Author: richard
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The Desire to Cycle on Saturday
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI am in the process of forming a new habit and that habit is to cycle on Saturday mornings. In cycling on Saturday mornings I keep Saturday afternoon free for other things. I can take care of washing clothes and more. It also gives me time to rest and recover before…
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The Absurdity of Commuting by Car
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I drove to an event in Geneva and I parked at the P&R étoile. I went by car for a simple reason. I wanted the trip home to be fast and efficient. It worked. What wasn’t fast and efficient was the drive into Geneva. I left with at least one and…
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Playing with AI Agents
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday evening I was at a talk about AI. The person had written an AI agent that scrapes news sources for information, and reads reports, and then provides a summary of this information as a report. We often think of AI as a chat where we ask a question, and then get…
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A Morning Run to the Lake and Back
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I ran towards the lake. If I had continued going west I could have gone to the Piscine De Colovray, had a swim, and then walked home or taken a publibike, once I was tired enough. In fact I live along the course for the Nyon Triathlon so I could…
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A Metric Century and A Hike to Jaman from Montreux
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis weekend I went for two Meetup.com events. The first was a one hundred and twenty kilometre bike ride and the second was a one thousand four hundred metre climb from Montreux to the Dent De Jaman. The Ride to Vuache With the bike rides there was a choice of two rides.…
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The Burning Desire to dump Whatsapp
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday I went for a long hike after going for a long bike ride yesterday. I am pretty tired. I shared three photos that were directly relevant to a group’s activities and they were deleted. I wouldn’t mind, if they were not linked to the community, and to an activity organised by…
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The Train from Eaux-Vives to Nyon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWithin 31-34 minutes you can be in Geneva-Eaux-Vives by the RE33 train. Yesterday I tested it on the way back from Silicon Chalet Event 39 about Infrastructure as Code and Security, a combination for success. The talks were interesting and informative. It’s an opportunity to see people from the Geneva tech…
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A Ride Towards Fort L’Ecluse
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s very easy to fall into a routine. Our routines can revolve around cycling, hiking, work, scuba diving and more. It can also revolve around local walks and more. This weekend I saw the chance to go for an overnight bivouac and I am not tempted. I saw the chance to cycle…
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An Urban Walk to Silicon Chalet 38 – IA at Infomaniak
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went to Geneva early. In the process I dropped into the GoSocial Co-working event at Ruby Hotel, before then walking towards the Orthodox church in Geneva. The doors were open so I visited the building. It smelled of incense and someone was cleaning. Co-working There is a GoSocial group on…
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Commuting to Geneva By Car and Train
Reading Time: 3 minutesI rarely go to Geneva for two reasons. The first is that there is rarely a compelling reason to go into Geneva, except for work related things. The second reason is that Geneva is expensive to get into. To get to Geneva and back, by train, will cost 9.40 CHF. According to…