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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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  • Audible books and Kindle Unlimited

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year I have set myself the goal of reading 30 books. I am currently on track to reaching that goal. Most of my reading material comes from two sources. Audible.com and amazon.de. What I like about reading books via Audible.com is the freedom it gives me to do something at the same time…

  • Reading Time: 3 minutesThe apple watch will put no one out to pasture. Have you seen how many people from my generation can’t even read books on a kindle? What will put the web out to pasture is the tabloid/gossip magazine style of writing. Too many mainstream media hubs and blogging platforms write for the…

  • Access to contemporary technology helped promote my habits as an early adopter.

    Reading Time: 2 minutesParents in the silly con valley are idiots. They are in a trillion dollar industry and make billions a year because people want to use the technology they are developing. Think about how different my childhood would have been if we had learned camera work and video editing in art classes rather…

  • Ingress and it’s barrier to entry

    Reading Time: 3 minutesGoogle has an excellent reputation for server uptime and reliability. They pride themselves on making processes so efficient that hundredths of seconds after a request is sent the answer. As a result of their very high work ethic and desire to excel logic would indicate that Niantic labs would follow the same…

  • A little bit of twitter history from 21/07/2007

    Reading Time: 2 minutesHello Twitter-ers! As you may already know, Obvious is the parent company of Twitter and it’s never a dull day around here. Today our little building is abuzz with activity surrounding an announcement that Odeo (another Obvious product) is ready for a new home. We’re entertaining offers from potential buyers because Odeo…

  • X-15 Rocket Plane | The World’s Fastest Airplane | NASA Documentary | 1962

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  • The Best of Ingressed Obsessed

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  • INGRESS REPORT – Translator, Bucketlist, Unight16 – Raw Feed

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are around 220 countries around the world and 150 countries will participate in Ingress Saturday next week. That leaves out about seventy countries.

  • Marking an important day for the history of Europe.

    Reading Time: < 1 minute70 Years since the liberation of Auschwitz.

  • CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music – Nigel Stanford

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA visual and auditory experiment to demonstrate what effects sounds have.