Harry Scherzer is the Chief Executive Officer of Future Forex.
As a qualified actuary with deep expertise in financial and risk management, Scherzer is a leading figure in the South African forex and finance sector. His unique blend of technical acumen and strong interpersonal skills, honed during his tenure as Business Development Director for a global logistics company, has been pivotal in shaping Future Forex’s rapid growth and innovation.
Since its inception in 2020, Future Forex has become a trailblazer in South Africa's international money transfer industry, offering South African individuals and SMEs a seamless, cost-effective, and efficient way to send and receive funds globally. By merging cutting-edge technology with exceptional customer service, the company has redefined the standards of the industry. Its achievements have been recognised through prestigious awards, including 'Best in Technology' at BCX’s Digital Innovation Awards and Achievement Alley’s 'Industrial Excellence' Award.
Scherzer's exceptional leadership has also earned him personal recognition, with wins in the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans and the Forty Under 40 South Africa awards.
In this Business Talk interview, Scherzer explains why it is important for South Africans to invest offshore.
He reveals the most common questions he is asked by new customers who are interested in beginning their forex journey, before explaining how Future Forex makes the process of buying and selling forex easy.
Scherzer then discusses the key differentiating factors that make Future Forex the best partner for prospective South African forex investors.
He also explains the benefits Future Forex offers to importers, exporters, and SMEs.
Scherzer concludes the interview by unpacking the first steps South Africans must take to begin using Future Forex.
It's already that time of year again. Everyone is exhausted – mentally, physically and emotionally. On Thursday, 28 November join Business Maverick editor Neesa Moodley, segment manager at Sanlam Risks and Savings Farzana Botha, and the head of money management at Standard Bank, Doret Jooste. Join these personal finance experts as they unpack how to manage your December budget like a boss – so you don’t wind up financially exhausted too.
In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Medihelp’s Werner van Deventer discusses why it is important for freelancers and artists to get proper medical aid cover.
Van Deventer is the Senior Manager for Alternative Product Offerings at Medihelp.
He has been with Medihelp for over 22 years, and has spent the majority of this time as a manager in the company’s research and product development division.
Van Deventer is passionate about helping South Africans access high-quality healthcare through affordable and comprehensive medical cover products that meet each client’s unique needs.
In this Business Talk interview, van Deventer discusses the challenges South African freelancers and artists face in accessing high-quality healthcare – particularly when compared to other professionals who enjoy employee-provided benefits.
Van Deventer then unpacks the risks and consequences for freelancers and artists who don’t have medical aid, as well as the benefits of medical cover for these individuals.
He discusses the options available to freelancers and artists who may be concerned about the affordability of medical aid products, too, including the specific plans and products Medihelp offers.
Van Deventer also reveals the strategies and tools that Medihelp provides to help freelancers keep their medical aid coverage during lean financial periods.
He concludes the interview by outlining the first steps that freelancers and artists must take to secure their health and financial future.
Join us for the next episode of CSS Breakpoint, a live discussion where we explore all things CSS. Schalk Venter will spend an hour talking with passionate developers and sharing insights, tips, and trends in CSS. Tune in live on YouTube and LinkedIn to stay updated on the latest CSS practices and engage with our community.
In this episode Schalk and Justin will continue discussing the recent release of the State of CSS 2024.
Frontend Engineering & Design South Africa (FEDSA)
Join Business Maverick editor, Neesa Moodley, for our next Money Cents webinar - "Fraud Alert: Spot, Stop, and Survive Bank Scams.” The expert panelists will be Bonita Hughes, escalations and case administration manager at the Ombud for Banking services, National financial ombud scheme; and Sindiswa Makhubalo, HOD: Banks and Payment Providers at the FSCA. We'll dive into the latest tactics scammers use, the most common fraud complaints, and practical steps to safeguard your finances. Whether you've fallen victim before or want to stay ahead, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need.
In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, His Excellency, Executive Chairperson Calvin St. Juste explains why South Africans must consider citizenship through the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment programme.
St. Juste is the Executive Chairperson of the Board of Governors for the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit.
He is also the honorary Special Envoy for Investment, Development, and International Business Relations for St. Kitts and Nevis.
St. Juste formerly served as Global COO at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, where he led teams for Fortune 100 clients and managed Global Fraud and Cybersecurity operations.
In this Business Talk interview, St. Juste discusses the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme – which is the oldest of its kind in the world.
He explains what makes St. Kitts and Nevis a wonderful place to live, as well as an ideal location for offshore financial planning and wealth diversification, before expanding upon how citizenship by investment works and how it can assist South African investors achieve their financial goals.
The St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme has been recognised as the top programme in the industry for the fourth consecutive year by the CBI Index, and St. Juste explains what distinguishes the programme from others.
He then reveals the numerous benefits available to South Africans who choose St. Kitts and Nevis for their second citizenship.
St. Juste unpacks the investment options available within the programme, too, and explains who qualifies to take part.
He concludes the interview by detailing how South Africans can take the first steps towards earning their St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship.
Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm was released last year and as a result, my previous tutorial on setting up an OLED stats display for your Raspberry Pi on OS Bullseye no longer works. So I've revised the tutorial to get the libraries installed within a virtual environment and the script running on the latest version of the operating system.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Written Instructions with Terminal Commands on my blog (more detailed) -
https://www.the-diy-life.com/add-an-oled-stats-display-to-raspberry-pi-os-bookworm/
Written Instructions with Terminal Commands on Github -
https://github.com/mklements/OLED_Stats
Raspberry Pi Desktop Case -
https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1692173143/raspberry-pi-5-ssd-case-for-pimoroni
PURCHASE LINKS
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Raspberry Pi 5 –
I2C 128x64 OLED Display –
Female to Female Jumper Cable -
Micro SD Card -
Raspberry Pi Power Supply -
Ice Tower Cooler –
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:48 Connecting The Display
2:59 Update Raspberry Pi OS
3:51 Install Libraries
4:52 Can Your Display Be Seen
5:21 Install The Script
6:24 Run on Startup
7:03 Conclusion
If you've got any ideas for Raspberry Pi, Arduino, or other Electronics projects or tutorials you'd like to see, let me know in the comments section.
The Rasbperry Pi Compute Module 5 is here.
Find out more on Raspberry Pi's website:
https://raspberrypi.com/products/compute-module-5/
Here are some of the resources I mentioned in this video:
- SBC Reviews GitHub:
https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews
- Full test data for CM5:
https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/58
- My blog post with ALL the graphs:
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/raspberry-pi-cm5-2-3x-faster-drop-upgrade-mostly
- Level2Jeff video on CM5 Cooling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AMarD7ftpQ
- Level2Jeff video on CM5 Development Kit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu5PlXzqRLI
- Sharp Commercial Display powered by CM4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-epPf7D8oMk
- Replacing an Apple TV with a Pi 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hFas54xFtg
- Turing RK1 Cluster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6zt8KeXFdA
- EDAtec's CM5 Active Cooler:
- CM4 in Formlabs Resin Printer:
https://youtu.be/cbm03jtWWL0?t=2851
- Raspberry Pi pi-gen-micro:
https://github.com/raspberrypi/pi-gen-micro
Support me on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy
Sponsor me on GitHub:
https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
Merch:
2nd Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering
3rd Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff
Contents:
00:00 - CM5 is here
00:38 - What's new?
02:12 - How much does it cost?
02:33 - CM5 IO Board
03:41 - CM5 Hardware
05:01 - Thermals and Upgrades
05:42 - Performance
07:08 - The elephant in the room
08:16 - CM5 projects
08:35 - 5 and 10 Gbps Networking
09:26 - SATA storage server
10:02 - PTP Time Server
10:28 - CM5 Carriers - improving on the Pi 5
11:07 - CM Stick carriers
11:37 - AMD GPU support and 4K gaming
12:13 - Commercial display (an instant 4K upgrade)
12:52 - Compute Blade
13:25 - Extreme PCIe on Mini ITX
13:52 - The first CM5 Pi Cluster!
15:13 - A better value than the CM4
Secure Your Home: Why I Trust Reolink Cameras.
Discover how to enhance your home's security with Reolink cameras. We choose hardwired connections to protect our privacy and keep all footage on site, avoiding potential data breaches associated with internet-connected devices. Explore the benefits of staying safe and secure. #homesecurity
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This video will show how to link any bash script file to a right-click menu on Linux, by creating a .desktop file. I'm using it to select a few .mp4 video files, and then to batch convert their AAC audio codec to PCM audio codec. But you can link any script file that you want to use on your files.
