Category: Misc
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Convenience vs. Control: The Heirloom Dilemma
In today’s supermarkets, a colorful assortment of fruits and vegetables welcomes us. These often chemical treated produce items have become symbols of convenience and affordability. However, these advantages hide a growing concern: the decline of heirloom vegetable varieties, a result of our increasing dependence on industrial agriculture and supermarket dominance. Heirloom vegetables, once central to…
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Popmaster: 3 in 10 Woes
If you’ve read my website’s page dedicated to Popmaster, you’ll know that me and a few others like to play the ‘3 in 10 Game’ which simply has us guessing the 3 in 10 artist each day. We’ve had some luck and managed to guess a few times throughout the year, and we even pass…
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The 2024 List of Unfinished Business
I start a lot of projects, and it’s quite rare that I’ll get around to finishing them for several reasons (time, waning interest or a lack of money to persue them further, just to name a few). In this post, we will look back at some of these projects, discuss their impact on the year…
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Why ‘Systems and Control’ Matters More Than Ever
It’s been nearly ten years since I made the choice to study D&T: Systems and Control at GCSE level, and I frequently find myself reflecting on how profoundly the subject influenced my comprehension of technology and the environment around me. Although I didn’t follow a career path directly connected to it, the insights and skills…