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    Eskom's website suggests the vast majority of solar power systems are illegal

    So, ESKOM, please tell me what is the difference between a hybrid inverter and a UPS?
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    Lansweeper data shows 42.76% of office PCs can't upgrade to Windows 11

    For those that can't move to Win11, there's Linux Mint. :)
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    Should 2G/3G be shut down?

    Kill 3G but leave a part of basic GSM alone.There's still a lot of dependency on SMS for day to day messaging, both person->machine and reverse. It's going to take many companies a lot of effort to redevelop applications that currently rely on SMS, and even then that assumes that there's a...
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    Apple implementing hiring slowdown as economy pressures consumers

    Um, that should be 'Apple hits the brakes on hiring'...
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    Petrol now between R25.66 and R26.74 per litre

    So, apparently, is the Coastal 95 unleaded price. Every station around me is selling at R23.52/litre, 10c/l above the regulated price, and I'm within 3km of the refinery in CT. Is this even legal?
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    Outa calls on government to extend R1.50 general fuel levy relief

    Why is Brent Crude used as the benchmark? That stuff is expensive, you can refine it by giving it a hard stare. Why not set the price based on the actual landed cost of the actual crude that's purchased? Deregulate!!!
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    Stage 2 load-shedding hours extended, higher stages likely - 20-23 June 2022 [Update]

    Find 12000 hectares of unused space and pack it with solar panels and batteries. 20GW right there. https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2022/03/28/territory-government-ramps-up-support-for-20gw-solar-and-battery-project/
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    SABC wants TV licences scrapped and replaced with a household levy - that MultiChoice must collect

    Here's a better idea - scrap SABC because they're bloody useless and then you don't need a TV license. Leave broadcasting to those who know how to run it as a business. Or, if you really have to have them around, simply fund them from the taxes already collected instead of letting thieves get...
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    WhatsApp will not cut users off who do not accept its new privacy policy

    I deleted my account on WhatsApp in Feb. It stays deleted.
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    WhatsApp on desktop adds voice and video calling

    Fail, whatsapp. Telegram had that in desktop app long ago, and on Linux as well. Fail.
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    New Samsung Galaxy Book S with Intel processor leaked

    Would be nice if I could install Linux on it.
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    What it's like to use the Huawei P40 Pro without Google Mobile Services

    So, if I read this article correctly, the phone comes *without* the crap like Facebook and Twitter? These have to be added manually? I'll take two. Thanks.
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    The dangerous ambulances on South African roads

    So, the image of the licence disk has all manner of identifying information blurred out to protect the guilty... but the barcode is left unmangled. So anyone with a barcode scanner on their phone can read that and get the all of the registration details. Smart.
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    Big Microsoft Office price increase in South Africa

    WPS office is free. Gmail is free. Microsoft can get stuffed.
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    South Africa will switch to digital TV by 2021

    I hope the signal stays unencrypted - my no-name-brand DVB-T2 receiver/PVR/mediaplayer (R700) works just fine :)
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