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I was inspired by one of your posts on this late last year and set myself a target of 15,000 steps a day for 2025. So far this year I’m at >22,000. I agree it’s great for mental and physical wellbeing!

Includes the classic ChatGPT double hyphen in the text too…

Fair to say the comments on this don’t agree with the author… Augar is positive about the Skills White Paper for English FE/HE, whilst ignoring the gross underfunding over >a decade is now baked in.

The Torre del Oro is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river.

It’s nice here. #seville #WinterShorteningStrategy

Quite. Undoing centuries of progress since the Enlightenment in the name of celebrating stupidity. Everything is enshittifying.

This morning’s glamorous walking partner

Isabel Oakeshott. Dubai Haw Haw

Positively calming.

Don’t underestimate the power of conspiracy. TikTok is taking over as a (scary) place for political discussion. This stuff, and much worse, is rife.

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Vulgar language wouldn’t happen on Duddingston Golf Course where I live. Quite right too.

University boss calls for major review of Scottish higher education Sir Anton Muscatelli calls for a review of the future funding and shape of higher education.

No chance of action ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections next May, so this is in the long grass.

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(Yet another) stunning day. Grabbing every possible photon on my retinas before the inevitable winter..

That’s true. But viral TikTok crispiest chips ever

Gasp

I can see an opportunity to test the ‘viral TikTok’ BEST AIRFRYER FRIES EVER

…and Attila

Two headlines on the same day

A fisherman in a rowing boat trying to catch trout in the Pentland hills near Edinburgh. The water is perfectly smooth, like a mirror

Picture from near the top of Scald Law in the Pentland hills. The surrounding landscape is rush with autumnal greens and browns

A fisherman in a rowing boat trying to catch trout in the Pentland hills near Edinburgh. The water is perfectly smooth, like a mirror

View from the top of Scald Law hill in the Pentlands. Edinburgh is just visible in the distance

Beautiful day in the Pentland hills, can definitely feel Autumn now

View over Duddingston Loch from Dr Neils’ Garden in Edinburgh

Dr Neils’ Garden at the foot of Arthur’s Seat is a hidden gem. It was the private garden or two local doctors who spent their lives terracing a slope and planting it. It’s now maintained by volunteers and is incredibly peaceful and beautiful

The view from near the top of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. It’s a stunning day with completely clear blue skies

Quick sprint up Arthur’s Seat first thing. What a day

I suspect the specialisation argument in government and funder policy isn’t going to go away. It unfortunately overlooks the growing commuter student population

Where the wild things are!

Had these in China, real nose burners. But fried egg flavour Spanish crisps are 🤌

Looks like a great recipe.😅

Picture of Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh, framed by trees and with Duddingston golf course in the foreground. It’s a beautiful sunny day

One of Edinburgh’s lesser known castles on my walk this morning. (Although it does feature in Highlander, apparently). #craigmillar

UK HE governance is a brewing problem imo.

I thought this was fake. I actually went to the DM website to check, and incredibly, it’s real. Even most DM commenters think it weird, and that’s the highest possible bar

Given that Advance HE provide most of the HE sector governance training and oversight, isn’t this rather marking their own homework?

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