Danie van der Merwe

@danie10
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I blog about #technology #gadgets #opensource #selfhosting #greentech #traditionalwetshaving #alternativeto #hamradio (ZS1OSS) #southafrica - see my blog at https://gadgeteer.co.za/blog and Fediverse full text posts at @danie10 or follow my YT videos at https://www.youtube.com/@GadgeteerZA.

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Danie van der MerweJan 4
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.
Danie van der MerweSep 30, 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.

Danie van der MerweSep 11, 2025
Lunch in the Cederberg mountains...
Danie van der MerweApr 11, 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.
Danie van der MerweFeb 15, 2025
#caturday
Danie van der MerweFeb 14, 2025
Last of the puzzle pieces arrived today. So this weekend will be fun building my OpnSense firewall...
Danie van der MerweDec 31, 2024

Happy New Year in Thailand

#happynewyear

Danie van der MerweDec 7, 2024

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

#SouthAfrica

Danie van der MerweDec 5, 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

Danie van der MerweOct 22, 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 hypocritical for me to endure. Many admins forget people use accounts for other groups or business etc too, not only for their group. Not everyone feels safe putting their photo on their profile.