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Tech/Sci
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Cape Town’s First Blind Tour Guide Launches Braille And Audio Guides For Visitors
18 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Cape Town has so much to offer tourists, and it’s good to see that those with disabilities are also being offered a chance to explore its wonders.
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Unidentified Mystery Object Washes Up On Australian Beach
18 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Residents visited the site to see the cylinder, with one local describing it as a ‘great social evening’. “It was a lovely, still night, the kids were digging sand castles around it.”
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Artificial Intelligence Is Now Even Putting Astrologers Out Of A Job
18 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Our modern-day soothsayers probably saw this one coming, but AI is now being incorporated into one of the world’s oldest pseudo-sciences, astrology.
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NASA And Metallica Combine Forces For The Artemis 1 Moon Rocket Launch [Video]
17 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“Give me fuel! Give me fire!” the award-winning metal band sings on top of their characteristic guitar power chords.
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If You’ve Ever Thought Women’s Sport Isn’t Exciting, Let’s Talk About “The French Commercial That Blew Our Minds” [Video]
17 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The video proves that the quality at the Women’s World Cup is going to be just as impressive as it was in Qatar and it’s difficult to tell the difference at times.
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Viral Ad Warns Parents About The Terrifying Consequences Of Sharing Their Children’s Pictures Online [Video]
14 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A new ad campaign warns against “sharenting”, showing the horrifying consequences that could follow your kids right into adulthood if you post a picture of them online.
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Mitchells Plain Woman Tells Story Of Attempted Robbery And Kidnapping By e-Hailing Driver That Left Her Traumatised
14 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
One night recently, before midnight, the 21-year-old lady had finished work and had requested a trip home to Mitchells Plain with the e-hailing service InDrive. Little did she know that she would be in for a traumatising ride.
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NASA Drops Awesome Image Of Star Nursery In Celebration Of JWST’s First Year Of Science
13 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“Our own Sun experienced a phase like this long ago, and now we have the technology to see the beginning of another’s star’s story.”
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Musk Calls Zuckerberg A “Cuck”, Challenges Him To “D*ck Measuring Contest” – A “Literal” One At That
11 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Obviously, the CEO of Twitter is not coping with the growing enthusiasm around Zuck’s new social media rival Threads, and is now taking it out on the Meta man by aiming, once again, below the belt.
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Experts Warn It Won’t Be Pretty If Lightning Strikes While You’re Taking A Shower
11 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Yes, just like a cockroach, lightning can use your plumbing as a conduit, and even just washing your hands can make you a perfect target for Thor’s bolts.
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Got Mould? So Does The Rest Of Cape Town
07 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Fraser says for moderately affected areas, a household cleaner of white vinegar can be used to clean it. For more severely affected areas, a humidifier can be used, along with industrial detergents. Just Jik it.
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Las Vegas Unveils World’s Largest Spherical Structure – ‘The Future Of Entertainment’
07 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The bowl-shaped theater reportedly contains the world’s highest-resolution wraparound LED screen, boasting 1,2 million hockey puck-sized LEDs that can be programmed to flash moving imagery on a massive scale.
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Man Who Tried To Kill The Queen With A Crossbow Says AI Chatbot ‘Encouraged’ Him
07 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
In cases of mentally fragile people, an AI chatbot can be as good as a gun, just way easier to download.
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Zuckerberg’s Threads Gets 23 Million Subscribers On First Day
07 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Mark Zuckerberg’s version of Twitter is off to a strong start. Threads has drawn more than 23 million sign-ups since its launch Wednesday night, according to badges that show up on Instagram when people join the new app.
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This Guy Who Found Whale Vomit Worth Around R10 Million Isn’t Even Going To Keep The Profits
06 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
One would not be remiss if they didn’t immediately think ‘Ka-Ching!’ when imagining a hunk of smelly whale vomit.
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SA Air Force Is Establishing A Space Command Section
05 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Now before anyone thinks the plan means we will soon be putting out tenders for X-Wings and a Millennium Falcon, the SAAF Space Command will likely play a supporting role in securing our sunny blue skies, so don’t worry about your taxes.
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Monday Was The Hottest Day Ever Recorded On Earth, So Far… [Video]
05 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
“This is not a milestone we should be celebrating, it’s a death sentence for people and ecosystems.”
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A Cape Town Startup Is Farming Black Flies As Protein For Pet Food
05 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
As strange as it sounds, Dean Smorenburg started farming with black soldier flies in his bathroom in 2016, and now the entrepreneur is exporting his ‘animal protein’ to the EU and US.
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It’s Zuckerberg Versus Elon – Meta Prepares Launch Of App In Direct Competition With Twitter
04 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It was once Elon Musk versus Jeff Bezos in the billionaires’ space race, but now it’s Elon versus Mark Zuckerberg in a new social media scuffle.
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Some Passengers Hospitalised From Plane Turbulence On Way To Sydney – Science Writer Explains Why Flights Are Getting Bumpier
04 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The bad news is that flights are getting bumpier; there have been several reports of dangerous – and in one instance fatal – turbulence in recent months.
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Pre-Orders Now Open For World’s First Flying Car [Video]
04 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
So far, 440 people have ordered their flying cars, and the makers expect to make the first deliveries in 2025.
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It’s Been Decided – The Best iPhone Based On Your Preferences
03 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Someone who reviews Apple iPhones for a living has done the hard yards and figured out which iPhone will give you the best bang for your buck.
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Study Shows It’s More Than Just The Caffeine In Coffee That Gets You Going
03 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
This information about the wonders of coffee might mean that you have to call your local coffee shop a health shop.
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Video Shows The ‘Real’ Speed Of Passenger Planes
03 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
This ‘slowing’ phenomenon is called the Motion Parallax and has to do with how fast an object moves through our field of vision.
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Western Cape Launches New Roblox Game To Inspire The Whole Family [Video]
03 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Wesgro is the first tourism promotion agency in the world to use Roblox in its marketing campaigns and now for the first time in a game, the history and culture of the Khoisan people, the world’s oldest tribe, is featured.
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New Fear Unlocked – Woman’s Leg Got Caught In Airport’s Moving Walkway Leading To Amputation
30 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
New fear unlocked: those moving walkways to help you speedily make your way around airports could potentially swallow your leg and lead to an amputation.
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Apple Just Posted An Entire Episode Of The Hit Show ‘Silo’ On Twitter [Video]
30 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The ‘new Twitter’ is attracting a lot of personalities that have previously been seen as ‘problematic’ to conventional TV, and since the length has been extended, stick-pokers like Tucker Carlson and Matt Walsh have been making the most of it.
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Virgin Galactic Launches First Commercial Space Flight This Afternoon – Watch It Live
29 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Virgin Galactic will be taking passengers and crew on a 90-minute suborbital ride this afternoon as the ‘spaceplane’ blasts them up to about 80km above the New Mexico desert.
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Dutch Doctors Are Euthanising People With Autism And Intellectual Disabilities – Report
29 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
There are strict requirements that need to be met before euthanasia may be considered, such as suffering from an incurable illness that causes “unbearable” physical or mental anguish. Doctors however have the final decision in the matter, which is perhaps worrying.
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Delve Into The Stellar Shortlists Of The Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Awards [Images]
29 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s pretty cool to see astronomy pros and hobbyists alike share some of their incredible shots of the pretty things up top in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards.
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