X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers. - General Kilt Talk https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/ A place to discuss old kilts, new kilts, red kilts, blue kilts... en Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:57:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers. - General Kilt Talk https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Evidence that "AI" is still artificial]]> https://mail.xmarksthescot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99336&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:23:06 GMT Yesterday I watched a video made at the V&A Museum during the tenure of a "tartan history" exhibit featuring a wandering interview of Peter MacDonald.

That led me to wondering about having a kilt made from Glen Affric tartan.

And THAT led me to discussing with potential kilt making artisans HOW it should be made.

A few of the items in my wandering thoughts centered on what might be most appropriate for the blistering heat of Las Vegas summers, and most realistic for someone existing on retirement savings. The latter included realization that a kilt made from less fabric could be a LOT less expensive ($250 US less from USA Kilts, for example) AND more comfortable outdoors in the ≥ 100°F summer Las Vegas heat.

However, one of the most experienced of the artisans suggested I just would not like the larger and less numerous pleats of a 5-yarder, especially given the lighter weight of the HoE 13 oz fabric. She did suggest that box pleating might be a decent compromise, however.

My understanding to that point was that HoE was the only legitimate source for the fabric, and only in 13 oz weight.

But, I decided to ask my browser, which dutifully borrowed time from its AI bot to answer my query. As sources of information it provided:


  1. House of Edgar
  2. XmarkstheScot


to announce it's conclusion that, yes, 16 oz fabric IS available in that tartan.

Obviously we haven't yet reached whatever that inflection point is when the bots become less perceptive than their human creators. ]]> General Kilt Talk jsrnephdoc https://mail.xmarksthescot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99336 BBC series on tartan https://mail.xmarksthescot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99333&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:20:19 GMT At the moment, I cannot find the thread in which this TV series was mentioned, but OC Richard suggested it might prompt him to obtain VPN access to UK websites to watch it. I pursued this a bit,... At the moment, I cannot find the thread in which this TV series was mentioned, but OC Richard suggested it might prompt him to obtain VPN access to UK websites to watch it.

I pursued this a bit, but a UK computer buddy informed me that the series is no longer "up" on the BBC website. If anyone knows different about how to access it from the USA, I'd love to hear… then watch. ]]> General Kilt Talk jsrnephdoc https://mail.xmarksthescot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99333