This site is some twenty-five years old, and it contains lots of ancient stuff, much of it utterly dated and useless.
Sorry about that.
If anything, I post very unevenly, and about whatever occupies me.
Some featured posts
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De-googling
I have tried for ages to de-google. Not just from Google itself, but all the big ones — Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon. However, de-googling is not easy.
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Koha Library Software
Setting up a library management system like Koha is not easy, but once it’s done, registering and cataloguing your books is very easy.
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Across the river, into the trees
I spent a good deal of January and February 2021 on a movie set, but it wasn’t a very positive experience
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Most recent posts
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Rainy Day in Gondola
Some people won’t renounce their gondola ride, not even if its raining cats, dogs and medium sized lagoon elephants. Photos from Rio di Santa Marina, on September 14th, 2009 – a fairly humid day in Venice.
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Doing the Lagoon Walk
The average depth of the Lagoon of Venice is not much, about 1.2m when the tide is at the historical zero mark, but much of the lagoon is a lot more shallow than that. The tidal difference can be up to 1.5m, from about 0.5m below the historical zero mark to 1m above, so it…
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Pussy Boat
One wonders what they were thinking. Spotted on Burano along the Fondamenta Pescheria on September 28th, 2009.
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Venice Kayak in the Guardian
Kayaking in Venice: who needs a gondola? by Teresa Machan in The Guardian, September 26th, 2009. Forget water taxis and tourist rides, if you want a fresh perspective on La Serenissima, jump in a kayak and paddle up to St Mark’s Square It’s rush hour and there’s a traffic jam on the Grand Canal. Popping…
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Bello e tranquillo
There’s a lot of dogs in Venice, and many are seen in boats, often up at the bow where they can see and smell everything. This one particularly caught my attention: bello e tranquillo.
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Fire Brigade on the Canalazzo
There are strict speed limits on the Canal Grande, and its under constant surveillance, but the speed limits don’t apply to the fire brigade, as can be seen from these photos. When you hear the siren you better move – or even better – keep to the sides always, as any rowed boat is expected…
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The Elagoonephant
There has been a larger than usual mammal on the loose in the lagoon this summer. The life size elephant stands on a shallow island near the Certosa island, just east of Venice, on the canal that leads to the airport. Most boats pass at a distance, but we can paddle right up under its…
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Book: Barche del Golfo di Venezia
A dear friend of mine recently gave me a beautiful gift – the book Barche del Golfo di Venezia – an illustrated description of most of the traditional boats of the Venetian lagoon and the upper Adriatic Sea. The various chapters describe not only the different types and classes of boats, both rowed and sailed,…