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#morningwalk photos from wondering around north of Hanwell in west London.

It may be a chain coffee house but it's interior is better than most

Today's #morningwalk extended until the afternoon and ended up sitting in a "village green" in west London

Some geese spotted on #morningwalk along Grand Union canal. Still in #London but doesn't feel like you are in a city

#TheDamned were fun as usual but didn't like the venue.
There was an intermission during which they played some 70s/80s tv ads ( Flake, Shake'n'Vac)
The latter just had me thinking of the #Snuff cover

Right off to see #TheDamned this evening. #50th anniversary series of gigs.

RE: @macrumors@mastodon.social

Haven't used #AppleMaps in over a decade as when asked for pizza place near me it found somewhere in California while I was sitting in London (England). The advent of ads in the app doesn't encourage me to try it again

I'm travelling north in a train named after a vet
Odd choice of name for a diesel engine

Some photos from my #MorningWalk through the local park

Second band #Manuskript were much better. More professional and sound wasn't dominated by drums (no live drums just a drum machine)

View from Kew Bridge #morningwalk

Final support were #TheLoveless which is #MarcAlmond and friends do covers. He still has a great voice but not grabbed by set though Tainted Love and Love Missile (ex Sigue Sigue Sputnik guitarist is in the band) are fun

Just back from cinema having watched #Orwell2+2=5
Well worth seeing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orwell_2%2B2%3D5_poster.jpg

#CambridgeAudio don't provide either a #Plexamp or #Lyrion endpoint in their streamers. From looking at the community forum there is a workaround with #MusicAssistant. It works reasonably well but for some reason have only managed to get the AirPlay route which is weird.
Not a big fan of the interface though

Haven't read the novella but thoroughly enjoyed this radio adaptation of #IainMBanks The State of the Art. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b00hv1dz?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Stuck in a hotel reception waiting for someone while the Dutch (for tax purposes at least) band U2 are playing accompanied by the receptionist. Time for noise cancelling earphones
#FirstWorldProblems

Spotted in a restaurant window and immediately thought of some #cthulhumythos stories
Really #weird idea of art

Just seen someone carrying a #Labrador on escalator down to tube in King's Cross. Feel sorry for the dog

Getting ready for working day. #ViewFromParkBench

Well #JRobbins was good. Though as an acoustic driven set not sure it was great prep for #Sugar as the tech tuning was considerably louder

Was reminded about #BillyTalent on a forum I frequent and picked up #DeadSilence their 2012 album at weekend. Really woke me up this morning 😊

So #Palantir are doing God's work (at least according to forthcoming lecture from Peter Thiel) 🙄 really stretching things to think that anyone working to regulate AI or tech billionaire is in some way aiding the antichrist
https://www.ft.com/content/fc1e7e9a-9d5d-4217-b9b2-38069eb1197b?shareType=nongift

Interest article on #AI by #MartinWolf in today's #FT
Still feels like AI has not concrete specific objective which continuing development is done more in hope (and enshittification)

Was listening to #PublicServiceBroadcasting's Every Valley album (theme is the closure of Welsh coal mines and impact oon individuals discarded in the process.)

https://www.ft.com/content/7cbc3986-be9f-4568-a3e5-fbd3b987f2e9?shareType=nongift A guide for the perplexed on AI A guide for the perplexed on AI

Wasn't expecting a new #Neurosis album but. Certainly enjoying it #NowPlaying
https://neurosis.bandcamp.com/album/an-undying-love-for-a-burning-world

#TheCourettes we're first support act. Will be giving them a listen afterwards. #PeterHook&TheLight give an almost complete set of #JoyDivision covers (not a complaint 😁)

#TfL at it again. #Sugar gig in Kentish Townand lines part suspended or suffering severe delays 🙄.

#Economist's leader AI Danger Gets Real is both a good and worrying read. Together with their briefing subtitled "An AI disaster is getting even closer" is sobering

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/03/05/ai-danger-gets-real

#NowPlaying The Caretaker Recollected Memories from The Museum of Garden History

https://on.soundcloud.com/5xfZ0N4RPRzkDIbyPu

Well #CompaniesHouse enquiries line isn't up to much. First response to error message redo same actions which led to same outcome. Follow up email explaining their initial advice didn't work resulted in an email with almost a complete FAQ for me to self diagnose 🙄 #Fail

How not to manage #ConflictsOfInterest in the #NHS. https://www.ft.com/content/6c548670-0f3e-45f1-ba08-8bb6dd152af5?shareType=nongift

At a #gig this evening. 2 support acts listed and first one managed to render White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane) unrecognisable but not in a good way.