Acropolis, seen from the Air
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Wordle Attempts
Reading Time: < 1 minute I like this collection of words. I think the experiments are more interesting than the result.
Mosaic – A Boy playing with Snakes
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The Pont Flavien near Toulouse
Reading Time: < 1 minute Not too far from Aix en Provence you can find a Roman bridge with two arches under which to pass as you cross. I expect that the stones from others were quarried and so this is the last surviving example. If we check the sources we might find mentions of more. I located it on…
Spring Cycling
Reading Time: 2 minutes The weather is relatively cold but the sun is out so the time for spring cycling has come. Spring cycling is like other forms of cycling, but you want to dress warm enough to be comfortable, but not so warm as to overheat. You also want to find routes that are short enough so that…
The Marble Quarries of Carrara
Reading Time: < 1 minute There is a rock quarry where we can climb not too far away. The rock is different so easier to climb. I don’t think climbing on marble would be a good climbing experience. What is interesting about this image is the scale of the quarry. This is Luna Marble. The huge marble quarries of Carrara,…
Just a Quick Embed test
Reading Time: < 1 minute The pandemic situation in Switzerland. The pandemic is not over, but all safety measures are.
Apollo Comms – A Series on YouTube
Reading Time: 2 minutes I have not studied electronics but I have studied the Google IT support course among others so I have some basics of how computers and tech work. This type of documentary series is interesting because it brings history to life, and explains how things work. It is not sensationalist, does not use too much music…
On Whether I Prefer Vanilla JavaScript or Frameworks?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today someone on twitter asked this question, and rather than be reply: 320 of 10,000, I chose to write a blog post about it. The TLDR answer is Vanilla JS because if you learn how it works without the help of a framework you understand the language. This doesn’t mean that I don’t have an…
Learning About Service Workers
Reading Time: < 1 minute I am currently learning about Working With Service Workers. Service workers allow you to make a website faster, for those who visit a website more often, or offline, in situations where connectivity may be unreliable. Some of the code used can be found on my github page. MDN Web Docs also have useful information about…