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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
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:20:32 +0000
"...Amazon unveiled a new AI-powered device called the Bee Frontier. It is a wearable that can be worn like a bracelet or clipped to clothing and will “listen to your whole day” in order to serve as a hands-free, AI personal assistant."
It won't be bloody listening to my whole day, that's for sure. AI is all about Big Tech further eroding our privacy to make more billions of dollars. Stop giving away your privacy for a tiny bit of convenience.
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/smartphones-internet-era-ambient-computing-b3067840.html
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:28:38 +0000
Heads up!
WHOIS is being retired. It will be replaced by Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP). See the links below for more information.
It will be strange not using the whois command-line tool to query domain info. I've used whois since forever. However, there is an rdap command-line tool for querying the new protocol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registration_Data_Access_Protocol
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:57:26 +0000
A nice (lucky) touch was the morning dew dripping off the overhanging tree branches, creating small ripples in the otherwise still water.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:46:00 +0000
Photos were taken yesterday. Similar weather to-day. We have had some rainy days during October, but, that is to be expected in the Highlands. All in, I'd say the #weather this October has been really good. Probably more sunny days in October than we had in July, August or September. No, really.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:38:41 +0000
Reflections on one of our favourite dog walks.
#Highlands #Scotland #photo #photography #landscape #DogWalk
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:41:35 +0000
VW-based campers aren't at all unusual. However, this one is a bit different. It has the motorhome conversion more commonly found on pick-up trucks. Indeed, VW did make a Transporter pick-up model of the T25. I suspect that was the donor vehicle. Transporter pick-ups of this vintage are quite rare.
Even without seeing the registration plate, I knew this was a German vehicle. A pair of outdoor shoes on the steps, outside the main door, is just sooo German. 😃