Tag: scotland
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Actually, Yes! (that IS what my birth certificate says)
There's a certain kind of person who, upon hearing my unusual name, immediately asks whether that's what's on my birth certificate (with an underlying implication that it's not my 'real' name, whatever that means, if it isn't). Well: as of this week, thanks to a quirk in Scottish law, the name I've used every day for almost two decades DOES appear my birth certificate. Fuck the haters.
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This form dynamically changes the labels for the Surname and Forename field based on the value of the Gender field. Wut?
Because a Male Surname is totally distinct and nothing like a Female Surname, I guess?!?
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A form asking for Surname, Forename and Gender (with options Male, Female, and Both) changes its labels to e.g. Male Surname/Male Forename or Female Surname/Female Forename when the Gender option is changed.
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Are you closer to Ireland or Scotland?
A throwaway comment in a WhatsApp group lead me to a deep dive into geodata encoding and drawing a big old line all the way across England (and a little way across Wales!). It's nerdsnipe time!
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Special Roads
Today I learned why some British roads have seemingly-unnecessary speed limit signs, e.g. "70" signs on something that appears to be a motorway.
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[Bloganuary] Road Trip!
When I was younger, stupider, and poorer, I'd go to amazing lengths to get to and from places without having to wrangle accommodation at the other end, leading to frankly ludicrous road trips. Here's an example.
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Scottish-Mexican Fusion Cookery
Haggis tacos? Tattie scone quesadillas? Bean chilli stovies? I'm convinced there's mileage in Scottish-Mexican fusion cuisine, and I want to persuade you too.
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That Moment When You Forget Somebody's Dead
For the first time in years, perhaps, I had that "moment of forgotting my dad was dead" thing.
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Motorbiking to Scotland
My friend Bev wrote about their motorcycling adventure up and down the UK; it's pretty awesome.
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Anniversary Break
Dan and Ruth celebrate their 12th anniversary by cycling across Scotland.
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Ending on a High
Dan marks the New Year by climbing Ben Nevis.
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Summit of Ben Nevis with Robin (on almost the shortest day of the year) to finish off his 52 Reflect project. -
Tory MP 'told schoolgirl to "f*** off back to Scotland" when she said she'd vote for independence' | The Independent
A Tory MP told a girl to "f*** off back to Scotland" when she said she'd vote for independence if a second referendum was triggered.
James Heappey's outburst came as he addressed sixth-formers at the £12,000-a-year Millfield School in Somerset...
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Surprises, e.g. a Brother-in-Law
While on the way to a stag night in Edinburgh, Dan stops to perform magic in Preston and is surprised to discover that his sister has secretly gotten married.
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Edinburgh Free Fringe 2012 Venue Map
To help him get around the Free Fringe in Edinburgh this year, Dan's made a map of all of the Free Fringe venues, with links to all of their events. And you can see it too.
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Touring Scotland
The week before last, Dan spent driving around Scotland: climbing, walking, drinking and laughing.