Richard
@richardazia.bsky.social
On the web since 1996. I self-host photoprism, immich and audiobookshelf. I also try to write a blog post every day.
Walking in Light Persistent Rain
Yesterday I walked in light persistent rain for around two hours and my trousers got a little wet. The rain was heavy enough for me not to be dry, but not heavy enough to soak me. During the walk I noticed, at one point, that the rain seemed to be aerosolised,…
Yesterday I walked in light persistent rain for around two hours and my trousers got a little wet. The rain was heavy enough for me not to be dry, but not heavy enough to soak me. During the walk I noticed, at one point, that the rain seemed to be aerosolised,…
Walking in Light Persistent Rain
Yesterday I walked in light persistent rain for around two hours and my trousers got a little wet. The rain was heavy enough for me not to be dry, but not heavy enough to soak me. During the walk I noticed, at one point, that the rain seemed to be aerosolised, floating upwards and sideways rather than straight down. The wind was picking up so I suspect that it's the wind that changed the properties and behaviour of the rain.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Walking in Light Persistent Rain
Yesterday I walked in light persistent rain for around two hours and my trousers got a little wet. The rain was heavy enough for me not to be dry, but not heavy enough to soak me. During the walk I noticed, at one point, that the rain seemed to be aerosolised,…
Yesterday I walked in light persistent rain for around two hours and my trousers got a little wet. The rain was heavy enough for me not to be dry, but not heavy enough to soak me. During the walk I noticed, at one point, that the rain seemed to be aerosolised,…
In the age of the trillion dollar AI bubble, maybe it's time to rethink ethics and morality, to ensure that human beings have disposable income, rather than immoral persons (corporations). You can't mothball human jobs and then expect consumerism to escape unscathed.
Retailers Brace For An Uncertain Holiday Season As Consumers Pull Back
Retailers Brace For An Uncertain Holiday Season As Consumers Pull Back
Today’s Forbes Daily is all about the holiday shopping season: From tariffs to inflation to the K-shaped economy. Here’s a preview of retail’s biggest months of 2025.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
In the age of the trillion dollar AI bubble, maybe it's time to rethink ethics and morality, to ensure that human beings have disposable income, rather than immoral persons (corporations). You can't mothball human jobs and then expect consumerism to escape unscathed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... the solution is for users to dump facebook. If only they would.
Opinion | The Bad Reasoning in the Meta Antitrust Ruling Isn’t Even the Worst Part
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November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... the solution is for users to dump facebook. If only they would.
For years I have been getting spam from this address. It goes straight to spam but doesn't automatically block the sender. This is spam I have been getting for decades. I am sharing the address in the hope that someone will write a filter to demolish this spammer's reach.
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For years I have been getting spam from this address. It goes straight to spam but doesn't automatically block the sender. This is spam I have been getting for decades. I am sharing the address in the hope that someone will write a filter to demolish this spammer's reach.
At this point I have been getting this spam message every few days/weeks for years now. A different name, but the same message. These fucking bastards spam the same bullshit over and over. They're fucking lazy and I am fucking tired of this spam. You can tell it's bot spam, with no human interaction
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
At this point I have been getting this spam message every few days/weeks for years now. A different name, but the same message. These fucking bastards spam the same bullshit over and over. They're fucking lazy and I am fucking tired of this spam. You can tell it's bot spam, with no human interaction
Does anyone else think this is Escher season?
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Does anyone else think this is Escher season?
Autumn Walks in Winter Snow
This weekend I could have cycled on Saturday and Sunday but I chose not to because I am finally feeling recovered from my cold. I did not want to overdo it by cycling, and getting cold. With hiking I can dress warmly and go at a more relaxed pace. I noticed that the…
This weekend I could have cycled on Saturday and Sunday but I chose not to because I am finally feeling recovered from my cold. I did not want to overdo it by cycling, and getting cold. With hiking I can dress warmly and go at a more relaxed pace. I noticed that the…
Autumn Walks in Winter Snow
This weekend I could have cycled on Saturday and Sunday but I chose not to because I am finally feeling recovered from my cold. I did not want to overdo it by cycling, and getting cold. With hiking I can dress warmly and go at a more relaxed pace. I noticed that the pace at the Arboretum, and up to La Dôle, were the same.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Autumn Walks in Winter Snow
This weekend I could have cycled on Saturday and Sunday but I chose not to because I am finally feeling recovered from my cold. I did not want to overdo it by cycling, and getting cold. With hiking I can dress warmly and go at a more relaxed pace. I noticed that the…
This weekend I could have cycled on Saturday and Sunday but I chose not to because I am finally feeling recovered from my cold. I did not want to overdo it by cycling, and getting cold. With hiking I can dress warmly and go at a more relaxed pace. I noticed that the…
Switzerland isn't bureaucratic compared to other nations. And they cut down bureaucracies, to increase waiting time. DOGE was all about reducing quality of service and penny pinching. the UDC follow the same absurd ideals.
La Suisse pourrait économiser 30 milliards de francs par an si elle réduisait sa bureaucratie | RTS
Face à l’augmentation des prescriptions et à la pénurie de main-d’œuvre, les milieux économiques et agricoles appellent à réduire la "bureaucratie". Les organisations faîtières demandent au Conseil fé...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Switzerland isn't bureaucratic compared to other nations. And they cut down bureaucracies, to increase waiting time. DOGE was all about reducing quality of service and penny pinching. the UDC follow the same absurd ideals.
