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Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

[In the distance, a tinfoil hat crinkles.]

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

'And how many painkillers are you taking?'

'Do you need an exact number?'

'No, just a naproximation.'

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

I think of your posts as like lighting a barbecue. When the initial spark catches, it sets off a chain reaction from which wonderful things ultimately emerge.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

I hear Doccy rizzed up Baby Pastry.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

'But Doctor, I AM the great Mr Pastry.'

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Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

'Doctor Pastry, I presume?'

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

This train will be calling at:

A sign for Edinburgh Waverley station badly edited to read 'Edinburgh Wavey'.

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Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

And its title should be Namaste History.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 1d

Geography doesn't repeat, nor does it rhyme.

Last week's entry was all about postcards. In writing about these, however, it was necessary to touch upon its replacement technology: SMS. I realised I had more to write on the matter. so today's entry effectively serves as a part 2. When the first SMS-capable handsets became available, they wouldn't contain a full keyboard. Instead, each letter was mapped to the number pad in the following semi-standardised formation:

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 2d

New blog post: Gttng Strtd Wth SMS.

Gttng Strtd Wth SMS

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Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 2d

Not unhinged, but perhaps unbracketed.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 2d

A screenshot badly edited to read 'Bracket – The dating app designed to be reinstalled'.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 2d

Beowulf Hall.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 2d

So does the Vengabus.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 2d

Andy McAhab.

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Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 3d

Wooh! Well done on your publication. This briefly reminded me of when I operated a mailing list for a poetry event.

One address would send back a pompous auto-reply every single time saying they wouldn't be sending emails just to say thank-you, and that this was for environmental reasons.

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Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 3d

It's fine, the two sentences meat nicely in the middle.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 3d

BONUS PICTURE: I was so riveted that I barely remembered to take any pictures. The train takes its name from former politician and current railway enthusiast Michael Portillo.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 3d

POSITIVE: In ten years' time, I reckon the train operators will have a lot of new staff who joined up because they saw this exhibition.

It was still interesting to me, and I already know a chunk of the history, so imagine how excited a school-age child must feel.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 3d

NEGATIVE: Any railway of the future needs to be built with accessibility in mind. The wheelchair user ahead of me couldn't fit through one of the internal doors.

There must be design solutions we can employ to counteract the inherent constraints of carriage dimensions.

Gavinski Camerova @middaydolomite.bsky.social · 3d

Hello, fellow railway infrastructure enthusiasts. I had the opportunity to see the #Railway200 train in Glasgow this weekend. I have two main thoughts, so let's start with the negative one first.