Recent content by Nod

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    Good news for people with medical aid in South Africa

    30 years to flatten the curve ...
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    The expensive South African city giving away ‘free’ homes

    And I'm sure this not going to encourage migration from other provinces to get "free" housing and services. In this case, better service delivery is going to create long term problems. More taxes on the people that can pay, will be going to people who won't/can't pay. Eventually this ponzi...
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    Your Favourite Open Source Software?

    https://github.com/sentriz/gonic
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    Amazon's Leo starts allowing South Africans to register their interest

    Amazon is already operating in South Africa, mostly in the AWS space. I can only assume they already comply to some extent.
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    RAM prices are ridiculous

    https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/google-tells-employees-it-must-double-capacity-every-6-months-to-meet-ai-demand/ Prices will be a problem until the AI-rush is over, if ever.
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    Proposal for per-kilometre tax to replace fuel levies in South Africa

    They can always add a "charging" levy to the quick chargers for EVs. Sure, you will not be able to add this levy to people who charge at home/work, but it should be easy enough for any public infrastructure.
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    South Africans with solar may be unaware that some installers can remotely monitor and control their systems

    Solar Assist doesn't need any ports to be opened. If you enable remote access in the settings, you get a https://<name>.za.solar-assistant.io/ address. No need to forward any ports to allow access from outside directly to the solar assist box.
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    Warning for South Africans leaving the country

    Paarl, in peak summer, barefoot on the pavement ...
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    Linux conversion for a corporate Windows enviornment

    There are solution to also replace AD with an opensource solution. https://linuxvox.com/blog/linux-active-directory-replacement/ https://thegeekpage.com/22-best-alternatives-to-microsoft-active-directory/
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    Linux conversion for a corporate Windows enviornment

    https://linuxvox.com/blog/linux-ad/ https://thesoloadmin.com/active-directory-authentication-on-linux/
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    Descent into Hell - NUCi7 + Batocera Installation Nightmare!

    Also check if the graphics card is supported by the default installation. You might have to add the Intel drivers during installation.
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    Descent into Hell - NUCi7 + Batocera Installation Nightmare!

    Not familiar with it at all. There seems to be a few distro's aimed at creating a gaming environment. https://itsfoss.com/retro-gaming-console-linux-distros/ Maybe one of the other options would be more compatible with the NUC.
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