We have mastodon. We have the fediverse. It’s ready.
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We have mastodon. We have the fediverse. It’s ready.
Step 1: you avoid reddit users.
Step 2: you dump the sack of shi+
Step 3: you stop reading tabloid rubbish.
Step 4: repeat.
Step 2: you dump the sack of shi+
Step 3: you stop reading tabloid rubbish.
Step 4: repeat.
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Step 1: you avoid reddit users.
Step 2: you dump the sack of shi+
Step 3: you stop reading tabloid rubbish.
Step 4: repeat.
Step 2: you dump the sack of shi+
Step 3: you stop reading tabloid rubbish.
Step 4: repeat.
The Union Des Crétins want to destroy Swiss National Broadcasting. Disinformation is easy to spread once the UDC destroys the RTS, and the Tories destroy the BBC. All in Favour of Rusisian fascism. The useful idiots want to undermine democracy globally. The cold war is still alive.
La SSR doit supprimer 900 postes de travail et économiser 270 millions d'ici 2029 | RTS
La SSR a dévoilé lundi les nouvelles étapes de son plan de transformation pour les années à venir. Elle doit économiser 270 millions de francs d'ici 2029 et va ainsi devoir supprimer 900 équivalents t...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Union Des Crétins want to destroy Swiss National Broadcasting. Disinformation is easy to spread once the UDC destroys the RTS, and the Tories destroy the BBC. All in Favour of Rusisian fascism. The useful idiots want to undermine democracy globally. The cold war is still alive.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Double vaccinated, and you?
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Double vaccinated, and you?
It’s raining heavily today. It will be snowing higher up.
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
It’s raining heavily today. It will be snowing higher up.
That’s why we should dump all Facebook owned sites.
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
That’s why we should dump all Facebook owned sites.
Could you cope with such a landscape?
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Could you cope with such a landscape?
Remember when X-cement had the neon X and neighbours complained?
If I had Elon Musk's money I would become a light and tree evangelist. All my resources would be spent educating people on better lighting and making it happen in public spaces and planting fucking trees everywhere and creating trusts for arborists to maintain them
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Remember when X-cement had the neon X and neighbours complained?
Why do people insist on using speakers. What mental illness(selfishness) compels them?
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Why do people insist on using speakers. What mental illness(selfishness) compels them?
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Second day in a row waking up, not coughing and not blowing my nose. It feels good to have got rid of the cold at last. By Wednesday i can do normal things again. This cold sucked. The problem is that i felt just crap enough not to be able to do things. I didn’t feel sick enough not to feel lazy.
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Second day in a row waking up, not coughing and not blowing my nose. It feels good to have got rid of the cold at last. By Wednesday i can do normal things again. This cold sucked. The problem is that i felt just crap enough not to be able to do things. I didn’t feel sick enough not to feel lazy.
Over a decade ago i stopped seeing Geneva people because they weren’t punctual. Yesterday i went out and no one showed up within 25 minutes of the agreed time so i went home. They showed up 45 minutes later. I don’t tolerate that. That group is dead to me.
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Over a decade ago i stopped seeing Geneva people because they weren’t punctual. Yesterday i went out and no one showed up within 25 minutes of the agreed time so i went home. They showed up 45 minutes later. I don’t tolerate that. That group is dead to me.
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There is a rule about colds. If you want to get over a cold, buy tissues. As soon as you do your nose will stop running, and you will feel great healthy again. I hope it works. I bought some during my afternoon walk.
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There is a rule about colds. If you want to get over a cold, buy tissues. As soon as you do your nose will stop running, and you will feel great healthy again. I hope it works. I bought some during my afternoon walk.
The Abandoned Engineering TV Documentary Series
Recently whist playing with Galaxus TV which is just free to air television, made available via Galaxus rather than a satellite dish I have been able to revert to the habit of watching niche documentaries, as I used to years ago, when I lived in a…
Recently whist playing with Galaxus TV which is just free to air television, made available via Galaxus rather than a satellite dish I have been able to revert to the habit of watching niche documentaries, as I used to years ago, when I lived in a…
The Abandoned Engineering TV Documentary Series
Recently whist playing with Galaxus TV which is just free to air television, made available via Galaxus rather than a satellite dish I have been able to revert to the habit of watching niche documentaries, as I used to years ago, when I lived in a house with a satellite dish. The beauty of broadcast television, in contrast to streaming services, is that you have high quality content that was good enough for broadcast.
www.main-vision.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Abandoned Engineering TV Documentary Series
Recently whist playing with Galaxus TV which is just free to air television, made available via Galaxus rather than a satellite dish I have been able to revert to the habit of watching niche documentaries, as I used to years ago, when I lived in a…
Recently whist playing with Galaxus TV which is just free to air television, made available via Galaxus rather than a satellite dish I have been able to revert to the habit of watching niche documentaries, as I used to years ago, when I lived in a…
The world has more wealth than ever, and yet humanitarianism is being mothballed. Instead of a trillion dollar AI bubble, investments should be made in helping humanity.
Le CICR doit renoncer à 2900 équivalents plein temps dans le monde | RTS
Le CICR doit renoncer à 2900 équivalents plein temps en raison de la diminution de 17% de son budget pour 2026, a appris Keystone-ATS. L'Assemblée a validé jeudi ce plan à Genève. Environ 200 personne...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The world has more wealth than ever, and yet humanitarianism is being mothballed. Instead of a trillion dollar AI bubble, investments should be made in helping humanity.