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.
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Wordle Attempts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI like this collection of words. I think the experiments are more interesting than the result.
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Mosaic – A Boy playing with Snakes
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The Pont Flavien near Toulouse
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNot 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.…
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Spring Cycling
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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…
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The Marble Quarries of Carrara
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere 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…
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Just a Quick Embed test
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe pandemic situation in Switzerland. The pandemic is not over, but all safety measures are.
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On Whether I Prefer Vanilla JavaScript or Frameworks?
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday 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…
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Learning About Service Workers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI 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…
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Smart Watches – Dumb Habits
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I wore Casio digital watches, Suunto Dive computers, Suunto GPS watches and other wrist wathces I was happy. You wore it and it tracked what you wanted it to track, from walks, to dives, to altitude changes, weather and more. With the Apple watch a new age emerged. The age of…