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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
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:05:08 +0000
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@gunchleoc/116240162523965554
Actually, all the quotes remain clickable (Web UI), so, one can drill-down to the original. 😃
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:38:15 +0000
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@Jkp/116240049349601868
You're right. 😃
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:30:03 +0000
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/116237286336865985
Is it a form of recursion if one quote-toots a quote-toot? 😃
Happy Birthday, Mastodon.
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:29:56 +0000
My bank (Bank of Scotland) have just written, offering me the chance to win a weekend at Disneyland Paris, if I use my new VISA card this month.
Frankly, I'd rather have three days of torture at the Tower of London, followed by being hung, drawn and quartered.
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:04:14 +0000
Will 2026 be the Year of Linux on the Desktop?
This year it actually feels like a valid question rather than an ironic statement, particularly as Windows and Microsoft seem to be imploding.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:50:48 +0000
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The one exception to this rosy picture was transferring my SMS store.
I used SSH to login to the #Sailfish device, installed sqlite, and did a dump of the database. I transferred the dump to my PC. I converted the dump from CSV to JSON. Finally, I zipped the file for use by "SMS Import / Export".
I was pleased with myself. Then I realised that the two devices stored the data in different ways. 🙄 For example, the LOS device needs a "thread_id". Bummer!
I might revisit this later.
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