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Raj
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Irish-Indian software developing geek who's adopted Glasgow as his home. No longer has a turret at the University. Still a European. He/him. All posts entirely personal

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Important update to the important notice
A sign attached to a railing that reads: NOTICE: Any time traveller caught interfering with the local time line will be sent back to the Palaeozoic Era for a period of five years. - By order of the Ministry of Time Travel, August 2235
October 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Important notice spotted in Kelvingrove park.
Sign attached to railings in Kelvingrove park that reads: NOTICE: Will all time travellers please stop messing the early 21st Century time line for the purposes of their own amusement. -by order of the Ministry of Time Travel, January 2162 Posted by ASignOfHumour
October 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The Citizens Theatre has finally reopened after years of redevelopment and I went to see the opening production, Small Acts of Love, with @beckymullen.bsky.social the other day. It's a musical about the Lockerbie disaster and is incredible.
The new front of the Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow, complete with neon sign and statues mounted on the wall above the sign.
September 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Some good advice from this sign recently put up at the canal (put up by A Sign of Humour).
A sign on a signpost with a crocodile in a red triangle with the label "Warning: never smile at a crocodile". The Forth and Clyde canal is in the background.
September 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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I get no reviews, but apparently I'm formal, wholesome, strange and nerdy. Not entirely wrong...
Chart from https://www.behindthename.com/name/rajnish/rating with different stats associated with the name "Rajnish"
July 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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I've walked past this van a few times and I really love that logo, and very clever use of negative space.
The back of a white van, parked on a street, with the company name "Baxter & Gillespie" and giant logo that covers most of the double doors of the van. The logo is composed of the 'g' of Gillespie represented within the negative space of the 'B' of Baxter. And I think that's neat.
June 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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The 1960s were a crazy time. Who thought it was a good idea who build a building whose two halves had different numbers of floors. And how long did they spend giggling on the floor before taking another hit of the bong?

#UniversityOfGlasgow #AdamSmithBuilding #OkayOldAdamSmithBuilding
The (Old) Adam Smith Building at the University of Glasgow, which is a 1960s concrete building in two distinct halves. The right hand half has 6 visible floors, and the left hand half has 4. Both halves are the same height and were (I think) built at the same time.
June 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Woo, look what turned up, @bethkesh.bsky.social
A paperback copy of Wiz Duos 2
May 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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And here's my haul from #Eastercon
A pile of nine books, a souvenir magazine, some art, and a con badge (with ribbons) sitting on a table. These were all acquired at Eastercon 2025 in Belfast.
April 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Belfast Lanyan Place is the first train station I've been to that is carpeted.
A carpeted corridor in a train station in Belfast. To be honest, it looks more like an airport corridor, but you'll just have to trust me that it's actually a train station.
April 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I walked home along the river today and found this little diorama nestled into the wall by the old mill. #glasgow
Diorama featuring six little figures standing around two gravestones. One is carrying a flag with a slice of watermelon on it, another has a picture of a key stuck to her torso, and a third has a big red triangle stuck to the front of his body. I don't know what any of it means.
March 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only
The cast of the Good Place, from left to right: Tahani, Jianyu, Michael, Eleanor, Chidi, Janet
March 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Had the day off work today, so I took the opportunity to head down the road to New Lanark. It's a really interesting site, and the nearby Cora Linn waterfall at the Falls of Clyde is stunning.
View of New Lanark from the rooftop garden on top of Mill 3. It's a mix of mills, terraced housing, and gardens View down the Clyde from New Lanark, including a small waterfall. There are some mill buildings and a chimney on the left bank View from above of Cora Linn at the Falls of Clyde near New Lanark. The water is quite low, so the sight isn't as magnificent as it might be, but it still takes the breath away.
March 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The darling buds of... March
A newly budding branch
March 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Had tea with @grace-knight.co.uk today. She decided to take me to a quiet spot on the banks of the Kelvin and make tea with the judicial application of fire! There were false starts, but fire and then tea, and then marshmallows all happened. It was a new experience for me, but a good one.
Grace and I sitting, on the groundn in a wooded area. It's by the banks of the river Kelvin, although you can't tell that from the photo. I'm dressed for a visit to a tea shop, rather than a campsite, while Grace is dressed more appropriately. I'm smiling while holding a mug of tea. Grace is laughing wildly while holding a marshmallow on a stick that is on fire.
January 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Had dinner and a fancy (non alcoholic) drink at Afrikana before going to the theatre this evening. The mocktail was delicious (and very fancy), and the food and company were great too.

Very much enjoyed 101 Dalmatians as well, even if technical difficulties meant it started about 50 minutes late.
November 13, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #338,953!
I'm user 338,953 of BlueSky
September 17, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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I'm surprised that you missed the Unicorn! It's only about 10 minutes' walk from the Discovery!

www.hmsunicorn.org.uk
The HMS Unicorn from the road, including its roof, unicorn figurehead and big ram thing which the lady inside says isn't a ram, but could be used as one Close up shot of the carved wooden unicorn that is the figurehead of the HMS Unicorn
September 9, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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I managed to get to the dealers' room and art show before being struck with the Plague and got a respectable con haul. Looking on the bright side, it may be for the best that my bag space was limited and I wasn't able to go back on subsequent days...

#Worldcon2024
My dealers' room haul: 7 books, a print of Iain Clark's 'Shipbuilding Over the Clyde), some stickers, an award for not indulging in censorship, a little scrunchie thing and a bunch of ribbons on my badge
August 14, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Well crap. I guess I'm going to be doing the rest of #WorldCon2024 virtually. If I was in close contact with anyone, I'm very sorry if I passed it on.
A positive COVID test
August 10, 2024 at 7:39 AM
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Failed to get into three different programme items in the 1130 slot, but I did then run into Jill Bearup on the secc concourse which was lovely. If you're not following her on YouTube, you're missing a very fun channel.
Selfie of Raj with Jill Bearup on the SEC concourse
August 9, 2024 at 11:47 AM
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The cover of the #worldcon2024 souvenir book is gorgeous. Shame about the typo.
Cover of the Glasgow WorldCon souvenir book with the word "Scotland" spelled as "Scottland"
August 8, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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Selfie with Lori and Kevin of @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social. Achievement unlocked! #worldcon2024
Selfie at WorldCon with half of Hugo Girl. Lori on the left, Kevin on the right, with Raj in the middle
August 8, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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I've been unsure who to vote for in this election and I was looking up my MP's voting record. While it's mostly in line with my beliefs, the below is why I won't be voting for her. She's chosen to make my friends' lives harder and less equal. I can't in good conscience vote for that.
#UKElection2024
How Carol Monaghan voted on Social Issues * Has never voted on equal gay rights * Has never voted on allowing marriage between two people of the same sex * Generally voted for lows to promote equality and human rights * Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life
July 3, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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Glasgow in midsummer, people! And I'm going to be spending this evening at an outdoor Shakespeare festival! (I'm sure it'll be worth it, it always is). #BardInTheBotanics
A screenshot of a weather app showing Glasgow in the evening, with a temperature of 12°c and falling, in early July
July 2, 2024 at 5:43 PM