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Julius Malema’s Expulsion Has Been Upheld
24 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / 3 Comments
SABC Radio and The New Age newspaper have reported that Julius Malema’s expulsion from the ANC has been upheld. As from today, 24 April 2012, Julius Malema is no longer a card-carrying member of the ANC, and holds no office in the party, or any of it’s organs.
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National Geographic Is Live-Updating Their Mount Everest Ascent [GALLERY]
24 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
It’s Mount-Everest-climbing season, apparently – with the National Geographic team attempting to recreate the route used in the first American ascent of the mountain, the 1963 NG-sponsored American Mount Everest Expedition. The team is live-updating their progress online, with a live stream of photos, blog posts, and twitter updates. I think one of them’s using Instagram, too.
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SA Post Office Releases Gorgeous New Stamps To Celebrate Freedom Day [PICS]
24 Apr 2012 by Matt McDonald / 1 Comment
The South African Post Office is celebrating the 18th anniversary of our transition to democracy this Friday with a set of eight gorgeous new stamps designed by Lize Marié Dreyer, a third-year student at the Open Window School of Visual Communication in Gauteng. We’ve got the full set of these philatelic fancies, after the jump!
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Mansome – What It Means To Be A Man [VIDEO]
24 Apr 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
In the modern times in which we find ourselves, the definition of a “real man” has become somewhat blurred. Male grooming, manscaping and metrosexuality have all but replaced rugged faces, calloused hands and auto-mechanical knowledge. As a result of this, a few brave men have set about creating a documentary that seeks to answer the question, what is a real man?
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Going Going Gone! Khulubuse Zuma’s Possessions Go Under The Hammer [PICS]
23 Apr 2012 by Matt McDonald / No Comments
Downed mining magnate and Presidential nephew, Khulubuse Zuma’s belongings are on auction in Verulam, KZN. We’re following Sarah Britten (@anatinus) on Twitter to get the low down on the high price of Zuma’s luxury living. All our favourite tweets and pics, courtesy of Ms. Britten, after the jump!
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Apple And Google Face Salary-Fixing Lawsuit
23 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Google, Apple, Adobe and Intel – among other companies – have been accused of restricting salary increases and restricting career development by agreeing not to poach each other’s staff; California District Judge Lucy Koh has found that there’s enough evidence to support trial for antitrust injury. Intuit, Pixar, and Lucasfilm are also involved.
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Asteroid Mining Could Save The World’s Economy
23 Apr 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
Time-tested wisdom says the sky’s the limit. However, a group of billionaires are looking to change that as they launch the first ever venture to mine asteroids, in space. For real. Click through for the details.
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Glacier Boarding, Because Snowboarding Is Too Mainstream [AMAZING PICS]
20 Apr 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
Much like Jeb Corliss took BASE jumping to new heights, a group of adrenaline-thirsty snowboarders have taken their obsession to the next level. Who would’ve guessed that ditching snowy slopes for icy glaciers would make for such amazing pictures.
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Hacker Posts Details Of 3 Million Iranian Bank Accounts
20 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
And you people wonder why they tried to switch the internet off. Khosrow Zarefarid, an Iranian software manager, warned Iran’s banks’ CEOs of a security flaw in the banking system. When nobody responded, Khosrow hacked 3 million accounts across 22 banks, then dropped these details — including card numbers and PINs — on his blog.
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Korea Has Robo-Guards Roaming Their Prisons [VIDEO]
20 Apr 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
A group of scientists in South Korea has developed the world’s first completely autonomous prison guard. Far from being a glorified Roomba, the robo-guard was “designed to study human behavior, the robot is able to detect abnormal prisoner activity and report back to its controllers.” Click through for the video.
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Facebook Targets May 17th For IPO Launch
19 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / 2 Comments
Signs suggest that Facebook is looking to have its initial public offering launch on on May 17th, assuming that the Securities & Exchange commission rubber-stamps all of the social network’s paperwork – including documents concerning Facebook’s recent billion-dollar acquisition of Instagram. Facebook is set to be initially valued at around $100 billion.
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Space Shuttle Discovery’s Final, Majestic Flight [VIDEO]
19 Apr 2012 by Albi P / 1 Comment
Earlier this week, space shuttle Discovery took its final flight, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to Dulles International Airport, on the back of a 747. That’s a space shuttle piggybacking on a jumbo jet, and it was awesome. Click through for the video.
