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fitheach

@fitheach@mstdn.io

#Nature, technology, #food, #movies, #music, #politics, #photography #dogs, and life in the #Highlands of #Scotland.

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simon_brooke, to random
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"The state of the [] movement in 2024 reminds me of 2017 when Sturgeon decided to “take independence off the table” at the Scottish Parliamentary elections and totally scunnered SNP members.

I remember hearing reports of “indy-free” leaflets arriving from HQ and being binned by angry activists" -- Lesley Riddoch

https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24307606.swinney-cannot-afford-treat-independence-afterthought/

fitheach,
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@naefool
Creating the post was a symbolic gesture by Sturgeon. Dropping the post is a symbolic gesture by Swinney.

"It's the economy, stupid."

@simon_brooke

strypey, to random
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Photographed in a backpackers hostel in Te Wai Pounamu. The text reads;

"The truth about using HostelWorld and booking.com

  • they take 15% of your payment -
    Try always to book directly with the hostel or hotel
    Owners of booking sites live in luxury and don't do any work"

fitheach,
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@strypey
Use booking[dot]com to find a hotel, then book direct.

Ex_spurt, to random
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I am on a train with my backpack

fitheach,
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@Ex_spurt
There's one of "them" near Cullen, Scotland. Although, that one might be bigger. 😃

https://mstdn.io/@fitheach/110581313933912716

fitheach,
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@Ex_spurt
It's been nearly a year since I photographed the rock at Cullen. So, I'm a bit hazy about the exact size. My guesstimate: about 4-5m tall.

Bella, to random German
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WTF???

fitheach,
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@Bella
This needs further investigation. Thankfully, I do note it is a "quick fix".

fitheach, to Dogs
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The sign of an impending summer: the first bluebottle (Calliphora vomitoria) buzzing around the house.

At least, it gives some entertainment for . She is jumping about, snapping at the fly. It appears that dogs find the noise as annoying as humans. 😃

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fitheach, to random
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When selecting usernames and passwords I usually base them on events that have happened during the current week. I find it fun remembering those events when still using the same credentials years later.

Just used one such set of credentials created 20+ years ago. It is an old, long since dead, Java technology which is a fond memory, but, I'm glad it is just a memory. 😃

clacke, to random

Oh cool. OCaml 5, which came out 2 years ago, had a big update adding multicore support.

I became aware because 5.2 RC 1 is out just now.

OCaml is still on my to-learn list.

fitheach,
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@clacke
Erm, same year as Linux on the Desktop?

fitheach,
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@tfb
I'd like to see that represented by a Venn diagram. 😃

@clacke

RichardJMurphy, to random
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The Greens were the biggest winners in the local elections, so why aren’t they getting fair air time? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/07/the-greens-were-the-biggest-winners-in-the-local-elections-so-why-arent-they-getting-fair-air-time/
Proportionately, the Greens won most seats at the recent local elections, but they are denied airtime, and we get Reform instead. Why?

fitheach,
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@HighlandLawyer

> that England & Wales would be the "continuing state" of the UK, with Scotland as a new state, so would keep the name, flag, UN seat, treaty obligations, etc.

Do you know what? In return for our independence they are welcome to keep the lot. We can start with a clean slate.

Oh, and the nuclear subs can go, too.

@steviesyerda @OliverNoble @simon_brooke @Kellys

fitheach,
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@HighlandLawyer
Difficult to tell for sure, but, I suspect rUK would be motivated mostly by prestige, the UN security council seat in particular. A desire to continue being "Great" expressed in political form.

The reality of that decision might take many years to sink in. Governments (parties) rarely think beyond the next election.

@steviesyerda @OliverNoble @simon_brooke @Kellys

yngmar, to latvia
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Normal day driving on Baltic roads.

