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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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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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What about WEBP?
ByGarf 2022-07-292025-08-18

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format for images has served us well for nearly three decades. But is is essentially a 1990’s format. Today we have better ways of compressing images. The most popular currently is Google’s WEBP (Web Picture) Format. Many modern websites use WebP as its default format for uploaded images that it…

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Merry Christmas 1996
ByGarf 1996-12-252026-01-14

Christmas, a grim time for geese.

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Whatever happened to the Wagner Rebellion?
ByGarf 2023-06-242025-02-06

Lots of conspiracy theories abound. And there probably is a lot more to this story than meets the eye. However my own gut feeling (and it is just that): This was essentially a massive cock up. I’m reminded of Hanlon’s Razor:- Never ascribe to malice anything that can adequately be explained by stupidity… Russia managed…

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Steampunk watchstraps
ByGarf 2011-07-222025-02-06

I seem to have accumulated quite a lot of old wrist watches that have no straps (or “bands” if you are American). So I needed to figure out a way of being able to use them. Then I saw these straps on eBay. They are genuine leather and they only cost a few quid a…

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SD cards become read-only on insertion
ByGarf 2024-09-072025-08-18

One of the most annoying features on standard SD cards is the write protect tab. This tab often seems to get caught and pushed into the “read only” position when one inserts an SD card into a card reader or camera. Thus rendering the card “read only”. It seems a particular issue with the slots…

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