July 2015 – Richard's blog

Social networks and project collaboration

Jul 31, 2015

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in social media, Social Media Deontology, social media living room, social networking

Reading Time: 2 minutesJacques Yves Cousteau’s documentaries would have done well in the social media age, especially if the social media age moved away from profit and money. Imagine that social media companies such as Facebook and twitter were Not For Profit Organisations and imagine that instead of having advertisers they had sponsors. The quality…

The Bellevaux Via Ferratas

Jul 30, 2015

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richard

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year I went to the Bellevaux Via Ferratas in June and the area had been damaged by the intense storms and rain from weeks of rain. I went there on Tuesday and the via Ferrata des Cascades was different. For a start there was no water in the cascade. As a…

La Cascade Via Ferrata in Les Diablerets

Jul 29, 2015

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richard

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year I finally got to see the Via Ferrata of the Waterfall (La Cascade Via ferrata) in Les Diablerets Switzerland. As a child it is a place where we would walk as children and experience the freezing river water. A few days ago I went for the via ferrata. It was…

Fribourg was liberated by Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva Ingress resistance fighters

Jul 20, 2015

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richard

in cycling, ingress, social networking, travel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis weekend teams of Resistance Ingress agents from Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva met in Fribourg to neutralise and capture all Enlightened portals. Some teams were on foot to liberate portals from the centre of the city. I was with the bike team and we took care of liberating all of the…

Has Social Media made us less sociable?

Jul 16, 2015

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richard

in social media

Reading Time: 2 minutesIntroverts who are not going to compete with extroverts, through social media, have an opportunity to have friendships and interactions that would otherwise not occur. To say that Social media makes is unsociable is a fallacy. When I was a uni student the second time around I was socialising with fellow students…

The Bulle Slowup

Jul 16, 2015

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richard

in cycling, summer holidays, Switzerland

Reading Time: 2 minutesBulle is a city by a lake in the Canton De Gruyère in Switzerland. Last weekend they held their annual slowup event. A slowup is an event where roads are closed to motorised transport in favour of cyclists, roller bladers, skate boarders and other self propelling sports. The loop is around 26km…

France TÃ©lÃ©vision Coverage of the Tour De France

Jul 15, 2015

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richard

in cycling, summer holidays, travel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Tour De France is a 3600 kilometre race over 3 weeks with one independent race each day. They start in an international city and then make their way to France within two or three days. The programmes are built around three specific shows. There is the pre-show Village programme followed…

Cycling with the Cateye Stealth Evo+

Jul 2, 2015

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richard

in cycling, reviews

Reading Time: 3 minutesI bought the Cateye Stealth Evo+ a few weeks ago because this summer I am rediscovering my passion for cycling. I made this decision because the Suunto Ambit 3 is not optimised for cycling. I wanted to have a way of checking my cadence whilst at the same time having a GPS…

Jul 1, 2015

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richard

in cycling

Reading Time: 3 minutesCycling in the VallÃ©e de Joux is an enjoyable way of taking advantage of the summer heat we are currently lucky enough to experience. The Lac de Joux is a small lake and the ride distance is around 22 kilometres.Â In winter this lake freezes and I have walked over it whilst others…

Month: July 2015