Jacques Smuts

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PJH Technologies. I used to code.
websitehttps://jacquessmuts.com
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Show threadJacques SmutsOct 5, 2023
@yogthos wow HR Giger is amazing
Show threadJacques SmutsOct 3, 2023

@transitory right now stuck with a similar situation.

We use Libre office and SeaFile, but when we need to collaborate on a file at the same time, we don't have anything good yet.

Show threadJacques SmutsOct 3, 2023

@ashedryden maybe ask Offerzen.

https://www.offerzen.com/reports/software-developer-south-africa

If you reach out to them with this question they might be able to answer (for south Africa) what data they have.

State of South Africa's Software Developer Nation 2023 -- OfferZen

South Africa's largest data report on developer careers dives into the skills, salaries, and job search experiences of 4500+ surveyed software engineers.

OfferZen
Jacques SmutsSep 26, 2023
YogthosSep 26, 2023

Huawei launches Nearlink, a better than Bluetooth competitor. The us won't benefit from this tech due to the Huawei ban.

Compared to Bluetooth :

* 60% lower power consumption
* Six times higher data transmission speed
* 1/30th the latency
* 7 dB improvement anti-interference for a more stable connection
* Twice the coverage distance, and
* 10 times more network connections

https://consumer.huawei.com/za/community/details/Huawei-Nearlink-launched-new-wireless-technology-far-ahead-of-Bluetooth/topicId_276306/

Huawei Nearlink launched, new wireless technology far ahead of Bluetooth

Today, Huawei officially launched a new generation of short-range wireless connection technology – NearLink. This technology brings together the collective collaboration of more than 300 leading enterprises and institutions at home and abroad. I

consumer.huawei.com
Jacques SmutsSep 23, 2023
Mark A. ⏏️ {FalconMarkSix}Sep 22, 2023

PSA: Google has now begun to roll-out the Ad Topics "feature" onto Android itself. It's not just in Chrome you have to disable the settings. Please #Boost to spread awareness.

If you didn't get the pop-up screen on your Android device (it looks like the first two screenshots), to opt-out of these settings:

  • Go to your device Settings
  • Press "Google"
  • Press "Ads"
    • While you're here, press the "Delete Advertising ID" button and delete it
  • Press "Ad Privacy"
  • Review: "Ad Topics", "App-suggested ads", and "App Measurement". Make sure all are labelled as "OFF". (This page will look like the third screenshot)

    • If you don't see "Ad Privacy" in Step 4 then it means that it hasn't been rolled out to you yet. You might need to wait and check back in a couple of days to see if/when it has been implemented to disable these settings.

    EDIT: There's another setting to review. In step 2, scroll to "Personalize using shared data". Turn everything off.

    Pt. 2 in Replies

    #Android #Google #Privacy #AdTopics

    Jacques SmutsSep 22, 2023
    Platform for Social AppsSep 22, 2023

    #Apple and #Google hid vulnerabilities: millions of devices are at risk

    https://www.rezilion.com/blog/rezilion-researchers-uncover-new-details-on-severity-of-google-chrome-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2023-4863/

    Rezilion Researchers Uncover New Details on Severity of Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2023-4863) - Rezilion

    Rezilion researchers have uncovered additional details about CVE-2023-4863 a Google Chrome Vulnerability that is exploited in the wild.

    Rezilion
    Jacques SmutsSep 16, 2023
    Show threadMario ZechnerSep 15, 2023

    I scrambled to integrate his data into my platform. I added analytics tools. And then I ran my first few analyses. And my jaw dropped.

    "Well, that's a bit to much of a price increase even given higher energy prices."

    So I started to dig. And boy did I find a lot of things...

    Jacques SmutsSep 15, 2023
    @dankim @jw we use a self hosted version of MatterMost. It's like if Slack was (somewhat) open source.
    Show threadJacques SmutsSep 12, 2023
    @yogthos thanks so much for sharing this, I'm always looking for good info on alternate governance structures that are more democratic.
    Jacques SmutsSep 12, 2023
    YogthosSep 12, 2023

    A great part of Huawei’s supposed infamy can be boiled down to two things. The first is that the company is actually very well-run and extremely innovative—a fact that Westerners, convinced of their own technical superiority and the relationship between technological innovation and a particular set of political/cultural values, find unnerving.

    The second is the view that because the founder is a member of the party, it must be controlled by the Chinese government.

    https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/side-huawei-we-don%E2%80%99t-know-206789

    The Side of Huawei We Don’t Know

    Though often condemned and suspected by Western policymakers and experts, the company’s origins and unique governance system are poorly understood.

    The National Interest