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  • Replacing Social Media with Book reading

    Replacing Social Media with Book reading

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year I am replacing Social Media with Book Reading because social media is no longer a conversational place. It has become a place for sensationalism and the spreading of fake news and emotional news. As a result of these factors the potential gain of new friendships and interesting conversations has declined.…

  • Reaction to Social media and the loss of identity

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesMy answer to: Social media and the loss of identity From 1996–2007 I saw the World Wide Web, discussion forums and other places as opportunities to socialise with like minded people. Over the years we went from one platform to another using nicknames rather than our real identity. in 2006–2007 there was a…

  • The Work-Visa program and US tech domination

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTrump’s next steps could strike even closer to home: His administration has drafted an executive order aimed at overhauling the work-visa programs technology companies depend on to hire tens of thousands of employees each year Source Facebook, Google, Twitter, Apple, Microsoft, Fitbit, Garmin and other companies benefit enormously from the international…

  • Black Mirror – A television series

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesBlack Mirror – a television series Black Mirror is a television series that was broadcast by Channel 4 a few years ago and made available to Netflix audiences recently. The series explores a variety of topics and issues to do with technology from death to crime and existentialism. It also explores themes…

  • The New Mac Book Pro

    The New Mac Book Pro

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night when I saw the new Mac Book Pro I was turned off by the lack of USB-3 ports. To me that lack of ports made the machine unattractive as I do not want to use dongles or pay a premium for thunderbolt drives. Ingestion of data from fitness devices is…

  • Climbing 5C comfortably

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I was climbing 5C comfortably and consistently for the first time. I often climb 5a, 5b and sometimes attempt 6a and 5c. Yesterday I skipped the easy grades and went straight for the 5C+. I expected it to be hard and I expected to struggle. I expect strength and fear of…

  • The Iphone 7 has Raw support and is waterproof

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Iphone 7 has RAW support. This will allow people to take mediocre quality images and re-work them in post production. This is an interesting development because in theory you no longer need to get dedicated hardware capable of shooting raw. This is good for covering events when you do not want…

  • Climbing in Dorénaz

    Climbing in Dorénaz

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesDorénaz is a small village on the way to Sion and about 18 minutes from Saillon. It is also a few minutes from Aigle. I walked around the area before climbing two of the routes and I noticed that the rocks around here appeared to be magnetite. I saw rust where old…

  • Paragliding from Plan Praz to the Mont Blanc

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this video we see someone paragliding from Plan Praz to the Mont Blanc. To do this the individual finds ascending air at a number of points going from 2800 metres up to 5000 meters before finally landing on the summit of the Mont Blanc. This video gives you a practical example…

  • Climbing Virtual Reality, Uniform and Grip

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesClimbing Virtual Reality tuition is an interesting idea. Learning to climb is fun because it is a physical and intellectual challenge. The first step is to familiarise yourself with the sensations of climbing and learning to see where foot holds are and where hand holds are. When you begin the hand holds are…