I also explain how to change the context so that the script would only show in the menu for a particular MIME type e.g. video, audio, text, etc files.
I intended this to work for DaVinci Resolve as it does not support the decoding of AAC audio codecs at all on Linux (free or paid version). At the end of this video, I demonstrate how I can now quickly convert any video with AAC audio codecs, within a few seconds, from "inside" DaVinci Resolve.
The bash script file has been modified, after I recorded the video, to now handle single or multiple audio track conversions.
CHAPTERS:
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Intro 00:00
The CLI way 01:12
Quicker Multi-file Way 03:45
Create the Script File 04:43
Create Right-Click Menu Link 08:10
Refresh Desktop files 12:09
Nautilus 12:44
From Inside DaVinci Resolve 15:55
Outro 18:15
LINKS:
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https://links.gadgeteer.co.za/convertaac
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Join us for a presentation by the creators of tiny letters for mothers, a non-commercial and interactive data visualisation platform based on stories of early motherhood.
The project was collaboratively conceptualised by creative research scholar Dr Dee Marco and creative developer Lara Koseff. In their presentation Dee and Lara will discuss the origin of the project, some of their design inspiration and why they decided to utilise information design and data visualisation in order to find new ways to tell the many stories of motherhood that often go unrecorded. The platform is primarily inspired by Dee’s work around motherhood and community, as well as Lara’s interest in data visualisation as a design tool that can provide extraordinary insight into human needs and values. In the second part of the talk, Lara – who studied frontend development last year – will discuss how she has been coding the platform herself, using React and the data visualisation library D3.js.
She will discuss the challenges she has faced as a coding novice, while highlighting the remarkable potential of learning these new skills through a personal project that she is passionate about, even as a primary caregiver in her 40s.
Speaker 1: Lara Koseff
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lara-koseff-37a04b7/
Lara Koseff is a versatile creative, writer and developer interested in the intersection of art, data and tech. Her skill set is diverse, ranging from project management, research, and curating to writing, editing, design, and communications. More recently, she has expanded her expertise to include coding, frontend web development, and UI/UX engineering, with a particular focus on JavaScript libraries, React and D3.js. She has over 15 years of experience working in the cultural sector, for galleries, publishing companies and museums. In 2020 she co-founded INCCA (Independent Network for Contemporary Culture & Art) with Londi Modiko and Nthabiseng Mokoena, a non-profit company that aims to foster independent cultural practice. INCCA grew out of numerous projects supporting independent creatives, including the UNDERLINE show in 2019. From 2010-2018, she worked at Goodman Gallery Johannesburg, primarily in a curatorial and editorial capacity and as a liaison for over 15 artists. She was part of the core team who established and managed SOUTH SOUTH, a curatorial project that evolved into a collaborative platform in 2020.
Speaker 2: Dr Dee Marco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dee-marco-ba831417a/
Dee Marco is a creative research scholar based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dee’s research pivots around social and cultural practices and experiences of the everyday, particularly in relation to person-hood, mothering identities, Black feminisms, practices and communions of care and critical joy finding in an exhausting world. She is the founder of the multimodal research project, Mother.Lab and is a Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Wits University. Dee’s research is also broadly interested in visual culture, cinema and black women’s methods of narration and story telling. Dee is a research associate in The Centre for Race, Gender and Class at The University of Johannesburg. In addition to critical creative work, Dee hosts diversity workshops and conversations with caregivers and mothers. Dee is the co-editor of the book, Sasinda Futhi Siselapha: Black feminist approaches to cultural studies in South Africa’s twenty-five years since 1994. Dee has contributed to various academic journals, newspapers and podcasts, including one she co-hosts, titled Mamas with Attitude. Dee’s work through Mother. Lab focuses on a series of critical public engagements over stretches of time. Some of the projects are: House of Complaints, Tiny Letters and a collaborative data visualisation project called, tiny letters for mothers. Critical to the work is the collection of data about motherhood and mental health as well as the visual and aesthetic attention and experience brought into the work as a way of consistently marking the various and ongoing labours of mothering and/ or care.
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Linux storage guide for those migrating from Windows, including using USB drives, mount points, block devices, and living without drive letters!
The first part of this series -- “Switching to Linux: A Beginner’s Guide” -- is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8vmXvoVjZw
And my previous “Linux Terminal Introduction” video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkB-eRCzWIU
I also have a Linux Mint review and tutorial here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qZI6i21jB4
And a video on Ubuntu 24.04 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNK-tmMz618
All of my Linux distro reviews and guides are also listed on this page:
https://www.explainingcomputers.com/linux_videos.html
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers
Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:41 No Letters
04:08 Mount Points
07:41 Block Devices
11:50 Storage Management
13:44 Terminal Antics
16:07 Wrap
#Linux #Drives #Partitions #Disks #Storage #ExplainingComputers
Ditch Ring Doorbell: Choose Local Privacy Instead!
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🎥 Discover why choosing a local security system over Ring is essential for your privacy. With Reolink, your data stays in-house, ensuring complete control over your information. Learn how this setup protects your home while keeping your data secure from the cloud!
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#HomeSecurity #PrivacyFirst #Reolink #LocalStorage #DataProtection #SmartHome #SurveillanceSolutions #SecurityCameras #TechTalk #PrivacyMatters #twobitdavinci #rickyroy #reolink #reolinkcams #securitysystem #newreel
We all use Li-Ion batteries and want to avoid being cheated or having an exploding battery. In this video, we’ll explore how to test them—both when they arrive and during usage—using do-it-yourself methods as well as affordable instruments. We’ll also dig deeper to understand why these tests matter.
My second channel:
https://www.youtube.com/HB9BLAWireless
Links:
18650 Tester:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBfPWV3
DL24P:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dd9IRO9
or
DL24MP (up tp 600W, without case):
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ddh6Qrn
EBC-A20 Tester (high current for battery packs):
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDsW2nP
or
TR1030+ internal resistor tester:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCfGafR
TR1035+ (up to 100V):
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBZ6gc1
or
Aneng 681 Multimeter:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmJ7WOd
or
5000mAh batteries (tested):
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFwPACZ
3500mAh (2850mAh):
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBbH6Yt
25W Resistors:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBXZ38N
100W Resistors:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmU2m7X
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Road noise is a problem for all car makers, but tires play a surprising role. So when I heard that the @ERANGEEV Tires could make my EV Quieter, I had to put it to the test!
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Samsung has been on an unstoppable tear for the last decade, but has its luck finally run out. A stock panic triggered a $122 billion blow out. In this episode we'll see what's going on behind the scenes.
Sources and notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/116VgttdocC2uQ9yEi99hC-SXYEQ0axc3_r8bDW-tvzY/edit?usp=sharing
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Producers: Tawsif Akkas, Dagogo Altraide
Writers: Meehan Kathan, Dagogo Altraide
Editors: Brayden Laffrey
Animator: Mathijs Luijten
Take your laser engraving abilities to the next level with the Gweike G2 Pro fibre laser - create full-colour images on stainless steel!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Get The Gweike G2 Pro -
Get USD700 / EUR100 Off With The Coupon Code MICHAEL
Visit my blog for the write-up and full test results -
https://www.the-diy-life.com/gweike-g2-pro-30w-fibre-laser-unboxing-review/
PURCHASE LINKS
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Gweike G2 Pro (Web Store) -
Gweike G2 Pro (Amazon) -
Gweike G2 Pro Rotary Tool -
NVMe Case Assembly
NVMe Case -
Raspberry Pi 5 -
Pimoroni NVMe Base -
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 -
Pi 5 Power Supply -
Pi 5 Active Cooler -
Tool & Equipment Used:
USB-C Pencil Screwdriver -
Dremel 4300 Rotary Tool -
Dremel Compatible Milling Bit -
If you've got any ideas for Raspberry Pi, Arduino, or other Electronics projects or tutorials you'd like to see, let me know in the comments section.
✨Welcome to the Glorious Universe of Power Metal!
