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Cold Turkey Review

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Cold Turkey is promoted as “The Toughest Website Blocker on the Internet”. Given that many of us (such as myself) have a problem with spending too much time on sites like Youtube I thought I would give it a try.…

AI + Artists = Better Than Deplorable

Tech as Thaumaturgy: Thumbnail art from “Lost Among Stars dark ambient mix by Atrium Carceri for Cryo Chamber” In a way the images produced by the stable diffusion technique from providers such as Midjourney, epitomise what every beginner artist thinks…

Linux Experiences

One old laptop. Check. A blank USB pen drive. Check. Burn a disc image of Linux Mint using Etcher to the USB pen. Done. Insert pen into old laptop, reboot. Done. Different yet familiar GUI appears – Mint OS appears…

SQL Drill Sergeant

So much of learning comes down to just using the damn thing everyday. SQL Bolt is an excellent site for learning SQL queries by dint of repetition. But there’s plenty of places that do that, what makes this special? It…