John Lamont
@johnlamont.bsky.social
Photography, Scotland, mostly.
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So many startup gems (once unicorns?) snapped-up to overseas buyers. Nothing stays in this country that's valuable. ARM would have been the British chip designer of the world were it not flogged-off under Cameron.
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Oxford university spinout OrganOx sold to Japanese group Terumo for $1.5bn
Co-founder says sale to medtech company will accelerate global adoption of its transplantation technology
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August 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
So many startup gems (once unicorns?) snapped-up to overseas buyers. Nothing stays in this country that's valuable. ARM would have been the British chip designer of the world were it not flogged-off under Cameron.
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on.ft.com/41KTJ15
Refused entry for denying US Customs access to your phone?!? Why not hold passports as most nosey/autocratic countries do!
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Electronic Device and Smartphone Searches at US Border Hit Record High
More device searches were carried out in the last three months than ever before.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Refused entry for denying US Customs access to your phone?!? Why not hold passports as most nosey/autocratic countries do!
petapixel.com/2025/08/25/e...
petapixel.com/2025/08/25/e...
As 4 simultaneous Handbrake 4K compressions run Mac Studio's the built-in video encoders, the rest of the CPU's are having a yawn. So impressive M Chip power and efficiency from Apple. They have really mastered top chip design.
August 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
As 4 simultaneous Handbrake 4K compressions run Mac Studio's the built-in video encoders, the rest of the CPU's are having a yawn. So impressive M Chip power and efficiency from Apple. They have really mastered top chip design.
Astounding concert on sky arts of Queen at Wembley 1985. Magical.
August 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Astounding concert on sky arts of Queen at Wembley 1985. Magical.
DHL is the Arnold Clark of delivery services. A business to avoid at all costs.
August 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
DHL is the Arnold Clark of delivery services. A business to avoid at all costs.
Excellent show today considering the changing perception of Politicians as they leave office and find their next life.
Grand finale tomorrow…the final show of Edinburgh 2025..and another new one:
Rock N Roll Politics is live tomorrow at the Edinburgh Festival...so much going on each day a brand new show..
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www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
August 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Excellent show today considering the changing perception of Politicians as they leave office and find their next life.
I thought this sort of tourist tat had disappeared from Edinburghs streets. Nope.
August 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I thought this sort of tourist tat had disappeared from Edinburghs streets. Nope.
You wouldn’t believe what can be valid email addresses these days.
Test yourself in this quiz.
e-mail.wtf
Test yourself in this quiz.
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Email is Easy
Everyone knows what an email address is, right?
e-mail.wtf
August 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
You wouldn’t believe what can be valid email addresses these days.
Test yourself in this quiz.
e-mail.wtf
Test yourself in this quiz.
e-mail.wtf
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The council got rid of the benches at the foot of Leith walk and the locals have responded appropriately...
August 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The council got rid of the benches at the foot of Leith walk and the locals have responded appropriately...
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Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'
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August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'
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Back to the V&A Dundee again today. Such a nice place just to sit and watch. A great thinking space.
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Back to the V&A Dundee again today. Such a nice place just to sit and watch. A great thinking space.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I heard a broadcaster/podcaster describe Trump as great for business, describing how 75% of his show's content has been led by Trump's emanations. What is tiresome is the amount of similar content on Social Media. Fountains of this effluent splashing-up everywhere. Makes me turn away from SM.
August 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I heard a broadcaster/podcaster describe Trump as great for business, describing how 75% of his show's content has been led by Trump's emanations. What is tiresome is the amount of similar content on Social Media. Fountains of this effluent splashing-up everywhere. Makes me turn away from SM.
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Scottish Water
“In total, SW delivered over £1 billion of investment in critical infrastructure last year, whilst also hitting targets for timely delivery.
As a publicly owned organisation, every penny of surplus is reinvested into improving services”
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“In total, SW delivered over £1 billion of investment in critical infrastructure last year, whilst also hitting targets for timely delivery.
As a publicly owned organisation, every penny of surplus is reinvested into improving services”
www.scottishwater.co.uk/About-Us/New...
August 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Scottish Water
“In total, SW delivered over £1 billion of investment in critical infrastructure last year, whilst also hitting targets for timely delivery.
As a publicly owned organisation, every penny of surplus is reinvested into improving services”
www.scottishwater.co.uk/About-Us/New...
“In total, SW delivered over £1 billion of investment in critical infrastructure last year, whilst also hitting targets for timely delivery.
As a publicly owned organisation, every penny of surplus is reinvested into improving services”
www.scottishwater.co.uk/About-Us/New...
It is a simplification beyond reason when politicians pull this trick.
Why running a country isn’t like running a household youtu.be/sAKr55O7qaU?... Politicians love to say the government must “live within its means” – just like a household. But this analogy is completely wrong. In this video, I explain why.
Why running a country isn’t like running a household
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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August 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
It is a simplification beyond reason when politicians pull this trick.
@lesleyriddoch.bsky.social
Scottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricity
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What the article suggests is “Scotland” receives renewable subsidies, my point is who owns Scotland? I bet these payments just flow south, just like the electricity does.
Scottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricity
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What the article suggests is “Scotland” receives renewable subsidies, my point is who owns Scotland? I bet these payments just flow south, just like the electricity does.
Scottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricity
Data highlights concerns over the increasing cost of curtailment for consumers
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August 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
@lesleyriddoch.bsky.social
Scottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricity
on.ft.com/4fyNsLB
What the article suggests is “Scotland” receives renewable subsidies, my point is who owns Scotland? I bet these payments just flow south, just like the electricity does.
Scottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricity
on.ft.com/4fyNsLB
What the article suggests is “Scotland” receives renewable subsidies, my point is who owns Scotland? I bet these payments just flow south, just like the electricity does.
An opinion, but reinforces it understanding government cannot regulate technology or moreover people’s use of it.
Prohibition never works, but that didn't stop the UK's Online Safety Act
Prohibition never works, but that didn't stop the UK's Online Safety Act
Will someone think of the deals politicians are making?
Opinion You might think, since I write about tech all the time, my degrees are in computer science. Nope. I'm a bona fide, degreed historian, which is why I can say with confidence that the UK's recently passed Online Safety Act is doomed to fail.…
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August 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
An opinion, but reinforces it understanding government cannot regulate technology or moreover people’s use of it.
Well worth the modest cost of admission.
What will be the theme of the first RocknRoll Politics show at the Edinburgh Festival this Sunday? So much going on each show will be different…like Bob Dylan the never ending tour continues:
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www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
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August 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Well worth the modest cost of admission.
I am begging to window that Apple's bog-standard swype keyboard is decorating. It's googleing downhill.
August 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I am begging to window that Apple's bog-standard swype keyboard is decorating. It's googleing downhill.
Tones of Stirling.
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Views of Stirling Photographs by John Lamont
More views of Stirling from an early morning wander around the Wallace Monument.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Tones of Stirling.
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www.johnlamont.com/2018/10/view...
Not sure how I assembled on this Hotel in England while searching in Dornoch, in any case woo hoo 1990's calling for its website back.
August 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Not sure how I assembled on this Hotel in England while searching in Dornoch, in any case woo hoo 1990's calling for its website back.
What kind of utter rubbishy notification this is for a Scot to receive from a finance app.
July 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What kind of utter rubbishy notification this is for a Scot to receive from a finance app.