Robert Welbourn
@robwelbourn.bsky.social
Yorkshireman exiled in New England. Fan of SF and prog rock. Veteran of the telecom and networking industry. I remember Fortran, COBOL and punch cards.
There’s a kind of hollowness to the sound. I can’t quite put my finger on it, though.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There’s a kind of hollowness to the sound. I can’t quite put my finger on it, though.
I don’t think it has aged as well as their first three studio albums, and the production is sub-par. FWIW, I think Trilogy was their best.
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I don’t think it has aged as well as their first three studio albums, and the production is sub-par. FWIW, I think Trilogy was their best.
They must need to pad their retirement accounts, or something.
October 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
They must need to pad their retirement accounts, or something.
They are the very model of consistency, aren’t they?
September 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
They are the very model of consistency, aren’t they?
OMG who did this?
July 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
OMG who did this?
It’s music that helps us get through difficult times.
This is one of my very favorite tracks from my favorite band.
This is one of my very favorite tracks from my favorite band.
July 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It’s music that helps us get through difficult times.
This is one of my very favorite tracks from my favorite band.
This is one of my very favorite tracks from my favorite band.
I, for one, appreciated that.
June 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I, for one, appreciated that.
Close To The Edge, but you already knew that.
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Close To The Edge, but you already knew that.
This. Exactly this.
June 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This. Exactly this.
Misread the question. Answer should have been ‘1’.
June 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Misread the question. Answer should have been ‘1’.
19. I personally have never owned an encyclopaedia, although my parents had one.
June 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
19. I personally have never owned an encyclopaedia, although my parents had one.
I have never understood why Boston has two NPR news stations, WGBH and WBUR, trying to get donations from the same donor pool. Why not consolidate?
June 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I have never understood why Boston has two NPR news stations, WGBH and WBUR, trying to get donations from the same donor pool. Why not consolidate?
Well, I learned something new today!
May 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Well, I learned something new today!
Careful with that axe, Eugene.
May 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Careful with that axe, Eugene.
String interpolation for a type? I would never have expected that to work.
May 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
String interpolation for a type? I would never have expected that to work.
I agree with that assessment.
I've ignored it for most of the past five decades, but have been listening to it more recently, and it actually sounds better with age.
I've ignored it for most of the past five decades, but have been listening to it more recently, and it actually sounds better with age.
May 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I agree with that assessment.
I've ignored it for most of the past five decades, but have been listening to it more recently, and it actually sounds better with age.
I've ignored it for most of the past five decades, but have been listening to it more recently, and it actually sounds better with age.
So...the HOA board is not filled with Karens?
May 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So...the HOA board is not filled with Karens?
Where did you see him? Who was in the band?
May 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Where did you see him? Who was in the band?
That's *Dr* May to you!
May 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
That's *Dr* May to you!
His first, and still the best.
May 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
His first, and still the best.
It never gets old.
April 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It never gets old.
Ooh! I have three of these. (All except Supertramp. Never got into them.)
April 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ooh! I have three of these. (All except Supertramp. Never got into them.)