“It will also use state-of-the-art encryption and user authentication to ensure data is held and accessed securely.” Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Tossers. This data will leak. If you collect it, they will come. External and internal cyber criminals will want the data to sell or use for social […]

Here's the press release for digital ID and it is quite the shopping list of features. My first concern here is for the team who need to deliver quickly against the mix of a general purpose "do everything" app and a fairly specific set of features set out here www.gov.uk/government/n...

I'm going endeavour to be v.polite through the ID cards debate. Loads of people hold their positions in good faith. But please do read the article before saying: We have it in Europe and it's fine.

Here’s an Archive URL for the latest Ian Dunt Substack article: https://archive.ph/x5oNN For me, it’s not the ID Cards themselves that are the main issue. It’s the reasons behind the proffered need for them. Another layer added to the Labour Government disappointment cake. Vote Lib Dem or […]

Good. Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh thrown out. Chief magistrate at Woolwich crown court rules that charge brought against musician is unlawful and ‘null’. #music #maliciousprosecution […]

Unlocking your phone when being questioned in the street is a risk. They can say it’s not for that now. But we know some authoritarian Home Secretary will extend the power in the future. https://sozial.cyberpunk.gmbh/@stuart/115269960301569030

Rant. Part 1 of 2. Part 2 has the important stuff! Somebody has parked their stupidly large Land Rover Range Rover on the footpath beside La Bella Vita hairdressers in Dundonald. It’s taking up almost the entire footpath (sidewalk for American readers). I’m a literal beanpole, and I had to […]

There are some stellar songs on this compilation, and they are not B-side rejects. There were reasons for releasing them as singles, not least the gap between later Kate Bush albums. I love Experiment IV. It would be on my favourite Kate Bush songs list. #music #katebush […]

I have all these songs on various singles. It’s a bit My Lagan Love isn’t included in this compilation. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115269967467060987

Best Of The Other Sides by Kate Bushcompilation album is available. On Apple Music anyway. I can’t find it on Spotify. Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/best-of-the-other-sides/1841431832 #music #katebush

The grunt you heard is the sound Kier Starmer made when he hit the ground after leaping out of the Overton window on the right. Grim. #idcards

The new Dekker album is out. Fab. Neither Up Nor Down - Dekker Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/neither-up-nor-down/1816002384 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0BrRPQv3wmBvKMBYDD46uQ #music #dekker

Global Progress Action Summit live stream. https://www.youtube.com/live/3wK5LaMEjdc #politics

i asked my mom if she ever took tylenol while pregnant with me and she said "yes but only when the hangover was really bad"

2025 Hey Siri Songs - Day 266 "Hey Siri. Play Ignorance Is Bliss by Alice Merton." #nite #homepod #music #alicemerton Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ignorance-is-bliss/1841610089?i=1841610090 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/75N2h7ZeDnaFRbIlja8LgJ

Connections. Puzzle #837 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

This month’s Night Sky News from Dr Becky Smethust is out. 30-minute video: https://youtu.be/hLk16lDzOOE #science #astronomy

Spotify to label AI music, filter spam and more in AI policy change https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/spotify-updates-ai-policy-to-label-tracks-cut-down-on-spam/

Exactly this 💯 #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent

Sussex have done enough to stay in Division One of the Cricket County Championship after being promoted from Division Two last season. I supported Sussex as a lad. Still do if pressed. #cricket

Nottinghamshire have just got a batting point that means they have an unassailable lead in the County Championship. They are the 2025 County Champions. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #cricket

Downloading Acapulco S4 and Foundation S4 episodes that I haven't watched yet to watch on my iPhone when waiting during Jury Duty next week. Yes, you are allowed to bring your phone. If you get picked for a Jury, you have to leave it in a secure locker when in the court or jury room.

Barack Obama. What a guy. Instagram Reel link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPBxrqMjZYJ/?igsh=MTgwOGdiZXg2aXVtaA==

Look at how long this train is. Remarkable. 2.5-minute video: https://youtu.be/6ptB28MPq3k #trains

I got the letter with the results of my CT scan from July. Nothing untoward. It includes the immortal sentence: “The unprepared colon appears unremarkable.” Which is good. #tmi #stupidbiology

Love this. She’s so good. Always 😊 https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115264051013671975

The new Alice Merton single is out. Happy day! Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/visions/1841610089 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/75N2h7ZeDnaFRbIlja8LgJ? #music #alicemerton

Listening to A Question of Science (Can We Cure Cancer?): https://omny.fm/shows/a-question-of-science/can-we-cure-cancer Professor Brian Cox and our expert panel are discussing the future of cancer research and treatment. #podcast #cancer #science

