Category: observation
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On Photoprism Claude, and HEIC Files on a Pi
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I migrated my Photoprism library from an HP Laptop to a Pi5 I found that there was a nine thousand photo hole in the total photo count. It’s when I looked closer that I found that the gap between expected photos and actual photos is down to Photoprism and the Pi5…
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Migrating Photoprism From One Machine to Another
Reading Time: 4 minutesDue to the Raspberry Pi 5, and older, having issues with heat throttling and more it makes sense to build a Photoprism on a "normal" laptop before migrating towards the Pi. The process is an interesting one. Photo Consolidation The First step is to consolidate your photos from Google Photos, Apple Photos,…
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The Declining Case for Social Media Giants
Reading Time: 3 minutesYears ago I was interviewed by the RTS to speak about Twitter and my conclusion is that it would never pick up in Switzerland because there are too few users and they’re too dispersed. That is still true. Social networks that are alive and well are Meetup, GoSocial, Strava and Whatsapp. It’s…
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Having a Cold with Garmin and Apple
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I woke up feeling tired and both Garmin and Apple said that I neded to rest. What I thought were allergies turned out to be a one day cold, I hope. According to the Apple Watch my HRV crashed down and in the evening I definitely had a cold/flu dream.…
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Playing with Meta AI in a Sandbox
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I decided to download and play with Meta AI but I didn’t use my Facebook or Instagram accounts. I used a brand new account with no connection to me. I don’t trust Facebook and the Meta "pattte blanche", especially with AI, given how AI can manipulate us without us realising. I…
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The Runna Paradox and Social Comfort
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s ironic that since I started a Runna fitness plan my "fitness" has been going down rather than up. The simple reason is that although the workouts are challenging, they’re challenging for a short time. Take this morning’s bike ride for example. It was short in distance and time, but high…
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On AI Coding Tools and why Freemium Apps Still Have a Future
Reading Time: 2 minutesNine to Five Mac wrote an article about "AI coding tools may be the end of freemium utility apps". If the last three weeks are any indication of whether AI written apps can replace freemium apps the answer is both yes and no. The Yes Illusion Let’s start with the illusion that…
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A discussion with Gemini about Google AI Plus
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night and this morning I have been toying with the idea of the paid tiers and whether they’re worth it. In the proces I told Gemini about my context and it went from advising me the pro tier at 170 CHF per year, to going for the "free" Google AI studio…
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The Over-Inflated Tyre
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, for the first time during a bike ride, I had a tyre puncture. I suspect that it wasn’t a tyre puncture but rather that I over-inflated the tyre, and that due to the wet, gravelly conditions of the roads, the inner tube eventually failed. The irony is that it’s because I…
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Keeping kDrive Tidy Despite iOS
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the many iOS flaws is that if you download photos and videos it defaults to throwing them into your photo album, whether they’re yours, and that’s why it’s good to tidy up. For the tidying up effort today I used ffprobe, find and the kDrive desktop drive, as well as…