Danie van der Merwe ✅ @danie10@mastodon.social

France’s Recent Order Liberalizing Retrofits Of Old ICE Vehicles Supercharges Phoenix Mobility’s Ambitions For Mass EV Conversions https://cleantechnica.com/2020/07/12/frances-recent-order-liberalizing-retrofits-of-old-ice-vehicles-supercharges-phoenix-mobilitys-ambitions-for-mass-ev-conversions/

These flash drives and hard drives guard your data with military-grade encryption https://mashable.com/shopping/july-12-flash-drives-encryption/

South African electric cars need help from government - A prohibitive tax is protecting local ICE manufacturing https://mybroadband.co.za/news/motoring/359571-south-african-electric-cars-need-help-from-government.html

Top 5 Open Source Video Conferencing Tools for Remote Working and Online Meetings https://itsfoss.com/open-source-video-conferencing-tools/

New study from West Virginia University (WVU) Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) uses a wearable device and artificial intelligence (AI) to predict COVID-19 up to 3 days before symptoms occur https://hackaday.com/2020/07/11/detect-covid-19-symptoms-using-wearable-device-and-ai/

The best free and open-source alternatives to Google Calendar on Android - Get organized outside the Google bubble https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/11/the-best-free-and-open-source-alternatives-to-google-calendar-on-android/

New AI project creates simulated conversations with historical figures https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/07/06/new-ai-project-captures-jane-austens-thoughts-on-social-media/

This wooden block is actually a wireless record player — all you need is a flat surface https://mashable.com/shopping/july-11-rokblok-record-player/

Netflix drops 'Unsolved Mysteries' evidence on Reddit to help internet sleuths solve cases - Maybe crowdsourcing will succeed https://mashable.com/article/unsolved-mysteries-netflix-reddit-evidence-theories/

Creating Virtual Machines in QEMU instead of VMware or Virtualbox https://youtu.be/jLRmVNWOrgo

Why Your Grandfather's Razor Is The New Shaving Trend - Old-school razors have been making a major comeback https://fashionista.com/2016/08/safety-straight-razors-trend

Owners of electric vehicles in Australia could be paid to plug into the grid to help avoid blackouts https://theconversation.com/owners-of-electric-vehicles-to-be-paid-to-plug-into-the-grid-to-help-avoid-blackouts-132519

Games Reflect The Times - Watch Dogs Legion Set In London With Drones Overhead And A Resistance Combating An Authoritarian Regime https://youtu.be/ttzjl5kCvSU

Power Pioneer Invents New All-Polymer Battery That’s 90% Cheaper Than Lithium-Ion... But It Has Some Possible Downsides https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-08/nissan-pioneer-touts-resin-battery-that-s-90-cheaper-to-make

DIY Open Source Stream Deck (Typically Used By YouTubers) Does It Without Touch Screens https://hackaday.com/2020/07/09/open-source-stream-deck-does-it-without-touch-screens/

Many hand sanitisers falsely claim to be SABS-approved – standards are voluntary but SANS 490 and SANS 1853 are desired ones https://mybroadband.co.za/news/trending/359307-many-hand-sanitisers-falsely-claim-to-be-sabs-approved-here-is-the-real-list.html

Home router warning: They're riddled with known flaws and run ancient, unpatched Linux because most OEMs do not apply the patches https://www.zdnet.com/article/home-router-warning-theyre-riddled-with-known-flaws-and-run-ancient-unpatched-linux/

EU Diesel Drivers Burn 100× More Palm Oil Than All Oreo Cookies In World - Ban diesel, not cookies if you wnat to make a real difference https://cleantechnica.com/2020/07/08/eu-diesel-drivers-burn-100x-more-palm-oil-than-all-oreo-cookies-in-world/

LinkedIn will let you upload audio clips to tell people how to pronounce your name - Users can record 10 seconds of audio to guide pronunciation https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/8/21317032/linkedin-name-pronunciation-record-audio-feature

South Africa's CSIR has developed a locally-produced ventilator in collaboration with a number of South African partners for COVID-19 https://mybroadband.co.za/news/hardware/359241-south-africa-builds-its-own-ventilators-to-fight-covid-19-photos.html