Stewart Davidson
@stewartdavidson.bsky.social
Apparent owner of a babbling left hemisphere. A PhD who used to be an academic but left in an attempt to get a life. Franco-Scottish dual national, allotment gardener, Buddhist, music geek and sci-fi/dystopian fiction buff.
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Way back in the mists of time – or June 2017 to be precise – @drniklaw.bsky.social and I embarked on an endurance challenge for the ages, which was to listen to, and provide a pithy review of, every album on the Guardian’s list of 1,000 Albums To Hear Before You Die.
Smart glasses would have such an insidious, corrosive impact on interpersonal communication. We shouldn't allow the erection of what would become an immediate invisible barrier to trust. Imagine it: everyone guarded, hyper vigilant and on edge. And for what?
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Smart glasses would have such an insidious, corrosive impact on interpersonal communication. We shouldn't allow the erection of what would become an immediate invisible barrier to trust. Imagine it: everyone guarded, hyper vigilant and on edge. And for what?
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Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The French language regularly elicits the categorical question: when do exceptions become so numerous that a rule is no longer a rule?
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The French language regularly elicits the categorical question: when do exceptions become so numerous that a rule is no longer a rule?
More of this please, Coop.
the coop this evening with possibly the most baffling musical choice i have ever experienced in a supermarket
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
More of this please, Coop.
Another of Glasgow's lost soles.
November 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Another of Glasgow's lost soles.
I got my haircut yesterday and for the first time the barber gently suggested that I may wish to have my eyebrows trimmed, so I've reached *that* stage in the journey of life. I gather it'll be my nose and ears next.
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I got my haircut yesterday and for the first time the barber gently suggested that I may wish to have my eyebrows trimmed, so I've reached *that* stage in the journey of life. I gather it'll be my nose and ears next.
I've heard good things about this. Let's see!
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've heard good things about this. Let's see!
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🔴 URGENT - Affaire Bygmalion : Nicolas Sarkozy définitivement condamné à un an de prison dont six mois ferme
Nicolas Sarkozy bientôt condamné définitivement dans l'affaire Bygmalion ?
La Cour de cassation rend mercredi sa décision sur le pourvoi de Nicolas Sarkozy dans l'affaire Bygmalion. Un rejet, comme préconisé le 8 octobre par l'avocate générale, entérinerait une deuxième condamnation…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🔴 URGENT - Affaire Bygmalion : Nicolas Sarkozy définitivement condamné à un an de prison dont six mois ferme
Well, this is an absolute gem, lads. A fusion of Americana and jazz (I know, who'd have thought that would work!). A Trick of the Light by Eli Winter. A strong contender for my AOTY. #nowplaying
A Trick of the Light, by Eli Winter
6 track album
eliwinter.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Well, this is an absolute gem, lads. A fusion of Americana and jazz (I know, who'd have thought that would work!). A Trick of the Light by Eli Winter. A strong contender for my AOTY. #nowplaying
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A calm Loch Lomond as the sun starts to dip behind the Luss hills. #Scotland #LochLomond
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A calm Loch Lomond as the sun starts to dip behind the Luss hills. #Scotland #LochLomond
I'm not a judgmental person, but if you don't have both The Rise of Skywalker and The Last Jedi in the bottom two rungs of your Star Wars rankings...
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'm not a judgmental person, but if you don't have both The Rise of Skywalker and The Last Jedi in the bottom two rungs of your Star Wars rankings...
A calm Loch Lomond as the sun starts to dip behind the Luss hills. #Scotland #LochLomond
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A calm Loch Lomond as the sun starts to dip behind the Luss hills. #Scotland #LochLomond
Incredible. The standard of the younger generations of chess player is terrifying.
Bodhana Sivanandan: Ten-year-old chess prodigy dazzles at women’s event
Bodhana Sivanandan wins the UK Women’s Blitz Championship, putting her in the top 50 women in the world in the category.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Incredible. The standard of the younger generations of chess player is terrifying.
There's wisdom to be found in the observation that we don't call a plank of wood a table without legs.
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
There's wisdom to be found in the observation that we don't call a plank of wood a table without legs.
