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Low self-discharge batteries like the Panasonic Eneloop and Powerex Imedion still hold about 90% of their charge after a year on the shelf

2020-02-15 Danie

They can cost slightly more than standard Ni-Mh rechargeables but generally have about double (1,000 or for Eneloops 2,100 cycles) the recharge cycles. So again you more than recoup your money especially compared to Alkalines. […]

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What Every Open Source Software User Needs to Know About Open Source Licenses

2020-02-14 Danie

Not all free and open source (OS) software licenses have been created to achieve the same goals, and failure to understand the differences can have dire consequences. Some OS licenses are business-friendly in that they […]

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Now you can actually call an Uber – anyone in Arizona USA (for now) that is

2020-02-14 Danie

Starting Thursday, anyone in Arizona can call 1-833-USE-UBER (that’s 1-833-873-8237) to book an UberX, Comfort, Black, SUV, and Assist or WAV rides in some cities for people who need assistance or who use a wheelchair. […]

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How ultra-processed food took over your shopping basket and is helping drive the global obesity crisis – How Kevin Hall’s study made this obvious

2020-02-14 Danie

What characterises ultra-processed foods is that they are so altered that it can be hard to recognise the underlying ingredients. These are concoctions of concoctions, engineered from ingredients that are already highly refined, such as […]

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Easily end-to-end encrypt your e-mails with OpenPGP using Mailvelope or Enigmail for Gmail, Thunderbird, etc

2020-02-13 Danie

E-mail by its ancient nature is open to be read by anyone managing a server on either end and often the transit layers are not even encrypted. This is why governments and corporations should not […]

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Syncthing – a secure and open source peer-to-peer file syncing service as a private alternative to DropBox or Google Drive

2020-02-13 Danie

Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where […]

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Wallabag is an open source read-it-later application – an alternative to Pocket, Readability, Pinboard or Instapaper

2020-02-13 Danie

Wallabag saves a web page by keeping content only. Elements like navigation or ads are removed. If you already have an account on Pocket, Readability, Pinboard or Instapaper, you can import your data into Wallabag. […]

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RetroShare – create your own secure decentralised friend-to-friend social network for chatting, mail, file sharing, forums – does not run on any central server (Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android

2020-02-12 Danie

Retroshare is designed as a "Secure Social Network". It allows you to communicate and share with your friends. Retroshare provides Instant Messaging and Filesharing with decentralised Forums and Channels. Your stuff is only shared with […]

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Samsung Pay now supports Nedbank Mastercard

2020-02-12 Danie

The Samsung Pay mobile app lets owners of selected Galaxy smartphones use their devices for payments. At its launch, the payment platform supported Absa and Standard Bank cards, while FNB came onboard in March 2019. […]

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Vehicles and Pacemakers are old hat – Hackers could shut down satellites – or turn them into weapons

2020-02-12 Danie

Amid all the fanfare of SpaceX’s new satellite launches, a critical danger has flown under the radar: the lack of cybersecurity standards and regulations for commercial satellites, coupled with satellites’ complex supply chains and layers […]

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