Author: richard
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Casio GBD-800-1B – First Impressions
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor 92 CHF you can buy the Casio GBD-800-1B from conrad via Galaxus and it will track you steps 24hrs a day and map your walks without you pressing a single button. This means that you can track your life, without thinking about it. The problem with watches from the last five…
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A Frosty Morning
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite having a frosty morning today I still decided to go for a run in the morning rather than the afternoon. I mention the frost because I noticed that one velux had the usual frost fractals but the others were clear. This is curious. I wore a thermal layer, a fleece, a…
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Casio and Other Watches
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf we wear a Suunto, Garmin, Apple watch or Fitbit the device wants us to wear it for sleep, for every step we take, every heart beat and more. At the end of the year we do get fitness summaries but related to what we ran, swam, cycled and possibly walked. That…
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Driving in the rain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday i drove through the rain for two hours at night and it was so demanding that i stopped the audiobook to focus on driving. It was harder to see the lines, and the rain was heavy enough to impact visibility. I made it but i would think twice about driving…
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Tomorrow I Have The Long Drive
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow I have the long drive. For 12 hours or so I will be driving the car with few stops and plenty of time to daydream.
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A Camera Bike
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn Spain I keep seeing the BKL Prolimp bikes and I like them. They’re tricycles rather than bikes but I think they could be useful. Instead of transporting a broadcast camera and tripod in a car or smart you could transport them on the back of this bike. Instead of a…
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Negative Watch Displays
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Casio GBD-200 and GW-B5600 both have negative displays but the GBD-200 has a display that is much easier to read in low light. The contrast is good enough to read at dusk with the GBD-200 but not the GW-B5600. When backlit both are easy to read. I chose to wear…
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