Hugh Wallace

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Tech / gov / design / occasional snark. Usually found queuing for coffee ☕️ Digital and data for public good ✊ CIO @rds-scotland.bsky.social Chair @cfgsocial.bsky.social ✍️ Sign up to my newsletter: https://tumshie.me

Text reads: "Hello Hugh, Portobello parkrun, Edinburgh results for event #477. Your time was 00:27:18."
A postcard that says ‘Innovation needs representation’ beside a lanyard with my name (Hugh) on it.
Steph Wright in full flow presenting in front of a screen and colourful stained glass
Rebecca Lucy Taylor on stage at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, with a large crowd in front of her.
Screenshot from New York Times showing lots of tennis courts being converted into pickleball courts, as seen from above.
Spiegeltent at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
The exterior of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester
Loch Doine surrounded by mountains and clouds
Exterior of Tarlair outdoor pool pavilion, beside Macduff in the NE of Scotland
View of the river Clyde from the squinty bridge
A selection of low and zero alcohol beer cans
Photograph of the Edinburgh Futures Institute on a sunny day.
The frontage of Contini restaurant/cafe, 103 George St, Edinburgh
A screenshot from Nick Clegg’s Threads account saying: “In @lemondefr today, l've written about why the EU's needless regulatory complexity and delay around Al rules cuts to the heart of its competitiveness challenge. Al has incredible potential to boost the European economy - but EU regulators are still moving too slowly. As President Macron said, Europe is "over-regulating and under-investing" itself out of the Al market. Political leaders across Europe recognise this - we need Europe's regulators to follow suit.”
A screenshot from Monument Valley 3, showing Noor sailing a boat around an island made of blocks.
Coffee cup, water glass and laptop sitting on a table in Tills & Company bookshop, Portobello, Edinburgh
Crazy Frog
My most-listened to songs of 2024: 1. Way Over Your Head by James 2. Good Luck, Babe! by Chappell Roan 3. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift 4. Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me by Taylor Swift 5. Disease by Lady Gaga
Kenny Anderson / King Creosote playing guitar on the edge of the Usher Hall stage.
The shore at Leith, Edinburgh with blue sky, boats and buildings reflected in the water
An electronic billboard ad for Ray-Ban / Meta glasses.
The front of the Edinburgh Futures Institute building.
Poster for the film Small Things Like These, starring Cillian Murphy
Bath filled with stream water in front of a small sauna in a horse box
A picture on a stand with the words Bird Art This Way Hooray, with an arrow pointing left on it.
An illustrated robot with a speech bubble that reads "fix your broken UI before you build your shiny AI"
icon of a smiling coffee cup
Pic of the grounds outside the Edinburgh Futures Institute, home of this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival.
A crowd of anti-racism protesters outside the Scottish Parliament building.
Cinema ticket for To The End
Card saying: I love you Dad but please do not swe(a)r!
Map showing Premier Inn Hampstead with a £736 overnight price
A sign on a window that reads: “please ensure windows are closed pigeons are coming in”
A cat on a garden wall
A bowl with a half chocolate egg filled with milk and cereal
Children with signs, directing runners out on a Parkrun.
A still from The Boy and the Heron
Image of the science and technology gallery at the National Museum of Scotland. Various planes can be seen hanging from the roof
Poster for Good Time Running Club
Scottish Government offices at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh
Photograph of the Innocent Tunnel cycle path, Edinburgh
Screenshot of Hamish McKenzie’s post about how the discourse on Substack is becoming problematic without acknowledging he might have anything to do with it.
A flooded park in Aberdeenshire
Screenshot from Substack
A can of Lucky Saint low alcohol IPA