peterbrown

peterbrown, 2 hours ago to random

Since July 4 election day is during the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿school holidays, get yourself a postal vote to ensure you don’t miss out!

peterbrown, 16 hours ago to random

Seems we are now in the lead up to a general election so worth thinking about how well the country is being run

peterbrown, 7 days ago to random

“Remarkably, food production doubled under the agrivoltaic system. And because water evaporation from the plants cooled the panels, the solar system itself generated 3% more electricity during the summer, showing how both food and solar production can perform better when done in collaboration”.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/12/solar-and-crop-production-research-shows-multi-solving-climate-benefits/

peterbrown, 7 days ago to random

“The claim commonly used by the forestry industry to justify planting trees, that there is no seed source, is in my view mostly a myth.”

https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2024/05/15/deer-density-and-the-cairngorms-2-the-no-seed-source-myth-and-natural-regeneration/

peterbrown, 15 days ago to random

Supporting our community with our daily ferry at 04.50?

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peterbrown, 16 days ago to random

MV Isle of Mull steaming towards Oban

peterbrown, 16 days ago to random

An unusual Edward VII pillar box in Marchmont, Edinburgh

peterbrown, 20 days ago to random

I heard it was illegal to pass Eilean Donan without taking a photograph

peterbrown, 25 days ago to random

Apparently, Calmac are rationing bookable bike spaces to the Isle of Barra. Of course, what they don’t tell you is that you can turn up and travel with your bicycle. There are only 12 bookable spaces, but 18 came off the boat tonight.
It’s not entirely clear why they’re trying to limit the number of bicycles on the boat. 🤔

This will have serious implications for those planning to complete the #HebrideanWay as limiting the numbers at the start limits the numbers all the way through to Lewis

peterbrown, 27 days ago to random

What an unbelievably blinkered view of public opinion regarding the state of Israel. It seems they think that by banning TikTok they could make the Israel back into the good guys.
That ship has sailed.
As the International press and multinational aid organisations finally get access to Gaza Israel will have to prepare itself for a lot of very very negative press coverage and the Israeli government will have a lot of questions to answer.
That is not because of TikTok!
https://mastodon.social/@Properganda/112335628946150106

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

Apparently, Michelle Moan is not permanently out of the House of Lords, but merely suspended .

Has she been charged with fraud yet?

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

#Kirkwall really needs to sort out their “pedestrian” street.
Fast, entitled drivers are common especially dropping or collecting friends.

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peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

“The Iranians did not use any weapons Israel didn’t know it had, it just used a lot of them
But the Iranians likely now have almost a full map of what Israel’s missile defence system looks like, as well as where in Jordan and the Gulf the US has installations. Iran will be able to “reverse engineer” the intelligence … while Israel and the U.S. “will have to re-design away from their current model,” making the the cost of the “success” in stopping the attack very high.” https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/why-irans-retaliatory-attack-against-israel-was-not-a-failure/

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

Thinking of coming to visit us in Barra? Check out the new visitor information website!

https://www.buthbharraigh.co.uk/post/new-visitor-information-website-island-visitor-maphttps://www.buthbharraigh.co.uk/post/new-visitor-information-website-island-visitor-map
https://www.buthbharraigh.co.uk/post/new-visitor-information-website-island-visitor-map?postId=9b2b0eea-40fd-400d-8556-c17019cd397c&utm_campaign=2d1807cd-de48-4d86-bc15-f95557c0d155&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=80f76b12-7636-4f76-903b-6238722fe191&cid=627f4f28-8d7e-49cf-b936-34f046590ab4

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

Following a crash on Saturday all 8 injured passengers treated professionally and promptly at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Let nobody tell you the Scottish NHS is collapsing- it’s not.

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

The oldest charitable society in the western hemisphere!

Who knew?

https://scots-charitable.org/2022/09/11/how-the-scots-invented-the-modern-world/

peterbrown, 1 month ago to Barcelona

After almost a century and a half, construction work on the Sagrada Familia in #Barcelona is finally coming to an end.

O sea que la obra ha durado bastante más que el Escorial 
https://www.tourism-review.com/construction-of-the-sagrada-familia-to-end-in-2026-news14289

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

“All the data shows that EVs are just much, much less likely to set on fire than their petrol equivalent,” said Colin Walker, the head of transport at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank. “The many, many fires that you have for petrol or diesel cars just aren’t reported.”
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

“Israel’s genocidal war has taken on a new dimension — it is encouraging societal collapse in Gaza. Its engineering of famine and the enablement of lawlessness is simply a continuation of its military campaign through other means. And when members of the civilian government attempt to ameliorate the famine or try to work to restore social order, Israel launches a war against them, too.”
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/the-real-reason-israel-stormed-al-shifa-hospital-yet-again/

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

“In other words, the attack on al-Shifa was an assassination operation aimed at breaking down civil order in northern Gaza.”
The humanitarian food convoy was well organised and peaceful, with starving humans forming an orderly queue.
Israel cannot allow Gaza to be peaceful, so they killed the chief of police. https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/the-real-reason-israel-stormed-al-shifa-hospital-yet-again/

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

“As special rapporteur on Gaza for the UN, Francesca Albanese, and human rights lawyer Noura Erakat must frequently explain, Israel actually has no right to wage war on territory it occupies.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/doctors-justify-genocide-in-a-prestigious-journal/

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

“Hard to imagine that anyone could think this man is mentally and psychologically fit to be president of the United States,” conservative attorney George Conway tweeted, alongside a screenshot of Trump’s post. “But here we are.”

https://mstdn.social/

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

Is the quaich (cuach) unique to Scotland? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Which other countries have them?

https://www.robin-wood.co.uk/wood-craft-blog/2011/01/25/quaichs-the-real-history-of-the-wooden-quaich/

peterbrown, 2 months ago to random

Ford beats Tesla
https://beige.party/@Lana/112129547073414703

peterbrown, 2 months ago to random

“Trumpeting 2023’s 50 percent growth in annual global capacity installations as a global achievement is wrongheaded, given that China by itself delivered nearly 80 percent of the increment.” https://eldritch.cafe/@SallyStrange/112128227236602331