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Mints: a multifunction utility

The Eclectic Light Company · 23 September 2026 · 8 min read

A post on eclecticlight.co, published 23 September 2026, is cited by 2 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 13 October 2026).

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First cited	5 Nov 2024
Latest citation	7 May 2026
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Burgeon Lab: Naty's Tech Log1 post

Skipped Weeknote and Mac Disk Corruption

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7 May 2026

Michael Tsai4 posts

How Long Will My Mac’s SSD Last?

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6 Mar 2026

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11 Mar 2025

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5 Nov 2024

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