Garve Scott-Lodge
@garve.scott-lodge.com
Plodding through life at the unimaginative rate of one second per second.
≈43% human. Still aspiring to be woke.
https://garve.scott-lodge.com
≈43% human. Still aspiring to be woke.
https://garve.scott-lodge.com
Even if you ask them to add an arrow pointing at Shetland you get nonsense.
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Even if you ask them to add an arrow pointing at Shetland you get nonsense.
Today I have spent an hour trying (and failing) to get various AI models to draw a map of the UK which includes Shetland.
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Today I have spent an hour trying (and failing) to get various AI models to draw a map of the UK which includes Shetland.
Watching a US stream of the Napoli match. With the air filled with smoke the system which replaces the billboards in the stream is struggling.
May 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Watching a US stream of the Napoli match. With the air filled with smoke the system which replaces the billboards in the stream is struggling.
The road to Inverness.
May 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The road to Inverness.
2 year old grandson displaying his throwing skills at Loch Ness on this morning's walk.
May 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
2 year old grandson displaying his throwing skills at Loch Ness on this morning's walk.
There has been a trend on TikTok recently of users tagging videos as 'message to america', explaining to US folk how crazy things there look to outsiders.
TikTok are now blocking it.
TikTok are now blocking it.
March 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
There has been a trend on TikTok recently of users tagging videos as 'message to america', explaining to US folk how crazy things there look to outsiders.
TikTok are now blocking it.
TikTok are now blocking it.
Thankfully wrong here.
February 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Thankfully wrong here.
Playing the 100% Club with ChatGPT is f***ING scary.
February 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Playing the 100% Club with ChatGPT is f***ING scary.
Don't think it got above -4⁰ in Dingwall today, but the south side of the church roof benefited from the sun.
January 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Don't think it got above -4⁰ in Dingwall today, but the south side of the church roof benefited from the sun.
Listening to BBC Out of Doors: they mentioned the superstition of having to stir your porridge clockwise to avoid bad luck. But how did you know 'clockwise' before clocks?
Well, in the northern hemisphere the shadow on a sundial travels in that same direction and was known as 'sunwise' or 'deasil'.
Well, in the northern hemisphere the shadow on a sundial travels in that same direction and was known as 'sunwise' or 'deasil'.
November 23, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Listening to BBC Out of Doors: they mentioned the superstition of having to stir your porridge clockwise to avoid bad luck. But how did you know 'clockwise' before clocks?
Well, in the northern hemisphere the shadow on a sundial travels in that same direction and was known as 'sunwise' or 'deasil'.
Well, in the northern hemisphere the shadow on a sundial travels in that same direction and was known as 'sunwise' or 'deasil'.
Don't like to pollute this place but even if you discount trolls and people voting for a laugh, there must be many on Musk's platform who really believe this.
October 26, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Don't like to pollute this place but even if you discount trolls and people voting for a laugh, there must be many on Musk's platform who really believe this.
Mildly annoying. Collected from Markies in Inverness.
October 24, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Mildly annoying. Collected from Markies in Inverness.
Some plastic litter found in a field near Alloa, Scotland. Presumably over 53 years old as it uses pre-decimal currency. Still in near-perfect condition with the text all legible.
www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/c...
www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/c...
October 12, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Some plastic litter found in a field near Alloa, Scotland. Presumably over 53 years old as it uses pre-decimal currency. Still in near-perfect condition with the text all legible.
www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/c...
www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/c...
Whilst at the Iran (RHD) Pakistan (LHD) border, it really looks like Pakistan just doesn't care.
September 27, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Whilst at the Iran (RHD) Pakistan (LHD) border, it really looks like Pakistan just doesn't care.
But getting back to China, here's the ludicrously complicated interchange between Hong Kong and mainland China, so complicated that Google Maps just gives up.
September 27, 2024 at 10:30 PM
But getting back to China, here's the ludicrously complicated interchange between Hong Kong and mainland China, so complicated that Google Maps just gives up.
On the Thailand (LHD) Laos (RHD) border the roads split and a simple set of traffic lights let's you switch over.
September 27, 2024 at 10:06 PM
On the Thailand (LHD) Laos (RHD) border the roads split and a simple set of traffic lights let's you switch over.
The border between Angola and Namibia seems a lot less formal. It looks like you just take turns changing sides.
September 27, 2024 at 9:45 PM
The border between Angola and Namibia seems a lot less formal. It looks like you just take turns changing sides.
A simpler crossover is on the border between Brazil (RHD) and Guyana (LHD) where the road splits on the Guyana side with one lane taking a bridge over the other.
September 27, 2024 at 9:31 PM
A simpler crossover is on the border between Brazil (RHD) and Guyana (LHD) where the road splits on the Guyana side with one lane taking a bridge over the other.
Did you know that whilst most of China drives on the right, in Hong Kong and Macau they drive on the left? Which is why this interchange exists.
September 27, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Did you know that whilst most of China drives on the right, in Hong Kong and Macau they drive on the left? Which is why this interchange exists.
Map of places wild camping is legal in the UK. To be clear, the Uists, Orkney and Shetland are also fine.
September 20, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Map of places wild camping is legal in the UK. To be clear, the Uists, Orkney and Shetland are also fine.
An impromptu afternoon off work to take advantage of the weather pays off.
September 18, 2024 at 6:48 PM
An impromptu afternoon off work to take advantage of the weather pays off.
Miserable, damp day in Inverness this morning so I set off inland to escape the haar, for a cycle and a picnic. This is from the dam at Loch Vaich - not a bad spot for lunch.
September 7, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Miserable, damp day in Inverness this morning so I set off inland to escape the haar, for a cycle and a picnic. This is from the dam at Loch Vaich - not a bad spot for lunch.
Throughout the summer I'm guessing Dochgarroch may be the busiest freshwater passenger port in Scotland.
Or maybe second to the Falkirk Wheel?
Or maybe second to the Falkirk Wheel?
August 17, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Throughout the summer I'm guessing Dochgarroch may be the busiest freshwater passenger port in Scotland.
Or maybe second to the Falkirk Wheel?
Or maybe second to the Falkirk Wheel?
Here's a likely example. If you click on the 'publishing company' you'll find half a dozen similar books with different covers.
www.amazon.co.uk/Mushroom-Ide...
www.amazon.co.uk/Mushroom-Ide...
August 16, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Here's a likely example. If you click on the 'publishing company' you'll find half a dozen similar books with different covers.
www.amazon.co.uk/Mushroom-Ide...
www.amazon.co.uk/Mushroom-Ide...