Emma Pollock, still making gorgeous music almost 30 years after the first time I saw her play live with the Delgados. Her new album, Begging the Night to Take Hold – which includes this track – is very much deserving of your attention. #music #nowplaying #glasgow
Emma Pollock - March Town (live)
YouTube video by Hapless Museum Worker Gigs
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November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Emma Pollock, still making gorgeous music almost 30 years after the first time I saw her play live with the Delgados. Her new album, Begging the Night to Take Hold – which includes this track – is very much deserving of your attention. #music #nowplaying #glasgow
Just listen to the interplay between bass and lead guitar. #nowplaying #RIP
The Stone Roses - Waterfall (Official Video)
YouTube video by StoneRosesVEVO
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just listen to the interplay between bass and lead guitar. #nowplaying #RIP
Aww man. That's awful. I adored the Roses back in the day and Mani's bass lines were absolutely central to their sound. RIP.
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses bassist dies aged 63
Gary Mounfield's playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' sound, and he was in Primal Scream for 15 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Aww man. That's awful. I adored the Roses back in the day and Mani's bass lines were absolutely central to their sound. RIP.
I still feel slightly torn, strategically speaking, over having ditched X. I do wonder if departing the battleground of ideas and leaving X to de-evolve into echo chamber for toxic right-wing batshittery is the right move. Having said that, I don't want to generate clicks for its horrific owner.
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I still feel slightly torn, strategically speaking, over having ditched X. I do wonder if departing the battleground of ideas and leaving X to de-evolve into echo chamber for toxic right-wing batshittery is the right move. Having said that, I don't want to generate clicks for its horrific owner.
Replace 'inching towards' with 'pursuing vigorously'. It's instructive, particularly for those in the UK, to also stress the role of Macron's centrists in legitimising the RN. He also fractured the 5th Republic's party structure with his strategically boneheaded dissolution of the assembly in 2024.
French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country | Paul Taylor
In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Replace 'inching towards' with 'pursuing vigorously'. It's instructive, particularly for those in the UK, to also stress the role of Macron's centrists in legitimising the RN. He also fractured the 5th Republic's party structure with his strategically boneheaded dissolution of the assembly in 2024.
Apparently many of the sites that detect whether other sites are down are themselves down. I'm reminded of the Red Dwarf episode in which Starbug's damage report machine gets damaged. #reddwarf #cloudflare
a group of men are sitting in a dark room .
ALT: a group of men are sitting in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Apparently many of the sites that detect whether other sites are down are themselves down. I'm reminded of the Red Dwarf episode in which Starbug's damage report machine gets damaged. #reddwarf #cloudflare
Tech-bro elite: 'Lads, we've developed a bunch of stochastic parrots that are about as reliable as an office printer that's had coffee poured into it.'
Economic and political elites: 'I've little clue what an LLM is, so I say we should bet the house on it!' #ai
Economic and political elites: 'I've little clue what an LLM is, so I say we should bet the house on it!' #ai
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Tech-bro elite: 'Lads, we've developed a bunch of stochastic parrots that are about as reliable as an office printer that's had coffee poured into it.'
Economic and political elites: 'I've little clue what an LLM is, so I say we should bet the house on it!' #ai
Economic and political elites: 'I've little clue what an LLM is, so I say we should bet the house on it!' #ai
The Guardian is reporting that 'More than $1tn has been wiped from the cryptocurrency market in the past six weeks.' Clearly no-one read my blog post on why investing in thin air isn't the best idea.
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The Guardian is reporting that 'More than $1tn has been wiped from the cryptocurrency market in the past six weeks.' Clearly no-one read my blog post on why investing in thin air isn't the best idea.
I can't recall a more predictable trigger of global economic crisis. You heard it here 132,000th. #ai www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
Stock market sell-off continues, as Google boss warns ‘no company immune’ if AI bubble bursts – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares fall across Asia and bitcoin hits a seven-month low
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I can't recall a more predictable trigger of global economic crisis. You heard it here 132,000th. #ai www.theguardian.com/business/liv...