Orsay revisited
Struggling with digital backups, I lost Orsay photos. Now paranoid about data loss; considering DVD backup for artworks in Russia's mid-19th to WWI exhibit too! Paris living anxieties aside. #ArtLoss...
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Diwali at Paris
"Paris suburb riots: Amidst unrest, celebrating Diwali with friends at Vendanta Society and Maison de l'Inde; Mayor hosts event in City Hall for first time."
photo album : imagemagick (part -1)
This bash script resizes webp images to a thumbnail with either width or height set at 500 pixels, adding a black border. It creates an output directory if missing and processes all .webp files in the...
Place de la Concorde
Experience Parisian charm at sunny **Place de la Concorde** with its grand fountains reminiscent of Vatican's St. Peter’s Square, surrounded by iconic landmarks like the Arc de Triomphe and Louvre...
Tibx Shoe Laces
A blogger shares their experience getting shoe laces from a closing office and contrasts them with luxurious Bay Area lifestyles, questioning their value compared to material possessions like race...
Migrating rrd database between different architecture
This script efficiently migrates RRD files between Linux and Solaris, compresses them with gzip-tar for space savings during transfer, then restores the original data on the destination machine using...
French class
Struggling with beginner-level French after dropping out from Spanish class; appreciates the dynamic teacher at Foothill Community College who is dedicated to ensuring students learn proper...
Running Paris Versailles
Running back to an event after nearly two years. The course: Eiffel Tower-starting point through Seine River and Forest of Meudon with a steep climb, finishing at Versailles in scenic solitude amidst...
New look to web site
Migrated from Mambo and custom Photo Album to Wordpress with Gallery2 for better blogging experience, now organizing pictures manually as automation tools are lacking. Aim to complete before Sept.!
Banner with imagemgick convert
Create a mirrored banner image using the updated command for Windows 11 systems in 2024, replacing Gaussian blur option: `magick.exe -size 1080x130 xc:transparent ...`