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📌 Find the tracklist pinned below in the comments section, featuring the following bands:
Trick Or Treat
Veonity
Orion's Reign
Minniva
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Elize Ryd
Majestica
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#powermetal #heavymetal #compilation #christmas
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📌 Find the tracklist pinned below in the comments section, featuring the following bands:
Trick Or Treat
Veonity
Orion's Reign
Minniva
Tony Kakko
Elize Ryd
Majestica
Theocracy
Blind Guardian
Sabaton
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#powermetal #heavymetal #compilation #christmas
Pastebin is a long text and code snippet sharing site. The site has some limitations for free accounts, and does not allow file uploads.
Pastebin recently flagged one of my pastes as spam, so I needed to look for an alternative. The best two open source self-hosted alternatives I found were PrivateBin and MicroBin, both of which do what Pastebin does, and sharing of files. My video takes you through a comparison I did to try to decide which of the two would be best for me to use. I also mention a workaround for not being able to remove a MicroBin paste, and demonstrate how both these applications work.
CHAPTERS:
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Intro 00:00
Comparison 04:04
Uploading / Edit Permissions 10:31
MicroBin Bug 12:19
MicroBin Bug Workaround 13:35
Syntax Highlighting 14:22
Docker Compose / Config Tips 15:04
PrivateBin UI Demo 17:55
PrivateBin Discussion 21:07
MicroBin UI Demo 22:02
MicroBin Editing 25:19
MicroBin Admin View 28:25
MicroBin Remove Workaround 29:45
Outro 31:00
LINKS:
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PrivateBin website
PrivateBin config file information at
https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/wiki/Configuration
PrivateBin Docker Compose File
https://microbin.gadgeteer.co.za/upload/emu-eel-snail
My Private conf.php file at
https://microbin.gadgeteer.co.za/upload/monkey-lizard-pig
MicroBin project site
https://github.com/szabodanika/microbin
My MicroBin Docker-Compose file at
https://microbin.gadgeteer.co.za/upload/sloth-bat-bison
My MicroBin env variables file at
https://microbin.gadgeteer.co.za/upload/emu-rabbit-panda
Discussion about MicroBin maintenance at
https://github.com/sfabodanika/microbin/issues/249
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and Peertube at
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#technology #opensource #alternativesto #pastebin #selfhosting
Foodborne illnesses are more common than you think, but with the right knowledge and practices, you can reduce the risks and keep your loved ones safe.
Join Maverick Citizen Food Justice Reporter, Naledi Sikhakhane, UnPoison Network Coordinator, Anna Shevel and Professor of Public Health Medicine, University of Cape Town, Leslie London who will discuss common foodborne illnesses, local outbreaks, and best practices for food handling and hygiene to keep you and your loved ones safe.
The M4 Mac mini is so efficient, they couldn't fit the power button on the front.
Here are the resources I mentioned:
- M4 Mac mini full test data:
https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/57
- M4 Mac mini HPL efficiency:
https://github.com/geerlingguy/top500-benchmark/issues/47
- M4 Mac mini LLM efficiency:
https://github.com/geerlingguy/ollama-benchmark/issues/2
- M4 Mac mini power button bracket:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6826809
Support me on Patreon:
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Sponsor me on GitHub:
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Hydrogen Generator built of plexiglass and threaded rods.
Take your laser engraving abilities to the next level with the Gweike G2 Pro fibre laser - engrave and mark 3D-printed parts!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Get The Gweike G2 Pro -
Get USD700 / EUR100 Off With The Coupon Code MICHAEL
Visit my blog for the write-up and full test results -
https://www.the-diy-life.com/gweike-g2-pro-30w-fibre-laser-unboxing-review/
PURCHASE LINKS
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Gweike G2 Pro (Web Store) -
Gweike G2 Pro (Amazon) -
Gweike G2 Pro Rotary Tool -
NVMe Case Assembly
NVMe Case -
Raspberry Pi 5 -
Pimoroni NVMe Base -
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 -
Pi 5 Power Supply -
Pi 5 Active Cooler -
Tool & Equipment Used:
USB-C Pencil Screwdriver -
Dremel 4300 Rotary Tool -
Dremel Compatible Milling Bit -
If you've got any ideas for Raspberry Pi, Arduino, or other Electronics projects or tutorials you'd like to see, let me know in the comments section.
Talk Description
In this talk, Shailen will share about Programmable Banking. We'll explore how emerging banking technologies empower you to take full control of your finances.
Shailen will discuss how programmable banking is not just for businesses — it’s designed to help individuals automate, personalize, and optimize their financial lives. From smarter budgeting to automated savings and personalized investment strategies, we’ll cover how the latest tools and APIs are making banking more intuitive and accessible than ever.
🌟 Key takeaways:
How programmable banking can help you manage your money more efficiently.
The role of automation in saving and investing.
Real-world examples of how individuals can use APIs for better financial outcomes.
The future of banking: More personalized, more digital, more empowered.
Whether you want to simplify your financial management or discover new ways to optimize your money, this session is for you!
About the speaker
Shailen is a Senior Software Engineer at SovTech and is interested in many things such as Economics, Law, Engineering, etc.
Connect with Shailen:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shailen-naidoo/
Frontend Engineering & Design South Africa (FEDSA)
The Raspberry Pi is a compelling low-power option for running GPU-accelerated LLMs locally.
For my main test setup, here's the hardware I used (some links are affiliate links):
- Raspberry Pi 5 8GB ($80):
https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-5/
- Raspberry Pi 27W Power Supply ($14):
https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/power-supply/
- 1TB USB SSD ($64):
- Pineboards HatDrive! Bottom ($20):
- JMT M.2 Key to PCIe eGPU Dock ($55):
- OCuLink cable ($20):
- Lian-Li SFX 750W PSU ($130):
- AMD RX 6700 XT ($400):
And here are the resources I mentioned for setting up your own GPU-accelerated Pi:
- Blog post with AMD GPU setup instructions:
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/amd-radeon-pro-w7700-running-on-raspberry-pi
- Blog post with llama.cpp Vulkan instructions:
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/llms-accelerated-egpu-on-raspberry-pi-5
- Llama Benchmarking issue:
https://github.com/geerlingguy/ollama-benchmark/issues/1
- AMD not supporting ROCm on Arm:
https://github.com/ROCm/ROCm/issues/3960
- Raspberry Pi PCIe Database:
https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com
- Home Assistant Voice Control:
https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/
- James Mackenzie's video with RX 580:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0z09Ddr58w
Support me on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy
Sponsor me on GitHub:
https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
Merch:
2nd Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering
3rd Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff
Contents:
00:00 - Why do this on a Pi
01:33 - Should I even try?
02:06 - Hardware setup
04:34 - Comparisons with Llama
05:43 - How much is too much?
06:52 - Benchmark results
07:41 - Software setup
09:13 - More models, more testing
Check out the nRF54L15 here:
http://nordicsemi.com/nRF54L15-DK
To learn how to use it with the nRF Connect SDK, visit:
http://academy.nordicsemi.com/
Previous Class A Audio Amp video:
BJT as a Switch Basics video:
MOSFET as a Switch Basics video:
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In this video we will be having a look at my previous simplest audio amp that was made for wired headphones. It is a Class A amp that now needs a boost in power to drive a loudspeaker. I will show you how to do that and also try to use a MOSFET as a "better" audio amp. Will it be better though? Let's find out ;-)
Websites that were used in the video:
https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/tip142.pdf
Thanks to Nordic Semiconductor for sponsoring this video.
0:00 The Problem of my old Audio Amp
1:29 Intro
2:33 Old BJT Amplifier
3:34 Darlington Transistor Solution?
4:57 New Complementary Components
7:33 Darlington Amp Final Test
7:48 MOSFET Amp?
10:18 MOSFET Amp Final Test
10:56 Darlington VS MOSFET Amp
12:58 Verdict
RISC-V Mini-ITX PC constructed using a Milk-V Jupiter with a Spacemit M1 SoC and 16GB of RAM. Video includes demos running software in the Bianbu Linux distro, and testing PCIe cards for additional storage connectivity.
You can learn more about the Milk-V Jupiter on its website here:
The Milk-V Jupiter in this video was purchased from ARACE.
