Recent content by ebendl

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    New iOS and iPadOS adds keyboards for South African languages

    Haha, I speak Afrikaans at home. :X3:
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    New iOS and iPadOS adds keyboards for South African languages

    This is pretty great. I talk Afrikaans at home and English everywhere else, and this has been a major reason why I had to use a different keyboard. And yes - it is not about the actual layout. Even though AFrikaans use some ê and ï's - that has always been pretty easy to do on an Apple device...
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    Google Maps vs Waze vs Apple Maps vs physical paper maps?

    Waze for long trips when I don't know the road. Useful for speed cameras, speed limits and potholes. Google Maps in the city.
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    Meta rolling out AI subscriptions

    So it is a subscription to generate more images and videos? How about a subscription to filter out images and videos (and plain ol' messages and PDFs and docs) and tell me what is actually important content in the 10s of WhatsApp groups I'm forced to be on?
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    What was your first job?

    Helped out a buddy a bit to deliver newspapers (Die Beeld) - we took turns. It was probably his first job but he made it mine. Likely because it was so blistering cold in the mornings before school that he decided he didn't want to do it but couldn't just give it up. EDIT: Actually, I think...
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    Food you hated as a kid

    Same here except that I still hate them. I would generally say I'm much less of a picky eater now compared to when I was a kid. Although I think it may be years of eating spicy food that have just burnt out my taste buds :)
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    Stadio denies that it is using AI to mark student papers

    Honestly, I don't see a problem with using AI for this, as long as there's a human-in-the-loop. E.g. review the output of the AI. Have a conservative AI that knows when to ask for help. I'm married to a maths teacher. Marking is the single-most-boring and time-consuming thing that a teacher...
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    Coffee Making, Latte Art, Barista Skills

    Flippit, broke my Baratza Encore ESP's burr holder again. No more coffee for me for a while. :(
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    Coffee Making, Latte Art, Barista Skills

    Ok, I haven't done a side-by-side test yet, but I honestly think the steamed-water americano tastes better than the same-temperature-kettle-water method. will attempt a blind taste test somewhere to see if I'm fooling myself :P
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    Do you prefer driving an automatic or manual car?

    Probably not! :D Then again, I recall an episode from The Amazing Race where the one couple ended up somewhere where they had to get a rental, and the place only had manual transmissions. They lost their lead simply because they were unable to actually drive (being American usually means...
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    Coffee Making, Latte Art, Barista Skills

    I like the fact that it heats my water to basically immediately drinkable range, while making the espresso at proper brewing temperature. But sheesh, the screaming of the water when I steam it is enough to wake up the sleeping family (happened this morning). Then again, my kettle can heat up to...
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    Do you prefer driving an automatic or manual car?

    Auto, but we specifically bought a manual small city car since the kids are gonna start learning how to drive in a couple of years time and as such it would make sense for them to learn with a manual. That and the car's automatic transmission was not great. Yes, they can learn auto, but at the...
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    City Lights vs Country Living

    City. Need my kids in good schools.
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    Coffee Making, Latte Art, Barista Skills

    Flip, already made my coffee before sitting down and watching Hoffmann. And now I really want to try his technique for heating water for an Americano!
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    Chilli sauce reviews

    https://www.minnies.co.za/product/super-charged-south-african-peri-peri-sauce-250ml/#:~:text=INGREDIENTS%3A%20WATER%2C%20CHILLIES,OF%20CERTAIN%20INGREDIENTS. What bothers you, if I may ask? The preservatives & stabilisers and flavor enhancers? INGREDIENTS: WATER, CHILLIES, VEGETABLE OIL...
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