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Dave Craig

@unbalancedaudio.com
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Forever fascinated by how things work and spending most of my days working on Soundscape scottish-tech-army.github.io/Sounds…. Music, family and geography with some clothes making thrown in.

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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 1h
Some of the family is watching Silo and as I wandered in Peter Gabriel appeared on screen. I'm now drawn in, hoping that Thotch will appear next.
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Halfbroke Horsewoman 🌻🏇🌻 @tidypony.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fingers crossed that Finnish guy knows that the person who first broke the cuneiform code in 1872 while studying the tablets at the British museum was a currency engraver named George Smith. He was an obsessed amateur; the Smithsonian wrote about him. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/epic...
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Epic Hero
How a self-taught British genius rediscovered the Mesopotamian saga of Gilgamesh —after 2,500 years
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 04/09/2026
Tescodle 4/4 ⬆️🟥 ⬆️🟧 ⬆️🟧 ✅ tescodle.com Cost of living game-ification...
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TESCOdle
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Rob Auton @robauton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I am currently at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival doing my new show JUPITER. It is a story about a time when I was an estate agent on the planet Jupiter. It is on at 1pm every day until August 30th. Thanks to anyone who has been. Here is my flyer.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 05/08/2026
I saw @robauton.bsky.social in a preview of his new show Jupiter today. Proper funny and a thing of real beauty, it's a love story to wonder and seeing things as others see them.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 17/06/2026
Opatija had been gearing up for the big match all day - I'm being very proactively Scottish, though the barman was questioning my choice of white wine.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 03/06/2026
I'm very pleased to say that Soundscape on Android launched today. We had a great chat with Double Tap about it which you can watch here youtu.be/VtC-BJOlCNA From a tech point of view @protomaps.com is absolutely key and nothing would be possible without @openstreetmap.bsky.social data.
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Soundscape Android Launch: Scottish Tech Army & Double Tap Unite to Bring 3D Audio Navigation Global
YouTube video by Double Tap - Where blind people talk tech
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Must think of cool display name. @rossno25.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The CRICKETher spoke about this at the end of a recent episode. Link to open letter and YT youtu.be/ukT0pwS2CmU?... medium.com/@frenchwomen...
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An open letter on the situation of women’s cricket in France
I don’t know why Cool Runnings (Rasta Rockett in French) came back to me recently. It’s a very Hollywood film — and yet it tells a true…
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 14/05/2026
The prophecy in Macbeth suggests that Stirling and Strathallan will be the seat of the next Labour leader. Starmer shall not be vanquished until Burnham would come to Dunsinane.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 14/03/2026
A tense half time
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 23/02/2026
About 20 years ago I wrote a quick clock widget for our new BrightSign digital signage players. Mostly I worked on video and audio software, but having a clock was better than not having a clock. Most users moved on to HTML clocks, but everyone working on Match of the Day still watches it weekly!
A photo of a TV screen showing MOTD Behind the Scenes on iPlayer. There's a screen with a crappy looking digital clock mounted on top of a 2 by 2 grid of TVs showing football matches.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Nebuchadnezzar, by William Blake, 1795-1805 (flipped) #NetflixPartner
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/12/2025
CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Year theonion.com/cia-realizes...
CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Year
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 16/12/2025
The tree outside my window is looking sad
A large ash tree, bare of leaves. The branches make the outline of a face along with two eyes and a glum mouth.
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Very proud of my friend @naomialderman.bsky.social who has followed the release of a brilliant and timely book with this brilliant and culturally very significant move observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
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I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 16/11/2025
I've just spent a great couple of days at the OSM State of the Map Europe conference in sunny Dundee #sotmeu2025. It was my first SOTM and was so very, very good. Brilliantly well run with lots of fun extras which all amplified the feeling of community. So much generosity on display.
The image is a hand-drawn poster summarizing a "State of the Map Europe" 2025 event.

The poster is divided into several sections, each addressing a different talk. These sections are demarcated by hand-drawn lines and titles. The overall color scheme is dominated by blues, reds, and whites. The style of the poster is informal, with illustrations, handwritten text, and a scrapbook-like feel.

The main title, "State of the Map Europe," has next to it a picture of a penguin!

The atmosphere feels collaborative, energetic, and community-focused. The poster conveys a sense of excitement and enthusiasm for open mapping, data accessibility, and community engagement.

