John Johnston
@johnjohnston.info
Retired primary school teacher, Scotland.
Part time Product owner Glow Blogs
https://johnjohnston.info
Likes, blogs, rss & podcasts. Being outside.
Posting to BlueSky mostly from my blog, POSSE.
Part time Product owner Glow Blogs
https://johnjohnston.info
Likes, blogs, rss & podcasts. Being outside.
Posting to BlueSky mostly from my blog, POSSE.
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John Johnston
@johnjohnston.info
· Oct 8
ScotsEduBlogs Update: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/scotsedublogs-update/
If you can point any folk interested in Scottish Education to this post I'd be grateful id you pass it on. Looking to expand the gather & reach of ScotEduBlogs
#scotedusky
#eduscot
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Kilpatrick braes, yesterday, short loop. Low clouds, some drizzle and a few bright spells. Quite warm. Paths like burns after yesterday’s heavy rain. On the first field a buzzard hunting. A couple of ravens appeared & moved it off. After the deer fen... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ravens-buzzard/
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Kilpatrick braes, yesterday, short loop. Low clouds, some drizzle and a few bright spells. Quite warm. Paths like burns after yesterday’s heavy rain. On the first field a buzzard hunting. A couple of ravens appeared & moved it off. After the deer fen... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ravens-buzzard/
Walk to greenside in the autumn rain yesterday. Low cloud & mostly very dull, made the few yellow leaves and other colours pop a bit.
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Walk to greenside in the autumn rain yesterday. Low cloud & mostly very dull, made the few yellow leaves and other colours pop a bit.
Telex AI Mobile Post Creator: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/telex-ai-mobile-post-creator/
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Telex AI Mobile Post Creator: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/telex-ai-mobile-post-creator/
New Post:
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Life in Links 65
Mostly AI and weird audio AI Fact Checker Deep Background GPT Released – by Mike Caulfield I just released a (largely) non-hallucinating1 rigorous AI-based fact-checker that anyone can use fo…
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October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New Post:
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Walking up Slackdhu in the Campsies this afternoon, as a few patches of this fungi. Golden Spindles I think. Happy to be corrected. #Fungi
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Walking up Slackdhu in the Campsies this afternoon, as a few patches of this fungi. Golden Spindles I think. Happy to be corrected. #Fungi
What is radio? Kind of an early form of podcasting
Scripting News: Times I’ve been ambushed at conferences
Priceless aside by Dave Winer, @dave
Bonus link from Dave : Attard and McHugh on podcasting’s democratic dream
Also: Why did podcasting work? – links.daveverse.org
Scripting News: Times I’ve been ambushed at conferences
Priceless aside by Dave Winer, @dave
Bonus link from Dave : Attard and McHugh on podcasting’s democratic dream
Also: Why did podcasting work? – links.daveverse.org
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What is radio? Kind of an early form of podcasting
Scripting News: Times I’ve been ambushed at conferences
Priceless aside by Dave Winer, @dave
Bonus link from Dave : Attard and McHugh on podcasting’s democratic dream
Also: Why did podcasting work? – links.daveverse.org
Scripting News: Times I’ve been ambushed at conferences
Priceless aside by Dave Winer, @dave
Bonus link from Dave : Attard and McHugh on podcasting’s democratic dream
Also: Why did podcasting work? – links.daveverse.org
#TeachMeet20 a post of some of my thoughts about #TeachMeet which is approaching its 20th anniversary
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TeachMeet20
Looking back at the last 20 years TeachMeet and wondering about the next 20.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#TeachMeet20 a post of some of my thoughts about #TeachMeet which is approaching its 20th anniversary
johnjohnston.info/blog/teachme...
johnjohnston.info/blog/teachme...
A lot of deer around today, lots of bellowing from stags.
October 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A lot of deer around today, lots of bellowing from stags.
A dull afternoon, breezy with the threat of drizzle. Walked round the short loop on the Kilpatrick braes. As I came back on the road by the cattle grid I heard a harsh call from the ‘hawthorn field’ next to the gate. It kept going and Merli... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-braes-a-jay-an-egret/
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A dull afternoon, breezy with the threat of drizzle. Walked round the short loop on the Kilpatrick braes. As I came back on the road by the cattle grid I heard a harsh call from the ‘hawthorn field’ next to the gate. It kept going and Merli... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-braes-a-jay-an-egret/
Reposted by John Johnston
On 30 October MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill - a vital opportunity to ensure that Scotland sets legally binding nature recovery targets.
Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
October 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
On 30 October MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill - a vital opportunity to ensure that Scotland sets legally binding nature recovery targets.
Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
If you can point any folk interested in Scottish Education to this post I'd be grateful id you pass it on. Looking to expand the gather & reach of ScotEduBlogs
#scotedusky
#eduscot
#scotedu
#scoted
#scotedusky
#eduscot
#scotedu
#scoted
ScotsEduBlogs Update: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/scotsedublogs-update/
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
If you can point any folk interested in Scottish Education to this post I'd be grateful id you pass it on. Looking to expand the gather & reach of ScotEduBlogs
#scotedusky
#eduscot
#scotedu
#scoted
#scotedusky
#eduscot
#scotedu
#scoted
ScotsEduBlogs Update: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/scotsedublogs-update/
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
ScotsEduBlogs Update: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/scotsedublogs-update/
I’ve been messing about with the simplest ImageMagick scripts again.
magick "$file" -threshold 25% -fill white +opaque black "${file%.*}bw25.gif"
Sort of thing. Changing the threshold repeatedly. A few more on Flickr. I am not sure why I like these but I do.
magick "$file" -threshold 25% -fill white +opaque black "${file%.*}bw25.gif"
Sort of thing. Changing the threshold repeatedly. A few more on Flickr. I am not sure why I like these but I do.
