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Danie @gadgeteer.co.za · Nov 18
Why and How News Media and Brands should Self-Verify on the Bluesky Social Network

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#bluesky #technology #verification
Why and How News Media and Brands should Self-Verify on the Bluesky Social Network
It is actually a free and pretty quick process. Sadly, many brand entities or celebrities do not know how to do it, and often do not even know that it can be
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I suppose that question goes both ways — whether money goes to the wall or to the communities — will either make motorists (or the many pedestrians being run over) safer.
February 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Of course, tons of ways. Even many adults know about them.
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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This Docker Compose visual builder is the tool I wish I had as a beginner

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#docker #selfhosting #technology
This Docker Compose visual builder is the tool I wish I had as a beginner
“If you’ve ever attempted to run too many containers on the same machine, you may have encountered failed deployments because multiple services tried
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February 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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Rallly is an open source self-hosted tool to make organising events and meetings easier

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#opensource #scheduling #selfhosting #technology
Rallly is an open source self-hosted tool to make organising events and meetings easier
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February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds

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#AI #healthcare #medical #technology
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
“Chatbots may be able to pass medical exams, but that doesn’t mean they make good doctors, according to a new, large-scale study of how people get medical
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February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Having this URL in your RSS feeder is an absolute must nowadays to receive these alerts - thencc.org.za/feed/
The National Consumer CommissionThe National Consumer CommissionProduct recall – Buttanutt peanut butterProduct trade recall – 1393 Renault Kwid vehicle(BIDS RECEIVED) NCC/05/2025/2026 – PROCUREMENT OF 1500 HOURS FOR THE ENHANCEMENTS, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NCC eSERVICE PORTAL AND THE OORS DEVELOPED IN .NET, C# AND MS SQL. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ENHANCEMENTS, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NCC eSERVICE PORTAL AND THE OORS DEVELOPED IN.NET, C# AND MS SQL. PROFESSIONAL SERVICESINVITATION TO FIRMS FOR INFORMATION: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM INTERESTED ENTITIES, ORGANISATIONS AND ICT SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS ON HOW TO AUGMENT, ENHANCE AND COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING NCC OPT-OUT REGISTRY SYSTEM (OORS)Product safety recall – 209 MG MG3 vehiclesADVERTISEMENT OF PERMANENT POSITION – SCM PROVISIONING ADMIN OFFICERRE-ADVERTISEMENT OF PERMANENT POSITION – SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: CYBER SECURITY  ADVERTISEMENT OF THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME AT THE NATIONAL CONSUMER COMMISSIONProduct safety recall – HINO 700 Series trucks
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February 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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The irony for me is there was at one time such a drama being made about wind turbines and bird deaths (which contextually were far fewer than caused by glass widows, power lines, and cats), this was never mentioned at all. Context never seems to be brought into these matters.
February 10, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Matrix secure chat is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty

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#chat #digitalsovereignty #opensource #privacy #technology
Matrix secure chat is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty
"Matrix is currently talking to circa 35 countries about FOSS communications infrastructure. For instance, Hodgson told us the United Nations is on board:
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February 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Google’s Project Genie lets you conjure entire interactive worlds and step into them

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#technology #virtualworlds
Google’s Project Genie lets you conjure entire interactive worlds and step into them
“While I'd love to give this a try myself, it's only currently open to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States. Just in case you weren't aware,
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January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Microsoft handed encryption keys for customer data to the government

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#cloud #privacy #selfhosting #technology
Microsoft handed encryption keys for customer data to the government
“The FBI went to Microsoft last year with a warrant, asking them to hand over keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three laptops as part of an
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January 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Yep it uses the Bluesky protocol for authenticating, and that Roomy server is doing the sync, and I suspect the storage in some manner as I don't see the posts on my Bluesky profile anywhere.
January 29, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Suunto’s New Route Planner Is Free and Awesome

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#mapping #navigation #routes #technology
Suunto’s New Route Planner Is Free and Awesome
"Something you don't see every day: a sports tech company actually giving away premium features for free. Suunto's route-planning tool lets you create and
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January 28, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Stop scrolling through Google’s AI junk: Startpage’s “classic” search engine is better

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#privacy #search #technology
Stop scrolling through Google’s AI junk: Startpage’s “classic” search engine is better
"So I chose Startpage, a privacy-focused search engine that gets its results from Google, Bing, and a range of other sources, but doesn't have any of the
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January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Yes I'm not quite understanding exactly how it does it, but it seems to create a virtual view, using posts made by users, as nothing is supposedly posted to their server. But I like the focus of topic based channels/threads.
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Seeing this is posted on Bluesky — I created a test space on Roomy at roomy.space/did:plc:oto7...
Roomy Space
A community platform integrated with the AT Protocol
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January 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Meet Roomy: An Open-Source Discord Alternative for the Decentralised Web

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#decentralised #opensource #socialnetworks #technology
Meet Roomy: An Open-Source Discord Alternative for the Decentralised Web
“Roomy is an open-source Discord alternative built on the AT Protocol (ATProto), the same protocol that powers Bluesky, with ActivityPub (the protocol behind
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January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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That and food supply. At what point does the population growth also just outstrip food and water supply. The supplies are finite but population growth seems to be increasing in many countries.
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover

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#alternativeto #socialnetworks #technology #tiktok
TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover
“TikTok’s takeover in the US has prompted users to join an alternative social platform called UpScrolled. The app, which is available on Android and iOS,
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January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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I still don't understand why they could not have gone to the many VIP protection training entities we've had inside SA for decades. Is Russia somehow better than what SA offers.
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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This is worse than just the 30% pass rate. If the massive drop out rate is also factored in, we really have a crisis in education!
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Afrihost has been forever rolling over a data purchase to last two months. But the biggest issue most have is, we pay for 2GB and lose 1GB because we never used that other 1GB in the time allotted. I suppose 2 months is better than 1 month at least.
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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That could be pretty dangerous. Wonder what is meant by “America standing up and defending their values”. They really should not leave it open ended.
January 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Waiting for my armed response company to drop the price increases they put in place due to the “escalating price of petrol” over the last few years.
January 26, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Not at all - there are many models that clip under an existing seat and connect via a t-splitter to the water. Can be removed again later on.
January 24, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Why is German gold in a US vault?
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 AM