Alan McFarlane
@alanjmcf.bsky.social
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The noises are absolutely glorious!!!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The noises are absolutely glorious!!!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband can't be called chocolate any more
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband can't be called chocolate any more
Nestle has used more vegetable oil in it recipes, meaning the treats no longer qualify as chocolate under UK law
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband can't be called chocolate any more
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Sure, we're the weak and decaying ones...
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sure, we're the weak and decaying ones...
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You’ve just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
You’ve just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
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Doon the watter.
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Doon the watter.
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Day 31 of #31DaysOfGraves - #MementoMori
We're ending this year's annual celebration of the art and heritage of grave memorials with this absolutely stunning 18thC stone from Garvald, East Lothian
Thanks to @annaandthedead.bsky.social for curating the themes again this year. Happy Halloween all! 🎃
We're ending this year's annual celebration of the art and heritage of grave memorials with this absolutely stunning 18thC stone from Garvald, East Lothian
Thanks to @annaandthedead.bsky.social for curating the themes again this year. Happy Halloween all! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Day 31 of #31DaysOfGraves - #MementoMori
We're ending this year's annual celebration of the art and heritage of grave memorials with this absolutely stunning 18thC stone from Garvald, East Lothian
Thanks to @annaandthedead.bsky.social for curating the themes again this year. Happy Halloween all! 🎃
We're ending this year's annual celebration of the art and heritage of grave memorials with this absolutely stunning 18thC stone from Garvald, East Lothian
Thanks to @annaandthedead.bsky.social for curating the themes again this year. Happy Halloween all! 🎃
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Neeps or pumpkins for #Halloween?
I usually carve both. Although neeps are a pain to carve I love the rather unsettling results #Shetland
I usually carve both. Although neeps are a pain to carve I love the rather unsettling results #Shetland
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Neeps or pumpkins for #Halloween?
I usually carve both. Although neeps are a pain to carve I love the rather unsettling results #Shetland
I usually carve both. Although neeps are a pain to carve I love the rather unsettling results #Shetland
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
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An amusing take on an act of #vandalism by the OrangeBuffoon.
October 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
An amusing take on an act of #vandalism by the OrangeBuffoon.
I’m no longer down with the kids. What’s a BTS?
Lots of US tour BTS ower on the photae app. 🍂🏴🇺🇸 Gies a wee follae here → www.instagram.com/iona.fyfe
October 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’m no longer down with the kids. What’s a BTS?
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All these processed food companies will never understand that food is about more than the perception of taste.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit … look away now
Club and Penguin bars are now ‘chocolate flavour’ after owner McVitie’s cuts cocoa content amid soaring prices
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
All these processed food companies will never understand that food is about more than the perception of taste.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Oh look, my long-suffering friends @msrc.microsoft.com are here now.
October 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh look, my long-suffering friends @msrc.microsoft.com are here now.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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A bird's eye view of Glasgow city centre, captured in 1963. The sweeping arch of Queen St station is clearly visible, and the old Townhead is still recognisable, although not for much longer. What changes can you spot?
📷 Glasgow World
#Glasgow
📷 Glasgow World
#Glasgow
August 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A bird's eye view of Glasgow city centre, captured in 1963. The sweeping arch of Queen St station is clearly visible, and the old Townhead is still recognisable, although not for much longer. What changes can you spot?
📷 Glasgow World
#Glasgow
📷 Glasgow World
#Glasgow
I enjoyed my few seasons as a guide in the castle here. Always lovely to chat to visitors and tell them about the castle and family history.
Magnificent Culzean Castle, standing on the Ayrshire Coast overlooking the Firth of Clyde. What you see today is largely the work of David Kennedy, the 10th Earl of Cassalis, and the architect Robert Adam in the years from 1776. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Ayrshire
#Scotland #Ayrshire
August 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I enjoyed my few seasons as a guide in the castle here. Always lovely to chat to visitors and tell them about the castle and family history.
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Magnificent Culzean Castle, standing on the Ayrshire Coast overlooking the Firth of Clyde. What you see today is largely the work of David Kennedy, the 10th Earl of Cassalis, and the architect Robert Adam in the years from 1776. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Ayrshire
#Scotland #Ayrshire
August 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Magnificent Culzean Castle, standing on the Ayrshire Coast overlooking the Firth of Clyde. What you see today is largely the work of David Kennedy, the 10th Earl of Cassalis, and the architect Robert Adam in the years from 1776. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Ayrshire
#Scotland #Ayrshire
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Kids playing Ozzy's Crazy Train on xylophones
July 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Kids playing Ozzy's Crazy Train on xylophones
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Graph of British Rivers
July 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Graph of British Rivers
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Well #RoyalMail have outdone themselves: look what arrived in the mail! Turns out you can send me a letter with only "The Astronomer Royal, Edinburgh, Scotland" on the address!
🙏 to 95yo Mr Pritchard: a very lovely letter about telescopes 🔭 and his childhood ambitions to discover a new star 🥰.
🙏 to 95yo Mr Pritchard: a very lovely letter about telescopes 🔭 and his childhood ambitions to discover a new star 🥰.
July 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Well #RoyalMail have outdone themselves: look what arrived in the mail! Turns out you can send me a letter with only "The Astronomer Royal, Edinburgh, Scotland" on the address!
🙏 to 95yo Mr Pritchard: a very lovely letter about telescopes 🔭 and his childhood ambitions to discover a new star 🥰.
🙏 to 95yo Mr Pritchard: a very lovely letter about telescopes 🔭 and his childhood ambitions to discover a new star 🥰.
These podcasts are so good. Learning and lolling!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Scott & Mark Learn To… Reputate
Podcast Episode · Scott & Mark Learn To... · 19/03/2025 · 22m
podcasts.apple.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
These podcasts are so good. Learning and lolling!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
You couldn’t pay me to taste Cadbury’s “chocolate”
May 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
You couldn’t pay me to taste Cadbury’s “chocolate”
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The identity of the satellite hasn't been confirmed, but its appearance is similar to that of a SpaceX Starlink satellite.
Here’s how a satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth
Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise.
arstechnica.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The identity of the satellite hasn't been confirmed, but its appearance is similar to that of a SpaceX Starlink satellite.