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David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/nowplaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nowplaying</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcsounds</span></a> on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/playback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playback</span></a>. Down and dirty with the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poppmeister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poppmeister</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/iggy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iggy</span></a> 'post industrial hometown blues'. Get on it. 😎 ✊</p>
Gary Parker :party_porg:<p>If I reboot the devices the lookups immediately stop, but restart as soon as I start listening to <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/BBCsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCsounds</span></a> again (<a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/6music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>6music</span></a> or <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Radio4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio4</span></a> are listened to every day), and don't stop when we stop the stream. Again, only our 1st Gen Echos do this.</p><p>It's not causing any problems, per se, but it's annoying me, causing a little extra load on the wifi I could do without, and likely also using more power.</p><p>(Tagging in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tdp_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tdp_org</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBCRD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BBCRD</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@bobdvb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bobdvb</span></a></span> in case they have any insight)</p>
Gary Parker :party_porg:<p>I've got a couple of 1st gen Amazon <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a> devices performing excessive <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNS</span></a> lookups again. None of the other Amazon devices in the house exhibit the same behaviour when using <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/BBCsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCsounds</span></a></p><p>They're constantly (every 1.5 seconds or so) looking up "as-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net". It's a CNAME whose A records have a TTL of 20s, and appears to be part of the BBC's streaming infrastructure.</p><p>This accounts for ~400 lookups every ten minutes against my pihole, ~90% of which receive cached responses.</p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@wood5y" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wood5y</span></a></span> The BBC have already started. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcsounds</span></a> can't be streamed over an ethernet connected <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vpn</span></a>. My work around, old kit that's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi</span></a> to my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FritzBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FritzBox</span></a> (<a href="https://mas.to/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a>) . Le voila . <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sounds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Radio6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio6</span></a> as much as I need. .When nanny state turns into big brother is watching eh? ✊ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/radio_news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio_news</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcsounds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/R4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>R4</span></a> Where do they find them. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/technical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technical</span></a> Re : air space? 3 dimensional..vertical, horizontal, latitudinal. Dumb rse forgot time (a relative concept) <a href="https://mas.to/tags/justsaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justsaying</span></a></p>
oberonsghost<p>… and the great @BBCSounds lockout caught up with me this morning … thanks for the music … </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/BBCSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSounds</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BBCSoundsLockout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSoundsLockout</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>I wonder if taking away the ability of a few hundred thousand people around the world to listen to BBC 6 Music is really in the interests of promoting British Music and culture around the world and whether the little twats around here who cry "pay your fair share" will sleep soundly tonight now their mighty quest is over? </p><p>Why bother fighting for this culture when it doesn't want to live, yeah? Why give a shit about this sad little island and it's music? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBCSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSounds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBC6Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC6Music</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>It's not only Gilead cutting back on Soft Power and pulling back on putting ourselves out into the world...</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg065058no" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg0650</span><span class="invisible">58no</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geoblocking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geoblocking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBCSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSounds</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcsounds</span></a> not <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcaudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcaudio</span></a> . Dem bastards. My sounds turned off midnight 21st July. I have a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vpn</span></a> routetd through the Nederlands .</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/@oberonsghost/114900598307754684" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aus.social/@oberonsghost/11490</span><span class="invisible">0598307754684</span></a></p>
oberonsghost<p>Curiouser and curiouser. This morning, the message said “will close on 21 July”. Now it will “close imminently”. There’s an update available in the App Store which I’m not going to install. Let’s see how long I last. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BBCSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSounds</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BBCSoundsLockout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSoundsLockout</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbc</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcsounds</span></a> No <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vpn</span></a> .Well screw them. Digging deep into an old trunk I've resurrected an antique Samsung Tablet that couldn't support a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vpn</span></a> even if I could configure it.<br>It does however have a seamless <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WIFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIFI</span></a> connection to my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Fritzbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fritzbox</span></a> so happy Palky has his radio back!<br>Feck you <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> . Meanwhile the rest of my internet traffic is nicely trucking on. ✊ 😎</p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcsounds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> Why are they still promoting the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Proms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proms</span></a> on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Radio3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio3</span></a> when they've disenfranchised anyone receiving their signal over a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a></p>
News Beep<p>The BBC Sounds app has been switched off for listeners in Ireland</p><p>We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/BBCSOUNDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSOUNDS</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/IE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IE</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/offair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offair</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/10967/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/10967/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/futureproof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>futureproof</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackswan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackswan</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/po" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>po</span></a>;itics The day is coming when we'll be back to quill pen and parchment viz the drop out rate of 'cutting edge' advances. Two examples in my experience. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> connectivity = zero. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBCSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSounds</span></a> = zero. No TV since the liars fixed the referendum vote. Papers online, do I trust em anymore. Even the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Grauniad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grauniad</span></a> beginning to get a bit whiffy. It is <a href="https://mas.to/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> (&amp; has been for a long time) &amp; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farage</span></a> is a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/refugeesarewelcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refugeesarewelcome</span></a>.</p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/nowplaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nowplaying</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcsounds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Radio3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio3</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Radio3InConcert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio3InConcert</span></a> Tchaikovsky iv . Ready to be blown away?</p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/nowplaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nowplaying</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bbcsounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcsounds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/radio4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio4</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/soweto_kinch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soweto_kinch</span></a> I have nothing against the man personally, I like his playing, his tastes &amp; knowledge but o that patronising edge to his tone, raises the hairs on my neck. Sorry. (it may be a class thing?)</p>
Ian Davis<p>If you enjoy song lyrics, and/or related puzzles, fire up <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BBCSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSounds</span></a>, select <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Radio4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio4</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BBCTodayProgramme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCTodayProgramme</span></a> ( 15 July ) and take a listen to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ThoughtForToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtForToday</span></a> (starts around 7:50am).</p><p>You'll be surprised. </p><p>Remarkable mosaic.</p><p>How many do you get/recognise?</p>
Armando Iannucci<p>The full <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StrongMessageHere" target="_blank">#StrongMessageHere</a> is resting but for the next ten weeks on <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BBCSounds" target="_blank">#BBCSounds</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/helenlewis.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@helenlewis.bsky.social</a> and I will be discussing our recommendations on what to watch, listen to, read or sniff over the summer. First up, the fantastic movie <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TheBalladOfWallisIsland" target="_blank">#TheBalladOfWallisIsland</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0024cp6?partner=uk.co.bbc&amp;origin=share-mobile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...</a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trending</span></a> yeuch get rid! As bad as <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBCSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSounds</span></a> "other <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shows</span></a> you might like" Nope, just show me the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/schedule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schedule</span></a>. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/justsaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justsaying</span></a></p>
Novel Exploration<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@BBC3MusicBot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BBC3MusicBot</span></a></span> </p><p>I always think: I know that music - who is it? And it almost invariably turns out to be Dvorak</p><p>I should know by now </p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/classicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classicalMusic</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Dvorak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dvorak</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/BBCRadio3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCRadio3</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/BBCSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCSounds</span></a></p>