richard
richard
@admin-richard@www.main-vision.com

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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  • The Sony Xperia Z3

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  • How PADI divers see an over-romanticised side of diving

    Reading Time: < 1 minute  Whilst it is true that divers are at the beach every weekend the location is not quite that nice. Some of us are or were in the mountains every Saturday and in the lakes every Sunday. We did have to wear shoes because the dive site is a lake. We…

  • Ingress and the Sony Xperia Z3

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIngress is a game that requires a data connection, GPS data and the screen to be on. As a result of this battery consumption is high. Earlier today I took the Sony Xperia Z3 out in the rain and played for two solid hours non stop walking from portal to portal…

  • Ocean Gravity

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNone divers will never experience that feeling of weightlessness and flying. They found a place with a strong ocean current and let it drag them along under water to give the notion of flight.

  • Nice place to go snowboarding.

    Reading Time: < 1 minute  Nice landscapes.

  • Low fossil fuel prices and the Environmental cost

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI am happy to pay less for petrol when I fill the car or scooter but I am worried for renewable energy sources and how this will affect their adoption. After listening to David Hone I see the debate from a different perspective. I want oil prices to stay high so…

  • Jackie Chan and Martial arts.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteJackie Chan – How to Do Action Comedy from Tony Zhou on Vimeo.

  • Ingress First Saturday

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSaturday I went to Lausanne to play Ingress with over 100 individuals. The purpose of this meetup was to level up lower level players. I would have preferred a more strategic game as we were so many players. I need to find people who want to play strategically. Ingress is a virtual…

  • Threaded conversations and community

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom the 1970s to 2007 we had threaded conversations through bulletin boards, forums, groups and other centralising discussion points. For a brief window of about two years conversations became so captivating that people wanted to meet in person as strong friendships were established. By 2009-2010 the threaded and personal conversations between web…

  • Playing Ingress

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA virtual game you play in the real world. People will meet in Lausanne on this Saturday to play.