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Former wind farm guy. Scottish. Radio nerd (call sign VA3PID). Banjo player, sometimes. Toaster-culture cyclist.

Blogs: We Saw a Chicken … and Numpty's Progress.

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How was early randomness generated?
Feb 6, 2017
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What was "the shrinkwrap issue?"
Feb 7, 2021
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Loading ZX Spectrum tape audio in a post-cassette world
Jun 7, 2016
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How can I play QBasic Nibbles on a modern machine?
Mar 11, 2021
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What made some 8-bit BASIC interpreters especially slow?
Sep 14, 2022
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Does this computer have a steering wheel?
Mar 4, 2019
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In what language(s) is the return value set by assigning to the function’s name?
Jan 18, 2021
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Did the computer mouse always output relative x/y and not absolute?
Dec 4, 2019
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Did many programs really store years as two characters (Y2K bug)?
Jun 20, 2020
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Does the industry continue to produce outdated architecture CPUs with leading-edge process?
Mar 9, 2021
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Are superlative questions on-topic?
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So how did a closed question come back to life?
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Are questions about calculators on-topic?
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Do we have a generic "Composite Video to HD/Upscaling" question? If not, would it be a good fit?
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Is emulation on topic?
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Prepare SD card for Wifi on Headless Pi
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Clean up my gnupg keyring?
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Is the Raspberry Pi suitable for running continuously, 24/7?
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Why is Morse code still in use?
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Starting ssh automatically at boot time