Category: Switzerland
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Enjoying the Fediverse
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the moment I feel myself drifting away from Facebook because although I like seeing the hikes that people share and the potential groups I could join I do not like the leadership of that site. I also muted the two whatsapp groups that I follow from GoSocial because I want to…
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Electricity Maps and HomeAssistant
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe building I live in has solar panels on the roof and a heat pump. This allows it to be more energy efficient than other buildings. It also has thick insulation on the walls and more. Recently I have been playing with Homeassistant and electricity Maps. Electricity Maps is a real…
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Conversing to the Fediverse With WordPress
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently I saw a post stating that WordPress can speak with the fediverse more effectively. For months we could post to the fediverse but if we replied to a toot via WordPress it would be lost. Those on Mastodon instances would comment but be "ignored". For months I thought that it…
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Playing with Galaxus Mobile
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a chance that I have had the same Swisscom contract since 2003 or 2007 non-stop. In that time I have been very happy with network coverage. What I am less happy with is the price. At seventy or more francs for unlimited data it becomes very expensive on a yearly…
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An Arte Documentary Series about Cars
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night I watched two episodes in a documentary series about a brief history of cars. In the first documentary we see a discussion about the history of cars from the 19th century to modern day with the use of archive footage. In the second we see how the car helped with…
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Migrating from Audible to Audiobookshelf
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the current day and age moving from Amazon is not unappealing. I wish that Audible.com had never been bought by Amazon because I love Audible but hate what Amazon represents. It represents a monopolisation of the way people shop and by content around the world. Luckily in Switzerland we have Galaxus…
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The Curious of the Missing Footsteps
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUsually I walk 10,000 or more steps with ease but ever since I got the CASIO ABL-100 I have missed my step count almost every day for weeks. This is rare for me. I blame the cold in part. I don’t want to spend time outdoors when it is boring cold…
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The last two days were absurd
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have nothing to write because the last two days were absurd