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    Airlink given deadline over extreme rugby stadium flyover in Cape Town with punitive action on the cards

    Any investigation by a government department produces multiple different conclusions, depending on who requested the report... (/s) Remember that the flypast rules were designed for airshows, which are completely different from stadiums.
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    South African city spent R1.1 million to protect one road’s streetlights from criminals

    That's quite a pole!
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    DR Congo election thread

    Breaking news, 8 years later! Kabila wants to regain power by force: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8y56re7ldqyo
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    Airlink given deadline over extreme rugby stadium flyover in Cape Town with punitive action on the cards

    Whoa, a "deadline" sounds serious... Yes, but did the SACAA investigate themselves, for their loosely defined requirements?
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    [US] Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

    Sounds like the prison staff were completely unprepared for what actually happened: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck1exg6qjdz3o
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    How will you sell your car?

    Other. I have no plans to sell my car. I am 65. I have a Toyota Camry. Edit: It's 25 years old. It will probably last longer than I do...
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    Roads in a remote South African area falling apart after its only grader broke down six months ago

    The first rule in road maintenance is to keep water away with ditches and drains, to prevent formation of gullies and dongas. It needs more than a grader to fix that kind of infrastructure... P.S. I'm reading a book about Roman Roads, and after 2000 years the bits still in good condition are...
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    Rain and storm for Cpt pt 2

    The transition from winter to summer can be very gradual in Cape Town, and further cool conditions are likely this week. A well developed front is predicted for Sat 17th, bringing some rain, and possible snow over the high mountains. This chart shows the extremely cold daytime temperatures...
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    Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

    Sounds a bit like modern cars. Too many bolt on features that provide convenience/efficiency/etc, but potentially break the system and require expensive recalls to thousands of units in the wild. Systems often stay in use far longer than the original designer could possibly have visualised, with...
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    Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

    During the lockdown I got to watch some channels which I would not normally bother with. This example is a purely mechanical defrost timer, with all of its pros and cons:
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    Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

    Y'all need some education in commercial refrigeration: 1. Refrigeration includes fridges and freezers. 2. Freezers that are open to humid air develop frost on the cooling coils. 3. The frost has to be melted 2-4 times per day, otherwise it blocks the system. 4. Melting of frost is done with a...
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    International airport next to Sun City that was destroyed by a fire getting R1 billion rebuild

    I am familiar with the area, on one of my rare trips outside the boerewors curtain! However, the OP shows the new design skipping the thatch roof...
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    International airport next to Sun City that was destroyed by a fire getting R1 billion rebuild

    Who could have seen this coming:
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    Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

    I got a chance to read the full article. These 'white hat' hackers are extremely thorough at indentifying all of the vulnerabilities in a system. It's a pity this only happens after they are deployed at scale in a live environment. The whole point of the expensive controllers was to connect to...
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    Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia amid reports of pilot fight

    FTFY. Broken last digit in URL. Edit: I watched/skimmed through most of the video. It's a good summary (if you haven't watched anything else). Also just enough new/technical detail to make it interesting. Also answers to common misconceptions like why the oxygen masks didn't deploy, etc. I knew...
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