Category: Swiss walks
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Getting AI to Write an App
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I went to a talk where Claude and Cursor were used to write a Flutter app for Android. The idea is quite simple. "Claude help me write a to-do app and a shopping list app" before following the instructions produced by AI to write the app. When I watched this I…
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Switzerland and Trust
Reading Time: 2 minutesA few days ago I was waiting for friends to catch a train to go on a hike and I forgot to start easyride before the start of the train journey. As soon as I realised I started the app but when I arrived one stop away it was ignored. If the…
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A Walk around Duiller
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuiller is a small village of one thousand one hundred or so people. It is a town that you may cycle or drive through, without ever stopping. That is, unless you know about the lending library. Near the church there is a parking, and by that parking there is a shelter where…
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A walk from Le Brassus to Mont Tendre via Marchairuz
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I expected the walk to be physical. I expected it to be around 21 kilometres. I also saw that it was meant to snow overnight. It got me to question whether it made sense to do the hike. I went anyway. In the end I walked 35 thousand steps according to…
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Charging in the Rain
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I got to experience something new, to me, and exciting. I got to charge an EV in the rain. In theory you should avoid doing this because you don’t want moisture to get into the connectors of the car, as well as the rubber plugs. You also don’t want to get…
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Book Review – Making Truth Great Again
Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the course of two days, I delved into "Can We Make Truth Great Again?" by François Noudelmann. This essay, rather than a full-length book, offers a unique perspective on the concept of truth and its intersection with identity and cultural commentary. Noudelmann explores how identity culture has shaped the United States…
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The Absurdity of AI in Creative Writing
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Absurdity of AI in Creative Writing I find it absurd that someone would spend billions teaching AI to do creative writing. The reason this is absurd is that reading takes time and humans already generate more content than we can consume. The result is that creative disciplines, such as writing, video…
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Cantook and Audiobooks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEbibliomedia makes it possible to borrow audiobooks. Yesterday I noticed that I can download these books via the Cantook ereader app on Android and iOS. With this freedom comes a quick and convenient way to listen to audio books without worrying about losing my place. With the website interface I could…
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Migrol Car Charging
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I tested the Migrol Car Charging at Portes de Nyon. It’s an underground charging station that is accessible when the shopping centre is open. It has the double advantage of being close to the shops, but also of the centre oof Nyon, if you’re ready to walk for an hour or…
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Walking from Montreux to the Jaman Train Station
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re looking for an uphill walk that is more physical than from Nyon to La Dôle and Leukerbad to Lammenhütte then the walk from Montreux to Jaman will meet your requirements. I did this hike with a group of people from Berne, Chateau D’Oex, and Geneva. It’s meant to take…