Scot now living in Slovenia. #ScotsAbroad Semi-retired internet consultant, chess player and administrator, landscape photographer, guitarist, Dorothy Dunnett commentator. http://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mtwattppws2mThank you for remembering Dorothy on what would have been her 103rd birthday. As long as people keep reading historical fiction her books will be revered. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwattppws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mtmqnctvmc2c#Dunnettcontent I've just published the latest of the Lymond Reading Notes - for the chapter called Castling. That's right, it's time to meet Don Luis Fernando de Cordoba y Avila!! https://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/blog/lymond-reading-notes/the-play-for-jonathan-crouch-v-castling.php21 Aug 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmqnctvmc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mtm52evi4c2mHorrifying thread when you put it all together. I'm sure I read load of sci-fi in the 60's and 70's warning about this stuff. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm52evi4c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mt65pq5ip22aAnd possibly Johnnie Bullo too. (One for Dunnett readers) [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt65pq5ip22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3msvpzqhcdc26Had a feeling that would happen - the eclipse was about a third across when the sun set behind the mountains. Oh well.12 Aug 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvpzqhcdc26https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mseeoe563s2q#Dunnettcontent The latest of the Lymond reading notes for Game of Kings - The Play for Jonathan Crouch – IV: Several Moves by a Knight - is now up on the blog https://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/blog/lymond-reading-notes/the-play-for-jonathan-crouch-iv-several-moves-by-a-knight.php05 Aug 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseeoe563s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3msbhvzeqrs2iThis is, quite literally, fabulous. Should be compulsory reading for every manager or politician who spouts about"AI". [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbhvzeqrs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mrxxehe5hc2g#Dunnettcontent admin I was somewhat bemused to find a post appearing in this feed which was basically an attack on Dunnett groups on social media. I have no idea if this group was amongst the intended targets but there certainly have been no "toxic people" here and everyone I've interacted with /231 Jul 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxxehe5hc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mrpzksmhgs2yAs a recovering former bookseller I wholeheartedly agree with this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpzksmhgs2y