Bob Downie

If the government really wanted to get kids off #socialmedia it's pretty easy. Rather than ban the <16's I would :

1. ban algorithmic feeds on social media
2. ban advertising on social media.

Bit like #Mastodon really. Social interaction is ready and waiting for everyone but you have to work at it a bit.

IMHO most kids would likely give up and go do something else.

RE: @AltTextHealthCheck@mastodon.social

mastodon.scot at 95℅!👏

Keep it up #Scotland!

I know that art appreciation is very personal, but IMHO this is possibly the wierdest & most deeply unpleasant bit of sculpture I have seen in my life. Located in the centre of #Elgin #Scotland. Why, I ask myself?

The #Labour Party calling a byelection win by a left-leaning progressive party "very disappointing" tells you all you need to know about them. #ukpolitics #gortonanddenton #greenparty

I have just re-read The Fifth Elephant by #terrypratchett & was a bit embarrassed to say that on my first reading I had missed that a main feature of the story is a parody of the theft and return of the #Scottish Stone of Scone, aka Stone of Destiny, rendered by #Pratchett as the Scone of Stone. As in life & in the book, is the recovered stone/scone real or a fake, & more importantly does it actually matter? The symbolism is the thing.
#discworld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_of_Scone



This isn't the vote winner that #ScottishLabour thinks it is. "Bring back air pollution & congestion". Nope.
https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2026/04/06/labour-want-to-end-the-war-on-motorists/

Applause! 👏 A new bike bus.

#Glasgow #cycling #biketoot
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25947615.bankhead-primary-launch-first-bike-bus-glasgow-west-end/

We borrowed a thermal imaging camera to check our flat for cold spots. We were delighted to see how effective our newly installed double glazing windows are. In the picture we are the upstairs flat. Our downstairs neighbours still have single glazing.

I now feel a little better about the swinging cost of the windows. That will teach me not to buy another property in a conservation area!

Cycle friendly #Aberdeenshire!

The #EV1 cycle route through the area is really lovely!

The much heralded new #Scotrail app has just landed. "Scotrail keeps stopping". Indeed.

Anyone else?

Time conquers

Old Cathcart Cemetery #Glasgow

Have you seen the #AralSea recently? Nope, me neither. https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/04/Earth_from_Space_The_shrinking_Aral_Sea

The Greens want to make social media platforms subject to laws of defamation and libel just like publishers, newspapers and broadcasters. #ScottishGreens #socialmedia

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/25940054.entire-scottish-media-back-greens-targeting-elon-musks-x/

Have you ever wondered why you share your Scottish surname with a #Jamaican?

If you have any interest in Scottish history, I highly recommend the book "Bought & Sold, Scotland, Jamaica & Slavery" by Kate Phillips. I knew that Scots / #Scotland had a long history of involvement in the slave trade & sugar plantations, but I had no idea of the depth of involvement, especially in #Jamaica. Every level of Scottish society financially benefitted directly or indirectly. An eye-opening read. #slavery

"Furious residents say they are being pushed to the ‘brink of financial ruin’ by council wardens ticketing them for parking next to their homes."

After having knowingly bought a flat in a new development where parking was specifically stated as limited. #glasgow #parking

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/25935792.residents-glasgows-calton-village-reveal-parking-woes/

I had no idea that I liked Japanese /Hong Kong/British fusion Jazz Rock. Well you live and learn. Perhaps give TC.KYLIE a listen too?

https://legererecordings.bandcamp.com/album/re-birth

A ferry from #Scotland to Europe will be wonderful but I'm fed up with promises that progress is getting made but no concrete decisions. I believe the stumbling blocks are the UK Government and of course #Brexit. Just get it done.

https://news.stv.tv/east-central/scotland-france-ferry-moves-step-closer-with-3m-investment

@ianwalker@toot.wales I have noticed a couple of problems.

1. I've tried publishing pictures a couple of times but they come out rotated.
2. I can't find my Mastodon notifications, just Bluesky.

Hmm.

Do you like #glasgow? Do you support its arts scene? Then please sign the petition to stop the closure of the Trongate 103 venue.

(sorry it's a change.org petition)

https://www.change.org/p/save-trongate103-from-closure

@Infoseepage@mastodon.social Your point about Ted I being slipped a dummy is quite possible, but if the symbolism is the issue it doesn't matter if most people think it is the "real" stone.

Regarding the footprint at #Dunadd, this is truly a fake. I'm a geologist & on my first visit I looked at it & realised that the stone around the impression didn't match the surrounding rock. I took my hand lense & realised it was a man made composite. The original is said to be below. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12357773.coronation-stone-not-all-that-it-appears/