Sam Kilday
@samkilday.bsky.social
Artist, Art Technician & Island Advocate for Bute with @CHARTArgyllIsle
Argyll Heritage Craft Resident 2024 at @CovePark
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Argyll Heritage Craft Resident 2024 at @CovePark
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samuelkilday
Website: https://www.samkilday.com
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I've started a substack called Hopeful Futures, a new home for my writing and ramblings. This is my first post, about a wee yellow thing with feathers - an essay on reclaiming time, attention and creativity 💛🪶 mairimcfadyen.substack.com/p/call-of-th...
The Call of the Goldfinch
on reclaiming attention in a world of distraction
mairimcfadyen.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I've started a substack called Hopeful Futures, a new home for my writing and ramblings. This is my first post, about a wee yellow thing with feathers - an essay on reclaiming time, attention and creativity 💛🪶 mairimcfadyen.substack.com/p/call-of-th...
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Coming this Monday , I sit down in conversation with the 'other side' , on film .
It was eye-opening . . .
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It was eye-opening . . .
Be the first to watch it by signing up to the @wildjustice.bsky.social newsletter before Monday wildjustice.org/newsletter
March 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Coming this Monday , I sit down in conversation with the 'other side' , on film .
It was eye-opening . . .
Be the first to watch it by signing up to the @wildjustice.bsky.social newsletter before Monday wildjustice.org/newsletter
It was eye-opening . . .
Be the first to watch it by signing up to the @wildjustice.bsky.social newsletter before Monday wildjustice.org/newsletter
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Creative Scotland round-up: Huge boosts for Summerhall, Filmhouse & Belmont reopening bids, CCA & Aye Write in Glasgow, Cumnock Tryst & Hebcelt festivals, but Cumbernauld Theatre loses funding & Traverse & Scottish Poetry Library are thrown lifelines. www.scotsman.com/news/theatre...
January 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Creative Scotland round-up: Huge boosts for Summerhall, Filmhouse & Belmont reopening bids, CCA & Aye Write in Glasgow, Cumnock Tryst & Hebcelt festivals, but Cumbernauld Theatre loses funding & Traverse & Scottish Poetry Library are thrown lifelines. www.scotsman.com/news/theatre...
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Driven grouse shooting - what it is and why it should be banned - a Wild Justice blog wildjustice.org.uk/general/driv...
Please read the blog and sign the petition - many thanks!
Please read the blog and sign the petition - many thanks!
January 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Driven grouse shooting - what it is and why it should be banned - a Wild Justice blog wildjustice.org.uk/general/driv...
Please read the blog and sign the petition - many thanks!
Please read the blog and sign the petition - many thanks!
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
Big high tide on the Rothesay Prom
December 20, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Big high tide on the Rothesay Prom
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Commentary on the Revive Coalition’s 2024 conference written by a first-time attendee.
www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/2024/revivin...
www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/2024/revivin...
Reviving Land Reform
Land Reform has been a topic of interest at the Scottish Parliament since it was re-established, and yet the pace of change is frustratingly slow. The Revive Coalition held a conference in Perth lo…
www.planningdemocracy.org.uk
December 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Commentary on the Revive Coalition’s 2024 conference written by a first-time attendee.
www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/2024/revivin...
www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/2024/revivin...
Reposted by Sam Kilday
Tonight's scribbles thinking about my grandmother and great grandmother and a quick reminder that if you wear the same outfit to every party, no-one gives a shit, unless you're going to parties full of pricks.
December 13, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Tonight's scribbles thinking about my grandmother and great grandmother and a quick reminder that if you wear the same outfit to every party, no-one gives a shit, unless you're going to parties full of pricks.
My other role is supporting my talented, and beautiful, partner Jane Hunter.
Jane’s an award-winning Scottish artist but she’s also a bit shy and busy (and not on 🦋 yet)
So here’s her deets: www.janehunter.art
Jane’s an award-winning Scottish artist but she’s also a bit shy and busy (and not on 🦋 yet)
So here’s her deets: www.janehunter.art
November 24, 2024 at 12:14 AM
My other role is supporting my talented, and beautiful, partner Jane Hunter.
Jane’s an award-winning Scottish artist but she’s also a bit shy and busy (and not on 🦋 yet)
So here’s her deets: www.janehunter.art
Jane’s an award-winning Scottish artist but she’s also a bit shy and busy (and not on 🦋 yet)
So here’s her deets: www.janehunter.art
I’m based on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, and am interested in art, culture, people and nature and will usually be found supporting or advocating for all of the above.
November 23, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I’m based on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, and am interested in art, culture, people and nature and will usually be found supporting or advocating for all of the above.
Sometimes I’m a photographer
November 23, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Sometimes I’m a photographer
Freshly made, sculptural pieces I made at Cove Park this summer.
November 23, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Freshly made, sculptural pieces I made at Cove Park this summer.
A cute wee toadstool I carved for a friend
November 23, 2024 at 11:39 PM
A cute wee toadstool I carved for a friend
Me being an art technician
November 23, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Me being an art technician
…making coffee in a tent…
November 23, 2024 at 11:31 PM
…making coffee in a tent…
…enjoying multiple beverages at once…
November 23, 2024 at 11:29 PM
…enjoying multiple beverages at once…
A few posts by way of introduction: Making coffee on a beach
November 23, 2024 at 11:26 PM
A few posts by way of introduction: Making coffee on a beach