Fluffgar

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Ultra-marathon Runner Home Before Competitors Finish Race (imginn.com)
 

"A Scottish ultra-runner finished so far ahead in a 100-mile race that she was already home by the time the rest of the field crossed the line."

Weekly social thread in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

It's a really good one. Worth going to see.

Exclusive: Martin Quinn On How His Scotty Isn’t A Miracle Worker Yet On ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ in c/scotland@lemmy.world
Exclusive: Martin Quinn On How His Scotty Isn’t A Miracle Worker Yet On ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I believe it is canon that at least one of the Chief Engineers was Welsh. I think it was in the season of Discovery where they introduced Pike. We only ever heard her voice (briefly) over the comms. Memory is hazy over which ship she was engineer to. Had the impression it was Enterprise.

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Exclusive: Martin Quinn On How His Scotty Isn’t A Miracle Worker Yet On ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ (trekmovie.com)
 

Finally a Scotty who is actually Scottish. Fae Paisley.

Weekly social thread in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I read something, I forget where, about rowan berries having a toxin that's bad for the kidneys. It may have meant just the raw ones. Would have to look it up in a decent foraging book though. The amount of "A.I." generated misinformation that's about now is horrendous.

Weekly social thread in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

All of the above. Went swimming the day before though. Cold undercurrent was a bit startling but probably needed. That day was roasting too.

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Glasgow southside tenement collapses as River City actor sent running (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
 

Glasgow landlords strike again.

Weekly social thread in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Just melting.

Much-loved STV children's entertainer Glen Michael dies aged 99 in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

It does. Glad he had such a good long run though.

Much-loved STV children's entertainer Glen Michael dies aged 99 in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember going to one of the live shows. Not well. This news triggered a piece of memory I'd almost forgotten. RIP Big Man.

Much-loved STV children's entertainer Glen Michael dies aged 99 in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Experience the daftness for yourself <3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPNvSeyVXpw

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Much-loved STV children's entertainer Glen Michael dies aged 99 (news.stv.tv)
 

Farewell to a legend of my childhood. And a generally good guy, from all reports.

Ayr United to sell alcohol at Premier Sports Cup matches in pilot scheme in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm being cynical but, the sport of the two chosen to be denied a pint brings questions of classism to mind.

‘They are a species on the brink’: can trees save the salmon in Scotland’s River Dee? in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Adding back the tree cover will definitely help.

On a much smaller scale you can see how quickly pollenators bounce back in your own garden if you let even a small area grow wild. Good for the whole garden.

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Minimum Income Guarantee: report - a roadmap to dignity for all (www.gov.scot)
 

The Government seeks to make sure no-one falls below the poverty line again. UKGov could stand to learn from this.

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Families most at risk of poverty to be supported by £1.5m of childcare funding (news.stv.tv)
Save Loch Lomond: “Appalling” Flamingo Land mega-resort approved by Scottish Government officials in c/scotland@lemmy.world
[–] Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Plans for Flamingo Land resort on Loch Lomond recalled

Public finance minister Ivan McKee said the the plans raise issues of 'national significance'." https://news.stv.tv/west-central/plans-for-flamingo-land-resort-on-loch-lomond-recalled-by-scottish-government

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UN Decolonization process initiated by Liberation Scotland (liberation.scot)
 

"Scotland’s decolonization process has begun with the submission of Scotland’s case to the United Nation’s Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24)."

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Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity Launches First Ever 'Weans Summer Game Jam' - The Scottish Games Network (scottishgames.net)
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Glasgow-based Language Study (wandering.shop)
 

Post by @ergative@wandering.shop

Asks for Glasgow-based Scots to take part in an eye-tracking language study. 1 hour/£15. Sign-up sheet link in their post.

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Save our Greenbelt Stop Europark | 38 Degrees (you.38degrees.org.uk)
 

In another dodgy move environmentally, Scottish Greenbelt land continues to be under threat from "developers".

There are a tonne of places that could really do with redevelopment. But presumably it's cheaper just to forget them and smash what little green space is left within walking distance of most folk.

Raging.

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Scottish Game Developers Associaton (SGDA) - Events (www.sgda.co.uk)
 

If you've an interest in developing video games some of the events are free I believe.

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Ant Workshop - Edinburgh Based Indie Video Game Dev (www.ant-workshop.com)
 

They've a new roguelike deckbuilder out called Into the Restless Ruins (2025).

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