Recent content by Arthur

  1. A

    How to check a number plate of a car you want to buy?

    Not Registration data, but you might well be able to obtain service history from the manufacturer by using the VIN.
  2. A

    Starlink may finally launch in South Africa by mid-2025

    Not bad. My renewal took 9 days, in July last year. Much depends on the branch office, it seems.
  3. A

    Starlink may finally launch in South Africa by mid-2025

    The problem at Home Affairs has almost nothing to do with internet access. So, NO, nothing will change at Home Affairs even if you have reliable 24/7/365 highspeed internet.
  4. A

    A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging

    Frankly, my own intuition in this is that this DeepSeek announcement is a troll operation by the Chinese communist state. They're way behind, and know it, so they've scammed the enemy West. Of course I don't know precisely how they've done it, but I expect it'll all come out in due course.
  5. A

    Microsoft 365 - 45% price increase

    Oh, the % increase sounds big, but it works out to around $2 a month increase. Insignificant.
  6. A

    Microsoft 365 - 45% price increase

    The Family subscription has been an absolute bargain since it was introduced more than a decade ago. Still is. Share with 6 PCs/accounts, each with 1TB of cloud, an hour of skype-to-phone calls per month. My R0.02.
  7. A

    Ten dead and several injured in New Orleans incident, local authorities say

    "The pickup truck's driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was shot dead after firing a gun at police, the FBI said. Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas and an Army veteran, also had an Islamic State group flag attached to the vehicle, investigators said. "
  8. A

    Carnivore diet

    You must be the one in ten million exception. Carnivore cured my gout. Took allopurinol (Puricos is just one of the brands) for years. It took two months of carnivore for me to realise that allopurinol was unnecessary.
  9. A

    The F-35 thread

    Interesting views from Prof Justin Bronk, someone in the know. Worth a watch for those keen on the topic.
  10. A

    Wealthy South Africans flocked to these 3 migration hotspots in 2024

    Sadly, outside of London, the UK is rapidly regressing into a third world cesspool. I expect a revolution within a decade.
  11. A

    R500 billion disaster

    A set or predetermined compensation for a loss would be unjust and further destroy an important element of compensation long recognised in law since Roman times. It also completely ignores proveable consequential damages, as well as the variations in harm arrising from pain and suffering...
  12. A

    R500 billion disaster

    Er, the Road Accident Fund only covers personal injury and loss, not damage to property. The "premiums" are in the petrol price.
  13. A

    The Official Biltong Enthusiasts Thread

    Quick Q for those making their own billies: When exactly do you spice the raw biltong -- when you start the soak in vinegar, or after the soak before you hang?
  14. A

    Foreigners are flocking to this province in South Africa

    Wish there was more granularity on what they count as "foreign" and "international".
  15. A

    Importing a Google Pixel to South Africa

    Just to make you gallah: Traded in my Pixel 7 Pro for the 9 Fold in black. It's now on 'droid 15 but I generally close down, disable and block most of the Googley spyware stuff. I just love the beeg 8" fold-out display. Two criticisms so far: - though amazingly thin, the device is still quite...
See more
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X