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    Laptop for school advice

    Get something that is liquid and drop rated. Young children and even ancient children are prone to drowning notebooks and using them as Frisbees (teach them to hold like a baby/cute animal; not by the ear on a corner). If you really want it to last, get something rugged / milspec. Back in the...
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    macOS Golden Gate (macOS 27)

    Linux by the looks of it. Windows will live in corporate because that's what gets taught (Outlook...HAH! That has been fun forcing the new upon corporate users; Waiting for eggShell to become a travesty), and there are apps developed in the 90's/2000's that are LoB and never rebuilt. The...
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    New vs year of 1st registration

    Dealers get the stock, then sometimes sits on the floor/back parking for months. There were a few books a couple of years ago that explain all the bolt ons and tricks car dealerships use. Stupid stuff like why does my brand new car need to be detailed/washed and I have to pay for it? I have a...
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    Things that irritate you - Part 4

    I took a drive this morning to the (eden)Vale. The lights around the mall have not worked in ages (I don't think I've seen them working this year): the big intersection with 5 different roads and directions is fun. At least somebody (assuming unemployed person) is a traffic director at the...
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    Cleanup

    Donate it to a local hospice and they can write a nice letter which is tax deductible (or was; haven't kept up with laws)
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    Things that irritate you - Part 4

    How many of those are whiskey stains? Look for the galvanised metal boxes, if they are still there: usually squashed and look like a crushed pie dish. R55 and Main had bollards to protect from stains, so the insurers/finance houses must be having a great time. At this point, I just don't drive...
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    Home Affairs is ignoring phone calls in South Africa

    Possibly a lot have transitioned to VoIP because of copper theft. VoIP usually gives an engaged/unavailable tone (or 404 hangup) if the SIP hasn't registered. Having set up call queues and ring all groups, it's great the phone rings, but the wetware still needs to actually answer.
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    Mail from SAA - WTAF ?

    Isn't a large portion of the flight costs the ground charges and taxes (similar cruise liners; love their ads of R1 for a partner excluding taxes and fees)? Indeed a bit of lateral thinking to have 1 person, with standard baggage but paying for the unused seats
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    Which place makes the best pizza?

    I "grew up" with Debonairs, which was a fairly premium pizza back then. Sadly, it is not the same quality as what is was back when I delivered for them. I miss a decent Tikka Chicken sub ( I think that went into the hidden menu before I started my actual career ). The last time I had a...
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    Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops. Repeat: Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops

    Vertical markets. Maybe they noticed attacks in WSL and across their Azure hosting that sent the power bill up, so get paid for the power bill. That said, they probably have quite a good AV team, considering defender has been in Windows for a few generations, and the other vendors have been...
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    Scale modelling

    Very pretty. Nice touches with the airgun (spraygun)
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    Your Favourite Open Source Software?

    I'm testing PDFcraft weekly to replace the hands-and-feet of Acrobat users. Those Adobe prices are not a joke, and only a handful need things like form design.
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    Old WUG kit (directional antenna system)

    Eventually went with 2xCPE210's and works a charm (roughly 20Mbps through a thick tree). Didn't reload with OpenWRT (I did, but reverted as the official firmware met my needs and did VLAN per SSID). DVR gets time sync (couldn't be bothered to airgun the old battery off) and found an old notebook...
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    Cheap Tyres Recommendations or Pitfalls

    Another option, since you seem to be PTA east side
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    Cheap Tyres Recommendations or Pitfalls

    Put a set of Ceat tyres on my beastie (low profiles; potholes always kill the front left) and so far so good (about 15k km). I don't drive much anymore, so possibly they'll dry rot before the tread is gone. They've supposedly got thinker sideways for potholes, and I didn't notice a harsher ride...
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