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Lisbon, Portugal, day 9

ByGarf created2005-09-04 23:592025-02-06 17:14 updated2025-02-06 17:14 Digital pictures, Journal, Photography, Travelogue

Lisbon, Portugal, day 9.

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What computer should I buy?
ByGarf 2006-03-232024-12-06

Editor’s note: this was written back in 2006, and it is hopelessly out-of-date. Trouble is that today one is spoilt for choice, manufacturers claims are often difficult to understand or substantiate and prices are tumbling so quickly that no sooner than you take your PC home, you see the same model, with more extras, selling…

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Cobden Bridge
ByGarf 2025-05-112025-07-13

Visited my mother in Southampton today. It was a warm day so I stepped out on the balcony. This has magnificent views to the west, overlooking the River Itchen. It is also pretty close to Southampton’s famous Cobden Bridge. This is a major road and pedestrian bridge crossing the River Itchen. It forms part of…

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British Government’s open consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence
ByGarf 2024-12-232025-10-29

Seems the British Government has set up an open consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence. It aims to discuss with the public how artwork stored on cloud servers, or processed using cloud-based software should be treated with regard to being used to teach AI (artificial intelligence) machines. Essentially the Government offers three possible choices:- Do…

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Aliens ate my shed
ByGarf 2016-10-132025-03-12

Slightly off-the-wall experiment with a pair of broken mannequins and some cheap but effective RGB LED lighting.

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What is the difference between Ubuntu and Kubuntu?
ByGarf 2008-01-252024-12-06

Ubuntu Ubuntu uses the Gnome desktop. This is a very clean, simple environment and is well suited to Linux beginners. In many respects it is much easier to use than any version of MS Windows – though its layout is a little different from Windows. For example, its application menus are at the top of…

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Multifunction USB rechargeable LED light
ByGarf 2023-02-012025-03-12

Bought a bundle of multifunction USB rechargeable LED lights from a supplier AliExpress. I actually a bought batch of both types shown below because I like them so much. I paid a bit over a fiver each for them. Quite amazing for their size, weight and cost. Tough, water-resistant and rechargeable via USB C, c/w…

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