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Thank you for dropping-by, I hope you enjoy your visit. The main content is to be found in the blog, where I discuss everything and anything, but, topics including: photography, nature, technology, food, movies, music, politics, and life in the Highlands of Scotland, make regular appearances.
I commonly write reviews of movies (or films, if you prefer). Some movie reviews are short, others will be discussed in more detail. The scope covered will be mainly mainstream English language movies from the 1930s until the present day.
About me
My name is Iain MacDonald and I live in the Highlands of Scotland (although I have lived elsewhere in the past). I use Fitheach as my online pseudonym, on this website, on Mastodon, and on Matrix. I am a big fan of Free & Open Source Software, which I use both professionally and at home.
Computing and technology tend to infuse themselves into my other interests, as once you learn some skills in one area it is convenient to use them to solve problems in other spheres.
When not tinkering with computers, I am likely to be found repairing things because living in the countryside you learn to be resourceful.
Of course, man doesn't live by SSH tunnels and kerosene vapour burners alone, so, food, as a subject, makes regular appearances, too.
My latest Life articles
My most recent ramblings can be found in the Life section.
My latest Mastodon posts
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Fitheach
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:32:28 +0000
The next time someone in authority is critical of your abilities, remember this:
"... (Elvis) Presley received a grade of C in music in eighth grade. When his music teacher said he had no aptitude for singing..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:02:03 +0000
I've just heard Sam Ryder, with the BBC Concert Orchestra, perform "Bohemian Rhapsody". It is a great cover version, and the orchestra gives the song an amazing feel.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" celebrates its 50th anniversary to-morrow.
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:11:58 +0000
Oh, for goodness sake! We seem to be back to the bad old days™
Yesterday, I started experiencing playback problems on Amazon Prime Video. In fact, video wouldn't play at all. Updating the ESR version of Firefox didn't make a difference.
On a whim (and remembering the bad old days) I changed the user agent string to the current latest:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:144.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/144.0
Magically, playback resumed. 🙄
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:49:28 +0000
So true... 😁
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:35:20 +0000
I'm posting this from my tablet, and using my 'phone as a hotspot. :-)
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:30:45 +0000
Currently, sitting in a Halford's auto centre, waiting for some tyres to be fitted.
I enquired if they had free WiFi for customer use. I was *surprised* to be told they didn't have any. Halford's do provide free hot drinks (I won't call it coffee), a seating area, and a toilet. Free WiFi would be a convenience when service times can be measured in hours (particularly when it is phishing down outside).