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Violations of press freedom are less and less the exclusive prerogative of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The France-based NGO has today released its 2017 World Press Freedom Index, detailing […]
The poplar belief that saturated fats clog up arteries is just plain wrong. That’s the message from three cardiologists in a just published editorial, summarizing the fairly convincing evidence: “BJSM: Saturated fat does not clog […]
Google’s Pixel already boasts a formidable camera, among the best in smartphone photography. A Google Daydream engineer Florian Kainz revealed how much more incredible it could be specifically in the area of night photography, when […]
#Jobs Are in Solar, Not #Coal President Trump has promised to revive the coal industry and double down on fossil fuels, creating “so many energy jobs,” but he has not focused on the increasingly important […]
From the article: “The problem for users in China is finding a VPN that works in China, and then identifying which of those they can get is best. To help you with your choice, I […]
CocoaFair – Chocolate factory at Old Biscuit Mill in Cape Town Short video clip of chocolate being made. This is one of a few chocolate manufacturers in Cape Town, but this one does have its […]
California Moves to Turn Freeway Traffic Into Electricity California legislators are looking to put the state’s notorious car traffic to good use. State officials recently approved a plan to generate electricity from vibrations produced by […]
Joburg buses will soon inform commuters when the next bus will arrive Trackers have been installed in all Rea Vaya and Metrobus vehicles as part of the second phase of the City of Joburg's plan […]
Place Names in the Cederberg Mountains in South Africa We’re heading out to the Cederberg in about two weeks to do a hike to Disa Pool (weather permitting) and in doing some research on the […]
Remains of the Day: MacOS Sierra Will Arrive on September 20th A summary of some of the key items to note (and some that were not mentioned) from the Apple event this week at http://lifehacker.com/remains-of-the-day-macos-sierra-will-arrive-on-septemb-1786347567 […]