If you like this video, you may be interested in some of my other RISC-V content, including:
Lichee Pi 3A: RISC-V SBC with 2 x PCIe M.2 ports:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEalTrbwlnA
Banana Pi BPI-F3: Octa core RISC-V SBC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZGryhBnkV0
DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mhd98AGNXQ
RISC-V NAS: BPI-F3 & OpenMediaVault:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpOy9ydKmPs
RISC-V 2024 Update:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6mPK3QCrBo
You can also learn more about RISC-V, and access all of my RISC-V videos, from this page:
https://www.explainingcomputers.com/riscv.html
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers
Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:45 Mini-ITX RISC-V
07:52 Construction
11:40 Bianbu
17:12 PCIe Cards
20:36 RISC-V Progress (Kdenlive)
21:46 Wrap
#RISC-V #RISCV #MILK-V #Jupiter #Spacemit #ExplainingComputers
✨Welcome to the Glorious Universe of Power Metal!
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In this episode of The Wide Awake Podcast, I interview Zephany Nurse, also known as Miché Solomon, whose extraordinary story will leave you speechless. Zephany was abducted from Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town when she was just two days old in 1997. For roughly 17 years, she was raised by a woman named Lavona Solomon, who kidnapped her, while her real parents searched tirelessly for her.
As Zephany grew older, rumours started circulating at school about a younger girl who looked just like her. This led to an unexpected meeting between Zephany and the girl, who turned out to be her biological sister. This revelation set off a series of events, including an investigation, a court case, and a dramatic family reunion.
In this conversation, Zephany opens up about her harrowing journey, the trauma of being raised by a kidnapper, the emotional rollercoaster of discovering her true identity, and the legal battle that followed. She also shares insights from her book, which chronicles her life story in incredible detail. Tune in for this gripping and emotional episode.
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Gen Z is really going through it at the moment. From high inflation, rising interest rates and impossible housing. In this episode we find out the reasons on why Gen Z is so poor.
Sources and notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i7d3vRiY2DH23p5qbKYumDVuCZzV5ipBYbrtmEhKpVc/edit?usp=sharing
ColdFusion Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/@ThroughTheWeb
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https://www.youtube.com/@ColdFusionmusic
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Created by: Dagogo Altraide
Producers: Tawsif Akkas, Dagogo Altraide
Writers: Laura Woods, Dagogo Altraide
Editors: Brayden Laffrey, Dagogo Altraide
Animator: Mathijs Luijten
Voice actors: Ehsan Mahmud, Brayden Laffrey
Rocky Linux is a free, open source operating system that’s binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It’s also the replacement for CentOS, and the only Linux distro now supported by the DaVinci Resolve video editor, compositor and colour correction application. This video introduces Rocky Linux, with a focus on creating a setup with DaVinci Resolve successfully installed on a PC with an NVIDIA graphics card.
Rocky Linux is available from:
DaVinci Resolve is available from:
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davinciresolve
The VFX Platform website is here:
https://vfxplatform.com/linux/
My previous “Linux Video Production” video, in which I ran DaVinci Resolve, Autograph and related applications in Ubuntu, is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgFTHz7aA8Y
Oh, and you can also find all of my Linux distro reviews and Linux guides on this page:
https://www.explainingcomputers.com/linux_videos.html
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers
Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
01:06 Replacing CentOS
05:16 Installation
08:46 NVIDIA Setup
11:44 Blackmagic Design Rocky Linux Install
20:34 DaVinci Resolve Install
24:29 Very Stable
27:26 Wrap
#RockyLinux #DaVinciResolve #Linux #ExplainingComputers
Bluetooth devices are all around us, yet they’ve been challenging to integrate into home automation—one reason Zigbee has been the go-to for so long. But things are changing, and in this video, you’ll discover how. I’ll walk you through a breakthrough that makes Bluetooth a good alternative for your smart home and unlocks a powerful side effect that can take your automation to the next level.
My second channel:
https://www.youtube.com/HB9BLAWireless
Links:
Big Thermometer:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFxPG0H
Small Thermometer:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DECEC09
Perfect board for a proxy:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeeyKBb
or
Fingerbot BLE:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdXNKVJ
or
Fingerbot Zigbee:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBXF0uH
or
Soil sensor for "everything":
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFc2I1f
Flash Bluetooth Proxy:
https://esphome.io/projects/?type=bluetooth
PoE Board configuration file:
https://digiblur.com/wiki/ha/esphome-bluetooth-proxy-lilygo-poe/
NRFconnect for Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.mcp&hl=en&pli=1
NRFconnect for IOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nrf-connect-for-mobile/id1054362403
Aarons video:
https://youtu.be/NXKzFG61lNs?si=AKezaXjWqjHbkIaO
Patreon supporter companies:
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Come with me on a journey as I attempt to totally revolutionise rubber ducking and build the ultimate rubber ducking companion.
Using all of the latest buzz-word compliant AI technology including voice recognition, large language models, machine vision and robotics I attempt to build the ultimate debugging companion.
This isn't just a frontend to ChatGPT this is a bespoke, offline, secure debugging companion that will revolutionise your debugging and become your friend.
The talk covers the dead-ends, the ups and downs as I try to build something a little smarter than your Alexa/Siri and a little cuter than your typical rubber duck.
Whether you're interested in AI, Robotics, Rubber Ducks or just the struggles of integration hell there will be something in this talk for everyone.
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About Dale
Dale Nunns is a father, husband, senior software developer and serial skill collector who dabbles in hardware hacking, electronics and making things. He's been professionally writing software for 20+ years in a wide range of languages and platforms and is a frequent speaker at the BSides Cape Town and an occasional badge hacker.
Talk 1: A11y Beyond the Theory: Integrating Accessibility Testing into Your Workflow - Lucky Nkosi
Ensuring that we build accessible solutions is about more than the moral obligation of removing accessibility barriers for all. It has significant financial and commercial implications too. With more than 30% of the population living with some form of impairment, the industry is finally coming to terms with the importance of accessibility.
However, while the theory appears to be understood, accessibility considerations in software solutions are still treated as a nice-to-have and an afterthought. One of the big reasons for this is that testing for accessibility requires extra work.
In this hands-on talk, we'll go through a brief outline of what A11y is and its importance. We'll then dive into key practical tools that can be used by everyone in the software development lifecycle to ensure that the solutions we produce are as accessible as possible.
If you're interested in making sure you provide accessible software solutions for everyone, then this talk is for you.
Performance monitoring is an important part of running a successful theme park. Like a distributed system, theme parks have separate components (attractions). Each has a queue in front of it. How can we find out which of them are the least efficient? Which ones are slowing us down? Where should we spend time optimizing?
Join me for a roller-coaster ride through distributed system performance monitoring. Find out which measurements tell you the most about your system and how to optimize it. As an added bonus, you'll learn how to run a successful theme park!
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About Mike
Mike is a software engineer and part of the team at Particular Software, the makers of NServiceBus. With 17 years of experience, Mike has spoken about users groups and conferences on topics such as building and visualizing distributed systems, the importance of good names, and eliminating friction from code.
When Mike isn't coding, he's likely to be playing a tabletop game somewhere.
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We've all seen the changes in Zuckerburg, but what's the bigger picture here? In this episode we explore his journey and what the change means for the companies he runs.
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Created by: Dagogo Altraide
Producers: Dagogo Altraide, Tawsif Akkas
Writers: Tawsif Akkas, Dagogo Altraide
Editors: Brayden Laffrey
Animator: Mathijs Luijten
SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, SearXNG can be used over Tor for online anonymity.
My video covers how to pronounce SearXNG, what does it do exactly, some demo searches, user preferences, setting it as a browser default search, and some self-hosting answers to problems I faced with the Docker installation.
CHAPTERS:
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Intro 00:00
Pronunciation 01:33
What Is It Exactly? 03:05
Public Instances 06:19
Demo Searches 06:58
Playing Media 15:40
About 16:23
Preferences 16:53
GET vs POST HTTP Method 19:23
Search Engines 21:08
Cookies and Sync Preferences 26:31
Engine Stats 28:29
Set Default Browser Search 29:48
Memory Overcommit Issue 34:15
Missing limiter.toml file 35:30
Set Redis URL 37:17
Docker Install Tips 38:20
Outro 40:03
LINKS:
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SearXNG Homepage:
Project Page:
https://github.com/searxng/searxng
SearXNG Docker:
https://github.com/searxng/searxng-docker
My Docker-Compose file:
https://links.gadgeteer.co.za/searxng-docker-compose
Pronunciation Discussion:
https://github.com/searxng/searxng/discussions/2522
Public instances to use:
Chrome Extension:
FOLLOW ME:
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Videos are posted to YouTube at
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and Peertube at
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#technology #search #privacy #selfhosted #opensource
Today, we will build the LoRa-based mailbox notifier shown in video #493 from the ground up, including a gateway. The process will take us through designing a custom PCB, hardware assembly, functional testing, 3D printing enclosures, and configuring automatic discovery within Home Assistant. Throughout the project, I’ll share insights and tips from an engineer’s perspective, covering techniques that can be easily adapted for a range of other IoT projects. We’ll work with a modern ATtiny, an ESP32, and LoRa modules.
