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My sister has offered me cheap rental on a property she is thinking of buying, in Newlands, Cape Town. But it comes with a pool. And I will be responsible. My experiences with pools is absolutely zero. I can swim in them, either chlorine or salt water but maintaining them... How much work is...

Yes, I know quite a few of you twitch, but mostly because you are annoyed by some dick's repeated stupidity. This is an actual factual bird question. I am in McGregor in W. Cape. There are a couple of birds that have a nest under the eaves. The wife is a standard little brown job, but the...

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/ It's from 2014, so don't blame me for the Romney references... but this is a well thought out opinion piece from a professional psychologist on how politics affect inter-personal relations, to the extent that we...

Quite interesting - streaming radio (mostly small local stations) all over the world. http://radio.garden/

Let's go: prior to the Industrial Revolution it is believed we used to sleep in 2 distinct blocks with an hour of waking overnight. People used that hour to compose poems, reflect on life, think about their dreams.. or just shag. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biphasic_and_polyphasic_sleep

Teenagers have trouble finding their own path in the world. This Twitter thread (I cannot believe that a "twitter thread" is now a reasonable source...) explores the connection between teenagers (particularly female teens), depression and Facebook/Instagram

A somewhat humerous, somewhat factual look at western society: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1434803410902167552.html

Where do I hire these in Cape Town on a Sunday? - small generator (to power the following) - circular saw - variable torque drill - mechanical sander I need to secure a bunch of buildings that have become inhabited. I don't own the property; any "evictions" will be for the govt account. I just...

3rd world problem: someone stole our wheelie bin to live in. I know I can get a replacement free from the Cape Town municipality, but I was wondering two things: a) If I buy my own, bright red or yellow one from Plastics for Africa or similar, will the waste removal guys pick it up? Not sure...

Probably need suggestions from @emam on this, although it is going to to be a VERY amateur effort. My 4 year old son has chosen a theme for my wife's upcoming birthday (which, in a 4 year old's mind absolutely MUST include cake). The theme is "Coronaraptor" - a portmanteau of current events...

This is an illuminating long-form editorial on the topic of conservative graft. Well written. https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-long-con ...

for controlling intimate hardware. https://buttplug.io/ You are welcome.

With the recent fire at my windmill - and the destruction of the government property next door (Die Meule) the bergies have now started moving in and liberating what they can find. I found a few pieces of copper pipe stolen from Die Meule, and, a bergie's picnic basket, containing some food...

Dental problems such as crowding and cavities are common in people today. But other species tend not to have such afflictions, nor did our fossil forebears. Our teeth have evolved over hundreds of millions of years to be incredibly strong and to align precisely for efficient chewing. They...

Wife's Golf 5. Appeared in the last two days. Left middle of the side of the bonnet. An obvious scratch on the bonnet (right of 1st pic), and then.. something ate through the paint (left side of 1st pic)? Especially on the bodywork, rather than the bonnet with the scratch. Random splatter...

https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/hacker-dosed-with-lsd-while-restoring-historical-synth/ OK then. Next time wear gloves when restoring vintage electronic instruments!