Richard's blog

Author: richard

  • OpenAudible and Your Book Library

    OpenAudible and Your Book Library

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor a while I had been thinking of getting a device to play audible books that was not an iphone. The reason for this is simple. A portable MP3 player costs the same, or less than an iphone battery, and can play audio books, or music for 17-19hrs in a row, if…

  • WordPress.com and the Fediverse

    WordPress.com and the Fediverse

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI keep seeing articles and posts about how WordPress is on the Fediverse now via the plugin. This is half true. You can write blog posts and they will appear on the Fediverse. What they fail to mention is that those blog posts can have comments, on the Fediverse, but not on…

  • Ten Degrees above the Seasonal Norm

    Ten Degrees above the Seasonal Norm

    —

    by

    richard
    in ,

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwenty Five Degrees Forecast I am wearing a t-shirt today. I am wearing a t-shirt almost every day. I feel no need for fleeces or sweaters. The reason for this is simple. The temperature, today, for example. is ten degrees hotter than it should be. It’s twenty five degrees and the…

  • On Being Moral

    On Being Moral

    —

    by

    richard
    in ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesHeavier than Expected I ordered something online two days ago. I received a package today and I was surprised by how heavy it was. I opened the package. It contained over a hundred francs of things I did not order. More Waiting It’s frustrating not to get what I ordered. To be…

  • On Not Contributing Money to Fediverse Instances

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 3 minutesTwitter, Facebook, Instagram and Fediverse instances want you to pay them to use their services. This could be fantastic. It isn’t, for one simple reason. We are helping someone else grow their projects enough for them, eventually to get IPOs and sell off the company, and our contribution to the highest bidder…

  • Rural Solar Panels

    Rural Solar Panels

    —

    by

    richard
    in ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesSunak and Solar Detached from reality’: anger as Rishi Sunak plans to restrict solar panels. Rishi Sunak plans to restrict the installation of solar panels on swathes of English farmland, which climate campaigners say will raise bills and put the UK’s energy security at risk. Solar Powered Shade Solar panels, if placed…

  • A Warm Octobre

    A Warm Octobre

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis morning I saw someone walking in shorts and a t-shirt and I saw more people in t-shirts. Switzerland is currently 8°c warmer than it should be at this time of year, and drier. The sun is shining and it rarely rains. The weather is stable and sunny, every single day,…

  • The Shoe Subscription – On Running

    The Shoe Subscription – On Running

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I switched from the trail gloves I have been wearing since May for some new ones. The old shoes are still wearable, for indoor activities or for road trips but they have reached their limit. Just a Worn Sole The only thing wrong with these shoes is that the sole, where…

  • The Age Old Hatred of Pedestrians

    The Age Old Hatred of Pedestrians

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night I was reading from a book, rather than from a kindle or audible book. As a result I had to keep the bedside light on. I also had to ensure that the light light the pages of the book. I was reading from the book "Beneath My Feet, Writers on…

  • Paying for Facebook and Instagram

    Paying for Facebook and Instagram

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Unappealing Thought of Paying for Facebook Facebook would like us, in Europe, to start paying to use Facebook, Instagram and Threads, eventually. I will never pay for any of these services because they do not provide us with anything of value. The day we begin to pay for Facebook and Instagram…