My second channel:
https://www.youtube.com/HB9BLAWireless
Links:
Explanation video:
E32 module 433MHz:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlbN6pP
E32 module 915MHz (US):
ESP32 mini:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmGnwAt
(all versions should work) or
Various PCB adapters:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dc6w2bL
or
Silicone wires:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkHyrPR
or
Silicone Dupont wires:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004838004416.html
or
Capacitors and Resistors in one book:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DcjIT2V
Resistors alone:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBhWKjF
or
Capacitors alone:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDyOHEN
or
AA Battery holder:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DB8CSRT
Connectors:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBXwtzT
or
Reamer:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlqiAX3
or
Detail video for autodiscovery:
https://youtu.be/VHiCtZqllU8?si=ISqVzRhQwhGJPhom
PCB:
https://oshwlab.com/spiessa/mailbox-notifier
Code:
https://github.com/SensorsIot/LoRa_Mailbox_Notifier
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In this episode of the Wide Awake Podcast, I spoke with Riaan Swiegelaar and Adri Norton, former leaders of the South African Satanic Church. They shared their journeys from Satanism to Christianity, highlighting profound encounters with Jesus that transformed their lives.
Adri opened up about her struggle with identity and acceptance within Christianity, which led her to the Satanic Church and ultimately to becoming one of its leaders. Both Riaan and Adri discussed the dark moments that prompted them to question their paths and their decisions to leave the church.
In today's fast-paced world of frontend development, delivering high-quality, reliable applications is paramount. One crucial aspect of ensuring code quality is effective component testing.
In this talk, we'll delve into the essential aspects of frontend component testing, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of what to test, how to test, and why it matters.
Key Topics:
What to Test: We'll explore Sandi Metz's insightful diagram on testing and apply it to the context of frontend components. Understanding what to focus on will help you prioritize your testing efforts and ensure thorough coverage.
How to Test Frontend Components: We'll go through testing-library and find the best way to write your component tests that almost always fail for the right reasons.
TDD: A Powerful Approach: Discover the benefits of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and how it can significantly improve your code quality and maintainability.
Testing for Refactoring Confidence: Learn how testing can be a safety net when refactoring code. We'll explore how well-written tests can help you confidently make changes without introducing regressions.
By the end of this talk, you'll have a solid understanding of frontend component testing and be equipped with the knowledge and tools to write high-quality, reliable code. Let's embark on this journey together and master the art of frontend testing!
About the speaker
Ruddy is one of the four joziJS wizards (organizers of joziJS), passionate about empowering young people, especially young women, to pursue careers in software development and create reliable, maintainable software. She holds an Honors degree in Computer Science and has freelanced for various organizations and startups worldwide.
When she's not working, she's creating digital content on social media to continue educating people about the exciting world of the web. ruddycodes
https://www.instagram.com/mn.projects/
A fairly simple generator that uses neodymium magnets and coils to produce electricity.
Check out the video that inspired this one, a collab with Reluctant Anarchist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9GllR4mEsg
Every single day I write electronic music, podcasts, and videos, all produced on Linux using mostly free, open-source software, on whatever cheap hardware is within reach.
Today I'm going to tell you about my whole creative process:
The production processes that have worked for me, and even a little on how I got here - as it explains why and how I'm doing all this in the first place, and allows me to make some recommendations.
❤️ If you would like to support what I do, I have set up a patreon here:
https://www.patreon.com/noboilerplate
- Thank you!
📄 All my videos are built in compile-checked markdown, transcript sourcecode available here
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this is also where you'll find links to everything mentioned.
🖊️ Corrections are in the pinned ERRATA comment.
🦀 Start your Rust journey here:
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My name is Tris Oaten and I produce fast, technical videos.
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If you like sci-fi, I also produce a hopepunk podcast narrated by a little AI, videos written in Rust!
If urban fantasy is more your thing, I also produce a podcast of wonderful modern folktales
https://www.modemprometheus.com
👏🏻 Special thanks to my patreon sponsors:
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And to all my patrons!
Watch the full video here:
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Video description:
In this deeply personal documentary, I take you on a journey I've been waiting my entire life to make. Growing up, I faced bullying, battled addiction, and overcame other challenges that have shaped who I am today. This film dives into my personal story, sharing both the highs and lows, ultimately leading to one of the biggest decisions of my life.
I document the entire process, from my initial consultations with the surgeon to stepping into the hospital on surgery day. You'll also witness my recovery journey and how I feel now that it's all behind me. To conclude this emotional experience, I invite my closest friends and family for the big reveal.
Talk 1: Unstyled components: The standard component library for the web
Accessibility has always been a first-class citizen on the web. However, with modern web applications, it has unfortunately taken a back seat to functionality. This is, in large part, because creating accessible components is hard, and web developers are unaware of the wonderful tools at their disposal that can help in this regard.
This talk is about shining a light on what it looks like to have accessible components, why it's so hard to create them, and how we can utilise the power of unstyled component libraries to supercharge our abilities to create accessible web components.
This talk is not so much to convince the audience of the importance of accessibility, but about empowering the developers who are already accessibility conscious with the tools that will make it easier for them to create accessible web applications.
About the first speaker:
Thabiso holds a qualification in electrical engineering and discovered his passion for software through web development. He enjoys creating websites and web applications, drawn to the flexibility and power of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. A visual thinker with a strong appreciation for technical and analytical challenges, he thrives on building user interfaces and creating engaging experiences in the browser.
Outside of his professional life, Thabiso enjoys playing soccer with friends, listening to music, reading, and enjoying a good beer. He also loves engaging in tech discussions and collaborating with smart people to build innovative projects.
Talk 2: Is it really time to start using language models in the browser?
Queue up the gigabyte page loads! There is tech available for us to start using AI (insert your definition here) right inside the browser and this talk will show some genuine use cases for it while keeping things real and showing the trade-offs and decisions along the way. From Tensorflow to transformers to playing around with Chrome canary, this talk will cover what's been happening in the on-device AI space.
About the second speaker:
Simon is a seasoned technology leader. He is the co-founder of The AI Shop as well as the founder and organiser of the JSinSA conference; dedicated to advancing the JavaScript community in South Africa.
With a strong background as a former Microsoft MVP, Simon brings a wealth of expertise. His credentials include certifications in AWS, SAFe, and CEH Master, reflecting his commitment to staying at the forefront of the tech industry.
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The talk covers three primary aspects:
- A technical overview of how the git version control tool works.
- Some inherent and typical security issues related to git.
- Prevention and resolution of the prior demonstrated issue.
This talk does not contain any "new" research but rather just a full presentation of the git internals, the known inherent vulnerabilities and their resolution - all of which have been previously documented.
The first section aims to provide an overview for people not familiar with git, before diving into the building block - so called "plumbing" - tools utilized by git to perform its version control. This serves to provide a better understanding for the vulnerabilities as well as how to better utilize git.
The second section covers inherent vulnerabilities such as lack of author validation and secrets in version control histories, some of which will be accompanied with a basic demonstration. This also provides a baseline for what to look for from a defender's perspective
Finally the preventative measures and resolutions will be covered to address the aforementioned issues. Some simple measures in addition to the knowledge of the vulnerabilities can vastly reduce most of the surface area and risk associated with the covered vulnerabilities.
Some of the trippiest theories I've ever heard. At the heart of the Milky Way, a cluster of stars has baffled scientists, appearing as if they are forever young. A new theory proposes a mind-bending explanation that could rewrite our understanding of stellar evolution: These stars could be feeding off dark matter – powered indefinitely by the most mysterious substance in the universe.
Studying these objects may lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of dark matter and the universe itself. Some even speculate that dark matter may even organize into forms of dark life. The only way to know for sure is to keep looking.
Music, Sound, Story and VFX by Melodysheep (John D. Boswell)
Narrated by Matt Klinman
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Today I'd like to introduce you to a small project I've recently published. The "Brainmade" Mark is something I will be attaching to any works of mine that were mostly made by me or my friends, not by generative AI tools like GPT.
