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  • Audiobookshelf Two Hundred and Fourteen Days Later

    Audiobookshelf Two Hundred and Fourteen Days Later

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo or three days ago I noticed that I have spent at least sixteen thousand three hundred and fifty seven minutes listening to 320 items over 214 days via Audiobookshelf and I can honestly say that of my self hosted experiments this is my favourite. What I Like What I like about…

  • More WordPress Thoughts

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor a few days I ran ClassicPress rather than WordPress and it ran fine. I noticed that sliding between WordPress and ClassicPress is not as simple as it used to be. Now we need to find the build URL and I couldn’t find documentation about what the Build URL is. Having said…

  • A Linear Walk with Publbike

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI almost always go for walks that are a loop because I don’t like to go back and forth. I prefer to have new sights for the entire walk. Today I thought about how I could go for a walk but rather than come back by a variant of that route I…

  • Blog Post Tomorrow

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteBlog Post Tomorrow

  • Publibike Considered

    Publibike Considered

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI like to cycle but I don’t like the idea of having my bike stolen. I loved using a foot scooter but I find that e-scooters are frustrating because we can’t go above a certain speed. For months, or even years, I have been considering using Publibike bikes for shopping and getting…

  • The Absurdity of Threads

    The Absurdity of Threads

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThreads, in theory is a social network but in practice it is a popularity contest driven by algorithms. Normal people are competing against influencers to be seen. You are more likely to find a troll than someone interested in what you have to write, or what you think. More often than not…

  • The Saturday Recycling Trip

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI love to recycle but recently on Saturday I have been hiking or climbing so I couldn’t go to the recycling centre. The result is that I often accumulate recycling for several weeks. One day I finally have a saturday morning free, and that isn’t a public holiday, and I take things…

  • Threads Thoughts

    Threads Thoughts

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor several days I have replaced Facebook with Threads and the experience has been good. I have found that the community, so far, is ordinary, rather than geeky, and friendly rather than trolling or flamey. I have been posting and commenting for a few days now and although four or five comments…

  • YouTube and Power Without Responsability

    YouTube and Power Without Responsability

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s easy to say "You get awful recommendations because of the content you watch on Youtube". I could say that very easily, but I don’t accept that premise because I took a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and I learned to think about deeper topics. I thought about media ownership, control…

  • The Missed Hike

    The Missed Hike

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I could have been coughing and spluttering on the train like someone did last week, except that I would have worn a mask. Yesterday I had a fever and when I was sitting at the desk in the morning I felt awful so I went for a siesta that lasted for…