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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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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

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rosemarymosco, to random
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This older comic is going around. Animals with misleading names! A gentle attempt to poke fun at English common names.

simonvarwell,
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@rosemarymosco 😆 And the mayfly definitely does fly. No doubt about it.

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Why are they called vineyards and not the grape outdoors?

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Heading south this week. Lovely views en route, firstly at Tomatin and secondly Loch Inch south of Aviemore.

A loch amid green countrywide and under a grey sky.

timrichards, to random
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Christ that was ANNOYING. Was switching hotels with my backpack on my back, and as the second hotel was just next to a Metro station I decided to take public transport.

The Metro station is attached to a main railway station, so there are loads of exits which are very confusing – so naturally I managed to step outside at exactly the wrong point, and have to go all the way around a freeway overpass via a stinky bus station to get to my hotel.

I was NOT HAPPY. Congrats to the Mercure staff for dealing with my mood when I arrived.

simonvarwell,
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@timrichards argh! How frustrating. Never good when signage isn’t what it should be.

simon_brooke, to random
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"In essence, Dommett accuses the SNP of sabotaging Yes Scotland during the independence campaign. If independence is ever to be won, it needs taken out of the SNP’s hands"

This piece is savage, but it's also true; and the SNP would do well to take note and ponder.

#ScotPol #ScottishIndependence

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23520654.ex-yes-scotland-director-snp-trashed-us---lost-2014/

simonvarwell,
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@simon_brooke a pretty excoriating interview, even if just one man’s view. The signs were there back then that the SNP couldn’t differentiate cause and party. For me the main example of this was their inability to challenge the likes of Labour about what they’d do with the powers of independence and to entertain the scenario that they (SNP) probably wouldn’t be in charge of an independent Scotland.

Richard_Littler, to random
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I knew Cluster from their 1977 collaboration with Brian Eno, but I didn't know this album. The first track sounds like early Boards of Canada. The changes are uncanny. And yet this is 1974! Just take a listen: https://youtu.be/1Pzy7qmonM0
#Electronica #Hauntology #KosmischeMusik #IDM #BoardsofCanada

simonvarwell,
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@Richard_Littler wow, as you say, uncanny! Definite footprint to BoC there. Thanks for the tip, now looking them up.

simonvarwell,
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@cheeseburger @Richard_Littler me too! Incredible to see them still going (at least recently).

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Hot date tonight (with my wife, I should clarify). We got a wee bite to eat from the Redshank fish stall at the Victorian Market (an excellent street food space not long opened), then went to see the wonderful cyclist, presenter and author (and local Sneckie) Jenny Graham present about her record-breaking round the world cycle. She was a fabulously entertaining, funny and inspiring speaker, and her new book about the adventure looks good!

A woman with a microphone speaking next to a screen on which is projected a sketched drawing of her on a bike.

simonvarwell,
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@jbenjamint yeah the market is really becoming a wonderful spot. Salt & Fire is exceptionally good food.

simonvarwell,
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@cmniciosaig it was! The chips were fab too.

Simon_M, to random

I've just started reading The Man Who Loved Only Numbers (a biography of Paul Erdos) by Paul Hoffman. A most joyous start and I think I'm going to it greatly.
Of particular note is the way the chapters are numbered. I mean...

simonvarwell,
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@Simon_M I only know who he is because of this: https://xkcd.com/599/

jon, to random
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Welcome to Day 06

A lot of re-planning, due to a rail replacement bus!

Borders
🚲 Aachen (DE) – Montzen (BE) – active freight line
🚲 Aachen-Vetschau (DE) – Bocholtz (NL) – active line
🚲 Avantis (DE) – Spekholzerheide (NL) – planned line
🚲 Eynatten (BE) – Ronheide (DE) – dismantled tramway
🚲 Kelmis (BE) – Bildchen (DE) – dismantled tramway
🚲 Moresnet (BE) – Preuswald (DE) – dismantled line
🚲 Raeren (BE) – Sief (DE) – dismantled tramway

Video
https://urbanists.video/videos/watch/90c8ef7c-0ed6-4543-a226-7f060633117f

simonvarwell,
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@jon the home of Esperanto!

bagpie, to random
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Can’t lie, now that the cycling season has kicked in properly it’s taking all my willpower not to dip
Into Twitter. The cycling crowd on there are probably what I miss most about the place.

simonvarwell,
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@bagpie hopefully you find some cycling folk on here!

garve, to random

Cycled up Craig Phadraig and discovered something else I didn't know about Inverness. A monument to the battle of Clachnaharry.

simonvarwell,
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@garve I think I knew about this but have never visited it. Must do so!

simonvarwell,
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@garve wow!

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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Nice to be at the coronation celebration at Ballater today. Hopefully I’m dressed appropriately.

simonvarwell,
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@darksnow not so far, but who knows about the dawn raid.

daviddd, to random

trams rights!

simonvarwell,
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@daviddd they have a good track record for this.

kim_harding, to random
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Star Wars Day: Every ‘Star Wars’ movie and show in chronological order https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/star-wars-day-every-star-wars-movie-and-show-in-chronological-order/

simonvarwell,
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@kim_harding interesting and a neat infographic. I’m in the midst of a chronological watch-through of the canon (so excluding some of the legends stuff included in this link), and it is handy to see reference and placing of a few forthcoming things I didn’t know about.

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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It’s been a busy couple of days in Edinburgh, punctuated by dinner with @drnoble at Tuk Tuk. Fabulous Indian street food, and very friendly service. Will be back.

Various dishes on a table, including curries and breads.

AltlandaJuristo, to random Esperanto
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Mia eksa sekretario mortis pro kancero. Estis la nupto de ŝia filino nur antaŭ kelkaj monatoj. Fek!

simonvarwell,
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@AltlandaJuristo kondolencojn alvi.

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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It’s been a busy day of travels, with meetings in Stirling and then Edinburgh where I am for a couple of further days’ work. No time for any interesting photos or exploring, so here’s a snap of the view from the Tomatin viaduct as I headed south on the train this morning.

Katiefeatherstone, to random

A #GoldenEagle, considering whether either I or my peanuts were worth eating.

#IsleOfEigg #SmallIsles #wildlife #InnerHebrides #Scotland

simonvarwell,
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@Katiefeatherstone cracking photo!

simonvarwell, to random Esperanto
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‘Ĝon mem rajtis atesti, kaj enirinte la budon, li tuj ripetis klare la ĝustajn vortojn, “Mi soldatadis dum dek kvin jaroj en la socialista armeo, kiu estas la sola armeo, kiu meritas subtenon. Dio damnu ĉiujn aliajn armeojn,” poste aldonante: “Interpretu tion laŭvole.”’

Lastatempe mi rekomencis legi La Granda Kaldrono de John Francis. Ĝi ne estas facila legaĵo sed iom post iom mi progresas. La juĝfarado de John MacLean enhavas potencajn vortojn, ankoraŭ aktualajn.

#Esperanto

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    simonvarwell,
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    @nerdseyeview props to you for that post.

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