richard

I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.

137 kilomètres later - worn trail glove soles

One Hundred and thirty Two Kilometres in Trail Gloves

7 June 2023 richard Swiss walks

In theory shoes are meant to last for eight hundred kilometres before they need to be replaced. I am now one eighth of the way

Apple Pure Vision and the Immersive Experience Opportunity

6 June 2023 richard 360 videos, immersive, virtual reality

Memorable VR experiences AR/VR and XR have been around for years, if not decades. The most unique VR experience I was involved with was people

The Diversification Of The Social Media and Microblogging Environment

5 June 2023 richard social media, Social Media Deontology, social networking

When Elon Musk bought Twitter he signed the start of the Social Media giant’s implosion. A decade earlier Murdoch had done the same thing to

Plenty of boats on the Léman, one week ahead of the Bol D'Or

Of Blogging and Substacking

4 June 2023 richard Swiss walks

A month or two ago we had the chance to jump on the Substack wagon while it was hot and to ride the wave of

Application Programming Interfaces, Really Simple Syndication and the Open Protocols

3 June 2023 richard Swiss walks

Twitter and Reddit want to charge people to use their API despite already wanting people to pay them directly. Twitter decided to drive users away

The Solitaire Puzzle

2 June 2023 richard Swiss walks

Recently I rediscovered my love of the game solitaire. It is the game we played on windows 3.1 and other windows operating systems, up to

Playing with the Hugo With An Old Site

1 June 2023 richard Swiss walks

For a few days I have been playing with Hugo with Markdown and HTML pages. It says that it is “the world’s fastest framework for