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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-22 at 14:31

I like this quote, and wonder if the author is having just a wee dig:

“…the 'drop-T' logo originates from the drum kit used by Ringo Starr (of Thomas the Tank Engine narration fame)”

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-22 at 13:09

In 2009, Opera did an April Fools video about ‘Face Gestures’. I was particularly fond of my idea for ‘emptying the cache': https://www.flickr.com/photos/hicksdesign/3404326156/

https://mastodon.social/@verge/113871932646327210

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-22 at 08:41

Good morning! Here's your earworm for the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSW6_vUfQpE

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-22 at 07:31

What Apple Music is doing to prevent music fraud (a problem in Spotify)

“… less than 1% of all streams are manipulated … about 0.3% of global streams. This isn’t by accident or coincidence. Stream manipulation on Apple Music is small because we’ve been actively focused on this issue for years”

https://musically.com/2025/01/21/apple-talks-music-fraud-on-apple-music-less-than-1-of-streams-are-manipulated/

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Shared by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-21 at 07:29 (original by Ben Werdmuller)

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-20 at 09:07

It's just like the good old days of blogging! I was tagged in a post by @scottboms and I've fulfilled my meme-based blogging obligations 😉

https://hicks.design/journal/blog-questions-challenge

I've tagged @rachelandrew, @beep and @adactio (if they can be arsed, which I don't blame if they're not, but who else blogs anymore?)

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-19 at 13:44

I’m not particularly a Bob Dylan fan, but really enjoyed A Complete Unknown last night. Fascinating that Bobbles going from acoustic to electric was so controversial.

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-13 at 15:13

@scottboms I know what you mean in https://scottboms.com/documenting/blog-questions-challenge, but as I read it I was thinking “hey I’M interested about these nuts and bolts!".

Anyway, challenge accepted! (at some point in the future…)

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-11 at 19:18

Two and half weeks later I'm still chuckling to myself about the 'Anton Deck' joke in Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-10 at 10:02

I didn’t have "Starflyer 59 releasing an album of their songs recreated as lullabies" on my 2025 bingo card, but there we are!

https://album.link/gb/i/1785236687

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-08 at 18:45

Get Back: rewatch (Wednesday 8th January). The day where John bangs on about making everything out of plastics 😂

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Shared by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-08 at 10:03 (original by Large Heydon Collider)

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-07 at 12:49

Having a Banana and Crunchy Peanut Butter sandwich, which is welcome change after 6+ weeks of Turkey/Brie & Cranberry ☺️

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Written by Jon Hicks on 2025-01-06 at 21:43

Just realised that this year’s calendar falls on the same days of the week as 1969, which means I can rewatch Get Back on the same days. If that makes any sense. #nerd

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