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Who or what got you hooked onto traditional wet shaving, and if not, what would your reasons be?

2020-01-18 Danie

It took me 30 years of suffering with constant ingrown hairs before I discovered wet shaving with a safety razor. I think it was a GeoFatBoy video on YouTube that got me to notice wet […]

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Decentralized Social Networks – An excellent article comparing federated and peer-to-peer protocols as alternatives to centralised Facebook, Twitter, etc

2020-01-18 Danie

This is one of the best overviews I’ve read contrasting the differences between centralised and decentralised (federated and peer-to-peer) social networks. We all know about the problems with Facebook and there are numerous alternatives but […]

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There were no penguins at Cape Town’s Boulder Beach prior to 1985 – Where the Cape’s penguins came from

2020-01-18 Danie

An interesting read about why and where these penguins migrated from. 1985 is actually quite recent and yet most people just think the pensions were always there. See https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/where-the-capes-penguins-came-from/ #southafrica #capetown#^Where the Cape’s penguins came […]

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German armed forces testing open source chat Matrix (same as one France adopted)

2020-01-18 Danie

The Bundeswehr, Germany’s unified armed forces, is testing the use of Matrix, a secure open source chat software solution, the federal defence ministry told the German parliament in December. According to the ministry, the software […]

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What if Facebook, Whatsapp, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, etc were all based in Eritrea – How would freedom of speech or censorship be determined?

2020-01-17 Danie

I chose Eritrea purely at random based on it not having many extradition treaties (so imagine any other country too like say Madagascar). Much debate goes on around the big social media platforms (but include […]

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Mark Zuckerberg is concerned about TikTok’s growth – Surpassed 1.5 Billion Downloads according to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates

2020-01-17 Danie

TikTok was the fourth most downloaded non-gaming app in the world last year, hitting 655.8 million unique installs. So far in 2019, the app has accumulated 614 million downloads — 6 percent more than it […]

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It’s not just the USA – R1-billion South African electronics factory shutting down –Politics does not always make good business sense

2020-01-17 Danie

Intentions are always good but the business principles seem to be a bit of a gamble. We’ve seen in the USA (I’m thinking of Foxconn) how many of these trade deals just fail. Politicians mean […]

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AI and robots could be the future of agriculture

2020-01-17 Danie

Machines that come with a variety of sensors to know the difference between weeds and the crop, that could work 24/7, and literally recognise and understand one (all) particular plant and its needs. It does […]

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Second undersea cable break found – Slow Internet speeds set to continue in South Africa through to next week

2020-01-17 Danie

Following outages on the West Africa Cable System (WACS) and South Atlantic 3 (SAT3) cables yesterday, South Africans have experienced slow speeds when connecting to international websites. The WACS cable downtime affects most large ISPs […]

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BT partners with Google to bundle free Stadia with broadband deals in the UK – A boost for Stadia game streaming in Europe

2020-01-17 Danie

BT is partnering with Google to launch broadband plans in the UK that come with access to the Stadia cloud gaming service. It’s a first for Europe, allowing BT to offer a free Google Stadia […]

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