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Cycling mamil in the Glasgow area. Interested in making, 3d printing, mechatronics, code, data and tech in general.

Tollcross Winter Gardens in the east end of Glasgow. It was built in the 1850s, but fell into disrepair after being damaged in a storm 2011. However, it's recently been restored to its former glory and now looks amazing.

#glasgow #tollcross #wintergardens #tollcrosspark #tollcrosswintergardens #glasshouse

Hat tip to all Glasgow cyclists I've come across either online, or chatting at the lights. A job change means my cycle commute days there have now ended. May you always have a tailwind.
Brexit is going so badly that Brexiters left forced to celebrate zero economic growth as ‘a success’ https://newsthump.com/2023/02/10/brexit-is-going-so-badly-that-brexiters-left-forced-to-celebrate-zero-economic-growth-as-a-success/
Brexit is going so badly that Brexiters left forced to celebrate zero economic growth as ‘a success’

After the economy flatlined in the final quarter of 2022, and still remains smaller pre-pandemic levels, Brexiters are hailing the avoidance of a technical recession as proof positive that the myth…

NewsThump
A Truss comeback? Really? I just can’t understand the brass neck of these people. #UKPolitics
Oldest preserved vertebrate brain found in 319-million-year-old fish fossil

The oldest preserved vertebrate brain has been found in a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish skull that was removed from an English coal mine over a century ago.

CTVNews
Meanwhile at #cop27
US school runs lights 24/7/365: The smart lights have been broken since 2021

“We’ve been doing everything we can to fix this,” says school official.

Ars Technica
This is the AI skill I want to dig into
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RT @1littlecoder
Someone managed to use #stablediffusion InPainting in Auto1111 to restore old torn photos - https://www.reddit.com/user/Seoinetru/comments/10sh25i/tried_to_restore_the_image_img2img/
https://twitter.com/1littlecoder/status/1621515212678643712
Tried to restore the image img2img

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reddit

Any bets on whether I could walk in these? Surely the fins would lock my feet together.

https://sneakernews.com/2023/01/20/botter-reebok-3d-printed-shoes/

#3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

BOTTER x Reebok 3D Printed Shoe Release Date | SneakerNews.com

The worlds of high fashion and sportswear have come together over the past two decades to deliver some of the most experimental footwear propositions of the last century. As logistical issues have plagued the industry since early 2020, many independent and corporate players in the space have taken to 3D-printed solutions to create futuristic product […]

Sneaker News

a couple of things I made last year, someone's kid loved the Kelpies statues in falkirk, and asked if I could print him little versions. so I sourced an STL for him, printed them and painted them up. made a foiled frame for him to put into a led lit box along with a large lithophne to go with it.
I added a little mini lithophen and light and packaged it all in a nice celtic themed box.

#3dprinting #maker #celtic #kelpie #scottish #falkirk #lithophane