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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

8 LEGO 3D printing projects to build this weekend “LEGO and 3D printing may seem like a perfect combination, but there’s more to it than first meets the eye. While you can 3D print LEGO blocks, tight tolerances can produce disappointing results if you aren’t […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

Switched my social media posting from paid Make to self-hosted n8n and Postiz For the past few years I've been using the paid service called Make to pull my blog posts from my RSS feed in WordPress, and push that out to various social media services. I am on […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026

There is NO bus in these images!!! Captcha is incredibly stupid. Or am I not a human. This is such a pointless waste of time. I log in weekly to a Facebook account via Tor so I get subjected to this. Sometimes it takes 20 minutes and refreshed Tor routes to get in.

A captcha challenge asking to identify a bus image but there is none.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2025

Looks like @MTNza has disabled #RCS messaging, breaking interoperability for users in #SouthAfrica - This is what @airmobilesa is showing today. For those not using WhatsApp, RCS is quite key. I also see many MTN users across Africa complaining bout the same thing.

A mobile screen displaying a warning about RCS chat status code 1005, stating chats aren’t supported by the operator, AirMobile.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/04/2025

We tried the #FNB bank #PicknPay Friday burger special today 4 burgers for R50 (US$2.60). It's not that bad at all. Basically buy ghr ingredients for R50 and make it at home. It is processed cheese but suppose can't expect more for the price.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2025

@karmalakas I don't see the account name unless I switch on the accounts tab in the view. Yes there are the separate accounts below the unified inbox, but I only see that if I expand the inbox. I just see a normal inbox as my unified inbox. Inbox at the top is my unified folder.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2025

Last of the puzzle pieces arrived today. So this weekend will be fun building my OpnSense firewall...

A TP-Link 16 port switch resting on its box.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2024

SARS phishing attempts - everyone knows nothing happens at SARS in 2 days, so clearly this was a fake #SouthAfrica

The image shows an email on a computer screen. The foreground is dominated by the email's text, which appears to be from the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The background is dark, typical of a modern email client interface. There are various email control icons visible at the top of the email client interface. The email contains a warning indicating that its authenticity cannot be verified.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2024

Calling SARS is a maddening experience when you are number 970 in the queue and then 15 mins later the line drops. The call back function got blocked by Truecaller as a spam caller (that was after a 2-hour wait). How is one supposed to interact with gov when it is so difficult. #southafrica

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2024

So cheesed off by this, I left the community security group. How does an admin say the rules apply to everyone to have a head and shoulders photo in their profile, but they have no such photo! You can't have a discussion in that group, and this is just too […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2024

Stayed at #MontevueNatureFarm other side of #Montagu in #SouthAfrica. No other humans in sight and no cellphone nor Internet. A relaxing break, and absorbing some nature again. We took long walks along the 4x4 trails across the farm, enjoyed the hot tub, braaing, and the outdoor shower.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2024

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2024

View from the sitting room over the veldt. No humans or habitation in view.

Emergency radio as no cellphone reception of Internet

Hot tub on the left and outdoor shower on the right

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2024

Away for the weekend and only place to get a signal is to climb a hill called Signal Hill!

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2024

The way to start the day: Freshly ground 50/50 mix of French Roast and Hazelnut beans in an AeroPress

An AeroPress standing on a black marble counter top, full of coffee

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2024

Seems SHEIN should label fragile items as fragile, and preferably also tape the lid of the box closed, so that the item arrives intact... Glad I took out at $1 shipping insurance as with shipping, duty and VAT the transit costs as much as the item itself.

An open cardboard box with some packaging material inside. In the centre is seen a white porcelain lid with some blue tree design on it. On the one side of the lid is a 1 cm piece missing, and two cracks.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2024

A month later got my answer from #Samsung #southafrica today. My fault that I did not go search for the Tc&Cs on website as e-mail only opened an image when clicking on Tc&Cs. Seems their vouchers expire after 3 months even if you paid over R30k for a phone […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2024

* Dual UPSs ✅ * Dual Power (Solar and Grid) ✅ * Dual Backup locations ✅ * Dual Internet Connections ✅ Installed wireless Internet link today, so now I have an alternative path if needed. I could become a small datacentre ;-)

Two men busy installing a vertical pole attached to the side of a house.

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2024

Guess which is new Galaxy Watch 7... Yes I know one is cleaner than the other one, and I suppose that is also a clue. So far so good, will test exercise functions out on Mon. Am liking the extra info on AGEs Index, Energy Score, sleep apnoea monitoring, and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2024

Imagine if employers had to pay for your work commute fuel and time in the traffic, would we all be working from home again? When Covid came around, it suited employers perfectly well to have employees working from home... #workfromhome

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2024

My #Meshtastic node in #CapeTown #SouthAfrica has now seen 40 different Meshtastic nodes across Cape Town just by radio link alone. There are around 17 nodes that are active 24/7 and one or two high site nodes that help everyone connect to everyone else […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2024

Trying some camo on the turret of my #WarThunder tank. The theory is that the hard square shape of the turret does not protrude out so obviously when behind bushes, and also helps disguise any weak spots that gunners may aim for. Pity I could only afford this one piece of camo ;-)

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2024

This however is a #Takealot problem in that you cannot inform any other buyers of issues with the supplier....

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2024

#LaptopOnline in #SouthAfrica sent me a Core i3 device when I'd ordered and paid for a Core i5 device. Seems they did not notice the visible Core 3 sticker on the front of the device. They sent my device to a different buyer, so I got the inferior product […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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