ISSUE 353 – PUBLISHED TODAY! Everything you need to know about 1 square mile of north/central Edinburgh. Now printed on lightweight, breathable, summer-friendly paper with shower-resistant coating suitable for hailstorms. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

North British Station Hotel Edinburgh 31st December 1941 menu (the hotel is still there, now The Balmoral) .. includes a 'savoury' course, wartime notwithstanding.

we should eat way more deer, too many of them around causing huge damage to woodland. They're a disaster without top level predation (the Epping Forest visitors centre has a freezer selling it from their herd, incredibly ethical meat, yet people keep complaining because Bambi or something)

Subsidising e-bikes instead of cars could really kick the electric vehicle transition into high gear theconversation.com/subsidising-...

"The mission of the US Digital Service was to deliver better government services to the American people through technology and design.. For the US Digital Service, the tech was a *vehicle* to fix outdated policies, procurement and hiring issues, convoluted business processes. " This is foundational.

JUNE SPURTLE PUBLISHED TODAY:—Download your free thunder-plump-proof e-copy here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

S/S Hestmanden - a Norwegian ship built in 1911 - is in Leith from Monday to Wednesday and open to the public from 11am to 5pm each day. The aim is to tell the story of the 1,000 Norwegian ships which supplied food, medicine, fuel and arms to the Allies during WW2

Saughton Rose Gardens, Edinburgh. A few early roses out, splendid allium border. 18 May 2025

Late daffodils in Regent Park, Edinburgh on a cold Scottish Easter day, 8C, windy, occasional rain drops.

Robert is executive editor of the Financial Times ..

This is me hyping my own meetups. @glasgowjs.org @edinburghjs.org - companies should sponsor us, attend and recruit 🙏

A Chaffinch and me sharing a moment of unexpected close proximity #ukwildlife #birds

This is multiple threads about characteristic and caricature Scottish food items ..

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1879-1949) Shinagawa Coast #japanese #woodblock

I have truly always wanted to be part of a Scalzi ARC stack, and I am beyond tickled to see my orange fox amidst the tower of books! @tachyonpub.bsky.social

A unique view of Edinburgh's spanking new public park - Granton Gasholder1 @visitedinburgh.bsky.social #Granton #Gasholder1

20+ folks now run their own curation & community local news publications since taking up my (always 100% free) offer of helping anyone launch their own version of the Minute in their neighbourhood. Here's to making it easier for people find and redefine local journalism where they live. What a week!

NEWS: Investment in landmark cycle routes is delivering record share of journeys by bike in Scotland. ⬆️ 15% cycling modal share on Glasgow's #SouthCityWay ⬆️ 8.3% modal share on Edinburgh's #CCWEL, with 83% annual growth in cycling Read more: orlo.uk/3P15U

There's a lot of misinformation about NATO floating about. I took the opportunity to throw together a pie chart based on NATO's own data found at www.nato.int/cps/em/natoh.... The US share is substantial, but it is by no means the majority of the contribution.

Tree down on the N75 Goldenacre path just on the city side of the Warriston gardens bridge. It's possible to scramble round it on foot; carrying a bike would be hard. Cam down between 10.00 and 11.15 am Sunday 23rd Feb #windy @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social

New maps online! 🗺️ Ordnance Survey one-inch to the mile maps of England and Wales, published 1903-1920, are now online and available to explore. These detailed sheets provide a colourful overview of the early 20th century landscape ⛰️ Explore our recent maps additions > maps.nls.uk/additions/#175

Every Day Can Be Caturday When You Make A CatKnit Pullover Sweater: 👉 https://buff.ly/41iUUVm #knitting #handmade #caturday #cats #catlove 😻

We're catching up on bin collections. If you were due a collection on Friday: - put your bins out for collection this evening - we'll empty them over Sunday and Monday - there may be some delays Thanks for your patience after Storm Eowyn. More information: edinburgh.gov.uk/emergencyclo...

Irish Turners in Edinburgh www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/t... 15 minute wait at 09.45 am this morning, 18th January. (It opens at 10.00 am) 25 people ahead of me, at least 60 behind by 10.00 am.

The thread about Edinburgh’s public Christmas trees; from Victorian commercialism to symbols of international friendship The Christmas tree on the Mound is one of those annual Edinburgh institutions you take for granted; it always seems to appeared each year and you expect that it always shall.…

If you'd like to read a collection of short pieces of me burbling about books, the ebook of What Makes This Book So Great is on sale for $3.99. Winner of the Locus Award for Non-Fiction for 2015, and the Alfie award. www.amazon.com/What-Makes-T...

The secret is that other writers aren't competition; they're peers, colleagues and friends. Someone who reads me is going to read other writers as well; the entire publishing economy is "yes, and." Therefore it does me no harm, and much good, to support other writers and to wish them well.

Sometimes you need to step away from the real world and lose yourself in fiction; @bluejo.bsky.social shares the books that always help transport her to another reality for a bit. What are yours? reactormag.com/books-to-rea...

Article: medium.com/@edward.tiss...

I've tried to take on the question of how to make the internet public interest technology. It took me through transnational infrastructure, standards, governance, industrial policy, and a cast of creative thinkers and next-gen projects. It's complicated, but I have hope! berjon.com/public-inter...

New blog entry: The Radiant Future! (Of 1995) www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...

In fact, I'm doing an event at the LA Times Festival of Books on Saturday, followed by a book signing. Come down to the USC campus and say hello!

Cherry blossom in Edinburgh

Spring in Edinburgh; cold East wind, 6C high for the day

In which I argue that the AI/ML/LLM bubble is gonna pop, and worry that its explosion will wreak havoc on the whole financial system: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When...

Cycleride to Silverknowes beach, with plane descending to EDI

Went to see www.scottishartstrust.org/2023-landscape yesterday. Open until 10 March at the Fruitmarket, Edinburgh First prize winner is

Just found @stephenfry.bsky.social who wrote 'How the Macintosh got its name' stephenfry.substack.com/p/40-years-on

Found a grand book of maps on display at the National Library of Scotland : Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 maps.nls.uk/atlas/blaeu/...

In Edinburgh this morning