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Escape to Hong Kong – a tram ride

ByGarf created2004-01-02 23:592025-02-06 17:22 updated2025-02-06 17:22 Digital pictures, Hong Kong, Journal, Photography, Travelogue

I rode the tram, literally from one end of Hong Kong island to the other, taking a photo every few seconds.

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A fairly narrow escape
ByGarf 2022-02-202025-02-06

As storm Eunice rages all around us here in Southern England, it seems my kid brother had a fairly narrow escape from disaster yesterday morning. He was driving north along the busy A34, where it splits with the A33, just north of Winchester, when a large tree blew down completely blocking the northbound carriageway. He…

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Benbo Trekker
ByGarf 2022-02-212025-08-18

Just occasionally here in Britain we design and produce a product that is so simple, versatile and completely brilliant one wonders why no one thought of it before. The humble Benbo Trekker camera tripod is one such design. Whilst those expensive black plastic (aka “carbon fibre”) things everyone seems to be talking about look pretty…

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Sliderule – the eco-friendly computer from days of old
ByGarf 2020-05-112025-08-18

Some of my favourite computers require no PSU, no batteries, no RAM, no disks, no upgrades and they are 100% resistant to all known malware. No, I’m not talking about some newfangled Linux. I’m talking about good old fashioned sliderules. 🙂 Sliderules top to bottom… Top: Darmstadt 304. Despite its German-sounding name, this sliderule was…

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Halloween Candle
ByGarf 2006-10-252025-02-06

Just a few low-light experiments with a Fuji S3 Pro camera.

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Linux server builds
ByGarf 2019-02-282025-02-06

I had a bit of interest in my Linux media servers recently. In fact I recently completed four Linux media or Zoneminder builds. Here are a few snaps… The machines are based on basic Novatech business PC’s. Nothing special. The media server versions have KDE Neon GNU/Linux. This is a very attractive KDE based desktop…

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Pécs
ByGarf 2008-10-112025-02-06

Some Autumnal snaps of the beautiful Hungarian city of Pécs

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