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John Graham-Cumming's personal blog on computing, electronics, technology history, hardware projects, and everyday observations.

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Homepage: https://blog.jgc.org

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  • Don't stick your SidePulse Pro in a Mac Studio #Hardware #Tech #Mac

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    Sep 9, 2026

  • For no apparent reason Oral-B removed flossing from their app #Tech #ConsumerTech #Software

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    Aug 19, 2026

  • The eerie interface of man and machine (Life Magazine, October 1967) #Technology #History #Computing

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    Jun 23, 2026

  • The aperiodic table #Computing #Technology #History

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    May 12, 2026

  • Raspberry Pi as an isolated AI coding server #AI #RaspberryPi #Coding

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    Apr 14, 2026

  • Maistro #Computing #Technology #History

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    Apr 3, 2026

  • The European Schuko socket bothers me #Tech #Hardware #Europe

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    Jan 28, 2026

  • There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape #Tech #Electronics #Hardware

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    Jan 8, 2026

  • If you care about security you might want to move the iPhone Camera app #Security #Privacy #Tech

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    Dec 28, 2025

  • A couple of handy KNX gadgets #KNX #HomeAutomation #Gadgets

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    Oct 20, 2025

  • Protecting your (my) passport from liquid damage #Hardware #DIY #Tech

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    Oct 1, 2025

  • Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag? #Tech #Gadgets #Computing

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    Sep 22, 2025

  • Ex-X #Tech #Computing #Hardware

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    Sep 7, 2025

  • Ode to the anti-Mac: Panasonic Toughbook FZ-40 #Tech #Hardware #Computing

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    Jul 21, 2025

  • Pimping my Casio: Part Deux #Hardware #Projects #Electronics

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    Jul 18, 2025

  • The discreet charm of the infrastructureless #Tech #Computing #OpenSource

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    Jun 25, 2025

  • Low-background Steel: content without AI contamination #Computing #Technology #AI

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    Jun 10, 2025

  • It was time for a dim bulb current limiter #Electronics #DIY #Hardware

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    Jun 1, 2025

  • Just one more calculator, bro, just one more, I swear it's the last one #Electronics #Hardware #Projects

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    Apr 21, 2025

  • The Via Verde Stick #Tech #Hardware #Projects

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    Apr 10, 2025

  • Debugging Lotus 1-2-3 by fax #TechHistory #RetroComputing #Debugging

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    Mar 31, 2025

  • I have come to loathe acronyms #Language #Writing #Communication

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    Feb 13, 2025

  • Archiving hardware projects #Hardware #Projects #Archiving

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    Feb 10, 2025

  • Getting the KIM-1 to talk to my Mac #RetroComputing #Hardware #Tech

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    Feb 9, 2025

  • Twenty years of the "GNU Make Standard Library" #Computing #OpenSource #Programming

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    Feb 3, 2025