Danieldwilliam

So many fireworks at Murrayfield it's like Niddrie.

The SQA hosted an online session for Nat5 History the other day. When someone asked what was going on with Higher, the chat was turned off. For context, it is November and we still don't know if 2024 Higher History grades are final!

Trump's AI crowd was bigger.

Turning to potential negotiations, I must clarify: Ukraine’s territories are not negotiable. Our constitution doesn’t allow us to abandon our rightful lands, regardless of Russia’s claims or constitutional manipulations.

First Minister @JohnSwinney has issued a statement on the death of former First Minister Alex Salmond. Read it in full here: ow.ly/YkA050TKekN

GET IN. FIVE POINTS AT HOME. 🙌 🤝 @_ScottishBS

Shocked to hear of Alex Salmond's sudden death. Even after office, he was a larger than life figure. My sincere sympathies go to Moira and the wider family. We disagreed on almost everything, but I always respected his intellect and political nous.

Meeting Alex Salmond in Aberdeen 2014when he asked me to be part of a transition team to independence. That it didn’t happen in his lifetime was not for the lack of his trying and while the later years of his life were marred by scandal and division he was a historic figure RIP

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Alex Salmond, former leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland, has died. His leadership brought the SNP into the mainstream and the Scottish Government. He was a titan of the independence movement. Our thoughts are with Moira and his family.

For more than 30 years, Alex Salmond was a monumental figure of Scottish and UK politics. He leaves behind a lasting legacy. My thoughts are with those who knew him, his family, and his loved ones. On behalf of the UK government I offer them our condolences today.

Sleeping Lady (3600-2400 BC) : This 'Sleeping Lady' clay figure was found in one of the pits of the Hypogeum in Ħal Saflieni in Malta. It has traces of red ochre paint and is thought to represent a "mother goddess". The figurine depicts a woman, perhaps a priestess, wearing a pleated skirt and being naked above the waist, lying sleeping on her side on a couch. The figurine of the Sleeping Lady is one of the major highlights that can be found at The National Museum of Archaeology, Malta. #archaeohistories

@edinhelp I think someone has moved one of the communal bins on to Bruntsfield Links. Bottom of Leamington Way by Marchmont Rd.

I need a Democrat in Congress to propose the ‘Save Donald Trump’s life gun reform bill’ so the Republicans either have to pass it or go on record that they don’t care about protecting Donald Trump.

@dhothersall I could believe that. In which case, Hanks, Norton* and Grant. *Norton mostly because he does a very good impression of a photograph of John Cussack.

@dhothersall For my money, Hanks, Cusack and probably Grant.

@dhothersall Why do you suppose it's been cropped?

@StartPlayer @TabletopScot I think I took that photo. Enjoyed the game very much and your thoughts on game design.

Just finished Playtest Slot for The Beeching Axe at @TabletopScot. This went well had two games and none were abandoned. It good practise to always remind players they can quit. Interesting conv with a designer that playing and playtesting are not the same thing. #boardgames

Not long till @TabletopScot this weekend. Shameless self promotion I will have The Beeching Axe with me in The #playtesting Area on Saturday 10am-1pm. I will also be doing the Game Jam most of weekend so always after people to test whatever #boardgames are created….

The thing that bothers me most about the moving of Margaret Thatcher's portrait is that atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are at their highest level in 3m years, temperature records keep being toppled, and our food systems and infrastructure are not prepared for what comes next.