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Brian McRoberts

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Fifer. Software Tester. Raith Rovers and Scotland. Living in Leith. Posting mostly random music, Scottish Football, Software Testing, and writing. Shall follow ye back. Illegitimi non carborundum. https://threechordthrash.wordpress.com

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · Sep 23

Everything Douglas Adams says.

Douglas Adams (Author of Hitchiker's Gude To The Galaxy)
I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies

1 Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and just a natural part of the way the world works

2 Anything that is invented between when you're fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.

3 Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 2h

I was just seeing a post about the price the American peeps are going to fork out for Rush gigs..$2k was one price point I saw!

The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris

Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 2h

I think Farage has no interest in 'governing'. All he wants to do is glad-hand and grift the moneyed class to fill Reactionaey Fascism Plc. I still think once The Tories boot KB..the next Tory leader will go cap in hand to Reform for joint venture. NF gets the cushy dep PM gig as it does nothing.

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 6h

Scottish Football

What Stevie G is really saying "Well no one else is giving me a job and Rangers are fookin desperate...just need to sort out that tax thing tho.."

Steven Gerrard cites 'unfinished business' as Rangers wait

Rangers are awaiting confirmation over whether their former manager Steven Gerrard is interested in a return to Ibrox.

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 6h

Here's a scenario. Tories oust the current leadership and Patel gets elected-proposes a merger with the Recationary Fash...I mean Reform..Reform then does a full hostile takeover ala night of the long knives....

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 6h

Surprised she has not run off to Recationry..I mean Reform Party.

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 7h

Priti Patel hoping people will forget that she sacked twice..you once for what amounted to running a non sanctioned deal with a foreign government.
Odious woman.

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 9h

House of cards...dominoes...strawmen.. tech unicorns

Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 9h

Renaming things works.

Pascal 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 @pascalr57.bsky.social · 9h

LOL

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Why the Apollo mission's "one small step" was the only thing that was 'small'

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 12h

Had a full senior moment and could not remember what day it was.
Anyway Morning.

a man in a coat is standing in a kitchen with a bag that says ' coca cola ' on it

ALT: a man in a coat is standing in a kitchen with a bag that says ' coca cola ' on it

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Dawn B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 1d

Pffft x

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 20h

Night, Night. Sleep and dream well.

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#Hexstatic
#PerfectBird

Perfect Bird

YouTube video by Hexstatic - Topic

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 22h

Build Those Corporate Boxes as high as they can go...

Simon @hantsravens.bsky.social · 22h

‘New Emirates Stadium capacity revealed as Arsenal plan major EXPANSION to club's North London home‘

#Arsenal #AFC #Gunners #Emiratesstadium

www.fourfourtwo.com/news/new-emi...

New Emirates Stadium capacity revealed as Arsenal plan major EXPANSION to club's North London home: report

Arsenal would need to move to Wembley for a time whilst the club realises its Emirates Stadium expansion goal

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 22h

Go!

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#PaulOakenfold
#ReadSteadyGo

Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go

YouTube video by n3dry

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 22h

Dont mess with Japanese Pop Punk girl bands. Behind all those lovely smiles...ruthless we will break your heart attitude.

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
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#Junky58%
#GoAway

JUNKY58% - Go Away

YouTube video by JUNKY58%

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 22h

..and now The Fall

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#TheFall
#Victoria

The Fall - Victoria HD

YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 22h

Tuesday Thumper

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#SuperFurryAnimals
#(Drawing)RingsAroundTheWorld

Super Furry Animals - (Drawing) Rings Around the World (Official Video)

YouTube video by SFAVEVO

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 23h

Soundtrackin'

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#KarenOWithTrentRenzorandAtticusRoss
#ImmigrantSong

Immigrant Song - Karen O with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

YouTube video by Mute

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 23h

Tuesday's groove

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#NewDad
#Angel

Angel

YouTube video by NewDad - Topic

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 1d

I had wangled a 1-1 with my LM to talk through stuff. We had just started when his boss called "Sorry Brian gotta take this will call you back" . 2 mins later messaged me "sorry need to reschedule...well we had a good 2 mins! "

Sums up the state of this project and my career.
#SoftwareTestersLife

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 1d

It has begun. No flesh shall be spared. Also, I’m in Milwaukee, Hammond and Flint this week! Go to pattonoswalt.com for tix!

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 1d

Coverage of Jenrick today basically amounts to sane-washing. He didn't criticise judges. He claimed there was a conspiracy by certain judges, who he had discovered and could number, to undermine British law and create open borders.

ʀak @raksky.bsky.social · 1d

“… a sort of mad McCarthyite scream of paranoia and anxiety of the sort which he has now branded himself… he is living entirely inside of his little mind…”

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social nails Robert Jenrick’s plans for “activist” judges during Sky News’ Press Preview.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 1d

I agree with every word Zelda Williams says. And this at the end from OpenAI makes me want to go full Ned Ludd. Creators can’t have a blanket opt-out on copyright infringement of their work and have to fill out a form appealing to OpenAI’s mercy every time? Fuck off into the sun

OpenAI told the Guardian that content owners can flag copyright infringement using a “copyright disputes form” but that individual artists or studios cannot have a blanket opt-out. Varun Shetty, OpenAI’s head of media partnerships, said: “We’ll work with rights holders to block characters from Sora at their request and respond to takedown requests.”

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 1d

Good Morning. Trying not to read the news as I get fed up at abject stupidity of our political elite. Anyway work is going to be endless SQLing. I am just going to put Radio 3 in, set the teams to "BUSY AS F-' and get my head down.

Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 1d

Night, night. Sleep and dream well

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#HowToDestroyAngles
#TheSpaceinBetween

The Space In Between

YouTube video by How to Destroy Angels - Topic

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 1d

I'd allways be worried that I would pull out the wrong cable and everything would switch off

#BlueSkyMusic
#MusicBlueSky
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#ForgottenFutures
#SlowReturning

Forgotten Futures /// ( 5 / 7 ) /// Slow Returning

YouTube video by Hélène Vogelsinger

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