I've built a small website at
with high-resolution black or white versions of the logo available for download and attaching to your own projects if you'd like to.
I want to be clear about my reasoning for building this:
I don't hate AIs, I love humans!
❤️ If you would like to support what I do, I have set up a patreon here:
https://www.patreon.com/noboilerplate
- Thank you!
📄 All my videos are built in compile-checked markdown, transcript sourcecode available here
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this is also where you'll find links to everything mentioned.
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My name is Tris Oaten and I produce fast, technical videos.
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If you like sci-fi, I also produce a hopepunk podcast narrated by a little AI, videos written in Rust!
If urban fantasy is more your thing, I also produce a podcast of wonderful modern folktales
https://www.modemprometheus.com
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- Gregory Taylor,
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Developer User Group Meetup - 17 April 2024
Title: Why writing tests is valuable and the benefits of good CI/CD practices.
Most startups are concerned with getting code to production as fast as possible. They cut corners on testing because their boss wants the work done yesterday. This leads to difficult to extend code in desperate need of refactor and longer times to dev or getting your code to production.
Facilitator: Owen Carter
I started my career wanting to be a developer, but hitting brick walls applying for jobs so I ended up in testing. In my first job It was so monotonous and predictable I automated it in CRON; it got me fired eventually but it gave me the time to learn to be a developer.
Personal life: I broke spine aged 20 just before my career started. I live in constant pain and the urge to quit is strong, but I wasn't about to let a physical disease stop me from doing what I love.
Developer User Group Meetup - 18 October 2023
Title: Devs Gone Rogue
Facilitator: Shea Karssing
Are you feeling stuck and limited in your full-time role? Are you waiting for the next bonus, the next promotion, the next public holiday, the next best thing?
Did you know that devs are some of the most in-demand and highly paid freelancers?
Devs Gone Rogue is a quick ‘Freelancing 101’ to help you create a successful, sustainable business that will give you greater flexibility and earning potential. This talk will help you quit your job, set up your company, and find your first clients so that you can live a lekker and lucrative freelance life.
Speaker: Shea Karssing
Shea Karssing is a freelance writer based in the KZN Midlands. She is the author of Freelance Like a Boss, South Africa's first go-to guide for freelancers.
After side-hustling for her entire working life, Shea decided to take the plunge into full-lancing six years ago and has never looked back. Shea is always learning (often the hard way) about ways to improve her services, hone her skills, and grow her freelance business.
Shea has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Rhodes University. She loves waking up every day, being her own boss, and wearing activewear exclusively.
Developer User Group Meetup - 20 September 2023
Title: Protecting Your APIs with OAuth
In this talk we will cover what OAuth is, go over the Authorization Code Grant workflow, and talk about how to get a token and care for it.
Speaker: Mark Robustelli
Mark has been in the software development industry for over 25 years. He recently started a gig at FusionAuth as a Developer Relations engineer and it is a perfect fit because he gets to combine his love of technology and passion for helping people.
Mark can be reached on these social networks:
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https://twitter.com/MarkRobustelli
Compiler-Driven Development in Rust, including TDD, CDD, and the Typestate Pattern.
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When I write a new Rust program, I don't start with functions or methods or any runtime code. I start with the model of my application, expressed with Rust's rich type system.
Interacting with the real-world, on disk or through the network is too slow for me, at first, I need to iterate faster than that, to sketch out my ideas, unconstrained by the outside world.
This compile-checked whiteboarding I call Compiler-Driven Development.
❤️ If you would like to support what I do, I have set up a patreon here:
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- Thank you!
📄 All my videos are built in compile-checked markdown, transcript sourcecode available here
https://github.com/0atman/noboilerplate
this is also where you'll find links to everything mentioned.
🖊️ Corrections are in the pinned ERRATA comment.
🦀 Start your Rust journey here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hXNd6x9sZs
👕 Bad shirts available here
https://www.teepublic.com/user/no-boilerplate
🙏🏻 CREDITS & PROMO
My name is Tris Oaten and I produce fast, technical videos.
Follow me here
https://tech.lgbt/deck/@noboilerplate
Website for the show:
Come chat to me on my discord server:
If you like sci-fi, I also produce a hopepunk podcast narrated by a little AI, videos written in Rust!
If urban fantasy is more your thing, I also produce a podcast of wonderful modern folktales
https://www.modemprometheus.com
👏🏻 Special thanks to my patreon sponsors:
- Jaycee,
- Gregory Taylor,
- Ything LLC
And to all my patrons!
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a glimpse of a galaxy that is over 13.5 billion years old, lurking over 33 billion light-years away, making it the oldest and farthest galaxy ever discovered.
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This project took me a lot of time, but the result is quite nice. 1200W maximum power, chain drive... I like such devices.
Let's build the ENDGAME invisible PC! Thanks to FlexiSpot for sponsoring this project - they're having their Brand Day sale right now! Use code DIYPERKS to get $50 off on their E7 PRO and E7 PLUS desks:
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Are we alone? What might alien species look like? And what could we learn from them? Proudly presenting Life Beyond Remastered, a film that weaves all 3 episodes of the series together with new content and updated visuals & audio into a feature-length experience.
Massive thank you to everyone who made this possible: my subscribers, patreon members, vfx collaborators, scientists, researchers, friends, family, and more. A special thank you to Protocol Labs for their sponsorship of the series and support, please check out the work they are doing:
Please watch in 4K with your best audio equipment for the proper experience! High quality 4K download is now available here:
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Directed by Melodysheep (John D. Boswell)
Narrated by Will Crowley
Story, music, sound, and editing by John D. Boswell
Featuring voices of: Douglas Rain, David Christian, Michelle Thaller, Andrew Siemion, Dan Werthimer, Avi Loeb, Ellen Stofan, David Kipping, Nick Lane, Jonathan Losos, Caleb Scharf, Jack Cohen, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Jill Tarter, and Orson Wells
Additional Visual Effects by: Unknown Dino, Julius Horsthuis, Lynn Huberty, Tim Stupak, Samuel Krug, Eren Arik, CGHadi, Jack Emmens, Konstantin Kovalenko, Eren Arik, NASA, Evolve, Adrian Bobb, Igor Puskaric, Unknown Dino, and Alan Reynaud
Supported by Morrison Waud, Angela Kilic-Cave, James Upsher, Matthew Brown, TabloidA, and Juan Benet
Instagram: @melodysheep_
Twitter: @musicalscience
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And thank you to my $10+ patrons!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:05 Lilium + PhilJets
00:31 Unitree H1 Speed
00:49 Sanctuary Phoenix
01:09 UBTech Walker S
01:35 Figure AI Funding
01:56 Toyota Punyo Soft Robot
02:27 TWIN Exoskeleton
03:00 Uber Eats Japanese Robot
03:10 Landscaping Robot
SOURCE LINKS
Lilium + PhilJets
https://lilium.com/newsroom-detail/lilium-partners-with-philjets-group-to-bring-evtols-to-asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvoj8mL2jsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yC1YIaiN7U
Unitree H1 Speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ShvgtyFAg
https://newatlas.com/robotics/unitree-h1-humanoid-robot-walking-speed-record/
Sanctuary Phoenix
https://twitter.com/realgeordierose/status/1762938715134157077
UBTech Walker S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCt7qPpTt-g
Figure AI Funding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEjXcEU3Bbw
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/figure-b5dc
Toyota Punyo Soft Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-MD4gteeE
TWIN Exoskeleton
https://opentalk.iit.it/en/twin-the-new-robotic-exoskeleton-for-lower-limbs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpNK_h0CW24
Uber Eats Japanese Robot
https://www.uber.com/ja-JP/newsroom/robot-delivery-launch/
Landscaping Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC_5T7LgPso
https://sheeprobotics.substack.com/p/verdie-an-embodied-agent-with-tools
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:05 Volumetric Display
00:41 Svalboard Keyboard
01:07 Monumental Brick Layer Robot
01:35 Grain Weevil
01:50 FieldPrinter V2
02:13 1X Humanoid Robot
02:37 Pedipulate Quadruped Research
03:13 Joby Aviation in Dubai
03:42 Rokid AR Flights
03:59 Beond Flights
04:06 Stable Diffusion 3
04:33 Open AI Sora
SOURCE LINKS
Volumetric Display
https://mastodon.social/@ancientjames/111939951899900484
Svalboard Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/inputs-of-interest-the-svalboard-could-be-your-salvation/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aLmO97Y2Is
