Lìusaidh

(Its just lucie in gàidhlig) MLitt Heritage student, psychology graduate, Scottish history nerd

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[cryptonature]

From Leslie J Anderson on Threads.

[multi-fandom-lunatic]

chat reminder to just write whatever the fuck you want. write that overused trope. write that obscure shit that no one will have heard of. just. do it. your writing is yours stop depriving it of that.

[sadboybrigade]

honestly in the era of AI slop it is more important than ever for you to write or draw that incredibly niche/strange/unpalatable thing you want to make. the world needs the unique weirdness of people more than ever

[of-0uran1a]

oh my diary WILL be hearing about this

[hipstersh-t]

1900s (poss 1920s) photos of paisley abbey

(excuse my thumb, these are quick inverted photos of the original glass plates)

[hipstersh-t]

early 1900s photos of the Andrew Getty and Sons preserves company based at St James’ Preserve works in Paisley, Scotland

(excuse my thumb i haven’t had the time to get these original glass slides printed yet, this is the first time they’ve been looked at in probably 80+ years) (i’m thinking of donating them to paisley museum once it reopens)

[vox-anglosphere]

At 220 feet, the view from the Wallace Monument is spectacular.

Betrayed in the end, William Wallace kept England at bay for another two centuries. He remains one of Scotland's most celebrated heroes.

[my-darling-boy]

Sma’ Shots Cottages: Foreman’s house details

Paisley, Scotland

[cryptonature]

My anger is a biting ember in my fist.

Most of the places I could set it down will burn something to the ground,

so I keep holding it,

trying to find a hearth that needs kindled

to heat a home or a cooking pot

or do anything beyond recklessly burning the world to ash.

[an-spideog]

Hey, I saw your post about better resources for learning Gaeilge and I was wondering if you had any for Gàidhlig? I'm painfully aware that Duolingo is shit and I want something better I'm just, other side of the world and don't know where to start

I'm not super qualified in the realm of Scottish Gaelic so I'm just going to talk about the resources I've seen when dipping my toe in.

I would say that Scottish Gaelic actually has a lot better direct alternatives to Duo than Irish does - i.e. stuff that's high quality and accessible, for free online aimed at beginners.

Specifically the stuff on learngaelic.scot and speakgaelic.scot. There's a mix of different resources on there but as someone who already speaks Irish, something I found really useful was An Litir Bheag which is a series of recordings of little stories for learners with a transcription in Gaelic and a translation into English.

I think there's more foundational stuff on there too, SpeakGaelic is like a whole course I think, and on LearnGaelic there's the old course Speaking Our Language which I've heard good things about.

In terms of a textbook, I've used Learn Scottish Gaelic in 12 Weeks, the name is unrealistic lol, but the content is useful.

Oh also Gaelic with Jason on Youtube is good, he makes like comprehensible input style story videos about stuff, and also videos explaining grammar concepts.

If other people know of more resources feel free to add them.

[mouth-almighty]

We're very excited that our first even free course in #ScottishGaelic is now live on OpenLearn! 👏

The popular 'Introduction to making #political and #social change' is now available as 'Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta' for Scottish Gaelic speakers.

If that's you, enrol below 👇

https://ow.ly/MsKu50RnPTR

The Open University, FASS The Open University in Scotland

[cha-mij-deactivated20250311]

Me: "I watch Outlander for the Jacobite history the Gàidhlig, and Scottish folklore"

People: "yeah right"

Mum and I: *watches Outlander for the third or fourth time, knowing full well we'll stop watching it after Culloden*

[hipstersh-t]

Yup.

[saintcorduroy]

‘is fheàrr gàidhlig bhriste na gàidhlig anns a’ chiste!’

[better broken gaelic than dead gaelic]

[cryptonature]

One of my poems is on a @patagonia shirt!

Very cool!

The poem is “Naming the River” from my Haunted Forest Trilogy. (Originally published in my collection Field Guide to the Haunted Forest.)

[theworldthroughmachara]

sorry y'all im just in a mood and i miss scotland

[pureuncloudedbrow-deactivated20]

Posting because I can't find a post about this on tumblr. According to several major UK news outlets, a test alarm and notification is likely to sound on people's phones and tablets within the next few weeks. It's a planned thing, reportedly since 2022, but it's being done for the first time soon. The system will alert people of threats and potential dangers, there's one in the US as well as in other countries like Canada.

Info from UK government here with video.

Your mobile phone or tablet may:

make a loud siren-like sound, even if it’s set on silent

vibrate

read out the alert

The sound and vibration will last for about 10 seconds.

However what is not being taken into account in reports on this, is that whilst yes, the system is useful for knowing if there is a disaster in your area, the alarm is also BLARING and does this until a user grabs their phone or tablet to tap the notification away.

This could be a massive audio trigger to people (like myself) who have hyperacusis or PTSD, or are autistic, or just hate loud sounds and find them stressful.

With that in mind, here are a few guides to opt out of these wireless emergency alerts/emergency alerts:

On Samsung tablets, search "wireless emergency alerts"

There does not appear to be an option with ipads. Several forum posts online seem to indicate ipads don't do this at the moment. Please correct me if I'm wrong and I'll post the relevant info

Apple and Android

Windows phones

Windows 10 pc (for weather only, doesn't appear to have other alerts)

[littlealienproducts]

Twa Corbies Linocut with Letterpress print by  RightVillainousCo