Category: travel
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YouTube and AI
Reading Time: 3 minutesAccording to a recent article YouTube will use AI to direct the content that people make, how it looks how it sounds and more. In so doing YouTube will be even less interesting. AI tools will also begin informing what kind of content creators make. A new AI feature in YouTube Studio…
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Static Web Generators and CMSes
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor weeks, or even months, by now I have been playing/experimenting with Hugo, 11ty and other solutions. I really like that with Hugo I can use FrontMatter as a CMS to create new posts, add the appropriate meta data, and keep track of what is published and what is in draft form.…
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The Luxury of Walking Paths Away From Cars
Reading Time: 3 minutesI love to walk and cycle every day. I love to walk from home and not touch the car. This morning I refuelled the car and it cost 90 CHF for 44 litres or so. Every single time I refuel the car I get a shock. Petrol is expensive, and yet people…
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The Case for Reverting to Web Forums
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a case for reverting to web forums. Web forums are small communities of like minded people that form around topics, ideas, or ideals. They want to have conversations where you look at topics and sub topics, rather than following people. By having conversations on a smaller scale there is more…
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A Skateboarding Journey
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I was younger I switched from skiing to snowboarding and I loved the sensations. I loved how quickly I adapted my skiing knowledge to snowboarding. Within hours I felt okay. I often feel that I could have progressed faster if I had been in a group with people who were just…
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Switzerland and Renewable Energy
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday while driving the radio was on. Usually I would turn it off because people usually speak about unimportant things. Yesterday was different. Yesterday someone was speaking about solar power and Switzerland. He said that at the moment just 6 percent of houses have solar panels, when it should be closer to…
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Idle Lumber Empire – Thoughts
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany weeks ago I was encouraged to download Idle Lumber, but for weeks I didn’t bother to play the game. I don’t like new games, because I’m old, and I liked games where we bought the game, and then we could play for hours, with no instructions, unless we read the fabulous…
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A Forgotten Apple Event
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn the Twelfth of September Apple held an event to promote their new iPhone devices and I completely forgot to watch and spoof what they were selling. For years now I have had little to no interest in new Apple devices and watches for a very simple reason. They’re extremely expensive, compared…
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Barefoot Shoes and Socks
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I am going to write about something a little different. A few days ago I saw a child with a huge hole in at least one sock and I commented "for once you’re the one with holes in your socks, rather than me. Usually I do have holes in my socks,…
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Cycling from L’Isle to RomainMotier
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough the ride from L’Isle to Romainmôtier feels easy because I’m cycling slower than my maximum it is still tiring, as is illustrated by two points. The first is that the trip burns 800 kilocalories according to the Apple Watch, which is significant, but also because by the end of the ride…