Tosny Digest 56: ⛵ You Muckle Flugga ⛯

Oct 10, 2025

🐶 What did I do?

“The most dangerous thought you can have as a creative person is to think you know what you’re doing.“

🗨️ Bret Victor, interface designer and researcher known for his work on interactive learning and design tools

The peaceful state of mind after a pleasant dream.
“I drifted back into consciousness, lingering in that soft haze of euneirophrenia before the demands of the day rushed in.”

Kenya introduces the world’s first solar-powered wildlife tracking collars
Conservationists in Kenya have developed solar-powered GPS collars to track elephants and rhinos in real time, reducing poaching and improving migration data accuracy.
Chile launches national plan to protect Patagonian glaciers
The Chilean government unveiled an ambitious conservation program to monitor and preserve over 20,000 glaciers in Patagonia amid record melting due to climate change.
6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes south-eastern Afghanistan near Pakistan border
A moderate earthquake shook the region close to the Afghanistan–Pakistan frontier, causing damage in rural areas and raising concerns about infrastructure resilience in remote zones.

Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Muckle Flugga is a tiny, precipitous island in the Shetlands, famed for its lighthouse. Until 1995 it was considered the northernmost inhabited point of Britain (before automation removed the last resident) and is often featured in lists of places with wild lore and dramatic geography.

Notion Chart - Turns your Notion tables and databases into interactive charts and dashboards instantly.
- Neat feature: It connects directly to your Notion workspace and auto-updates visuals in real time — no coding or exporting needed.
- Great for: Students, writers, and teams who use Notion but wish it had better data visualization.
Earth.fm - A beautifully designed library of immersive soundscapes recorded from nature around the world.
- Neat feature: You can “travel” via sound — from Costa Rican rainforests to Arctic winds — and use the player for focus, relaxation, or sleep.
- Great for: Deep work, meditation, or auditory wanderlust.