Ian Graham-Parker

The universe (a.k.a. the #hadeda that's roosting in our garden) is telling me to do something with hadeda.live

Who's in?

Please help a guy choose a logo:
hadeda.live

Just chillin'

So pay for votes.
Seems legit

Excellent take on AI and creativity

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Signal Messenger: Speak Freely Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.

Let's switch to Signal: signal.org/install

Major changes for Whatsapp Meta has announced that it is adding ads and subscriptions to its WhatsApp messaging app

And here we go, #Meta will mega #monetize #WhatsApp

Business, are you happy with this on top of what you already pay?

businesstech.co.za/news/technol...

South Africa has an insurance problem Many South Africans are dangerously underinsured, leaving individuals and businesses financially exposed when disaster strikes.

Insurance Brokers have an important role to play.

dailyinvestor.com/south-africa...

Un/intended consequences?

Truth about MTN’s R99 smartphones MTN has revealed the retail price of the smartphone it is distributing to some prepaid customers for R99.

Great move by MTN; this should result in a decent boost in customer numbers.

"They will be restricted to MTN’s network..."

#4G #Android

mybroadband.co.za/news/smartph...

@CyrilRamaphosa
Don't waste money on "Dialogue"!

Take that R700m and put it to work for the betterment of all South Africans.

Please, I beg of you 🙏

#StopTheWasteStartTheWork

#NationalDialogue

MVNO boom is reshaping South Africa's mobile market - TechCentral The MVNO boom is resulting in increased competition in South Africa’s telecoms sector, benefiting consumers.

The one MNO and two MVNE's I spoke to weren't all that interested in helping me get an MVNO up and running.

I guess they have enough business.

#MVNO #MVNE
techcentral.co.za/mvno-boom-so...

2025 finally the Year of Linux? LibreOffice explains "real costs" of Windows 11 Windows 11 has some "real costs", says The Document Foundation, developer of LibreOffice. The foundation explains why users should ditch the Windows OS and switch to Linux.

The #EndOf10 initiative seems to be gaining traction.

www.neowin.net/news/2025-fi...

Definitely time to start monitoring those website stats for OS info (and you might find loads of bots and scrappers hijacking your content)

Could be the start of some great Linux things....

Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux Before the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services. Here's why.

The Trump presidency might be a good thing for Linux and Open Source

www.zdnet.com/article/why-...

I reckon that we should also keep an eye on Meta and the ubiquity of WhatsApp

I agree.
However, some folks are unwilling or unable to learn something new.

Eskom battery failure When it comes to rolling out battery energy storage, Eskom is being outclassed by private power producers.

Deeply embarrassing for ESKOM and South Africa.

Will anyone be penalised?

My guess is Absolutely No Consequences.

mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/...

KDE Welcomes Windows 10 Users to Linux, Says Microsoft Is Doing "Tech Extortion" The KDE community is making the case for the Plasma desktop to Windows 10 users.

Will 2026 finally be the Year of the Linux Desktop?

www.howtogeek.com/kde-welcomes...

My guess is No.
Excel, Word, and Outlook, are second nature to too many people and businesses.

Does anyone use #USSD anymore?
If yes, why?

The Nietzsche Thesis seems particularly pertinent in this age of Post Truth.

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Very impressed with Claude #AI

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I concur

Indeed! Some crazy numbers

YouTube video by Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris Why do we say "hello"?

Stay the course, very informative episodes regarding European/English language

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Jobs threat in South Africa Various jobholders are at risk of being replaced by AI and automation. However, exerts also predict that same jobs will be safe.

I should have learned a trade....
Oh well, it's never too late to restart.

#AI #JobSecurity

mybroadband.co.za/news/ai/5951...

Tapes taking on hard drives in data centres While solid storage drives have become increasingly popular as a data storage medium in data centres, another much older technology is also reducing demand for hard disk drives.

Welcome to the past...

mybroadband.co.za/news/hardwar...

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Today's PSA

Home Affairs asks permission to make a big change Years after it first floated the idea, Home Affairs has formally applied to be exempted from using Sita for its IT equipment and services. It believes this can solve many of its “System is Offline” he...

This could be massive for South African citizens

mybroadband.co.za/news/it-serv...

5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Linux Laptop Let's pump up those numbers.

Exciting times for the workstation space

#OSS

www.howtogeek.com/reasons-now-...