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Is there not a flooding problem with those houses right on the lake ?
In .au we have nothing like that picture.
Our mountain lake was created by a dam
There is snow there, but no alpine peaks with permanent snow.
Yes warmer but too artificial for me.
There was a Timeshare (like a condo) that sat on the side of the mountain over looking this small town. Wife and I stayed there several times and I could not get over the view from the balcony.
The psychology of mountains is interesting
" People are drawn to things that are bigger than they are—and mountains are more powerful and more omnipresent than humans are…"
I dont think that is the whole story.
A mountain has permanence and stability … something to cling to in a changing world.
Mountains have a mystical aura … something reaching to the heavens, like a spire on a cathedral.
When you are on a mountain and look down, you have a broader vision of the world below … the first time you see your little world from above can be enlightening. … like seeing the earth from a spacecraft.
Linux can have a similar psychological effect. Things like maths and computers extend your mental abiliy … you can do bigger sums. That is quite different from the tools of science … things like microscopes extend your perception but dont help you think. Linux helps you logically … you can do more. A telescope helps you see … you can discover more.
The two feelings are different … not sure which feeling is analagous to the mountain feeling.?
Maybe both… but I am sure Linux IS a mountain … try climbing it… the effort is worthwhile.
Hey, you like travel. Tell us where you have been?
There was a Golden Age of travel after retirement for about 15 years. Several countries in Europe including the UK, a few countries in the middle east, a couple countries in the far east, Egypt, Central America, South America, the Caribbean. It would be a long list if I listed each country. Alas, travel today is a small fraction now from what it used to be.
Switzerland, near Lucerne – 2015
Yeah, I have used that one. I think it was the default or at least a choice in MX23
Whilst I appreciate your images of those mountain views, none make me want to go visit, water is more my thing, suspect I am more of a fish than a bord.
If I walk 250m from my apartment this is the view I am faced with every morning
An empty beach ….. i am ready to dive into the Mediterranean…. No computers for an hour
My current MX26 background is
Yes it is from my Mountains of Mourne collection.
It does not matter what background you use as long as it is inspiring. I want my computer to be like a stained glass window … It has to enlighten and inspire and carry me off to a better mental place.
That is an idea … maybe I will investigate stained glass backgrounds.
Hi Howard,
That is inspiring… at least to me.
There is an element of building in harmony with nature.
Modern building projects have lost that sense of what is appropriate for the surroundings.
Humans should fit in with the world, not dominate it.
In 1996 me and 6 others climbed this mountain in Norway it took many hrs to get up to the top,but it was harder to get down,and the air up on the top was very thin. sorry i dont have any pictures from that trip but it was something i never forget. and much lower down there was reindeer all over.
We all do it.
Why do people climb mountains?
it was hard work doing it but the feeling to be on the top and the view was something special never feelt so close to nature as i did then for me atleast,and it was a challenge for me . i remember just standing and look up on the top before we started almost to my breath away.
Yes , that is part of it.
It is a bit like the the experience of astronaughts seeing Earth from the Moon. A different perspective raises our appreciation .
yes thats it absolutly.
The same applies in computing and in science.
If you have a problem, you should figuratively walk around it, or rise above, it to view it from different angles.
Mountains can be dangerous too