Monumental Brick Layer Robot
Grain Weevil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrZlBkShv_s
FieldPrinter V2
https://www.dustyrobotics.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIb_yiOHjWY
1X Humanoid Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHXuU3nTXfQ
Pedipulate Quadruped Research
https://sites.google.com/leggedrobotics.com/pedipulate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD4WyJPXQtU
Joby Aviation in Dubai
https://www.jobyaviation.com/news/joby-to-launch-air-taxi-service-uae/
Rokid AR Flights
Beond Flights
https://flybeond.com/latestnews
Stable Diffusion 3
https://stability.ai/news/stable-diffusion-3
Open AI Sora
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:05 Moonwalk Exosuit
00:49 Passive Resonator Contact Lens
01:21 Smart Sensing Glove
01:56 Open Bionics Hero Gauntlet Prosthetic
02:32 3D Printed Prosthetics in Bolivia
02:55 Mini Touch Phantom Heat
03:41 PRISM Cancer AI
03:58 Mammography AI
04:21 3D Printed Cartilage
04:52 3D Printed Blood Vessels
05:18 AISee Vision System
05:42 Blind 3D Printing Workflow
SOURCE LINKS
Moonwalk Exosuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNiAA-gsbOs
https://www.kist.re.kr/eng/newscenter/latest-research-news.do?mode=view&articleNo=12468
Passive Resonator Contact Lens
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/contact-lenses-to-diagnose-glaucoma/
Smart Sensing Glove
https://news.ubc.ca/2024/01/16/smart-glove-for-stroke-patients/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-023-00780-9
Open Bionics Hero Gauntlet Prosthetic
3D Printed Prosthetics in Bolivia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqWYqWkVjk
https://www.todayonline.com/world/bolivian-toymaker-restores-limbs-dignity-3d-printing-2345021
Mini Touch Phantom Heat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmbSf-OUXVc
https://www.cell.com/med/fulltext/S2666-6340
(23)00404-X
https://spectrum.ieee.org/prosthetic-arm-feels-heat
PRISM Cancer AI
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396423004541
Mammography AI
https://news.ki.se/ai-can-identify-women-with-high-risk-of-breast-cancer-in-screening-examinations
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266677622300217X
3D Printed Cartilage
https://www.tuwien.at/en/tu-wien/news/news/mit-hilfe-von-3d-druck-zu-kuenstlichem-knorpel
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706123007055
3D Printed Blood Vessels
AISee Vision System
https://news.nus.edu.sg/ai-powered-eye-for-visually-impaired-people/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81grB7BtN9k
Blind 3D Printing Workflow
https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1acf0mc/completely_blind_3d_enthusiast_with_my_first/
Let's build the world's first PlayStation 5: Tablet Edition! Visit
if you'd like to customise your own PS5!
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Speaker: Laura Richter
Track: Data Science
Type: Remote Talk
Room: Talk Room 2 (Remote Talks)
Time: Oct 06 (Fri): 09:45
Duration: 0:45
Love them or hate them, Jupyter Notebooks have become an indispensable tool for data exploration, analysis, model development and collaboration. In this talk, we'll try to convince those who love them to use them in a way that those who hate them, hate them less.
We'll start by talking about what makes Jupyter Notebooks indispensable, and what makes them awful. We'll also talk about the various ways people use notebooks. As part of this we'll do a whirlwind tour through IDE options, from local Jupyter in your browser through to the many managed cloud-based options available today.
Then we'll describe some of the patterns and tooling you can use to make your Notebooks less awful (perhaps even beautiful!). Some principles we'll discuss are: good coding practice and style (using nbqa and other code quality tools), version control and reviewing (using Github, Jupyterlab git extensions, nbdime, nbdev, and ReviewNB), testing (using nbval, nbmake, testbook), dependency management (virtual environments, requirements files, Docker), and automating your code quality efforts (Github actions).
The ecosystem of tooling for Jupyter Notebooks is growing, with new packages and features being developed to help smooth over some of Jupyter Notebooks' limitations. This review will give you a birds eye view of some of the current tooling your team can adopt to improve the quality of your Notebooks!
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Speaker: Tajudeen Akinosho
Track: Scientific Computing
Type: Remote Talk
Room: Talk Room 2 (Remote Talks)
Time: Oct 05 (Thu): 13:30
Duration: 0:45
Data are continuously generated from diverse areas such data from new paradigms such as network devices, cloud computing, wireless and intelligent systems for communications, wireless sensor network (WSN), financial transactions, environmental monitoring, radio frequency identification (RFID), telecommunication, military surveillance, weather monitoring, Healthcare and medical diagnoses monitoring, electricity usage prediction, and real-time surveillance. In the streaming setting, data is unceasing, potentially unbounded, and continuously evolving with time. A tool that can be used as an extension on the Massive Online Analysis (MOA) framework is River, a Python library. This talk will introduce listeners how to use River to do machine learning on streaming data. River library supports different machine learning tasks, including regression, classification, and unsupervised learning. It also supports tasks such as computing online metrics and concept drift detection. River can be used to build a machine learning pipeline and evaluate the model’s performance on a streaming dataset.
URLs:
Slides (pptm):
https://2023.za.pycon.org/media/pages_files/pyconza_conf.pptm
Slides (pdf) (converted):
https://2023.za.pycon.org/media/pages_files/pyconza_conf.pdf
Sponsors:
Platinum:
Python Software Foundation:
https://www.python.org/psf/membership
Patron:
Thinkst Canary:
Afrolabs:
Have you ever tried your hand at GeoGuessr, the online game that challenges you to guess your location from random street views? In my talk, I'll unveil the surprising connections between the problem-solving skills used in this game and the world of hacking and cybersecurity.
My journey started with GeoGuessr, where I noticed how similar the way we think during the game is to the thought processes of hackers and cybersecurity experts. It was like learning to hack the real world without realising it!
During the talk, we'll delve into the fascinating world of seemingly ordinary photos and videos on the internet. I'll emphasise why it's crucial for all of us to be cautious about what we share online. You'll also hear real-life examples of how geolocation, the art of figuring out locations based on clues, has been used to find terrorist compounds and provide crucial evidence in missing persons cases.
But it's not all about risks. I'll also demonstrate how we can harness geolocation skills for positive purposes. Through this research I was able to develop an AI tool using machine learning that can analyse and identify street bollards, a key factor in geolocation.
Join me for this talk, where we'll explore the intriguing connections between a simple online game and the dynamic world of geolocation in cybersecurity.
The epic tale of trying to bring a Rotary Un-Smartphone to market.
With the advent of cloud based technologies and identity management solutions; as well as the widespread adoption of these technologies by businesses and users has introduced new attack vectors that malicious actors can try abuse. One of these is a new type of phishing, called consent phishing.
In Consent Phishing, an attacker-controlled application requests dangerous or sensitive permissions over a user's account or organisation's tenant. The goal of Consent Phishing is to gain the necessary authorisation (consent) over an aspect or portion of a user's account. The consent grants are managed through an Identity Provider using the OAuth 2.0 framework; examples of these technologies would include Azure, Facebook, and Discord.
This talk will explore the concept of consent phishing and utilise examples of consent phishing in Azure to illustrate the explanation. The talk will focus on both the offensive perspective and the defensive perspective of the attack and its relevant indicators of compromise. The talk will also show a high-level investigation of how other technologies tackle the problem of consent phishing.
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As there is space, I will add the following planned format for my talk:
1. Introduction.
An introduction to the talk, highlighting what the traditional phishing vec-
tors - like payload and credential phishing - are, and how consent phishing is
different.
2. What is OAuth?
A high level view of how OAuth2.0 work and how authorisation is given.
Focus will be on defining the different parties in the flow and their roles.
3. What is consent?
Background information for how consent grants work with the OAuth2.0
framework. Also a discussion around how authorisation grants are requested
and given to users or applications. This will include a consent prompt that a
user would receive in this situation.
4. How is this useful?
Tying together the previous sections we will look at what the legitimate
use case is of consent for application. This section will emphasise how this is
extremely useful functionality that is not going to be removed.
5. Turning the good to bad?
Once we understand how consent works and why it is useful we will look
at how easily it can be abused. For example, a bot that deletes spam from an
inbox is generally also able to spam others from the same inbox.
