Danie van der Merwe ✅ @danie10@mastodon.social

How Microsoft crushed Slack - It's extremely sad how Big Tech with a big bank balance can just wipe out individual innovation - See https://www.theverge.com/22150313/how-microsoft-crushed-slack-salesforce-acquisition

#technology #cloud #bigtech #interoperability

City of Cape Town launches free solar-powered electric car charging station - See https://businesstech.co.za/news/motoring/454080/cape-town-launches-free-electric-car-charging-station/

#environment #EV #capetown #southafrica

Third person from Facebook MarketPlace asking to buy the fake phone I warned people about - The adverts was a warning not to buy a fake phone

#technology #mobile #scammers #facebookmarketplace #Facebook

9 Open Source Community Forum Software That You Can Deploy on Your Linux Servers - See https://itsfoss.com/open-source-forum-software/

#technology #opensource #collaboration #chat

Fridge Compressor Turned Into Capable Little Four-Stroke Engine - See https://hackaday.com/2020/12/02/fridge-compressor-turned-into-capable-little-four-stroke-engine/

#technology #hack

5 Best Raspberry Pi Alternatives to Run Linux On - See https://www.addictivetips.com/buying-guides/raspberry-pi-alternatives-linux/

#hardware #technology #raspberrypi #alternativesto #opensource #linux

Watch Live TV on Linux With Hypnotix: A New IPTV Application Being Developed by Linux Mint Team - See https://itsfoss.com/hypnotix-iptv-app/

#opensource #streaming #Linux #hypnotix

Hyundai to launch dedicated EV platform in major electric car push - Hyundai and Kia are the hopes for non-luxury car owners to afford electric vehicles - See https://techcentral.co.za/hyundai-to-launch-dedicated-ev-platform-in-major-electric-car-push/103446/

#environment #EV #Hyundai

Organize your exported Google Photos collection with this Python script because Google's Takeout is a mess if you want to move them - See how to at https://www.xda-developers.com/organize-your-exported-google-photos-collection-with-this-python-script/

#technology #google #photography #googlephotos

Politicians were once held to account... now nothing stands in their way, and it is not just in the UK. How can you be an elected representative if you lie to your own constituents? See https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/28/politicians-were-once-held-to-account---now-nothing-stands-in-their-way

#politics #honesty #accountability #domocracy

Transportation emissions are worse than the electric power industry emissions... and cars and busses are the worst offenders - See https://cleantechnica.com/2020/11/30/you-should-care-about-transportation-emissions-heres-why/

#environment #airpollution #EV #BigOil

Google launches People Cards in South Africa - See https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/378414-google-launches-people-cards-in-south-africa.html

#africa #southafrica #google #peoplecards #search

How to bind keyboard controls to controller on Linux for games designed for keyboard and mouse only - See https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/bind-keyboard-controls-to-controller-linux/

#technology #opensource #gaming #Linux

This site allows you to check the status of a phone's IMEI information and even report or check if it was stolen, lost or blocked - See https://www.imei.info/

#technology #mobile #lost #stolen #fakephone #IMEI

Criminal summons served on Eskom (South Africa's power utility) in respect of air pollution by their Kendal Power station - See https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/378154-eskom-faces-criminal-prosecution.html

#southafrica #environment #airpollution #eskom

Cure53 latest 2020 security audit of Threema messenger confirms it is still secure for Android and iOS - See https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/audit-2020-en

#technology #privacy #instantmessengers #threema #Mobile

Google to land its new R2.2 billion cable in Melkbosstrand near Cape Town 20 with times more capacity than the one currently linking to Europe - You can listen to the full audio interview at https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/402691/google-to-land-its-new-r2-2-billion-cable-in-melkbosstrand-near-cape-town

#technology #southafrica #fibre #broadband

8 best casual Linux computer games because not everyone wants to play first-person shooters or sims all the time - See https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/best-casual-games-linux/

#technology #linux #gaming #boardgames

Open hardware GPS tracker works on your terms without 3rd party trackers - See https://hackaday.com/2020/11/28/open-hardware-gps-tracker-works-on-your-terms/

#opensource #openhardware #technology #GPS #Tracker

hCaptcha, as a Privacy Respecting Alternative to Google reCAPTCHA, Is Now the Largest Independent CAPTCHA Service, Runs on 15% Of The Internet - See https://www.hcaptcha.com/post/hcaptcha-now-the-largest-independent-captcha-service

#technology #privacy #bots #spammers #hCaptcha