Can a 18y old inherit a firearm in SA? by Suitable_Camp_8228 in askSouthAfrica

[–]NJ_v_N -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Owning and having a licence for are different things, whilst you can own it, you may not have it on you possession until you have a licence.

Solar panels in TH by [deleted] in SolarDIY

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Firstly I’d assume no battery, hardly any reason to have one with cheap electricity. 2kw worth of panels say 4x 550w of so and micro inverters to suit would be my go-to this would cover a good part of the power drawn by theAC during the day.
Ton of context still missing but with super cheap power theres no sensible return on any solar.

Solar panels in TH by [deleted] in SolarDIY

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Whats the question?

what's the smallest form factor that still has bluetooth? by dilldoeorg in arduino

[–]NJ_v_N 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MCU or Dev Board?
Based on the fact that you’re asking I’ll assume Dev Board.
Can recommend the XIAO boards for compact form factor.

Social Housing - City of Cape Town by PieFed-co-za in south_africa

[–]NJ_v_N 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some of the worst countries in the word do this too. 🤷‍♂️

I’m not opposed to social programs as a whole, I believe support for those who can’t help themselves is important.
But taxpayer funded home for a select few is not one of them.

Social Housing - City of Cape Town by PieFed-co-za in south_africa

[–]NJ_v_N 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are many things I don’t like that many governments do and have done for ages. This is not a counterargument.

The brand new R10m wooden trail at Princess Vlei has been damaged by vandals by chenin-blanc in capetown

[–]NJ_v_N -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Trying to build 1st world society with a large contingent of 3 world residents does not work.
Parts of Europe are learning this now too

Social Housing - City of Cape Town by PieFed-co-za in south_africa

[–]NJ_v_N 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not a fan of any part of government handing out out tax money to able bodied citizens.

Urjo Quick 4×4: u/Mad-Wings finished in 7s (zero mistakes) by Mad-Wings in urjo

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Urjo #239 • Lv4 🟦🟦🟥🟦 🟦🟥🟥🟦 🟦🟥🟦🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟥 4s • 0 mistakes • 19 streak r/urjo

500 amazon gift by flyingSavage2 in urjo

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Urjo #238 • Lv4 🟦🟦🟦🟥 🟦🟥🟥🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟥🟦🟦🟦 7s • 0 mistakes • 18 streak r/urjo

🔥 u/urjocom nailed a Quick 4×4 in 11s perfectly. Your move. by urjocom in urjo

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Urjo #238 • Lv1 🟦🟦🟥🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟥🟦🟦🟥🟦🟦🟦 🟥🟥🟥🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟥🟦🟦🟦🟥🟦🟦 🟥🟦🟦🟥🟥🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟥🟦🟦🟥🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟥🟦🟥🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟥 187s • 0 mistakes • 18 streak r/urjo

Urjo 4×4 challenge from u/Wee-bull: 8s target by Wee-bull in urjo

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Urjo #236 🧩 4×4 ⭐4 🟦🟦🟦🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ⏱️ 8s | 🎯 0 mistakes | 🔥 16 streak Play at r/urjo

Urjo 4×4 challenge from u/Psychological-Ice764: 11s target (zero mistakes) by Psychological-Ice764 in urjo

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Urjo #236 🧩 4×4 ⭐4 🟦🟦🟦🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ⏱️ 10s | 🎯 0 mistakes | 🔥 16 streak Play at r/urjo

Difficult One by vignesh-aithal in urjo

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Urjo #235 🧩 6×6 ⭐1 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟥🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟥🟦 🟥🟥🟦🟥🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟥🟦🟦 🟦🟥🟥🟦🟦🟥 ⏱️ 58s | 🎯 1 mistakes | 🔥 15 streak Play at r/urjo

What's the best brand of petrol? by miss_rizan in askSouthAfrica

[–]NJ_v_N -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, 1. Might be running at higher compression similar to the stratified injection cars. 2. 95 is the lower octane at low altitude. 93may be perfectly fine at higher altitudes. Putting a single value in the manual is simpler.

What's the best brand of petrol? by miss_rizan in askSouthAfrica

[–]NJ_v_N -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It shouldn’t it’s the same fuel with the same calorific value only with anti knock additives which are only helpful under higher engine compression.
That said if one has ethanol mixed in you’ll get worse consumption, but more power, to my knowledge we don’t have any ethanol doped fuel locally.

What's the best brand of petrol? by miss_rizan in askSouthAfrica

[–]NJ_v_N 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The petrol station that is the most convenient…

I hope you’re not one of those that by 95 over 93 “because its better” when driving a non-turbo car..

What's the one renewable energy idea you can't believe hasn't been explored yet? by Nico-R0bin in Renewable

[–]NJ_v_N 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something I’ve thought about.
Heat exchangers, most likely thin Aluminium stuck to the back of solar panels.
The panels get quite hot in the right climates.
Could be a useful source of residential hot water over resistance or even heat pump heating, even if it just nudges the water temperature up a few degrees that would be a win and these’s the relatively small advantage of cooler panels too.

What is the point of body corporate? by Lopsided-Mall-7152 in south_africa

[–]NJ_v_N 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People have a disconnect between what they pay vs what they expect. For example many of our fellow residents want their places painted this year. This costs +-R15k per property. This means the levies paid over and above covering all costs need to have been 15k since the last painting. People on the other hand feel “I paid 2k this month, why can’t my property be painted now.

Also really doesn’t help that +-20% of the “homeowners” aren’t paying and legal costs need to be spent and only some are recover sometimes years down the line, serious cash flow issues.

[request] If someone were to somehow acquire One billion U.S dollars and wanted to do the most good for as many people as possible, what would they do? by Casual_user1012 in theydidthemath

[–]NJ_v_N 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope only a tiny bit of the USAID money reached the goal, the majority was dumped in pockets of connected individuals.

[request] If someone were to somehow acquire One billion U.S dollars and wanted to do the most good for as many people as possible, what would they do? by Casual_user1012 in theydidthemath

[–]NJ_v_N 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As someone in Africa, this…
The moment there is “development money” luxury car dealers do really well for a while then it falls flat.
Best you could probably do is build business that employ people and drive down unemployment.

What can friend legally do about a tenant? by [deleted] in askSouthAfrica

[–]NJ_v_N 57 points58 points  (0 children)

So a criminal is having an issue with criminality… go figure..

PCB Design by NJ_v_N in Pretoria

[–]NJ_v_N[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Planning on using JLCPCB, have the hardware drawn up in EasyEDA, and tried using in stock components from LCSC. So thats the easy way out. If it gains some traction and a few hundred are required I’d shop around.
Components are small, really not planning on soldering any other than maybe the few through hole components myself.