Looks like it’s time to get off the social.lol Mastodon instance (not that I posted much there anyway). The anti-Micro.blog aggressiveness has been stewing all day and it looks like it’s about to block all Micro.blog posts from the instance. Utterly ridiculous.

I used to enjoy and look forward to Apple WWDC keynotes. Now I couldn’t care less. It’s like Apple is at the “let’s throw a bunch of crap at the wall and see what sticks” stage.

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 📍

I went to see Steven Wilson last night. Fantastic band, fantastic visuals, fantastic sound system. A great night. A brave decision to play all of the recent album in the first half but the band pulled it off brilliantly. 🎶

Setlist

I deleted/cancelled the Wordpress hosting that I’ve had on the go for about fifteen years. My decision has nothing to do with recent Wordpress controversy. I just don’t want to have to maintain that kind of site anymore. Micro.blog does everything I need now. This is my only web home now.

Started to read: The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. by Peter Ames Carlin. I’ve been looking forward to getting this. I ended up buying the ebook for my Kobo as it hasn’t been easy to find a hard copy in the UK. 📚

Disappointed to find out that NHK World Japan has removed its channel from TV services. It was a nice little oasis of calm amongst the dross of all the other channels and a good way to keep up with the Sumo tournaments. Hopefully there will be another way to access those highlights.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. 📍

Back to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum today. It was nice and cool inside amongst the exhibits. Very warm outside.

Ceremonial Samurai uniform inside a glass museum case.

It appears that I’ve preordered an album on Bandcamp two times again. I need someone to keep track of these things for me.

I searched on DuckDuckGo for info about a new iOS app and one of the results pointed to a genuine personal blog. Just like the old days. Not only that but the blog was hosted on micro.blog. I’d love to see more of this happening.

Carol Cadwalladr makes an important and brilliant speech on TED and the usual suspects complain about the platforms she uses. It’s like some people dont want to ever win again. 🤷‍♂️

I got my first pair of varifocal glasses last week. Still getting used to them. I have to tilt my head back slightly in order to read anything close up which I keep forgetting. I got so used to peering over the old frames to read small print.🤓

I’m working my way through the French poetic realism season on the Criterion Channel. If Jean Gabin is one of the stars you know things are not going to end well for him.