6. How do this fit into the phishing playbook?
Exploring the kind of controls that affects this type of phishing and the kind
of controls that it bypasses. This section will also introduce consent phishing in
Azure and give real world examples of cases where a red team would use consent
phishing.
7. Bringing it all together, making an attack happen.
Pulling together all the aspect of consent phishing to take a high level walk-
through of how a consent phishing attack in Azure could be undertaken.
8. The outcome.
Showcasing a couple different scenarios of a successful consent phishing at-
tack. Including reading user mail, reading files, and higher privileged actions
that can be undertaken, provided appropriate consent is granted. This section
will also discuss what attackers can do from the context of a successful attack,
such as harvesting sensitive information or trying to pivot to an on-premise net-
work.
9. Finding the bad guys, what IOCs we have.
Once an attack has been executed, we will look at the logs that would be
generated. There will be a small switch to a blue team perspective of how to
find consent phishing attacks and the type of indicators that one could look for.
An interesting point here is that some of the Indicators of Compromise that are
provided in Azure logs can be misleading as to the source of compromise.
10. We’ve seen Azure what else?
This section will investigate how different technologies have different ap-
proaches to managing consent with their application. We will look at what
some technologies do better and what others do worse. This section will also
try attribute different potential cases of consent phishing and its targets.
11. Wrapping Up; Is the world burning?
Final thoughts on the presentation so far, reviewing where consent phishing
could be used but also the challenges that need to be overcome in order to
successfully perform an attack. Discussing as to how this is another tool in a
red team’s toolbox and something that a blue team should be aware of.
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At FOSDEM 2023
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(Ferrer)/fosdem_infrastructure.webm
Informational and fun.
Room: H.2215 (Ferrer)
Scheduled start: 2023-02-05 15:40:00
GTC’s Got Talent... well, sort of 🎸🎤🎅
We got The Birthday Singer Jeff Latham and a few others in our paddock to wish you a Merry Christmas.
We hope you enjoy this one.
A hall sensor was added under the rotary dial's face plate to detect when the fingerstop is at it's limit. What's shown is debug firmware running where the white "filament" LED flashes every time the hall sensor detects the finger stop.
Fingerstop limit detection was needed to resolve a dial reliability problem, owing to the way I tried to value engineer the rotary dial's pulse counting switch.
With the Face Plate now being an electrically active board, this crazy phone now has FOUR printed circuit boards: The motherboard, daughterboard, dial faceplate, and the antenna. Yikes.
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by Derek Parker
At: FOSDEM 2020
https://video.fosdem.org/2020/UB2.252A/debuggingwithdelve.webm
In this talk I will begin by delivering the "State of Delve" update. In similar fashion to the popular "State of Go" talk I will begin by discussing all of the exciting new features and changes that have happened over the past year, since last FOSDEM. Following that I will go into a live demo showcasing how Delve can leverage Mozilla RR in order to perform deterministic debugging. This talk will begin by introducing users to the concept of deterministic debugging and the power that comes with it. Following that I will launch into a demo showcasing how to leverage this concept to debug an otherwise unpredictable highly concurrent program. Users will walk away with immediate practical knowledge they can begin applying in their day to day debugging.
It's been a year since last FOSDEM and a lot has changed with Delve! I will discuss all the new features and changes that have been implemented in the last year.
Following the "State of Delve" introduction, I will dig into how Delve can be utilized to perform deterministic debugging. This style of debugging enables users to record the execution of their process and "play it back" in a deterministic fashion in order to more quickly and efficiently perform root cause analysis on a bug that may otherwise be difficult to reproduce or track down. This section of the talk will begin by introducing the concept of deterministic debugging and why it is so useful and powerful. Once everyone is familiar with the concept I will launch into a live demo showcasing how to leverage this debugging approach to track down and fix a bug which is hard to reproduce and happens only intermittently.
Attendees will walk away with practical knowledge that they can begin applying to their debugging problems immediately.
Room: UB2.252A (Lameere)
Scheduled start: 2020-02-02 11:00:00
by Konrad Kleine
At: FOSDEM 2020
https://video.fosdem.org/2020/K.4.201/debugging_mini.webm
The "official" mini-debuginfo man-page describes the topic best:
❮blockquote❯Some systems ship pre-built executables and libraries that have a
special ❮code❯.gnu_debugdata❮/code❯ section. This feature is called MiniDebugInfo.
This section holds an LZMA-compressed object and is used to supply extra
symbols for backtraces.
The intent of this section is to provide extra minimal debugging information
for use in simple backtraces. It is not intended to be a replacement for
full separate debugging information (see Separate Debug Files).
❮/blockquote❯
In this talk I'll explain what it took to interpret support for mini-debuginfo
in LLDB, how we've tested it, and what to think about when implementing this
support (e.g. merging ❮code❯.symtab❮/code❯ and ❮code❯.gnu_debugdata❮/code❯ sections).
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Quickly spinning up OpenBSD servers on Vultr using Ansible
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Hashicorp on Immutable Infrastructure:
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Vultr SSH Key:
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Vultr API Key:
Ansible Vultr config:
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Ansible vultr_server module usage:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ngine_io/vultr/vultr_server_module.html
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## Ansible Resources ##
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Docs:
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Host Key Checking:
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Udemy course I learned from back in the day:
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Quickly spinning up OpenBSD servers on Vultr using Ansible
CODE:
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Hashicorp on Immutable Infrastructure:
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## Vultr Resources ##
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Vultr SSH Key:
https://www.vultr.com/docs/deploy-a-new-server-with-an-ssh-key
Vultr API Key:
Ansible Vultr config:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/scenario_guides/guide_vultr.html
Ansible vultr_server module usage:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ngine_io/vultr/vultr_server_module.html
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## Ansible Resources ##
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Docs:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.5/user_guide/intro_getting_started.html
Host Key Checking:
https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/725/can-i-bypass-host-key-checking-in-ansible
Jeff Geerling beginner videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goclfp6a2IQ&list=PL2_OBreMn7FqZkvMYt6ATmgC0KAGGJNAN
Udemy course I learned from back in the day:
https://www.udemy.com/course/mastering-ansible/
This is a talk I did for the 2016 World Domination Summit in Portland Oregon. The idea was to take a new audience from zero to hero on the whole concept of the "How and Why" of getting wealthy enough so that you never have to work again - while you are still young.
Note: this video was originally republished elsewhere on Youtube by other channels without my permission, but this is the only rightful place it should be posted since it's my own work.
I hope these ideas prove to be as useful to you as they have to me!
I've left the Linux world behind. Here are my thoughts, likes, and dislikes after using OpenBSD as a full-time daily driver for over a year and a half.
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My 1999 Honda Odyssey Van, "Vanna" is still in brand-new condition - how could this be??
On top of that, she has saved me about $100,000 over the time I have owned her, compared to the average person's car ownership and use patterns.
In this video, I break down the FIVE steps to get these kind of results yourself.
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LinuxConf [ZA] 2019
This talk will provide learnings from local government on using open source software to enable and scale research and analytics. Governments have a strong proprietary software focus, with good reason. There is however a grey area where open source and proprietary software clash and it is here where open source excels.
This talk is of interest to anyone who is working in a large organisation, with a proprietary software focus, and wanting to introduce and roll-out open source software.
Jaco Kroon
LinuxConf [ZA] 2019
This talk will take a look at some of the issues surrounding IPv4 and IPv6, why you should consider deploying IPv6 and starting to move there. This talk will focus on the why but will also provide some pointers as to possible strategies.
Tim Haak
LinuxConf [ZA] 2019
This is more of an introduction and is aimed at people are new to docker or are still wondering what it is and what some of the paths are to using it in their lives.
We'll cover the basics of what docker is and does and some of the tooling options available to use it in the real world.
Specifically, we'll cover StackFiles, Swarm, Kubernetes, Local and Live use and deployment.
My Producer (son) and I decided to rent a top of the line Tesla Model 3 and head out for a beautiful road trip, as a way of testing out both the car and the rental app/service called Turo.
Why is this related to personal finance and early retirement? Because if you can rent a vehicle easily when you need one (whether it's a cool one like a Tesla or just a workhorse like a van or pickup truck), then you don't need to own one yourself.
Or at least you can get by with just a simple commuter vehicle and rent specialized rigs only when you need 'em.
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