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10 most influential computers and programs

Posted on August 4, 2019 by blogmywiki

This tweet got me thinking… A work in progress: inspired by my recent trips to @tnmoc @sciencemuseum and #Apollo50th, I've decided to list 10 amazing tales that demonstrate remarkable achievements in the history of Computing. Have I omitted any obvious … Continue reading →

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Cheese Nibbler

Posted on July 27, 2019 by blogmywiki

There’s a great interview with Charlie Brooker in Custom PC magazine about how they made the interactive Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch, his roots in Sinclair Spectrum gaming and – most interesting of all – the stuff they had to leave … Continue reading →

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Connect DS18B20 temperature sensor to micro:bit

Posted on April 24, 2019 by blogmywiki

UPDATE March 2021: Bill Siever’s Make Code extension has been updated to support both V1 and V2 of the micro:bit and is now an approved extension. Just search for ‘dstemp’ in the extension search (or use the new URL: https://github.com/bsiever/microbit-dstemp). … Continue reading →

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Snow Leopard Mac won’t boot – startup disk full

Posted on April 24, 2019 by blogmywiki

or: what to do when your son tells you 10 minutes before he needs to go to school that the old family iMac is broken and he can’t get his work off that needs handing in like right now. Symptom: … Continue reading →

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KettleRun3

Posted on April 15, 2019 by blogmywiki

Back in 2016, I made KettleRun, a micro:bit game where you had to navigate your space ship through a canyon in order to be rewarded with a nice, hot cup of tea. Now I’ve made a version for the Pimoroni … Continue reading →

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