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AI Slop is caused by Humans, Not AI’s

Posted on 19 February 2026 by admin

Let’s think about the catch phrase all the ‘smart people’ in the world have been using for the last few months “AI Slop”. Yeah, “AI Slop!” It has a certain ring about it, doesn’t it? yet the phrase is both … Continue reading →

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Where have all the Utopian Futures Gone?

Posted on 6 February 2026 by admin

I have told anyone who will listen to me, that come the end of the world, I want to die in the first few milliseconds, (preferably after sex and a good pizza), and not live for the rest of my … Continue reading →

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Don’t look Behind The Curtains!

Posted on 30 January 2026 by admin

My recent goals to work with and learn some newer, more popular, micro-controllers, and to try some different programming languages, has made me also take another look at the ways things have progressed since I started my career. My programming … Continue reading →

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My first week with Kubuntu/Linux

Posted on 20 January 2026 by admin

I guess it is early days, but generally I would class the migration as a great success. There are not many caveats in this, I went hard this first week, and it can do all the things I want it … Continue reading →

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Small Blinkenlight Update

Posted on 20 January 2026 by admin

I loaded the MM Edit program onto my new Linux/Kubuntu desktop and wanted to test it out with a Raspberry Pi Pico development board to ensure everything was working. As my Pico board was all the way over in my … Continue reading →

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Vibe-Migrating, The Easy-Peasy way from Windows 11 to Linux

Posted on 14 January 2026 by admin

OK Maybe not so easy-peasy, but bear with me.. I sit here today writing my first blog from my new Linux desktop environment, feeling very satisfied that I no longer have any permanent ties to Windows. Two factors really made … Continue reading →

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Re-Purposing an old Pioneer Amplifier

Posted on 7 January 2026 by admin

A mate gave me a broken Pioneer VSX-520 surround sound amplifier to fix about 5 years ago, and despite the extremely good service manual that came with it I could not figure out the problem. I went through all the … Continue reading →

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Cross Genres At Your Peril!

Posted on 27 December 2025 by admin

I have seen books torn to pieces for being too long, too short, too complicated, not complicated enough, too violent, not enough action.. Well the list goes on. Yet as a writer, when you come to write the blurb, and … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Still Pay For International Calls in 2025?

Posted on 12 December 2025 by admin

We live in an era where global communication is instant, continuous, and, thanks to apps like WhatsApp, Zoom and Messenger, usually completely free. Yes, technically the data is drawn down from your cellular data allowance, but free wi-fi is prevalent … Continue reading →

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Do 8051/8031 assembly like its 1984!

Posted on 11 December 2025 by admin

After my recent trip to the UK, my friend Tony, who I worked with as a electronics technician in Q4 division at GCHQ from 1984 to 1989, sent me an email. Apparently in the late nineties, a few years after … Continue reading →

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At what point do you stop learning new programming languages?

Posted on 1 December 2025 by admin

Like everyone in the 70’s I started with BASIC and I guess Machine Code (not really assembler as you had to hand-write the 6502/Z80 op-codes and POKE them into lines in the code) BASIC did its job perfectly for me … Continue reading →

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Humanity Needs Aliens to Survive

Posted on 29 June 2025 by admin

We are a weird bunch. Does it really matter if somebody likes Android over iPhone, a Ford over a BMW, or even the Labour party over the Conservative party, considering none of these entities have any interest in you whatsoever … Continue reading →

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Dungeon Newbie

Posted on 30 May 2025 by admin

Check out that Wizards magic Staff ! As part of a group of friends “Games night” I decided to create a very simple introduction to RPG Dungeons and Dragons by throwing all the rules away and making a game that … Continue reading →

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