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What is branch prediction?
30Jun2024 / Technology
The other day, I was asked why the Pentium 4 was considered a lousy processor when discussing clock frequencies given that it had such a high clock frequency. I explained that the longer pipelines were the issue. In this article, I'm going to discuss what this means.
What is branch prediction?
What the Post Office scandal has highlighted in issues in IT
27May2024 / Technology
The Post Office Horizon scandal is an absolute disgrace. As an IT issue, I felt the need to describe this in more detail and why this kind of thing should never happen.
What the Post Office scandal has highlighted in issues in IT
ZPE transpilers
12May2024 / Technology
A new wave of transpilers is underway for ZPE, starting with Python. The new transpilers are important for ZPE's plans. This article talks about what these transpilers are and what they are not.
Why are dark themes so difficult to work with?
02Mar2024 / The Web
Although this article talks mainly about the web, it includes all formats of digital media.
Why are dark themes so difficult to work with?
The route to becoming vegan
30Jul2023 / Life
Over the last few months, I have begun a transition to becoming fully vegan. In this article, I discuss the what, why and the hurdles I had to overcome to get here.
The route to becoming vegan
Is SATA dead?
24Jul2023 / Technology
It's an ongoing debate that seems to crop up everywhere. SATA was once the world's fastest and most popular technology for internal storage, and even at one point the fastest external interconnect. But it's since been replaced by so many technologies. So is it dead?
Is SATA dead?
What CSS still needs in August 2022
30Aug2022 / The Web
Today's request is a small one, but I think an important one. I always like to make a little mention of the features I would like in CSS. Today is once again, one that makes perfect sense.
What CSS still needs in August 2022
My new smart home July 2022
09Jul2022 / Smart Homes
Smart homes have got dumber and dumber over the last few years with more and more devices that require a cloud service to help them maintain their state. Well, I've been reversing this with more and more local execution-based devices around my house to fix this problem.
My new smart home July 2022
Why I will never buy another Apple Mac again
24May2022 / Technology
I love Macs and have used them for so long, but I also hate them for what they are. But moving back to a Windows machine as my daily driver is not an easy task.
Why I will never buy another Apple Mac again
Moving everything to digital in education
02May2022 / Education
As a teacher of Computing, it's one of my goals to push everything I do to digital. This week I made another big step towards this goal.
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