Category: Swiss walks
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The Desire to Participate
Reading Time: 2 minutesI saw that there is a hike taking place nearby. I would have really liked to join it but I would have been participant eleven with a limit of ten people. I wanted to participate because it would have required walking to Nyon, and taking the train de St Cergue to St…
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On Arriving Early to Charge
Reading Time: 2 minutesI know that if I drive from one place to another I will use about 30 percent of the car’s battery. This means that if I want to offset the drive with charge time I need to go extra early. I know that the battery needs 1 hour for each five percent,…
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Freedom of Speech and the Control of Volume
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night I listened to Yuval Harari and Ari Meiber speak about Nexus, the new book and related topics and the concept that I found really stood out is about freedom of speech and volume. Yuval Harari believes that we should be able to share information and lies, but that social networks…
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The Kindness of Drivers
Reading Time: 1 minuteRecently I have been walking and running into and out of Nyon and in the process I have had to cross busy roads regularly and what has struck me recently, especially when running is that people stop to let me cross the road, even when they don’t need to. I really appreciate…
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Incline Walking for People in a Flat Country
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I followed a link where a writer wrote "My every-other-day workout is walking three miles, fast, on a high incline on the treadmill—often times with hand weights too." and I find it amusing. It’s amusing because in Switzerland, and especially in the old town of Geneva, Nyon, Lausanne, Neuchatel, Fribourg and…
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Instagram and Net Neutrality
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen videos are older, or are not viewed often their quality will be downgraded until they are either viewed regularly or never at all. This decision showstype: posts that Instagram is forgetting that it should promote net neutrality rather than a two tier system where influencers get the red carpet, and normal…
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Running to Prangins and Back to Nyon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday the Epix Gen 2 said that I should go on a 51 minute run so I did. I ran from Eysing to Prangins via the top of Nyon before running by the castle, down to the lake, and back along the lake road to Nyon. In the process I felt…
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Self Driving Cars and Mobility
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I filled in a survey with the premise "Impact of automated vehicles on walking" and it gave me an opportunity to share my views on this topic. The short version is that I’d rather see more bike sharing opportunities, and more safe routes for pedestrians between villages and towns, than self…