Malicious compliance is always a valid protest tactic.

https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/10/councillors-wind-reform-colleagues-singing-much-national-anthem-29340726/amp/

Keynes transformed economics, making clear how markets fail and that governments have to intervene to deliver wellbeing. We need another Keynes now.

I used AI, among other tools, when creating this post. I also used about 50 years of experience writing about economics.

#Bees Colletes sand-bees enjoying the sunshine this morning on the machair at Uisken, in Mull. Turn up the volume! #Mull #Entomology #Machair

General Licence restrictions imposed on two Scottish shooting estates after evidence of raptor persecution - Milton of Drimmie (Perthshire) & Invermark Estate (Angus Glens) https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/07/general-licence-restrictions-imposed-on-two-scottish-shooting-estates-after-evidence-of-raptor-persecution-milton-of-drimmie-perthshire-invermark-estate-angus-glens/

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@Fife4Europe/117050062105590895

FFS😡

See also #Strava mileage.

(original cartoon #Privateeye 7-20th August '26)

#cycling #biketoot

Bird fatalities drop by 72% when one rotor of wind turbine is painted black.
#windturbines
#greenenergy
#birds
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/painting-norwegian-island-black-turbine-blade-white-tailed-eagles/29212/

In Scotland, the only political parties opposed to independence are based in another country, controlled from another country, and boosted by a press owned in another country. I don't know, but I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if it is exactly the same in Wales and the northern counties of Ireland. The English establishment shouts over us all.
#Scotland
#Cymru
#Ireland

I recently watched these two videos by a chemical process engineer and found them super educational, interesting, rational, and well explained. They might also be useful for people organizing action against data center construction projects elsewhere..

The Math Behind "Water-Efficient AI Data Centres" Is Laughably Wrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bbe-Ev-Yns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQGZXrzykpU

#AI #DataCenter #Water #Energy

Crikey! The ratings and reviews of the new Android #Scotrail app has now dropped to 1.1 stars. That the lowest review you are allowed to give is 1 star means that almost everyone absolutely detests the new app. The new app is the front end to a new booking system & I can't see the problems being fixed quickly. Just for extra chaos the old app has been disabled.

Is this an existential problem for Scotrail? Will travelers migrate to apps operated by other operators? #publictransport #trains

Ready to #deGoogle 💯 per cent?

We've reviewed European smartphones that help you go Google-free in 2026. 🇪🇺

Which one is your favorite?

➡️ https://tuta.com/blog/degoogled-phones

#DiDay #didit

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/see-you-in-court-creep-governor-slams-elon-musk-over-grok-deepfake-lawsuit-2958799-2026-07-29
#elonmuskchildrapist #grok #spacexai #childpornography

Alexander Graham Bell’s Tetrahedral Kites (1903–9)
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/alexander-graham-bell-s-tetrahedral-kites-1903-9

🔥 If you do one thing this Sunday- please watch this video.

It’s a jaw-dropping scandal and the survivors need justice.

Video link —> https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbh8gO_KFxs/?igsh=MTFyc2E4MHR6Y3MyaQ==

After all the fanfare from #ScotRail heralding the need for downloading their new phone app as the old one would stop working on the 30th July, the replacement is totally flaky. It won't let you login unless you use a #Chrome browser (I don't) & reports of other issues are rife. It has a 1.3 star rating on Google Play which I think generous.

I need another (privacy respecting) #Android #train booking app. Any suggestions?

#Scotland #travel #publictransport

Even as an office-based employee, when I worked for a railway company I had to pass a mandatory drug and alcohol test as part of my induction. Any employee suspected of being under the influence while on duty could be sent for testing and would be dismissed if the test came back positive. MPs should absolutely be held to similar standards.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768899

#UKPol

#OptingOut

On Friday, I had an online meeting with a financial advisor. When I logged onto zoom, I was treated to an advertisement-like message telling me that AI would be recording the meeting and helping prepare notes for the advisor. I could enter the meeting only if I agreed to this, and the other option kicked me out of the meeting.

#AI
#privacy
#InformationCollection

The Moray coast and #Aberdeenshire are not the most visited parts of #Scotland, but I am just back from #cycling Route EV1 from Inverness to Aberdeen. The route was delightful, encompassing moorland and forest from Inverness to Nairn, fishing villages/towns on the Moray coast, and fertile farmlands in Aberdeenshire. Ups & downs but not too hilly. Highly recommended. #biketoot

Took part in my 1st botanical survey yesterday, on the Ardmeanach plateau in W Mull: one of only two places in the British Isles where the tiny red-stemmed Iceland Purslane (Koenigia icelandica) is found.

It's hanging on despite heating climate, and this year's numbers seem better than last years, although still down a lot from the late C20th. Here's the 🤩 wee wonder🤩 , with the nearly-as-rare Hairy Stonecrop, and the more common Knotted Pearlwort.

#Botany #Mull #ArcticAlpine #Iceland