Rob Parker

Rob Parker

@robparker.bsky.social

Eater and drinker. Wanderluster. Film and video pro. Rush (the band) nerd. Trying to be a better person every day.

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Love how after any power outage a bunch of devices will complain about having been “shut down improperly”. Asshole, you slept through the whole thing! I had to live it!

Chewing on some purple #vinyl after mowing the lawn. Ozric Tentacles and a cold pilsner hit the spot on a Friday afternoon. Happy weekend! #vinylsky #craftbeer

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9to5Mac@9to5mac.com

Apple Watch users can complete the Global Running Day Challenge on Wednesday, June 3. The challenge requires logging a running workout of at least 5K, or 3.1 miles. More details 9to5mac.com/global-running-day-challenge-coming-to-apple-watch-next-week/

There’s a Dalmatian joke in there somewhere.

Jason Snell@snell.zone

Sure says something that it's going to take five different lawyers to replace Pam Bondi. They are Pam Blueberry, Pam Strawberry, Pam Tangerine, Pam Grape, and Pam Lime.

I just watched Rush’s performance at the Juno Awards tonight and I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep now. Can’t wait to see them live in August! #Rush

The three dots for outs thing is maddening. For years I’ve been complaining about this to some friends at my RSN that does Phillies games. It’s NOT simply a design choice to use two dots to represent three of something any more than it is to intentionally misspell someone’s name. Help me understand.

Jason Snell@snell.zone

Joining @tvaziri.com in questioning new baseball scorebugs... NESN fails the "three dots for outs" test, but even worse... how many baserunners are on here? It looks to me like the bases are empty, but no, the bases are loaded.

@snell.zone Listening to Downstream. You can watch multicam in replay on the F1TV app, which is free with your AppleTV subscription. Many more features there for tech fans. They also carried preseason testing from Bahrain which the AppleTV app did not. That was also free with your AppleTV sub.

These guys gotta stop with the lip mics. There’s no reason to use these things anymore. Plenty of headset options that keep the mic in place and free up your hands. And with headphones you can totally hear the plosives and close proximity to the mic. It’s time to move on. This isn’t 1950.

Introduce yourself with five groups you've seen multiple times: KIX - 1st show 1981 Rush - 1st show 1982 Def Leppard - 1st show 1983 Judas Priest - 1st show 1983 Queesnrÿche - 1st show 1987

I switched from T-Mobile to Visible Wireless – a prepaid mobile service that is owned by Verizon and uses the Verizon network. After two months, I can report that the Verizon network in the Philadelphia area (where I live and work) is far slower with far worse coverage than T-Mobile. Disappointing.

It’s a waste of time to spend any energy fighting the Thursday night NFL game. It’s not going away. Ever. And I have heard several players say that they like playing on Thursday night.

Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social

"No preparation, no time to recover, no chance. Get rid of these Thursday night games! Dump them! It’s not fair to the players, it’s not fair to the coaches." - Jon Gruden

I was saddened to hear that New York Jets legend Nick Mangold died this past weekend of kidney disease. I had the pleasure of working alongside Nick a couple of times for TV projects and he was very kind and gracious. I know he had children and that’s the worst part of his passing at just 41. RIP

And if he’s doesn’t take ANY job, they would be paying 100% of the remainder of his contract. It’s not a “buyout.” It’s what he’s owed on his contract. That said, he needed to go.

Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social

A media gig for James Franklin would pay much less than another coaching job, meaning Penn State would be paying a lot more of his buyout.

How about Envy of None as an opening act!

Rush is a Band@rushisaband.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING NEWS!!!! 🚨 Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have decided to dust off their instruments and bring back the #Rush tour machine with new drummer Anika Nilles for a 7 city, 12 date tour in 2026! www.rushisaband.com/blog/2025/10...

Curiosity got the best of me and I installed #macOS #Tahoe Public Beta on my M1 Max MacBook Pro. I opened a Final Cut Pro project to see how it would perform. It’s terrible. I kind of figured that would be the case but I wanted to try it. Reverting back to previous OS now. #FinalCutPro

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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

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This is the newest April Fools' day skin from Dbrand called Touch Grass. It's a limited edition skin that you can actually buy and is a bit like putting a softer type of Astroturf on your tech. It's a goofy bit of sensory overload and, to me, it counts as going outside.

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We're very sorry to hear that Neil Peart's younger brother Danny lost his battle with Glioblastoma and passed away on Thursday. Thinking of Danny’s family and friends at this very sad time. RIP Danny. 💔😢🙏