Category: travel
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The Seasonal Desire Not to do Things
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow I could go for a drive and then walk on snow shoes to get to the top of a peak I have wanted to go up for a while. What slows down my desire to do this is the possible need to wear snowshoes. In theory they’re fine but ordinarily…
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Two Hundred and Fifty Cameras to cover the Superbowl 59 (LIX)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImagine covering an event with almost two hundred and fifty cameras.. What strikes me about this article is that although hundreds of cameras will be used there is no mention of how many of these cameras will be operated by human beings rather than automated, or locked off to get a…
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Thoughts on the Midnight Library
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn December I read The Midnight Library with ease. It is a lighter book than others and I could see parallels between Midnight Library and The Good Place. Specifically imagine a reality where you get to try reality after reality, after reality until you learn what you needed to learn, before the…
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Wordle and Word Tips
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I started playing Wordle again and I have a win streak of thirty four days. Now that I have written this down I will lose it within a day or two, for being too confident. Some people have been playing for over 1000 days and I would assume that within two…
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test post for bluesky and indieweb.social
Reading Time: < 1 minutetest post for bluesky and indieweb.social. Last night I broke my connection to the fedivere.
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Enjoying the Fediverse
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the moment I feel myself drifting away from Facebook because although I like seeing the hikes that people share and the potential groups I could join I do not like the leadership of that site. I also muted the two whatsapp groups that I follow from GoSocial because I want to…
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Electricity Maps and HomeAssistant
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe building I live in has solar panels on the roof and a heat pump. This allows it to be more energy efficient than other buildings. It also has thick insulation on the walls and more. Recently I have been playing with Homeassistant and electricity Maps. Electricity Maps is a real…
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Conversing to the Fediverse With WordPress
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently I saw a post stating that WordPress can speak with the fediverse more effectively. For months we could post to the fediverse but if we replied to a toot via WordPress it would be lost. Those on Mastodon instances would comment but be "ignored". For months I thought that it…
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Playing with Galaxus Mobile
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a chance that I have had the same Swisscom contract since 2003 or 2007 non-stop. In that time I have been very happy with network coverage. What I am less happy with is the price. At seventy or more francs for unlimited data it becomes very expensive on a yearly…