Jim Darroch

Reminder: Good Beer Guide Hitlist Meeting (Members Only) on Saturday 22 November at The Grey Horse Inn, Balerno. 1:30pm for a 2pm meeting start.
This is where the branch gets together to review the hitlist of outlets with the task of compiling final lists for Borders, Edinburgh & Lothians.

“The Most Intelligent Photo Ever Taken”: The 1927 Solvay Council Conference, Featuring Einstein, Bohr, Curie, Heisenberg, Schrödinger & More A curious thing happened at the end of the 19th century and the dawning of the 20th.

“The Most Intelligent Photo Ever Taken”: The 1927 Solvay Council Conference, Featuring Einstein, Bohr, Curie, Heisenberg, Schrödinger & More

Snap.

We just left Trieste but failed to spot you. Did find a nice brewpub though.

Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to... Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research

‘… social historian David Kynaston, told The Observer he suspects “a serious scandal is unfolding”

John Wyver, Ian Greaves, Erica Wagner and others on the growing battle to prevent damaging changes to the BBC’s priceless behind-the-scenes archives:

I don't think they've done "any" as I've been around most of those streets recently and haven't noticed anything different. They did ask for suggestions a while ago and I did not get a reply.

No you haven't. Inverleith Row still has 3 foot high weeds and hasn't been touched!

@simoncalder.bsky.social The UK ban on importing cheese and meat products is nonsense. Just arrived at Edinburgh Airport and there is absolutely no signage. The list of prohibited items does not mention it. So annoyed as we could have brought stuff in. Maybe it has been dropped.

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

Alex Garland's always worth seeing.

Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol - BBC News To save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport.

Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents of Mariupol.

BBC Verify has analysed dozens of official documents published since July 2024 that show at least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

@simoncalder.bsky.social I'm very surprised that the publicity around the dairy/meat import ban is so poor. I asked in a cheese shop yesterday and they did not know about it. Seems it doesn't apply to retailers for some reason anyway. Easter problems?

Norwegian police explain wrongly deporting a British tourist – but don’t apologise Exclusive: ‘Sorry’ seems to be the hardest word, after British visitor was held in custody for three hours and marched by officers on to a flight sending her back to Edinburgh

Sorry seems to be the hardest word for Norwegian border police.
They got the passport rules wrong for a British visitor with a valid document.
Then they detained, frisked, fingerprinted and deported her back to the UK.
They now say: "A procedural error was made"
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Not quite, maybe Orkney/Shetland don't count.

I happen to be in a pub so can't easily avoid it. 😂

More interesting news than #BBCNews banging on about Trump the entire day!

A leading Israeli news site quotes Netanyahu telling his top general, 2 days after Oct 7, to ‘take down houses, bomb with everything you have.’

An admission of war crimes from the horse’s mouth. Let’s see how the hasbarists try spin this.
www.ynet.co.il/yedioth/arti...

Cinematography Phil AndrewsEdited by Hugh Cornwell and Ben Thomas at The Other CompanyDirected by Hugh Cornwell Hugh Cornwell: Guitar/Backing VocalsPat Hughe... Hugh Cornwell | Mothra

Have you got your tickets for Hugh's UK "Come And Get Some Tour" yet? To give you a taste of what to expect in November, watch a new video of Hugh and the band performing Nosferatu's 'Mothra'.

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I get your point, Eurostar is expensive, but many's the time I regret living in Edinburgh where we can't just pop over to Brussels for a day when the sale fares appear.

Pointless, it's not competition we need, it's new routes.

@seatsixtyone.bsky.social Have you heard if the subsequent departures of the @europeansleeper.eu Venice train were any more successful than the inaugural? Can't find any info about it and you're the man who would know.

People shocked by this statement are likening it to one made by fascist dictators. It's worse: this is the self-justfication used by terrorists everywhere

Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for its model in latest move to roll back diversity efforts

Insane how quickly the racist regression is happening in this country. Decades of progress being undone in weeks, without even any laws having to be passed. Just sheer intimidation from Trump and the right, and sheer cowardice from the corporations.

That's great, but the reporting system for stupidly parked vehicles is useless. I've used it a few times to report vehicles parked on pavements or on zigzags. Only seems to operate in daytime, so if it's an overnight idiot they get away with it.

Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at AfD event in eastern Germany Tycoon tells 4,500 people at campaign event in Halle to be proud of German culture in speech via video link

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Musk tells an audience of far-right Germans their country suffers from "too much focus on past guilt, and we need to move beyond that.” Will the ADL feel bold enough to criticise him this time? #NeverAgain www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Guess who wants this photo banned from the internet? Please like and repost! 😉😘

Well, I'm 70 and never watched any of that series, so no idea what that quote was about. Maybe I should now but not streaming as most of the episodes are cut in some way.

Have they worked out how to clean the glass in the roof yet?