Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it (Mark Twain). I see a good number of people who tag themselves as patriots wanting to show they are loyal to a govt or a leader. Patriotism is about country, not parties, leaders or govts

“Stil, broers, daar gaan ’n man verby, hy groet, en dis verlaas. Daar’s nog maar één soos hy; bekyk hom goed.” - Jan F.E. Cilliers Rus sag, Mnr. Watts

A respected security researcher, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Snatch's DOD leak appears legitimate. They said the data came from the DOD, not an affiliated company like Armscor or Denel. mybroadband.co.za/news/security/…

My personal mastodon algorithmic feed is really delivering singe.github.io/mastodon_diges… Electronics, hacker friends, hams, programmers and friends. It’s a nice place with nice content and nice people if you make it your own.

Snatch, the attackers who claimed responsibility for breaching South Africa's Department of Defence and exfiltrating terabytes of data, have told MyBroadband they still have access to the network. mybroadband.co.za/news/security/…

programming: used to be...writing different commands until it worked then it was...copying and pasting different commands until it worked now it is...hitting TAB to autocomplete AI suggested code and presuming it works

Internet Protocol addresses AFRINIC tried to seize in 2021 were used in a sustained denial-of-service attack against a publication that focuses on the human rights of journalists in Somalia. mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission tried to lay claim to over $1.7 billion out of the Mirror Trading International estate — much more than its liquidators could ever hope to recover. mybroadband.co.za/news/cryptocur…

AFRINIC has been placed under receivership, but it could be Good Thing™  mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/…

Former MTN South Africa CEO Ahmad Farroukh is taking his previous employer to court after the company allegedly refused to pay his severance of over R18 million. mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/…

Just a note to all supporters of the Irish rugby team from a #springbok fan... You guys should be proud. This tournament was different in so many ways. Thinking or feeling that "we didn't get past the quarters again" would be a mistake. 1. Never in the history of rugby have the

There’s no patch against the new speculative execution attack against Apple’s Safari/WebKit running on Apple Silicon A or M series processors. The temporary fix for macOS (none yet for iOS) is to: 1/2

🗣️ "You changed my name, hey." Siya Dlamini gets to meet Eben Etzebeth *Elizabedi 🥹 #SpringboksRWC

MyBroadband's Wikus Steyn has won the coveted Gauteng Vodacom Journalist of the Year award in the innovation category. mybroadband.co.za/news/technolog…

i showed a fully local, computer-controlling AI a sticky note with my wifi password. it got online.

Catch Minister SollyMalatsi’s exclusive interview with Jan Vermeulen from MyBroadband. In it, he dives into critical topics shaping South Africa’s tech landscape and shares insights on Starlink’s entry into the SA market. youtu.be/FgXpeVOZjfo?si…

So, uh. Breaking Benjamin just released a new song. youtube.com/watch?v=cHj8Pt…

testament van 'n rebel gee my 'n pen sodat ek kan sing dat die lewe nie verniet is nie ... ek wil sterf voordat ek dood is as my bloed nog vrugbaar en rooi is ... want soos ek tot oop oë sterf sal my rooi lied nooit sterf nie RIP, Breyten.

It's metal Monday. Bloodywood's use of metaphor is System of a Down level. Their use of humour is next-level. youtube.com/watch?v=nihFu0…