https://thedimpau.se/ en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:23:34 +0100 https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/a-few-older-photos-coming.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:23:34 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/a-few-older-photos-coming.html <p>A few older photos coming through to my Microblog timeline at the moment - I&rsquo;m trying to add and update some Photo Series on <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause">Glass</a>. The latest few are from <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/series/6TlxUw56ZjJNpOHNopzzE1-venice-2019">Venice in 2019</a>. It would be nicer if a Series link came through from Glass rather than each photo as its own post but I know that would be difficult to implement as part of automatic crossposting.</p> A few older photos coming through to my Microblog timeline at the moment - I'm trying to add and update some Photo Series on [Glass](https://glass.photo/thedimpause). The latest few are from [Venice in 2019](https://glass.photo/thedimpause/series/6TlxUw56ZjJNpOHNopzzE1-venice-2019). It would be nicer if a Series link came through from Glass rather than each photo as its own post but I know that would be difficult to implement as part of automatic crossposting. https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/view-towards-le-zitelle-santa.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:55:09 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/view-towards-le-zitelle-santa.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/kJzbR2ykkFSF4g7mebair"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvywvkm2e2zmmtmtc4zc00mgy4lthkywetmdi3mdlkmjdmyzjjl3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2183"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/kJzbR2ykkFSF4g7mebair"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvywvkm2e2zmmtmtc4zc00mgy4lthkywetmdi3mdlkmjdmyzjjl3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2183"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/chiesa-di-santa-maria-assunta.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:53:53 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/chiesa-di-santa-maria-assunta.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/3RPDkm85xZhzYNfVvhssi1"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvythiztrmodmtmza5yy00mjczlwe2mtitmtflodzlmdhmodiyl3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/3RPDkm85xZhzYNfVvhssi1"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvythiztrmodmtmza5yy00mjczlwe2mtitmtflodzlmdhmodiyl3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/basilica-cattedrale-patriarcale-di-san.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:53:00 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/basilica-cattedrale-patriarcale-di-san.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/3oZmwu7CAUwFAavqe8Ycqa"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvndm2ztizntetmda2ns00ymy1lwexmjktnjk2ntdlodfiowqwl3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/3oZmwu7CAUwFAavqe8Ycqa"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvndm2ztizntetmda2ns00ymy1lwexmjktnjk2ntdlodfiowqwl3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/campo-santa-margherita.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:18 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/campo-santa-margherita.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/4MgeqH3mTQjrDL64of3aAW"><img src="uploads/2026/l3bvc3qvytvhnzfkmtutytzloc00zdm1lwiznjatndm3ogjlogywm2qzl3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2181"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/4MgeqH3mTQjrDL64of3aAW"><img src="uploads/2026/l3bvc3qvytvhnzfkmtutytzloc00zdm1lwiznjatndm3ogjlogywm2qzl3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2181"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/fondamenta-gherardini-campo-san-barnaba.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:18 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/fondamenta-gherardini-campo-san-barnaba.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/5KVeQmd6vftOEEPuZcFdpL"><img src="uploads/2026/l3bvc3qvodg0nza3zjetywnini00zgjllwe3y2qty2zkmziymjhizmi1l3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/5KVeQmd6vftOEEPuZcFdpL"><img src="uploads/2026/l3bvc3qvodg0nza3zjetywnini00zgjllwe3y2qty2zkmziymjhizmi1l3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/fondamenta-rezzonico.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:18 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/fondamenta-rezzonico.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/5JHis4YsaDIxgXpxslzNVQ"><img src="uploads/2026/l3bvc3qvzjgyodllzgqtm2e0ny00mgq2lthhodetztzmodixogrhzjfll3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2181"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/5JHis4YsaDIxgXpxslzNVQ"><img src="uploads/2026/l3bvc3qvzjgyodllzgqtm2e0ny00mgq2lthhodetztzmodixogrhzjfll3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2181"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/looking-towards-san-giorgio-maggiore.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:18 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/looking-towards-san-giorgio-maggiore.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/2x4i6f5wfBcLUlKFO3m09p"><img src="uploads/2026/l3bvc3qvzmq5ody1ntqtnthizs00otm2lwjmztitnmzkogflztdhzmm1l3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2181"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/2x4i6f5wfBcLUlKFO3m09p"><img src="uploads/2026/l3bvc3qvzmq5ody1ntqtnthizs00otm2lwjmztitnmzkogflztdhzmm1l3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2181"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/outside-ca-rezzonico.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:18 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/outside-ca-rezzonico.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/2M0Uo3ywtbakmGJqfOhtHi"><img src="https://cdn.glass.photo/aTCT5iMRkX42V0I57gBV1CDgIK6uVaKLybENjQ9JV-I/rs:fit:3072:3072:0/q:90/L3Bvc3QvNjhlMjBhNTctOWE1ZS00YzMyLWE3MmUtOWYwNzEzYjBiNDgxL3Bob3Rv" width="3072" height="2181"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/2M0Uo3ywtbakmGJqfOhtHi"><img src="https://cdn.glass.photo/aTCT5iMRkX42V0I57gBV1CDgIK6uVaKLybENjQ9JV-I/rs:fit:3072:3072:0/q:90/L3Bvc3QvNjhlMjBhNTctOWE1ZS00YzMyLWE3MmUtOWYwNzEzYjBiNDgxL3Bob3Rv" width="3072" height="2181"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/ponte-de-i-sospiri.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:18 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/ponte-de-i-sospiri.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/gFnGIx0q69vloddyblGrk"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvm2rkztrkzmetzte0ns00mde5ltlimdetmdyzmzmzm2mzyme5l3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/gFnGIx0q69vloddyblGrk"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvm2rkztrkzmetzte0ns00mde5ltlimdetmdyzmzmzm2mzyme5l3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/venezialand.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:18 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/venezialand.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/nr08hzS6i56dLLhychDhC"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvotzinty4njqtm2izoc00ytezltlhywytmdm1nzc0zdu4y2jil3bob3rv.jpg" width="2290" height="2290"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/nr08hzS6i56dLLhychDhC"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvotzinty4njqtm2izoc00ytezltlhywytmdm1nzc0zdu4y2jil3bob3rv.jpg" width="2290" height="2290"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/16/view-towards-san-giorgio-maggiore.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:18 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/16/view-towards-san-giorgio-maggiore.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/5o0TwQa5gOdgSWhUthe67G"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvotyzzjkzodgtnjg5os00ywe5ltk5mjqtmzu4otiyytnmody1l3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/5o0TwQa5gOdgSWhUthe67G"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvotyzzjkzodgtnjg5os00ywe5ltk5mjqtmzu4otiyytnmody1l3bob3rv.jpg" width="3072" height="2180"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/15/and-it-finishes-spain-cape.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:01:36 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/15/and-it-finishes-spain-cape.html <p>And it finishes Spain 🇪🇸 0-0 🇨🇻 Cape Verde. That was a tense finish, excellent for Cape Verde 👏⚽️</p> And it finishes Spain 🇪🇸 0-0 🇨🇻 Cape Verde. That was a tense finish, excellent for Cape Verde 👏⚽️ https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/15/halftime-spain-cape-verde-cape.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:55:34 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/15/halftime-spain-cape-verde-cape.html <p>Half-time. Spain 🇪🇸 0-0 🇨🇻 Cape Verde 😮</p> <p>Cape Verde keeper Vozinha has made that so!</p> <p>⚽️🏆</p> Half-time. Spain 🇪🇸 0-0 🇨🇻 Cape Verde 😮 Cape Verde keeper Vozinha has made that so! ⚽️🏆 https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/14/ditch-the-niceties-in-ai.html Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:22:07 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/14/ditch-the-niceties-in-ai.html <p>🔗 <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529017-ditch-the-niceties-in-ai-prompts-to-save-energy-use-say-researchers/">Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, say researchers</a></p> <blockquote> <p>UN researchers are urging people to be less polite to artificial intelligences after a report found that cutting words from prompts could reduce ChatGPT’s energy consumption by up to 25 per cent.</p> <p>Removing “please”, “thank you” and other unnecessary words from AI prompts could save 87 to 98 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year, the report from the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) found. That is the equivalent of the annual residential electricity use of up to 760,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa.</p> </blockquote> 🔗 [Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, say researchers](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529017-ditch-the-niceties-in-ai-prompts-to-save-energy-use-say-researchers/) > UN researchers are urging people to be less polite to artificial intelligences after a report found that cutting words from prompts could reduce ChatGPT’s energy consumption by up to 25 per cent. > > Removing “please”, “thank you” and other unnecessary words from AI prompts could save 87 to 98 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year, the report from the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) found. That is the equivalent of the annual residential electricity use of up to 760,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa. https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/14/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:59:33 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/14/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html <p>🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by <a href="https://www.last.fm/user/nntk">last.fm</a>: Sivert Høyem (29 plays), Yiorgos Kaloudis (14), Madrugada (13), Tears for Fears (12), Mitropoulos, NYPO, Stern (3)</p> 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by [last.fm](https://www.last.fm/user/nntk): Sivert Høyem (29 plays), Yiorgos Kaloudis (14), Madrugada (13), Tears for Fears (12), Mitropoulos, NYPO, Stern (3) https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/12/watched-midway.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:23:49 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/12/watched-midway.html <img src="https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Fhj8pyoNnynGeJTAbl7jcLZO8Uhx.jpg" align="left" class="microblog_book" style="max-width: 60px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/522162">Midway</a>, 2019 - ★★★ 🎥</p> <img src="https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Fhj8pyoNnynGeJTAbl7jcLZO8Uhx.jpg" align="left" class="microblog_book" style="max-width: 60px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Watched: [Midway](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/522162), 2019 - ★★★ 🎥 https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/10/cardiff-bay-cranefromthesky-flickrfriday-theme.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:40:24 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/10/cardiff-bay-cranefromthesky-flickrfriday-theme.html <p><a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/k9lcdTQ0omc3NeTjGvZH1"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvzjq2ognkmtgtnmu2ni00mjnilwe1zmutmtdjodc5nmu2mmyzl3bob3rv.jpg" width="2304" height="3072"/></a></p> <a href="https://glass.photo/thedimpause/k9lcdTQ0omc3NeTjGvZH1"><img src="https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/775/2026/l3bvc3qvzjq2ognkmtgtnmu2ni00mjnilwe1zmutmtdjodc5nmu2mmyzl3bob3rv.jpg" width="2304" height="3072"/></a> https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/10/watched-this-is-not-a.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:46:53 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/10/watched-this-is-not-a.html <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/224942/season/1/episode/1">This Is Not a Murder Mystery</a> S1E1, The Lovers 📺</p> <p>Filmed and acted with style, interesting concept for a whodunnit. Looking forward to the rest of the series.</p> Watched: [This Is Not a Murder Mystery](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/224942/season/1/episode/1) S1E1, The Lovers 📺 Filmed and acted with style, interesting concept for a whodunnit. Looking forward to the rest of the series. https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/08/watched-tuner.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:32:28 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/08/watched-tuner.html <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1340206">Tuner</a>, 2025 - ★★★★ 🎥</p> Watched: [Tuner](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1340206), 2025 - ★★★★ 🎥 https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/07/watched-wake-up-dead-man.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:40:15 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/07/watched-wake-up-dead-man.html <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/812583">Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery</a>, 2025 - ★★★★ 🎥</p> Watched: [Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/812583), 2025 - ★★★★ 🎥 https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/07/watched-ladies-first.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:07:29 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/07/watched-ladies-first.html <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1368881">Ladies First</a>, 2026 - ★★★ 🎥</p> Watched: [Ladies First](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1368881), 2026 - ★★★ 🎥 https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/07/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:11:24 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/07/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html <p>🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by <a href="https://www.last.fm/user/nntk">last.fm</a>: Brigitte Fontaine &amp; Areski Belkacem (33 plays), Stavros Lantsias (31), Sam Amidon (20), Fadia Tomb Elhage &amp; Fragments ensemble (16), The Tallis Scholars &amp; Peter Phillips (10)</p> 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by [last.fm](https://www.last.fm/user/nntk): Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem (33 plays), Stavros Lantsias (31), Sam Amidon (20), Fadia Tomb Elhage & Fragments ensemble (16), The Tallis Scholars & Peter Phillips (10) https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/03/watched-a-quiet-place-day.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:55:47 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/03/watched-a-quiet-place-day.html <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/762441">A Quiet Place: Day One</a>, 2024 - ★★★ 🎥</p> Watched: [A Quiet Place: Day One](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/762441), 2024 - ★★★ 🎥 https://thedimpau.se/2026/06/02/watched-apex.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:10:45 +0100 http://thedimpause.micro.blog/2026/06/02/watched-apex.html <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1318447">Apex</a>, 2026 - ★★½ 🎥</p> Watched: [Apex](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1318447), 2026 - ★★½ 🎥