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IBM Home Director: Home Automation in 1996

IBM Home Director: Home Automation in 1996

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Using Flatpak to Run a 1996 Version of the GIMP on Modern Linux

Using Flatpak to Run a 1996 Version of the GIMP on Modern Linux

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

Continue reading “Using Flatpak to Run a 1996 Version of the GIMP on Modern Linux”