October 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I’ve been messing about with the simplest ImageMagick scripts again.
magick "$file" -threshold 25% -fill white +opaque black "${file%.*}bw25.gif"
Sort of thing. Changing the threshold repeatedly. A few more on Flickr. I am not sure why I like these but I do.
magick "$file" -threshold 25% -fill white +opaque black "${file%.*}bw25.gif"
Sort of thing. Changing the threshold repeatedly. A few more on Flickr. I am not sure why I like these but I do.
Likes Do you remember the books you read? • (Venkatram Harish Belvadi) by V.H. Belvadi .
I do not ‘remember’ most of the books I have read. I can recall which ones I liked and roughly why I liked them, but I cannot recount the plot minutely or repeat all... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/21298-2/
I do not ‘remember’ most of the books I have read. I can recall which ones I liked and roughly why I liked them, but I cannot recount the plot minutely or repeat all... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/21298-2/
October 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Likes Do you remember the books you read? • (Venkatram Harish Belvadi) by V.H. Belvadi .
I do not ‘remember’ most of the books I have read. I can recall which ones I liked and roughly why I liked them, but I cannot recount the plot minutely or repeat all... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/21298-2/
I do not ‘remember’ most of the books I have read. I can recall which ones I liked and roughly why I liked them, but I cannot recount the plot minutely or repeat all... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/21298-2/
After Storm Amy it brightened up a little this morning. This Red Admiral to the chance of a bit of sunlight. !wonder how many more we will see this year. A bit later I saw a white flying around too, despite the wind. #butterfly
October 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
After Storm Amy it brightened up a little this morning. This Red Admiral to the chance of a bit of sunlight. !wonder how many more we will see this year. A bit later I saw a white flying around too, despite the wind. #butterfly
Liked: Exploring WordPress, Textcasting, and Open Web Standards: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/liked-exploring-wordpress-textcasting-and-open-web-standards/
October 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Liked: Exploring WordPress, Textcasting, and Open Web Standards: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/liked-exploring-wordpress-textcasting-and-open-web-standards/
Likes blocktober.fun.
Idea: Create a block every day for October using Telex as the creation tool."
I had a quick try with Telex last month. This is something else!
Idea: Create a block every day for October using Telex as the creation tool."
I had a quick try with Telex last month. This is something else!
October 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Likes blocktober.fun.
Idea: Create a block every day for October using Telex as the creation tool."
I had a quick try with Telex last month. This is something else!
Idea: Create a block every day for October using Telex as the creation tool."
I had a quick try with Telex last month. This is something else!
Only just listened to the excerpt in the Saturday program so far. This next in my podcast queue. 💙
Delighted to be featured on Radio Scotland's Out-of-Doors programme last Saturday. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #cancer #geese #poetry #blether
Out of Doors - A Kitchen Garden, the Trossachs Explorer and 200 Years of the Modern Railway - BBC Sounds
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Only just listened to the excerpt in the Saturday program so far. This next in my podcast queue. 💙
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Right. A bit more about what we’re up to.
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
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Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
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The free press fights back...
Introducing the Nerve. From the wreckage of my old newspaper, comes a new all-women, journalist-owned, independent publication. Join us!
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September 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Right. A bit more about what we’re up to.
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Read: Ripeness by Sarah Moss â
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📚Edith in her 70s in 2023 and 17 in the 70s in alternative chapters, the echos of the holocaust, family, belonging to a place, refugees & friendship. Excursions into Irishness & ballet.
Mikeâs fri... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ripeness-by-sarah-moss/
Mikeâs fri... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ripeness-by-sarah-moss/
September 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Read: Ripeness by Sarah Moss â
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📚Edith in her 70s in 2023 and 17 in the 70s in alternative chapters, the echos of the holocaust, family, belonging to a place, refugees & friendship. Excursions into Irishness & ballet.
Mikeâs fri... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ripeness-by-sarah-moss/
Mikeâs fri... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ripeness-by-sarah-moss/
Read: Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller
After The Land in Winter, this turned out to be quite different. Reminded me of Kidnapped! An atrocity in Spain, an English solider, running from another sent to kill him, heads fo... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/now-we-shall-be-entirely-free/
After The Land in Winter, this turned out to be quite different. Reminded me of Kidnapped! An atrocity in Spain, an English solider, running from another sent to kill him, heads fo... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/now-we-shall-be-entirely-free/
September 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Read: Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller
After The Land in Winter, this turned out to be quite different. Reminded me of Kidnapped! An atrocity in Spain, an English solider, running from another sent to kill him, heads fo... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/now-we-shall-be-entirely-free/
After The Land in Winter, this turned out to be quite different. Reminded me of Kidnapped! An atrocity in Spain, an English solider, running from another sent to kill him, heads fo... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/now-we-shall-be-entirely-free/