Source LV_CAA

A small single engine plane lands on a road, in between driving cars. One wing hits a signpost with a bang, causing the plane to veer into the car from which the scene is being filmed. A wingtip passes very closely or perhaps strikes the car slightly on the driver side. Text overlaid on the video says nobody was hurt.

fitheach,
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@yngmar
That sign that was taken out, was that the one warning about low-flying aircraft?

ParadeGrotesque, to random
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Or, as Americans are so fond of saying: "Yippie Kay Yay, Motherfckrs!"

fitheach,
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@ParadeGrotesque
To be fair, it was only ever one American, John McClane (Bruce Willis).

Also, I have no idea what the first bit means.

fitheach,
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@ParadeGrotesque
I agree with this article:
"no one really knows what it means at all."

Yipee is fairly common in English, although perhaps a little dated these days. I understand it as an expression of excitement or joy.

Ki-Yay, on the other hand, is meaningless, to me. I think they are non-lexical vocables introduced by, as stated in the article, by Bing Crosby.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/yippee-ki-yay-origins-of-die-hard-iconic-phrase/

fitheach,
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@ParadeGrotesque
Many a true word spoken in jest. The phrase probably does have that meaning now, as the movie quote is so famous.

You just know the next time you are trapped in a multi-storey building with some German psychopath terrorists this is the first phrase that will come to mind.

fitheach,
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@ParadeGrotesque
Nincompoop is a great word. 😃

fitheach,
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@ParadeGrotesque
Only bettered by eejit, which has a similar meaning, but, much stronger. 😃

fitheach,
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@ParadeGrotesque @fedops
You two should seek out recordings of the BBC panel game "Call My Bluff". The game comprised of two teams of three players, and the objective was to guess, in a humorous manner, the meaning of obscure English words.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_my_bluff

osric, to random

get a professional cable-runner

stolen from reddit

fitheach,
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@osric
That's Cat 6 cable, yeah?

davidoclubb, to Cardiff
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Petition to change distance units in road transport in the UK from miles to km.

It won't work, but sometimes these tiny displays of defiance perform a wider function and makes me feel more European.

https://petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com/?petition=659106

I am the only signatory in (so far)

fitheach,
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@davidoclubb
My only misgiving is that "The Road and The Kilometres to Dundee" doesn't have the same ring about it. 😃

fitheach,
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@edavies
It's a mess. I have seen new road signs some with "m" and some with "yds". How many standards are there?

@davidoclubb

fitheach, to random
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Parking lot rage

Parked the car at the retail park, and then took for a walk. When we returned a car was parking next to our car. However, it parked on the white line nearest to our car.

There wasn't enough room to even get in the sliding door. Gruoch and I both glowered at the driver of the other car as she was leaving. This was enough for her to realise what she had done. She got back in her car, and parked properly this time. 😃

fitheach,
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@Jkp
Micro non-fiction?

fitheach, to random
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At long last, I've done it.

I've registered my .scot domain.
http://fitheach.scot

I've been meaning to do this for years. Thankfully, no-one else thought to register the domain, in the meantime.

In the next few days I'll move the website to the new domain. At the moment the .scot redirects to .co.uk

I'll keep both domains, with the .scot as the primary domain for all my activities.

fitheach,
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"... the next few days" was wildly optimistic. 😃 All done now (or, at least, I think so).

Moving the current website to a new domain was a lot of work. Changes to the (Pelican) website was the least effort. It is all the little jobs around the edges that takes time. Like getting my verified tick on Mastodon. 😃

All I need to do now is remind myself to enter the address with .scot rather than .co.uk. I'll have to work against my fingers going into autopilot.

https://fitheach.scot

fitheach,
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@Jkp
True to the national stereotype, the only thing holding me back all these years was the £40 p.a. domain cost. I decided to splash out this year.

fitheach,
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@withaveeay
I'm pretty sure there is no technical reason for the inflated cost of .scot domains. There might be some economies of scale for the more popular domains, such as .co.uk. Although, I suspect the .scot registrar set the price at what the market would bear.

@Jkp

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