Sketch of Jonathan Jones

Welcome to the home of Jonathan Jones. A software professional who likes to take photos and review things living in Switzerland.

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Back to Edinburgh for a mini zookeeper experience

My second trip report to Edinburgh - this time it was for the mini zookeeper experience at Edinburgh Zoo, a visit to Edinburgh Castle and the adjacent Camera Obscura. Edinburgh really loses none of its appeal over time and is a must visit.

Monday, November 13, 2023

A week in Balamory / Tobermory (Isle of Mull)

Tobermory was the filming location for the Balamory children’s TV show. We visited for one week to find the Balamory houses, enjoy some great food and take in all of the wonderful nature and wildlife on Scotland’s Isle of Mull.

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Three nights as a tourist in London

Three night trip review of London - including afternoon tea at Claridges, Buckingham palace summer opening, Chinatown dumplings and a great boat trip down the Thames with the Thames Clipper / Uber boat.

Saturday, August 26, 2023

A trip to the internet in 1996 with The Rough Guide 2.0

Prepare to be transported back in time as I delve into one of my all-time favorite books from my teenage years: The Rough Guide 2.0: The Internet & World Wide Web.

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Relaunching my personal website as planetjones.net

An overview of how I migrated planetjones.co.uk to planetjones.net including a custom Hugo theme using Bootstrap, rendering my out of ten reviews from Notion and publishing automatically using Github Actions.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Google Cloud Run with Micronaut and GraalVM

App Engine. Google Cloud Functions. And now the pinnacle: Google Cloud Run. Here I build a container running (thanks to GraalVM) a natively compiled Micronaut framework application on Google’s latest serverless for containers offering called Cloud Run.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

First steps running a Cloud Task on Spring Cloud Data Flow

Everyone is talking cloud native. Spring might not be the newest kid on the block, but Spring Cloud Data Flow holds bags of promise. Here I give an introduction to Spring Cloud Data Flow and write my first Cloud Task.

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Cold weekend in Copenhagen

A winter weekend break to Copenhagen - home of the Little Mermaid and many fantastic restaurants.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Ten days in Spain - Madrid & Seville

With ten days to enjoy Spain we eventually succeeded in buying a Renfe Spain pass and made our way to Madrid and Seville.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

60 hours in Edinburgh (festival time)

A 60 hour visit to Edinburgh, our old hunting ground during the August festival season.

Monday, September 7, 2015

72 hours in London

A visit to London was long overdue - so we headed for 72 hours of sightseeing, tourist attractions and to stuff our faces full of food!

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Internationalization on the Web - an often inconsistent and frustrating experience

Many websites / internet services are now offering their content in local languages - but the way this internationalization is implemented can cause frustration and annoyance to those whose only language is English.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Recent Reviews

The Killer
6

Well shot, well acted, etc. The movie follows a linear path and passes a couple of hours just fine. Nothing special.

Anatomy of a Scandal
5.1

It pulls you in with its convincing courtroom acting. But the contrived plot reveals and ludicrous ending diminish what could have been a powerful and realistic drama.

John Wick: Chapter 4
7.5

This was my favourite of all the movies. Highly stylized, full of energy and it had some kind of story too. I really enjoyed it. Fun movie.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
7.8

The action movie is alive and well. Some silly plot holes like the steam train that runs on fresh air, but this is pulsating Hollywood movies at their best.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
6.8

Alright no surprises what happens here. Honestly this one seemed a bit repetitive, but the action was still intense and brilliantly choreographed.

John Wick 2
7.2

Ok I get John Wick now. This is crazy choreographed action from an empty shell of a man played by Keanu Reeves. I like it.