Ok so Pete made a mistake when posting the scope-registry log. We don't actually rotate the log multiple times during boot up.
Here is the registry log during a boot on my mako RTM #88, with news, nearby, photos, shopping, and dashboard favorited: (so again, imo, this issue seems to be a combination of the delayed availability of location data on start up, and a bit of buggy scope implementation causing crashes) ** Attachment added: "scope-registry.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-scopes-api/+bug/1374481/+attachment/4236754/+files/scope-registry.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1374481 Title: Nearby and News scope do not load on reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/savilerow/+bug/1374481/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs