Technology opinions and digital photography
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PHP7 for WordPress
My hosting company (OVH.com) is very cautious and does not push me into upgrading silently PHP on the servers. But I was still in PHP5 when I noticed that I could go up to PHP7. WordPress informs me that the simple upgrade could improve speed by a ratio of 2x to 3x. So, it was…
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Bitcoin: Is it the end?
The national press (newspapers and TV) regularly come back to Bitcoin, this decentralized currency that some would announce as going to replace all other world currencies. Some also think that the technology solutions included in Bitcoin are the groundwork for all future world finance (Nothing less!) But it may be less nice that that. And…
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Orange bird
iSimangaliso Eastern Park, South Africa, August 2015.
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Zebras at a cross-over
iSimangaliso Eastern Park, South Africa, August 2015.
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Zebras: Zooming in
Sometimes, the wildlife photographer will reach out and go near the animal subject (it’s easier with an herbivorous zebra). iSimangaliso Eastern Park, South Africa, August 2015.
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Orcas family snapshots
Orcas are marvellous mammals fro mthe sea that are usually only seen from the water surface: a fin, a rostrum jsut out of the water to catch a sea lion. Nothing more. But the NOAA scientists tracked them with an aerial photo drone and brought back some astonishing photos from above.
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Yellow bird
Santa Lucia / iSimangaliso park, South Africa, August 2015.
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Flower
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Western Barn Owl
Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba, Chouette effraie des clochers) Santa Lucia / iSimangaliso park, South Africa, August 2015.
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