"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

“Scotland’s political and constitutional status aligns with the established international criteria for recognition as a Non-Self-Governing Territory. The forthcoming petition aims to rectify Scotland’s exclusion from the UN decolonization agenda by formally requesting its inclusion on the list of Non- Self-Governing Territories, thereby initiating the process for Scotland’s recognition as a territory entitled to self-determination and independence under UN oversight.” - Professor Alf Baird

Ew. At least “Reform” didn’t win, but still.

SNP are definitely suffering for not having continued to pursue ScotIndy. Don’t know who politicians listen to but in doesn’t seem to be the folk on the ground very often. Also, their baffling decisions over ecological matters of late, when everyone is becoming more and more aware of climate change impacts in their own lives, can’t have helped.

The lido in Stonehaven is the last outdoor one I went to. Years ago. It was great. Mildly heated saltwater. Ticket let you stay as long as you liked. Literally spent hours there at a time. Loved it.

The only thing I’d ask of them is that they don’t have floodlights on 24/7. Dark skies are very important at night for various reasons. I’d like to see Scotland heading towards being a dark skies nation like New Zealand and others are trying to be.

Just trying to relax. Hope to go swimming soon but it’s not happening this weekend.

More actors affected by the switch. https://www.thenational.scot/news/25204424.voice-scotrail-20-years-replaced-ai/

🤣 “The Scottish Tories said the presiding officer had shown a “consistent pattern to favour certain parties at the expense of others”.”

Aye! She favours the ones who respect the rules of the parliament, and let others speak. That’s her job.

They’ve rapidly become the only option worth considering, to me. Gave a decade to the SNP, who seem to have no will anymore to do the thing they are titled after. “Labour” are worse, and I’m not touching the others with a bargepole.

If you live in the area you can contact your councillors to tell them what the greenbelt means to you and urge them not to be tricked by the hollow promises of these developers.

Contact details can be found at: https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-council/councillors-and-committees/your-councillor

What is going on right now?! In an age when we need to be protecting/encouraging whatever nature we’ve got left, all of these numpties are wielding their ill-deserved power against it.

The luxury houses and themeparks get to decimate our wild lands (and us by extension). But anything remotely helpful to nature (and therefore our own health) is challenged at every stage.

Don’t even get me started on the other, frankly bizarre, environmental choices I see around.

Looks like a company stole a voice actor’s recordings. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4q7984nq1o

It’s a great language and all the speakers I’ve had interaction with have been very kind about my lack of skill. Just do your best.

I’m a bit of a scrambler myself. Not into rock-climbing but if I see a slope it’s hard to resist.

Not done weights, no. Would like to have more access to, not sure what to call it, jungle-gym type stuff. Climbing, balance, that sort of stuff.

Going to try to keep up the walking. Been getting a lot more exercise of late. My usual walking partner is going away for a bit so might not feel like going quite as far. Also, the rain.

On that, be careful of flash floods. The dried out, hard ground might not absorb the water as quickly as it usually would.

Given how well other LLM stuff is going, how long until it starts saying completely made up stuff and bigotted crap?

(We all know none of this is actual AI, and I wish the media would stop caving to tech-bro marketting.)

Half convinced the case only went on for as long as it did because those judging were intrigied to know what idiotic stunt he’d pull next.

That should be their campaign right there.

Last summer was one of the wettest. This one is looking to be one of the driest. Climate change is bringing us some wild swings.