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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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  • The Electric Vehicle Routine

    Reading Time: 3 minutesI know that driving to the house where I charge the electric vehicle will take about 20 percent. I also know that driving to the shops will take less than one percent per drive. This means that if I had an electric car, and I had a plug at home, rather than…

  • The Habit of Walking

    Reading Time: 4 minutesThis morning I decided to go for a benchmark run for a new Garmin training plan. After I ran the required 5 minutes and four minutes of walking I continued with my walk. I had a route that I wanted to walk but because I saw people, and dogs on the paths…

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  • One Hundred and One Posts with Hugo

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI was using Day One to blog but I found the process slow and clunky. I then switched to writing blog posts with VIM and that sped me up by a lot. I then switched to Hugo and VIM. Now I use VS Code with Front Matter to generate the pages, and…

  • OpenAudible and Your Book Library

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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…