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    Misuse of "task specific" email addresses / does anybody know somebody with a brain at Takealot

    Okay so this is a slightly odd situation but I suspect somebody else might find it intriguing. https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9308648?hl=en#:~:text=specific%20email%20addresses-,Just%20add%20a%20plus%20sign%20(%2B)%20and%20any%20word%20before,%2Burgent%40solarmora.com. I don't use...
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    CellC recapitalization

    https://techcentral.co.za/cell-c-recap-plan-announced-all-the-details/208848/ Looks like they've pulled it off. Details as to whether they have funds to secure additional spectrum is missing. Blue Label have certainly taken their bath on this one but kudos on the team at CellC who've managed to...
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    PoE for ONT - 15V or 24V?

    Okay so my sister is being hit with power outages knocking her ability to do work. Bought a cheap UPS thingy that outputs one DC point adjustable for either 9V or 12V and the router is 12V so thats perfect and a PoE injector that can be selected for 15V or 24V which is needed for the ONT. The...
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    Data breach at Afrinic

    https://afrinic.net/20210702-bulk-whois-service-incident-report Oi vey
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    Afrinic seat 5 nominations close TODAY

    Pretty sure some people in these parts know of the situation in which the corrupt former CEO of ZADNA while suspended (finally) from that organization ran unopposed for an Afrinic seat https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/308615-suspended-zadna-ceo-running-unopposed-for-afrinic-board.html I...
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    ICASA handed a well deserved slap in court

    https://www.itweb.co.za/content/kLgB1Me8ojx759N4 Its worth pointing out that both the ITA (that is profoundly inept and would follow Vodacoms representations almost to the letter at the expense of the industry) and the WOAN process have now be restrained. During the WOAN workshop ICASA were...
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    The radio and podcast demogogue...

    https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/02/19/rush-limbaugh-politics-father-coughlin-radio-240072 The article is well worth a read. The source of course is an official publication of the Jesuits in the United States. Same are a Roman Catholic organization (the current Pope is a...
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    Psuedophilosophy

    https://psyche.co/ideas/pseudophilosophy-encourages-confused-self-indulgent-thinking Interesting read. I think the author errs a little in his characterization of Faucault and I don't think he gives enough attention to bullshit (as described by Frankfurt) but the charlatan point is intriguing...
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    Clip on ties, where can one buy one in Pretoria

    Wondering where Jan managed to get his tie
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    Tentative discussion about possible SMME centred and WFH ISP

    I cannot overstate how tentative this is but I am looking for brains to pick on a possible starting up of an ISP. Some of you might recall that I was roped into a previous project... There are a lot of moving parts to this but in essence what I am looking for is some real time present insights...
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    Shameless Plug: BBWF

    Today's panel is on at 16h15 not sure how much interest there will be among guys in this forum On Thursday though at 16h00 is my discussion with Juanita Clark on strategies in Africa - a little more SA centric than I planned Keynote Speaker Announcement We are pleased to welcome Paul Hjul...
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