2025 Hey Siri Songs - Day 265 "Hey Siri. Play Sea Shanty by Barefoot Dance of the Sea." #nite #homepod #music #barefootdanceofthesea Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sea-shanty/1457820261?i=1457820882 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0DGGdfEFEQiQvtLlbC2gKP

Brian Tyler Cohen is brill. Here he is discussing the latest garbage from Trump about ABC reinstating Jimmy Kimmel. 9-minute video: https://youtu.be/UFYSRW0GZB4 #btc #uspolitics

Train! A 2.5 minute video of a train passing at 70 mph at night in rural Missouri. Trains are great 😊 https://youtu.be/2liYJituSFc #trains

I wrote a few days ago about writing Disney a LETTER. As in paper, as in an envelope, as in a fucking STAMP. https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/09/22/write-disney-a-letter/ Letters. are. _scary_. Tonight, I'm writing a letter to the local Sinclair […] [Original post on mastodon.murkworks.net]

Jimmy Kimmel’s Opening Monologue from his show last night. Approaching 10 million views on YouTube. Streisand Effect example. 28-minute video: https://youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY #comedy #politics

Listening to Test Match Special (Will Jacks is BACK for the Ashes): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0m4nmyr Henry Moeran is alongside former England Ashes stars Steven Finn & Dawid Malan, and the BBC’s Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt to discuss Will Jacks' inclusion in the England Ashes […]

Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for southern Arizona congressional seat https://apnews.com/article/arizona-congress-grijalva-butierez-1d9fe8fd6f0604f8064f67f6d8cfdca7?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-23-Arizona+election

If you've never listened to Origin Story, this is the ideal jumping-on point. You can listen to the first episode here linktr.ee/originstoryp.... New episodes every Wednesday all the way through to Christmas.

IT'S HERE. I am legit overjoyed to be unleashing this shit on the world: Origin Story Season 7 has arrived. For the first time, we're doing an entire season as one story. This is the history of socialism, from the French Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall linktr.ee/originstoryp...

Another one is Spiral Galaxy 24968. Ballsy to put two instrumental tracks on a rock album. As well as two spoken poem-based tracks. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115258848218082846

Several of the songs on this are tailored for people on acid or magic mushrooms. The first being Opa-Loka with its repetitive structure. I'm not on either of those today. Still love that track ☺️ https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115258793621097504

Listening to Warrior on the Edge of Time by Hawkwind. A blast from the past. So good ☺️ There's a high-pitched note in the transition from Assault & Battery to The Golden Void that has given me goosebumps every time I've heard it over the last 50 years. Apple Music […]

This is an excellent discussion. https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115258224772747946

Listening to Better Offline (Radio Better Offline: Adam Becker): https://omny.fm/shows/better-offline/radio-better-offline-adam-becker Ed Zitron is joined in studio by astrophysicist Adam Becker to talk about his new book More Everything Forever, the BS AGI story, why Eliezer Yudkowsky should […]

Gilbert White was the vicar in the next village to where I grew up, and his diary is a wonderful record of the seasons. On this day in 1776… https://mastodonapp.uk/@gilbertwhite/115257744042225470

Damn. Professional sport can be brutal. Kate Cross gives us a peak behind the curtain in this #podcast episode. Test Match Special (No Balls: A trio of trophies & Crossy's England future...): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0m4h0nb Alex Hartley is alongside Kate Cross to discuss Crossy's […]

Oh god. Expect lots of speculative commentary on this. “Mr Sulu. Raise shields.” https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/784185/apple-tv-plus-the-savant-domestic-terrorism

My first real concert was seeing Hawkwind in the Ulster Hall in Belfast on the Levitation album tour. With Ginger Baker on drums! https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/115255754515813843

2025 Hey Siri Songs - Day 264 "Hey Siri. Play Levitation by Hawkwind." #nite #homepod #music #hawkwind Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/levitation/341692395?i=341692425 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7uGvl5tVcL2P6gDP2HrJDP

@ianRobinson oh yeah - Fifty year anniversary: When snow stopped play - Derbyshire v Lancashire at Buxton | Lancashire Cricket Club https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2025-news/fifty-year-anniversary-when-snow-stopped-play-derbyshire-v-lancashire-at-buxton/ - play never started that […]

Athena Lim is doing something different. I like it. Distinct Lynchian vibe. Sort of like Twin Peaks The Return. The Search for a Song Part III - Athena Lim 6.5-minute video: https://youtu.be/AgOZQnLAoZs #music #shortfilm