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Arrested Development Will Premiere Its Entire Fourth Season At Once
19 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Mitch Hurwitz, Arrested Development creator, has revealed that the long-mourned show will be premiering it’s 10-episode fourth season in one huge lump on Netflix’s Watch Instantly feature in 2013. You’ve got a year to come up with a plausible excuse to spend a day off from work to watch the entire season.
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Dream Job: Google Needs A Full-Time Doodler!
18 Apr 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
Are you a really good illustrator? Does your mind overflow with creativity? Not afraid to have your work judged by literally millions of people? Your dream job is waiting at Google, click through for details.
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Brilliant Solar Flares Exploded From The Sun Yesterday [VIDEO]
18 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
Yesterday NASA managed to capture the clearest-yet footage of a solar flare in process after magnetic fields on the Sun’s northeastern curve exploded in huge streams of plasma and sun stuff. The footage only accounts for about five seconds of explosion, but it’s very, very cool, both in and out of time-lapse.
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Physicist Uses Mathematics To Get Out Of Traffic Fine, Publishes Findings
18 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
UC San Diego physicist, Dmitri Krioukov got ticketed recently for running a stop sign – which isn’t unusual. What is unusual is the fact that, rather than pay the $400 fine and move on, Krioukov wrote a mathematical paper proving that the cop who ticketed him had a “perception of reality that did not properly reflect reality.”
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“If You Don’t Know About Digital, And You Work In Marketing, You’re Pretty Screwed” – Quirk Education Talks To 2oceansvibe Radio
17 Apr 2012 by silverstreak / 1 Comment
Last Friday, we heard from Lyndi Lawson-Smith from Quirk Education on 2oceansvibe Radio’s Premier Show. Lyndi is the Head of Education at this fine digital teaching establishment. In this entertaining 15 minute chat, Lyndi explains Quirk Education’s accreditation, the length and format of the average course, and why staying abreast of the insights compiled by [...]
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Disabled Soldiers To Tackle Mount Everest With Prosthetic Ice-Axes
17 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
25-year-old South African serviceman, Private Jaco van Gass, lost his left arm to a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan three years ago. Now he’s testing a prosthetic ice-axe – an invention of his own design – in preparation for an attempt at Mount Everest in May, alongside five other injured servicemen.
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Google Drive Launching Next Week With 5GB Free Space
17 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Google’s long-anticipated cloud storage service, Google Drive, is set to launch some time next week – in yet another attempt to move in on a service that other companies have been occupying for years. What’s interesting here is that Google is planning on starting everyone with 5GB of free storage, easily trumping Dropbox’s 2GB base quota.
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Tuesday Radvertising: Blackriver FC Does It Again For Nando’s
17 Apr 2012 by Albi P / 3 Comments
It’s been a few months since Nando’s has graced us with one of their viral hits, but the long wait is over. Hot off of the video presses, their latest offering is a cunning spoof of an all too familiar ad. Click through for the video.
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Google Co-Founder Says Facebook & Apple Threaten Internet Freedom
16 Apr 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder everybody keeps forgetting about except when he talks about stuff like this, has pointed to a handful of “threats to internet freedom” – Facebook, Apple, the entertainment industry, and governments that censor their citizens. By which I guess he means threats to Google.
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Documentary: Watch The Power Of Music Bring This Elderly Gentleman Back To Life [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2012 by Matt McDonald / No Comments
Henry Dryer, age 92, is one of seven patients profiled in a new American documentary called Alive Inside, which looks at the power of music to help people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Watch how he reacts when he is given music from his youth to listen to.
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South Africa Is Home To The World’s First “Strawberry” Leopard
16 Apr 2012 by Albi P / 1 Comment
Recently published photos have revealed what is believed to be the world’s first “strawberry” leopard. The big cat was discovered in South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve and is an incredibly rare find.
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The Killer Commute – The Effects Of Your Daily Commute On Your Body And Mind
13 Apr 2012 by Albi P / 2 Comments
Let’s be honest, no one enjoys commuting. It’s a frustrating, time-consuming, anger-inducing practice which has become an unfortunate fact of life for some. Even more concerning however, are the actual negative effects it has on your physical and mental health. Click through for an insightful infographic breakdown.
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