Reposted by John LamontCatriona @catrio.bsky.social · 03/10/2025www.thenational.scot/news/2551605...thenational.scotFirst council-owned solar power farm switched on in first for ScotlandTHE first solar powered farm owned by a Scottish council has officially been switched on 23412
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 26/08/2025So 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. on.ft.com/41KTJ15on.ft.comOxford university spinout OrganOx sold to Japanese group Terumo for $1.5bnCo-founder says sale to medtech company will accelerate global adoption of its transplantation technology 030
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Refused 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.comElectronic Device and Smartphone Searches at US Border Hit Record HighMore device searches were carried out in the last three months than ever before. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 24/08/2025As 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. 030
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Astounding concert on sky arts of Queen at Wembley 1985. Magical. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 23/08/2025DHL is the Arnold Clark of delivery services. A business to avoid at all costs. 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Excellent show today considering the changing perception of Politicians as they leave office and find their next life. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 22/08/2025I thought this sort of tourist tat had disappeared from Edinburghs streets. Nope. 020
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 21/08/2025You wouldn’t believe what can be valid email addresses these days. Test yourself in this quiz. e-mail.wtfe-mail.wtfEmail is EasyEveryone knows what an email address is, right? 000
Reposted by John LamontCauldron Bendy 👻 @auldbendy.bsky.social · 20/08/2025The council got rid of the benches at the foot of Leith walk and the locals have responded appropriately... 211427338
Reposted by John LamontDGC Ontario @ontariodgc.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."' variety.com/2025/film/fe... 153166713799
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Back to the V&A Dundee again today. Such a nice place just to sit and watch. A great thinking space. 030
Reposted by John LamontSophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 20/08/2025A random video from Sept 2022 - lovely Háifoss with rainbows :) #Iceland #iPhone12 61339
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 20/08/2025I 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. 020
Reposted by John LamontGill Steele @squirreltower.eurosky.social · 17/08/2025Scottish 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...scottishwater.co.ukAnnual Report Published - Scottish Water 23624
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 13/08/2025It is a simplification beyond reason when politicians pull this trick. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 11/08/2025@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.on.ft.comScottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricityData highlights concerns over the increasing cost of curtailment for consumers 030
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 08/08/2025An opinion, but reinforces it understanding government cannot regulate technology or moreover people’s use of it. 020
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 07/08/2025www.johnlamont.com/2017/04/typi...johnlamont.comTypically ScotlandA few from the drawer marked “Typically Scotland”. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 05/08/2025I am begging to window that Apple's bog-standard swype keyboard is decorating. It's googleing downhill. 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Tones of Stirling. www.johnlamont.com/2018/10/view...johnlamont.comViews of Stirling Photographs by John LamontMore views of Stirling from an early morning wander around the Wallace Monument. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Not 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. 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 28/07/2025What kind of utter rubbishy notification this is for a Scot to receive from a finance app. 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 23/07/2025The current FIA President is adding an F to the acronym and we know where that leads to. Tim Mayer will be a far better replacement. 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 20/07/2025It was 3-4 episodes of watching Seth Rogan's The Studio on tv before I saw the shooting style of @aiannucci.bsky.social The Thick of it. Similar camera work, don't know how much improvisation, but it made for a breezy increasingly funny series. Not a big SR fan, but I ended-up loving the show. 011
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 19/07/2025overcast.fm AAAHsgSY_WAovercast.fmOvercastPodcast player app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. 000
Reposted by John Lamontsnakedoc-blane.bsky.social @snakedoc-blane.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Posted @withregram • @thehardcompound A wonderful sight at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. 7 drivers who between them won 14 F1 WDCs, 166 wins and 145 pole positions. Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario Andretti, Sir Jackie Stewart, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Mika Häkkinen and Jacques Villeneuve. 011
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Since I’ve moved from Synology routers and NAS to Ubiquity replacements, their software updates are adding value for a company just entering a mature status. 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 14/07/2025@steverichards.bsky.social Listened to recent NAO and you said “Westminster reporting doesn’t get it” a comment re understanding of Scottish Politics. Knowing this is what makes you one of the few reliable political journalists with a sommeliers nose. Looking forward to another Edinburgh run. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 13/07/2025As ever analysis of why such schemes have failed never look north of Berwick. Scotland’s train service has been in public hands for close to five years. Not one £ is being given to private equity, dividends or inflated salary. And the trains run on time (second best area in the UK, FT). 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 09/07/2025The more I think about Christian Horner being dismissed by Red Bull plus two other execs, the more I think there is to the story. Perhaps to the accusations 17m ago too. Either way this is a huge loss for Red Bull, a man who led them to all their success they’ve ever won. Fallow period ahead. 220
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 09/07/2025If we ignore the accusations, Horner is the most successful TP on the grid today, well yesterday. An impressive record from Vettel onwards for which Marko takes credit too. However clearing the accusations should not have been done using paid “independent“ investigators. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 08/07/2025It is clear that incarceration is the only redress for the Post Office scandal. Anything less is a whitewash. www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/p...theregister.comPost Office execs 'should have known' Horizon was flawed: First volume of inquiry report focuses on the scandal's human impact 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 07/07/2025@gpblog.bsky.social With over 1,800 of your “partners” tracking my every step on your website I won’t be visiting your site. Consequently your content will be blocked also because you don’t care about my privacy. 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 07/07/2025There is something deeply unsettling at the top of the FIA. After the 2021 fiasco it needed re-enforcing not gagged and defenestrated. In whose interest is this man governing the sport? It’s acting more like a dictatorship. Liberty should make some noise. www.bbc.com/sport/formul...bbc.comMohammed Ben Sulayem removes Britain's FIA Senate representativeBen Cussons - Britain's representative on the FIA Senate - is removed by president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. 010
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 04/07/2025@thebishf1.bsky.social Is there any driver on today’s grid other than Lewis who has part of a circuit named after them? I checked Barcelona thinking Fernando and nothing. 000
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 30/06/2025The last sea-going paddle steamer in the world sails the Clyde. 0113
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 28/06/2025For feeds within Bluesy, can you adjust the posts to exclude specified languages? 100
John Lamont @johnlamont.bsky.social · 25/06/2025It’s telling the media represents 5% UK GDP on Defence spending as admirable, yet any spending on schools, healthcare or transport is profligate frittering. Right wing spectacles. @steverichards.bsky.social 120
