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    Poweralert Stage 3 (old news)

    100% the same thing and source data! Only difference is mine redraws automatically when there is new data.
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    Poweralert Stage 3 (old news)

    Hi there! Dan here from ESP :P I built this https://esp.info/poweralert, so I have something to watch daily, it automatically updates when the poweralert data changes (https://poweralert.co.za/), and shows the update time, it just updated now at 12:09 ... While this is not necessarily an...
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    Afrihost AirMobile eSIM sign-up tested

    Pixel 8 Pro user. Not working. Afrihost support says "It's not going to work, you might as well delete it". Context Sign up yesterday morning, get an SMS every hour (on the Airmobile sim) saying "Your new AirMobile number 27xxx is in the process of being activated. Need help? Dial 135" I fixed...
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    Eskom's worst case load-shedding scenario shows 39 days without power cuts in the coming year

    It's 326 days if you add the Load Reduction Days on Slide 14 - you have 28 days too many :P
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    What makes Apple sooo successful?

    No idea. But wow they put A LOT of effort into design. The design of the gadgets is always appealing, eye-catching and best of all, user intuitive. Obviously the underlying OSs (OSX and iOS) are awesome too, but it's the user interface design that makes it killer.
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    Help with Cydia on ipad 2

    Yup! This is the way. Installous is fantastic, allowing you access to so many more apps! Especially some free apps from "other" apps stores around the world and not just our limited view in SA. There are "pirated" apps here as well (get paid for apps for free), but we don't do that, because that...
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    Is a iphone 4 worth it?

    Hold out for the next generation iPhone (4S/5/whatever)... You may regret getting the iPhone 4 now, because by this time next year they will be announcing the 6 (or whatever) and you'll be 2 generations behind...
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    How to NOT choose a password

    Read this fantastic article about "The science of password selection". Does this make anyone else not feel all warm and fuzzy inside? So much personal information is stored online and protected by a flimsy password...
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