Thinking about erecting a solar fence

I’m following a discussion on a Facebook Group that pits a local community against a solar farmer. Because of the way Perplexity.ai works, I’m being fed information about how solar fences can generate energy. The energy can flow to batteries or inverters. Here are the key points: Solar …

Need a Factory Reset

MY ANDROID PHONE needs a factory reset. It’s more than five years old, has a cracked screen and a worn charging port, and its battery is well-worn.

I Didn't See the Other Aircraft

DURING MY 3000 FLYING HOURS I vividly remember two occasions when we were cleared to land on a runway that was occupied by another aircraft or by a vehicle. In both cases, I didn’t see the conflict but a crew member sitting in the jump seat pointed out the conflict. Knowing this, I believe the …

Big Fan of Mem.ai and soon it's reading email threads

In the mid-90s, I was so happy with a flat-text indexing service called AskSam. I’d install the software from a set of floppies and it would keep track of all sorts of notes I had scattered across my laptop. Today, I still have a scattergun approach to information and I’m using a much …

Critical Thinking and Creativity

I’m taking a short advanced programme about Creativity and Critical Thinking. In some corners, critical thinking is at odds with creativity. In my life, critical thinking processes help me question, analyze, and evaluating, while creativity helps me produce clever ideas and explore multiple …

Useless British Passport

“In France, I am Irish, thanks to my grandmother, born in County Antrim. In Canada, I am Canadian, having been born there. Albeit I left aged ten months. In Britain, where I spent much of my childhood, I am British, as my parents were,” writes Jonathan Miller in …

Productivity Bound by Soft Leather

Happy to report I’ve achieved PRODUCTIVITY with my Traveler’s Notebooks.

Time for a Scratch Format Methinks

It’s probably time for me to totally reset my five year old phone. And replace its battery. And repair its cracked screen. But I want to use the time and money to practice some touch and go landings instead. I’ve succeeded in paring down the number of apps on the handset with tips from …

Hard Work on the Surface Book

Putting in the hard yards on the Surface Book before the next school term starts.

Test Drive Your Tech #protip

I’m a fan of the Ricoh Theta 360 camera range and we have several on campus. Yesterday, I discovered the Theta V I planned to use needed recharging, resetting (uses the SIM pin I carry), and a 669 MB firmware upgrade. So it pays to test drive the tech you need to use before you need to use it.

Talking to clever creatives in Clonmel about establishing a presence on Mastodon. First up @designerofmotions@metalhead.club

I have a Calendar Item called Focus Time. When it kicks off, I close electronic items and return to thinking with my pen.

Two more weeks and my morning coffee view will be leafless.

The Reach of the Internet

I’ve made a few DIY YouTube clips that now have more than 4000 views. I think it’s nice to know that if you share how you might solve one person’s problem, you’re probably showing hundreds of others how to do the same thing. Making YouTube tuts and sharing discoveries on …

Simple podcasting guide for 2022

Simple podcast guide for 2022. It’s much easier making shareable audio now, when compared to my iPod days.

Ravaging cost of living

THE HEADWINDS OF RECESSION are blowing relentlessly in Ireland. I’m listening to people venting on Twitter.

Wondering what about the collection we could compile if I joined my brothers and cousins in compiling letters our parents and grandparents wrote in the middle of the 20th century. I’m inspired while currently reading Letters of Ted Hughes by Ted Hughes 📚

Remembering with Sunflowers

Spending time in a remembrance garden with acres of sunflowers.

I'm passing along some mobile journalism skills to my youngest. He [asked our green grocer a few questions](https://www.spreaker.com/episode/50885808) about fresh fruit and vegetables.

Peak Heat in Ireland

Planning for the hottest day of the year in Ireland. It may hit 86F under clear blue skies. No rain for the past week. My sunflowers are objecting.

My Current Pen

I found a clever Mont Blanc knockoff. 🖋

The Value of Breaks

There is something fractal about rest. Looking back on my own experiences, I think having several short breaks beat having elongated holidays.

Listening to the voice of reason

I never thought I would see the rise of populism and the demise of expertise enshrined by the White House.

Map Cases, Side Doors, and Stories

I have a catalogue case filled with memories.

Snapped at OEB08

My first visit to Online Educa Berlin was in December 2008 where I joined a meet-up of microbloggers in the Marlene Lounge of the Intercontinental Hotel. When I posted this image, I used Photosynth to produce the group from a set of overlapping pans with my Nokia E90. Things have changed a lot as …