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Martin

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Martin
@gentmartin Jun 18, 2019, 8:25 AM UTC

How to Run macOS on Windows 10 in a Virtual Machine

##### I love this sort of stuff. Getting Apple's OS X running inside a virtual machine on a Windows PC or laptop. Not even any need for a true Hackintosh. Now before you start, I'm sorry to say this…

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Martin
@gentmartin Jun 17, 2019, 7:56 AM UTC

Safe Swimming - #colorchallenge #tuesdayorange

#### On a recent weekend in Pattaya, the beach in front of the hotel had a safe swimming area, as do many beaches in Thailand. The beaches here are often used for a wide variety of motorised waterspo…

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Martin
@gentmartin Jun 16, 2019, 2:14 PM UTC

Very Hungry Caterpillar still being devoured 50 years on - BBC News

##### This best selling children's book was first published in 1969 and 50 years later is still in print! In my real life, my wife and I have a kids bookshop and we still copies on a weekly basis. Th…

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Martin
@gentmartin Jun 14, 2019, 1:35 PM UTC

What the font is it?

##### I can't believe it! I asked the question a few months back on musing.io to no avail, how could I find what font was being used in a picture or on a website and finally, those nice people at www…

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Martin
@gentmartin Jun 13, 2019, 6:16 AM UTC

How to Set up your Casa Lightning Node

##### Hi, so a few days ago I shared with you all an article explaining what the Bitcoin lightning network was and why it was so important to the scalability of Bitcoin and crypto in general. I also…

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Martin
@gentmartin Jun 11, 2019, 9:24 AM UTC

What is the Lightning Network? A simple guide

##### An achilles heel of the original Bitcoin network is that it can only process 7 transactions per second which is far too few. For a little context, Visa can process 2000 per second. Hence the Li…

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Martin
@gentmartin May 30, 2019, 2:17 PM UTC

What is Aquaponics? Growing Food at Home

##### Hydroponics is the art of growing plants without soil, in water and is a great way to start growing your own food at home as simple systems take up very little space and it is very cheap and su…

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Martin
@gentmartin May 28, 2019, 5:43 AM UTC

Houses: Extraordinary Living

##### In the UK, the BBC is mainly a news organisation rather hamstrung by its government collected TV License fee model of funding. Regardless of your views towards its political affinity and news o…

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Martin
@gentmartin May 27, 2019, 6:55 AM UTC

How to Run Chrome OS From a USB Drive

##### I actually like Chromebooks, they are simple, run all the apps I need and fire up almost instantly. What a pity that you are forced to use Google and their giant data harvesting operation! Howe…

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Martin
@gentmartin May 7, 2019, 6:35 AM UTC

How to Ram Through a Vehicular Roadblock

##### Let's be honest, we have all seen those movie scenes where a car rams through a roadblock and thought that looks like fun, so if you want to try ramming through a roadblock yourself, what's the…

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