Recent content by Justanotherguybythesea

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    South Africans can buy PCs on Checkers Sixty60

    I do not want the eye test, photo gotten from any of the hundreds of government data breaches, and delivered to me without even needing to go for the test.
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    One courier in South Africa has more pickup and dropoff points than Standard Bank has ATMs

    Did that a year ago with small stuff, was faster than a to door courier, and much more convenient to me as well, as i choose when to collect, not this shyte about "out for delivery between 8Am and 7PM" stuff you normally get.
  3. J

    South Africans can buy PCs on Checkers Sixty60

    When will they have an option to get a drivers license delivered as well, no need for any messy paperwork, testing, just pay and it is there in 60 minutes.
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    Truecaller Scam Checker tested in South Africa

    So more a showing of most used websites then.
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    First Checkers with smart trolleys and automated checkout in Gauteng launched at new shopping centre inside security estate

    Good thing about this is the store will be able to tell who left the trolley in the parking lot, and bill the customer an additional R300 to have a staff member return it to the slot for charging. Also will be able to geolock the trolley, so it will at least have video of it being stripped for...
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    Secret new TV licence plan in South Africa

    If they got more than R10k in from that i would be surprised. the vast majority will never pay, and watch anyway, the horse was long out of the stable, because SABC did not do the simple thing in the digital transformation, and make the decoders all encrypted, with the key being your license...
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    Explosion causes widespread power outages in South African capital city

    Well, looks like the roof was somewhat leaky, and eventually enough water pooled to finally either rust out the main switchgear and allow the oil to be full of water, or nobody has bothered to change the oil for a decade or three, and thus it eventually got enough moisture in it, to flash over...
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    The first digital ID in South Africa — Photos

    Well, we will all be able to get Leon Scribers ID then, as that is likely to be the first one lost to leaks, and thus you can give your name at any roadblock, and he will get the bill, because it is supposed to be totally secure, just like all government breaches have proven.
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    Woolworths builds dark stores in South Africa

    more a case of the store colour scheme being black glossy lettering and numbers on a matt black background, and painting the floors, walls and ceilings with Vantablack, and having the odd stripe of lime green around to sort of vaguely show something. then deciding the lighting should be done...
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    WhatsApp launches new safety features, and hackers steal Pentagon data

    So all existing and former US military, and all those who were assisting them in all areas, are now compromised, yet again, because the DOD still, despite it being the odd few generations of OS obsolete, are still using XP,and paying MS for updates they barely supply. Just like SAPO. whatsapp...
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    Eskom wants to give Bitcoin miners electricity for 66.3% less than households pay

    you can bet though that those users will not drop off at a hint of extra load, but will only ramp down over a few hours, because the earnings are more than the power, so it makes profit to pay any minor penalties as the income is more. you can bet the contracts will be written so poorly that for...
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    R140 for a full charge in 2026 or a full tank of petrol in 2000

    With the current government efficiency you might have to wait 20 years or more for it to be finalised, and then anther 20 for it to be introduced. Kind of like the analogue shut off, and the 10 year license validity, both of which are coming "real soon now" for implementation.
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    We visited the construction site of South Africa’s biggest private Afrikaans university campus

    they found out that the guards and security are not just for show, but will take them, and remove from the private premises, and any attempt to return will result in the same, just not as nicely.
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    South Africa has a SIM card problem

    Hard steel punch and wooden block is much better, you get a hole in a few seconds, and no damage to any drill bit either. they are also cheaper than a washer as well.
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    SABC silent about R2.5-million plan to get more people to pay TV licences

    gamify it, and the only ones they will get are those who are both young, and who are not likely to pay anyway, just want free games.
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