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simonvarwell

@simonvarwell@mastodon.scot

Loves trains, the outdoors, travel, Esperanto, ambient and post-rock music, good food and scrontous beer. Hates car-centric societies, late stage capitalism and courgette. Slow reader, infrequent writer. Day job in education but I never talk about it here. He/him. šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ

Avatar: white 40ish man with black woolly hat and backpack, standing in front of old red phone box and ruined church.
Banner: text saying ā€œGeesperantistoj el la tuta mondo agu energie kontraÅ­ la internacia faŝismo!"

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simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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I hate playwrights.

Always making a drama out of things.

simonvarwell,
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I hate pipers.

Always droning on.

simonvarwell,
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I hate customers of counter-service shops.

They just canā€™t help themselves, can they?

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Itā€™s been a busy week, ending thankfully with an afternoon off enabling a wee wander round the city centre to get a few things. We moved house a month ago to the edge of town so it was nice to be in the centre for the first time since then. In a way I suspect Iā€™ll enjoy the city centre more because Iā€™ll plan ahead and make the most of it: visiting the spice shop, off-licence etc.

Now sitting in the garden listening to music, enjoying a beer (Aldi, sadly) and mulling over the General Election.

simonvarwell,
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For the first time in a while, Iā€™m not 100% sure who to vote for. Itā€™s probably Green, who were a mild disappointment in Government but even though this is Westminster I still think they are the best hope and closest to my values.

Itā€™s sad to see the SNP facing a possible collapse but then they brought it on themselves and have nothing to show for their mandates since 2015.

The unionist parties donā€™t get a look in obviously, so itā€™s down to two, and Iā€™m 70:30 decided but not totally.

daveybot, to random
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As far as niche jokes/references go, I'm still pretty pleased with this.

simonvarwell,
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@daveybot I wouldnā€™t have (partly) got this without the alt text so thank you.

daveybot, to random
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Wish more candidates had a presence here in the Fediverse. I don't particularly want to go back to Twitter, but I miss being able to so easily engage with them.

simonvarwell,
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@daveybot same. Politics social media can be a bad social media, but I donā€™t down Mastodon would do it better. Not much on here to follow - I only follow a few politicians unfortunately.

simonvarwell,
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@daveybot no. Though I suppose they are focussing their efforts on the big platforms. I sort of understand. But itā€™s a political statement to avoid Big Social Media, and that only suits the values of certain parties.

drnoble, to random
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!
Out of office on šŸ‘‹ ā€¦ and relax.

simonvarwell,
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@drnoble hurrah! Out of office for a while? On your travels again?

paka, to Scotland
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A cheese vending machine in the Highlands? Yes please!

Where can you find the #cheese vending machine?

The unique device is located just five minutes from Inverness Airport at Connage Highland Dairy.

The vending machine can be found on the family farm at Ardersier.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6479695/cheese-vending-machine-highlands/

#Scotland #Highlands #food #vending #dairy

simonvarwell,
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@paka ah their cheese is lovely! Are you in this neck of the woods?

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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A momentous announcement today as we look towards a summer that holds the fate of the nation in its hands. Lots to contemplate in terms of different personalities and positions, and itā€™s important that everyone participates in their own way to support the best outcome.

But enough about Steve Clarkeā€™s squad announcement. I hear thereā€™s going to be a General Electionā€¦

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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I was in sunny Elgin today. I have never wandered around the city centre, to my shame, so this was a first.

A collection of statues in a group - a man and what looks like a child, holding a drum or barrel between them, and a dog. A plaque on the ground in the foreground says it is the Castle Cathedral Cashmere heritage experience.
A statue on a grand city square. The statue is the Dandylion - a smartly dressed lion with the tail of a fish.
A bit of faded writing on a wall that says ā€œfeel good festival 2012ā€, with the word ā€œfreeā€ and an arrow pointing downwards to, ostensibly, nothing.

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Dinner tonight: a stir fry, featuring cauliflower, green beans, red chilli, carrot, onion and garlic, fried in a base of toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, ground coriander, tahini paste and a spot of honey; and garnished with spring onion and sesame seeds.

Couldā€™ve taken more chilli, but other than that, yum.

simonvarwell,
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Oh and yellow pepper. I knew Iā€™d missed something from the description.

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Kiu lando havas la plej grandan diferencon inter riĉuloj kaj malriĉuloj?

Senegalo.

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Sur kio homoj skribas en la Vatikano?

Sur papero.

AndrewGuilford, to random
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Plaid Cymru has ended its co-operation agreement with the Welsh Labour Government with immediate effect

https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-pulls-out-of-co-operation-agreement-with-the-welsh-government/

simonvarwell,
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@AndrewGuilford someone mustā€™ve a-plaid pressure.

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Not the best photo, but I went to Skye today for work. This is Kyle of Lochalsh, the last stop on the mainland before the bridge. A warm and sunny day. Hereā€™s hoping the summer has more of this to come (the nice weather and interesting trips around the region, I mean, not the mediocre photos. Though thereā€™ll be plenty of them Iā€™m sure).

simonvarwell,
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@ColinW well, indeed. Not quite its best side.

fanjo, to random Esperanto
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Se estas tiom da programistoj en Esperantujo, kial la oficialaj Esperantaj retejoj aspektas kvazaÅ­ el la 1990-aj jaroj? (Mi estas programisto, sed mi ne kreas retejojn. Ne rigardu min.) šŸ˜‚

simonvarwell,
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@fanjo retdezajnado en Esperantujo estas preskaŭ ĉiam antikvaĉa. Mi tute ne scias kial. Frustras. Eble Zamenhof postulis ĝin en lia unua perdita retejo.

simonvarwell,
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@fanjo @AltlandaJuristo jes ja. Mi estis uzonta Javaskripton, sed kiam mi alvenis malsupre ĉe la kripto, Javas malpermesis.

bertilow, to random Esperanto
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La Tekstaro de Esperanto ĵus kreskis per aldono de tekstoj el Revuo Esperanto de la jaroj 2013-2017: https://tekstaro.com/novajhoj.html#n20240516

simonvarwell,
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@bertilow gratulon, ke la teko staris dum tiom multe de jaroj!

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Good news that ScotGov is to declare a housing crisis. Communities are being squeezed by second homes, short term lets and unequal land ownership.

However it is bizarre that reserve powers will be blamed. So many competences in this area are devolved, eg equipping councils to ensure planning oversight of property usage, introducing a land value tax and so forth.

Such a paucity of imagination and ambition.

https://news.stv.tv/politics/scottish-government-to-declare-national-housing-emergency

simonvarwell,
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@RuthSalter which Toriesā€¦?

nando, to random Esperanto
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Mi proponas stultan ludon, kiu certe jam estis kreita kaj ludita multajn fojojn antaÅ­ mi:

Vi devas krei stultlongan vorton en Esperanto ā€“ per stulta nombro da afiksoj. Kaj vi devas traduki aÅ­ klarigi ĝin. Mi komencas:

  1. a set of people who are prone to become extremely loving of classical music:

klasikmuzikamegemantiĝularo

klasik'muzik'am'eg'em'ant'iĝ'ul'ar'o

Mi pensis pri aldoni "eks" al la komenco, sed mi estas racia homo.

simonvarwell,
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@nando do ni estus stultlongvortludpartoprenanto?

simonvarwell,
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@nando Hmm kia bedaÅ­ro ke mankas al ni aliaj ludantoj, kaj ni suferas pro profundsamstultlongvortludpartoprenantemarmankado.

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