The top right corner indicates the date, "Friday 14th November 2025," and the illustrator, "Cara Rooney."
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Thomas House @tah-sci.com · 25/10/2025
Petition for more counterexamples to plausible mathematical conjectures to contain the word "Nope". This is very cool in other ways too ofc. www.quantamagazine.org/first-shape-...
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First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself | Quanta Magazine
After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved.
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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 01/08/2025
live action catbus looking pretty sweet
orange cat lying on floor with square lights reflected on his flank that resembles lit windows
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 03/08/2025
Scotland at its finest. I've seen more palm trees today than probably on any other holiday.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 27/07/2025
Worthh waiting for the brilliant helicopter at the end!
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 25/07/2025
@manmademoon.bsky.social Saw these guys this weekend and the butteries t-shirt made me think of you. doric.studio
doric.studio
Doric Studio
Skateboard and Streetwear Clothing brand based in Aberdeen taking all inspiration from the City, People and Culture. T-Shirts, Hoodies, Decks, Badges, Stickers and Apparel.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 23/07/2025
A brutal bit accurate analysis of the football last night www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Lionesses stumble into final through blind luck but Agyemang offers glimpse of future | Jonathan Liew
This generation of great England footballers has had its time with Wiegman’s staunch loyalty to the class of 2022 exposing limitations
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 21/07/2025
My folks are in to Aberdeen to see the tall ships today, and I hadn't realised that the Malcolm Miller was there - www.tallshipsaberdeen.com/news-hub/mal... I was lucky enough to sail on it when I was 17, from Portsmouth to Lorient, the Scilly Islands and Barry Island. Gail force 7 in the channel...
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Malcolm Miller returns to Aberdeen for Tall Ships extravaganza | Tall Ships Aberdeen
The magnificent three-masted schooner Malcolm Miller will make a highly anticipated homecoming to Aberdeen nearly 60 years after her launch.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 20/07/2025
Is someone at the met office trying to send a message?
Screen grab of current pressure forecast for the day. Every value is 999.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 16/07/2025
Packing up a newspaper from 1983 which celebrates Aberdeen FC's amazing year. I couldn't help but post this and for the top disco lounge of the time.
An ad for Sir Laffalot's knight club in Aberdeen. Everything you would expect from the early eighties including the ditty "In days of new, when nights out are few, and money has deflated, Sir Laffalot's the place to go, to make you feel elated."
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 09/07/2025
I'd like to give a big thanks to @protomaps.com for their fantastic work. Our open source Android port of Soundscape, the navigation and exploration app for visually impaired uses a protomaps server and it's reduced the cost to the supporting charities by a huge amount. github.com/Scottish-Tec...
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GitHub - Scottish-Tech-Army/Soundscape-Android: This is the source for an Android version of the original iOS Soundscape app
This is the source for an Android version of the original iOS Soundscape app - Scottish-Tech-Army/Soundscape-Android
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 27/06/2025
This is really great: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Women's Euro 2025: Safia Middleton-Patel on life with autism on and off the pitch
Two years ago Wales goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel was diagnosed as being autistic. Now, despite the challenges the disorder poses, the 20-year-old is off to Euro 2025.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 08/06/2025
All the religions in Glasgow today
Women's tour of Britain passing the catholic cathedral in Glasgow
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 22/05/2025
Me in The New Statesman today on poverty. Please share :)
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A cold childhood
My unheated home wasn’t a temporary discomfort. The chill got into my bones.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 02/05/2025
Shack at St. Luke's was a dream gig. Gerard Love was unparalleled support, and then Shack were spine tingling and bone shaking in equal measure, magic!
Michael Head from Shack with his Gibson acoustic on stage with a purple light behind.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 14/04/2025
We saw an unusual rainbow today - looked more like daytime northern lights than a rainbow!
A view North from Lismore island. Over the sea is a very low rainbow that is mostly just a horizontal band of colour above the sea.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 12/04/2025
Watching Paul Simon on BBC2 and Toots Thielemans who's playing harmonica is the spitting image of Jim from Friday Night Dinner.
Toots Thielemans playing harmonica. He has short hair, horn rimmed glasses and a neat moustache.Actor Mark Heap playing Jim in Friday Night Dinner. He has slightly longer hair, horn rimmed glasses and a neat moustache.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 12/04/2025
List six famous people/groups you've met but one is a lie. Duncan Jones Rhod Gilbert Steve Cram Billy Bragg Dieter Meier Herbie Hancock
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 29/03/2025
Another fascinating evening at #geomobEDI yesterday. Someone showed me this in the pub afterwards waterwaymap.org It's really rather beautiful.
waterwaymap.org
WaterwayMap.org | OSM River Basins
A unique, topological, view on rivers & waterways in OpenStreetMap, showing how they are connected. Find mistakes and make better maps.
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 12/03/2025
I'm giving a short talk about the Soundscape Android app which is a navigation and exploration aid for people with visual impairment. Geomob always has interesting talks, so if mine doesn't float your boat another will be along in a few minutes! Sign up at thegeomob.com/post/mar-28t... #geomobEDI
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Mar 28th, 2025 #geomobEDI
Geomob - geoinnovation for fun or profit
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 17/02/2025
This is a brilliant story about an instantly recognizable fint.
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Scottish Tech Army @scottishtecharmy.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
What is the Scottish Tech Army? We’re a volunteer-driven organisation connecting skilled tech professionals with charities & non-profits. Through tech & digital solutions, we help organisations tackle challenges, improve efficiency & create real impact. #TechForGood #Technology #SkilledVolunteers
Scottish Tech Army logo
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 26/01/2025
@hamishhawk.bsky.social was one of many musical highlights in Glasgow tonight. The non-musical highlight was the person behind me asking if I was his dad 😂 Very flattering, but I'm concerned that I'm balding faster than I realised...
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The best advent calendar I ever had
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Durations of bad luck
An illustration showing DURATIONS OF BAD LUCK
Breaking a mirror = 7 years
Chipping a mug = 4 months
Stepping on a coat hanger = 1 week
Permanent staining Tupperware orange = 36 hours

Olaf Falafel
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Only an idiot would share this
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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 12/10/2024
1. Denny Tank, Dunbarton, Scotland 2.DDR museum, Berlin 3. Naval Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden
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