Notices by Danie van der Merwe (danie10@mastodon.social), page 2

@eff blocking used to be called censorship in days gone past...

@deadsuperhero that's the Mike I always think of - funnily enough he integrated with the Fediverse but his nomadic identities etc were really way ahead of the Fediverse.

@glynmoody just thinking with all that money, they could maybe have funded their own app to be written for gov, where they owned the source code, and could use it across all local authorities. I don't get why separate solutions get sold to each local authority.

@frogzone the law is problematic as proving age with ID is going to be a major security risk unless it is a basic declaration. I don't think the gov has realised there are decentralised networks, as they are even one person hosting services in any country, or hosted by an under 16 themselves even...

@Gargron editing is your friend I realised. I chop about 30% of my videos to tighten everything up. Just let it roll, and cut and trim all the bad bits out. Makes the recording process more relaxed.

@faab64 @danie10 Not sure. I tested it on my mobile data right now and it is loading perfectly well so site is up and responding.

@glynmoody I remember when I could not wait for the next new product. Then they started killing everything inc Google+. Their email today has no E2EE and much of their ways regarding monetising our data have been exposed. Still a shade better than Meta tho!

7 free open-source tools for amazing photo and video edits

While there is no shortage of powerful photo and video editing tools, most of them come with a hefty price tag or require a subscription to get started. It may discourage students, beginners, and freelancers from exploring them fully. Luckily, thank ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/7-free-open-source-tools-for-amazing-photo-and-video-edits/

#opensource #photography #technology

Successful South African electric vehicle maker that few people know about

South African firm MellowVans is seeing massive demand for its groundbreaking three-wheeled electric vehicle (EV), which aims to combine the best features of motorcycles with light vans for last-mile cargo transport and courier deliveries.

After ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/successful-south-african-electric-vehicle-maker-that-few-people-know-about/

#environment #EV #southafrica #technology

Open Source Cardiography Signal Measuring Device

Much of the world’s medical equipment is made by a handful of monopolistic megacorps, but Milos Rasic built an open cardiography signal measuring device for his master’s thesis.

Using a Pi Pico W for the brains, Rasic’s device can record, store a ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/open-source-cardiography-signal-measuring-device/

#cardiography #medical #opensource #technology

@glynmoody which is the very basis for journalism no matter who is in power...

@glynmoody Trump may also have caught onto the old trick that if you get involved in a war you can extend your reign of power longer, and of course that many companies profit from war. I have this sickening feeling that he is not going to do much to avert a WWIII.

@glynmoody and it should also say, if they (including governments) gather it, they are accountable for it.

@glynmoody it is fraught with holes though - only Big Tech and not every Mastodon instance run by a single person, or possibly if the person self-hosts their own instance of Mastodon. To me, it feels more like government is trying to pass responsibility onto someone else without thinking this through very well. Not sure that big social media is so much more dangerous than small social media it is all connected.

@glynmoody he is right - for a tech tycoon, he has actually kept out of trouble. I'm forever grateful to Mark for helping instigate the popularity of #Linux on home and business desktops. My company sent me on a Linux course (Red Hat course) shortly after that to convert from Windows. I was fully converted and have never looked back.

@glynmoody just because AI does the filtering, it should be as illegal, or legal, whether HR did the filtering. AI does not absolve any company from liability - they just need to be very sure on what basis it is doing filtering, just like they brief and train their HR to do it.

@glynmoody but I'll bet government can take photos or video of any and all citizens without individual consent....

@glynmoody not only the peaceful concession, but a change is sometimes a good thing and sweeps out some undesirable practices.

@glynmoody to keep it all equal with how Russia is being handled - that is only fair. Here in our country there is speak of "past friends" but sure if a past friend commits a crime today, that still makes their actions criminal...

@glynmoody that's a lot more than 2 or 3 accidental deaths. The second time I've seen today that Australia has involvement in government sponsored "massacres" - the other was today's Juice Media video about Myanmar. I dread to think what the world would be like without a free media to report these atrocities.