly has a low bar to beat it.
If I like it, it'll cost £12.99 a month from March 2026.
Curious to see how it compares to Apple News+. The latter is terrible, so Readly has a low bar to beat it.
If I like it, it'll cost £12.99 a month from March 2026.
Today’s music to accompany my writing comes via the new music playlist from 28th August 2022.
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/ian-robinsons-new-music-playlist-28th-august-2022/pl.u-d2avLsMyog
#music
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/ian-robinsons-new-music-playlist-28th-august-2022/pl.u-d2avLsMyog
#music
Ian Robinson’s New Music Playlist - 28th August 2022 by Ian Robinson on Apple Music
Playlist · 14 Songs
music.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Today’s music to accompany my writing comes via the new music playlist from 28th August 2022.
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/ian-robinsons-new-music-playlist-28th-august-2022/pl.u-d2avLsMyog
#music
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/ian-robinsons-new-music-playlist-28th-august-2022/pl.u-d2avLsMyog
#music
Listening to Met Office (Arctic Sea Ice & UK Winter Weather): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/met-office/episodes/Arctic-Sea-Ice--UK-Winter-Weather--Climate-Conversations-e3a6pom
Could melting Arctic ice be reshaping British and Irish winters? The Arctic just hit its lowest winter sea […]
Could melting Arctic ice be reshaping British and Irish winters? The Arctic just hit its lowest winter sea […]
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mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Listening to Met Office (Arctic Sea Ice & UK Winter Weather): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/met-office/episodes/Arctic-Sea-Ice--UK-Winter-Weather--Climate-Conversations-e3a6pom
Could melting Arctic ice be reshaping British and Irish winters? The Arctic just hit its lowest winter sea […]
Could melting Arctic ice be reshaping British and Irish winters? The Arctic just hit its lowest winter sea […]
1Blocker is failing to block ads on The Hollywood Reporter site for me in Safari on iPad.
The arms race between web developers and content blocker developers continues.
If an update to 1Blocker doesn’t block the ads soon, I’ll remove The Hollywood Reporter from my RSS feeds.
The arms race between web developers and content blocker developers continues.
If an update to 1Blocker doesn’t block the ads soon, I’ll remove The Hollywood Reporter from my RSS feeds.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
1Blocker is failing to block ads on The Hollywood Reporter site for me in Safari on iPad.
The arms race between web developers and content blocker developers continues.
If an update to 1Blocker doesn’t block the ads soon, I’ll remove The Hollywood Reporter from my RSS feeds.
The arms race between web developers and content blocker developers continues.
If an update to 1Blocker doesn’t block the ads soon, I’ll remove The Hollywood Reporter from my RSS feeds.
I love this song so much. It was recorded in one take (mistakes left in), although some additional vocals were added to the mix later.
Freddie Mercury isn’t playing or singing on the track. Brian May did the vocals.
There’s probably a version in the vaults with a Freddie vocal. Freddie sang it […]
Freddie Mercury isn’t playing or singing on the track. Brian May did the vocals.
There’s probably a version in the vaults with a Freddie vocal. Freddie sang it […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I love this song so much. It was recorded in one take (mistakes left in), although some additional vocals were added to the mix later.
Freddie Mercury isn’t playing or singing on the track. Brian May did the vocals.
There’s probably a version in the vaults with a Freddie vocal. Freddie sang it […]
Freddie Mercury isn’t playing or singing on the track. Brian May did the vocals.
There’s probably a version in the vaults with a Freddie vocal. Freddie sang it […]
2025 Hey Siri Songs - Day 325
"Hey Siri. Play Sleeping on the Sidewalk by Queen."
#nite #homepod #music #queen
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sleeping-on-the-sidewalk/1440831124?i=1440831758
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2DRW68rSFwwd7YCT4T54x9
"Hey Siri. Play Sleeping on the Sidewalk by Queen."
#nite #homepod #music #queen
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sleeping-on-the-sidewalk/1440831124?i=1440831758
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2DRW68rSFwwd7YCT4T54x9
Sleeping On the Sidewalk by Queen on Apple Music
Song · 1977 · Duration 3:07
music.apple.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
2025 Hey Siri Songs - Day 325
"Hey Siri. Play Sleeping on the Sidewalk by Queen."
#nite #homepod #music #queen
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sleeping-on-the-sidewalk/1440831124?i=1440831758
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2DRW68rSFwwd7YCT4T54x9
"Hey Siri. Play Sleeping on the Sidewalk by Queen."
#nite #homepod #music #queen
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sleeping-on-the-sidewalk/1440831124?i=1440831758
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2DRW68rSFwwd7YCT4T54x9
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I’ve to do my ChapGPT thing tomorrow and Friday. That’s not a typo.
I’ll read all the 2026 technology outlook and prediction articles from Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Deloitte, and more, then write a few summary articles for various places.
Some wag on here christened me ChapGPT a while back when […]
I’ll read all the 2026 technology outlook and prediction articles from Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Deloitte, and more, then write a few summary articles for various places.
Some wag on here christened me ChapGPT a while back when […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I’ve to do my ChapGPT thing tomorrow and Friday. That’s not a typo.
I’ll read all the 2026 technology outlook and prediction articles from Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Deloitte, and more, then write a few summary articles for various places.
Some wag on here christened me ChapGPT a while back when […]
I’ll read all the 2026 technology outlook and prediction articles from Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Deloitte, and more, then write a few summary articles for various places.
Some wag on here christened me ChapGPT a while back when […]
I think I’ll give Palm Royale another chance when I finish watching Loot.
Maybe it’ll click with me second time around, the way Loot has.
#comedy #loot #appletv #palmroyale
Maybe it’ll click with me second time around, the way Loot has.
#comedy #loot #appletv #palmroyale
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I think I’ll give Palm Royale another chance when I finish watching Loot.
Maybe it’ll click with me second time around, the way Loot has.
#comedy #loot #appletv #palmroyale
Maybe it’ll click with me second time around, the way Loot has.
#comedy #loot #appletv #palmroyale
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM