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Remember Ubuntu Tweaks? Now there’s Ubuntu First Steps that accesses hidden tweaks on Ubuntu Linux with some good Privacy options

2021-05-16 Danie

This has a slightly more modern looking interface with quick access to some useful hidden settings in Ubuntu. Their Github site linked below has some screenshots showing off the settings. See atareao/ubuntu-first-steps #technology #opensource #linux […]

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SA Municipality paid R11 million for service which is free through Google Maps – Because Tenders ONLY solicit paid services and not free or open source services

2021-05-16 Danie

A North West municipality paid R11 million to a politically connected Zimbabwe-born businessman for services which are free from Google Maps and a minimal fee from the Deeds Office. The City Press reported that the […]

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Our complicated relationship with social media – Stuckness is struggling to explain why you’re still part of the network that’s making you frustrated, anxious, unhappy or bored

2021-05-15 Danie

Social networks, even the very biggest, are virtually worthless without people — not just as customers, but as sources of value for other customers. The term of art for this phenomenon is the “network effect,” […]

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The Decentralized Web of Hate – How and Why Hate Groups Started Using Peer-2-Peer Technology – But P2P Can Be Used For Positive Social Impact Too

2021-05-14 Danie

Emmi Bevensee, of Rebellious Data, SMAT, and the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, has finished the second of Rebellious Data new Research Insights series of deep dives into the critical topics of our […]

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System76’s Launch configurable mechanical keyboard is fully open source hardware and firmware for Linux, MacOS and Windows… At a price

2021-05-14 Danie

System76 unveiled its first keyboard, which also happens to be the first open-source configurable mechanical keyboard. It is easy to swap out the keys, choose the type of switches (Royals which offer a muted clack, […]

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Enterprises increasingly relying on open source software – Including 85% of large enterprise respondents who have moved databases and applications to cloud services

2021-05-13 Danie

When asked about the benefits of using open source, 63% of respondents cited increased innovation, 58% cited improved security, while 50% said cost saving, and 21% said avoiding vendor lock-in. The survey also asked how […]

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Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of copyright restrictions, and free of cost

2021-05-13 Danie

Ebook projects like Project Gutenberg transcribe ebooks and make them available for the widest number of reading devices. Standard Ebooks takes ebooks from sources like Project Gutenberg, formats and typesets them using a carefully designed […]

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South Africa Has One Of The Highest Ratios Of Public EV Chargers To EVs In The World… Because There Are So Very Few EVs!

2021-05-13 Danie

In fact, South Africa ranked fifth globally in the ratio of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers to electric vehicles in 2020. Only Korea, Chile, Mexico, Indonesia, and the Netherlands have more chargers per EV than […]

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How To Use Nmap (Network Mapper) – A Comprehensive Guide: Basics To Advanced

2021-05-13 Danie

Nmap is a free and open-source network discovery and security audit tool. In simple terms, network discovery is the process of finding out the devices that are on the network. Whether you are a network […]

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Neural implant lets paralysed person type by imagining writing (vs just cursor control) – A paralysed individual hit 90 characters per minute with 99% accuracy

2021-05-12 Danie

This week, the academic community provided a rather impressive example of the promise of neural implants. Using an implant, a paralysed individual managed to type out roughly 90 characters per minute simply by imagining that […]

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