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  • Goodreads Et Al

    Goodreads Et Al

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently people wanted to move from Goodreads to open alternatives to move away from the grasp of Amazon. I wanted to do the same so I moved to two or three apps and used them for a while. I stopped using them for one simple reason. They don’t have an extensive library…

  • Strava and the Fallacy of Quick Edit

    Strava and the Fallacy of Quick Edit

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo days ago Strava came out with their "Quick edit" feature that is actually nothing new. They claim that it will simplify renaming activities to get more likes but that’s not what the "simple edit" is about. It’s about renaming activities to train AI. Some apps will call a run Morges Run,…

  • Four Reading Tracking Apps

    Four Reading Tracking Apps

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesFor years I have been tracking my reading, whether by Goodreads or Audible but more recently, within the last four months, or so, I also started using Bookmory, booktracker and a fourth one but I don’t remember the name. The one whose name I forgot was abandonned because it forgot my login…

  • Wearing A Casio GBA-900

    Wearing A Casio GBA-900

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years I have worn Suunto, Garmin and Apple watches. During this time I have tracked hikes, climbing, scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming and more. Recently I felt the desire to wear a Casio watch as I used to do when I was a child. Over the years these “watches” have given you live…

  • TimeTagger and Christmas

    TimeTagger and Christmas

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s the twenty fourth today, and people who have been good will soon get things, and those who haven’t will get a lump of coal. Given enough pressure that coal could become a diamond. At such a time it’s interesting to take stock of how productive, or unproductive the year has been.…

  • Casio GBD-800-1B – First Impressions

    Casio GBD-800-1B – First Impressions

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor 92 CHF you can buy the Casio GBD-800-1B from conrad via Galaxus and it will track you steps 24hrs a day and map your walks without you pressing a single button. This means that you can track your life, without thinking about it. The problem with watches from the last five…

  • The Old Habit of Walking In The Rain

    The Old Habit of Walking In The Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesA Walk In The Rain Today it was meant to rain for the entire day but there was a brief window which it stopped raining so I went for a walk. I expected not to be rained on but within minutes I could feel a small spray of water falling on me.…

  • The summer eccentricity.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are four phones on my desk that are well adapted to tracking hikes. There is the nexus one, the e51, n95 and n97. The reason I mention this is battery life. In my experience if you go on a long hike at least one of the phones will die. You…