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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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  • On group Activities that Challenge Me Physically

    Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo days in a row I participated in activities that pushed me physically. On sunday it was a 60km ride with 900m of climbing and a 25km/h wind and the next day it was a 9.4km walk which is pushing my endurance further than usual. I found myself thinking that I should…

  • On Cycling into La Bise

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday before the ride I could hear the wind playing with the shutter slats. I could also hear it against the combes, or roof, if you prefer that word. I looked outside and I could see that the wind was moving branches around. I also looked at the temperature and thought “Do…

  • Refactoring and (A)I

    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor two days I have been migrating my blog from Hugo to Eleventy via the markdown pages, and the photos via Ghost Export for WordPress. In the process I achieved a goal, and then AI broke things, so I achieved them again, and then AI broke them again. The favourite thing for…

  • WordPress, AI, and the Human Niche

    Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery day I spend one to two hours thinking about what to write for my blog. Yesterday I noticed that WordPress wants to get AI to draft the first version of posts using the AI model of our choice, as long as it’s American, and take away the hours of blank page…

  • Sliding to 11ty from Hugo With Gemini Help

    Reading Time: 4 minutesI currently use Hugo as a static blog. Before using Hugo I had tried with 11ty and failed because I couldn’t find documentation that suited my contextual understanding. It’s after a lot of trial and error that I eventually chose to experiment with, and then stick with Hugo since 2024 or earlier.…

  • Replacing FTP with Rsync For my Blog

    Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently I have been playing with rsync a lot. In the process of synching source A to B, as well as synching between machines I have grown familiar with how it works. It is for this reason that the move from using ftp for rsync to update the static part of the…

  • On Half Litre Kettles and Tea Drinking

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor years I thought, "I want a smaller kettle so I can boil enough for a cup of tea or to make coffee, without throwing out two thirds to three quarters of the water I boiled. For years I thought that getting a smaller kettle was a waste of money, as they…

  • Of Seesmic, TikTok and Qik

    Reading Time: 3 minutesInternet coelacanths like @documentally remember a different era. We remember internet video communities in the early days of Seesmic and Qik. Seesmic was a video instant messaging platform. We could either post disconnected videos about anything, or we could reply to each other and have converssations. KDFA had "Le Bar est ouvert",…

  • On Immich and Gemini Help

    Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s interesting that my use of Immich has evolved with my adoption of Gemini. I know that the cool thing would be to vibe code an Immich clone, and then show off about it to the world. I don’t want to do that. I don’t find it interesting to re-invent the wheel.…

  • On the Convenience of Buses Making Self-Driving Cars Obsolete

    Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the last two days I ran 8.7 and 7.6km. I also walked 7km and 6 or more kilometres. I’m also recovering from a cold. That’s why yesterday I broke a fundamental rule, by catching a bus. For clarity, I am opposed to buses because their frequency is low, and at 3…