First council-owned solar power farm switched on in first for Scotland THE first solar powered farm owned by a Scottish council has officially been switched on

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This will fail.

Oxford university spinout OrganOx sold to Japanese group Terumo for $1.5bn Co-founder says sale to medtech company will accelerate global adoption of its transplantation technology

So many startup gems (once unicorns?) snapped-up to overseas buyers. Nothing stays in this country that's valuable. ARM would have been the British chip designer of the world were it not flogged-off under Cameron.
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Electronic Device and Smartphone Searches at US Border Hit Record High More device searches were carried out in the last three months than ever before.

Refused entry for denying US Customs access to your phone?!? Why not hold passports as most nosey/autocratic countries do!
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As 4 simultaneous Handbrake 4K compressions run Mac Studio's the built-in video encoders, the rest of the CPU's are having a yawn. So impressive M Chip power and efficiency from Apple. They have really mastered top chip design.

Astounding concert on sky arts of Queen at Wembley 1985. Magical.

DHL is the Arnold Clark of delivery services. A business to avoid at all costs.

Excellent show today considering the changing perception of Politicians as they leave office and find their next life.

I thought this sort of tourist tat had disappeared from Edinburghs streets. Nope.

Email is Easy Everyone knows what an email address is, right?

You wouldn’t believe what can be valid email addresses these days.
Test yourself in this quiz.

e-mail.wtf

A chalk outline of a bench on the floor surrounded by cones and crime scene tape.

The council got rid of the benches at the foot of Leith walk and the locals have responded appropriately...

Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'

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Back to the V&A Dundee again today. Such a nice place just to sit and watch. A great thinking space.

A random video from Sept 2022 - lovely Háifoss with rainbows :)

#Iceland #iPhone12

I heard a broadcaster/podcaster describe Trump as great for business, describing how 75% of his show's content has been led by Trump's emanations. What is tiresome is the amount of similar content on Social Media. Fountains of this effluent splashing-up everywhere. Makes me turn away from SM.

Scottish Water

“In total, SW delivered over £1 billion of investment in critical infrastructure last year, whilst also hitting targets for timely delivery.

As a publicly owned organisation, every penny of surplus is reinvested into improving services”

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The Central Belt doesn’t see this, but several are cottoning-on. When you step back from the good of harvesting wind to make electricity and see the industry as a whole, coupled with the industrialisation of rural Scotland, then see who is paying and who is gaining then conclude it’s unacceptable!

This is what I’m awake to. Industrialisation of rural Scotland to zero benefit of the local communities. Why do local areas not see discounted rates or other VIG for hosting wind renewable generation. And why are others starved of local infrastructure that would transform their bills & service.

So we’re swinging between extremes with no middle ground.

Yes. They just don’t plan to local community needs like Applecross. The only consideration is grid supply south with nothing for the industrialisation. There are over 100 planning applications across the Highlands with zero influence for local councils. Highlands Council being the largest inn EU.

Now we need electricity generation and supply to be more driven by community needs.

It is a simplification beyond reason when politicians pull this trick.

Scottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricity Data highlights concerns over the increasing cost of curtailment for consumers

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Scottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricity
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What the article suggests is “Scotland” receives renewable subsidies, my point is who owns Scotland? I bet these payments just flow south, just like the electricity does.

An opinion, but reinforces it understanding government cannot regulate technology or moreover people’s use of it.

Typically Scotland A few from the drawer marked “Typically Scotland”.

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Well worth the modest cost of admission.

I am begging to window that Apple's bog-standard swype keyboard is decorating. It's googleing downhill.

Views of Stirling Photographs by John Lamont More views of Stirling from an early morning wander around the Wallace Monument.

Tones of Stirling.
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Not sure how I assembled on this Hotel in England while searching in Dornoch, in any case woo hoo 1990's calling for its website back.