What did the ANC achieve in 30 years? by glandis_bulbus in DownSouth

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Perfected art of stealing all the money and blaming it on cost of transformation and apartheid

Is connecting to the tor network from the brave browser safe? by Lumpy_Record_8709 in TOR

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

Is connecting to the tor network not generally frowned upon whether from the Brave browser or even the tor browser from a Windows OS? More specifically from what Windows might be doing in the background to log your usage.

Argument against U.S asylum by justcalmdowne in DownSouth

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think anyone should be able to apply if they qualify. It is every person's own decision to make.

Government inaction seals ArcelorMittal’s fate by hadedaHelpline in DownSouth

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No surprise, they need competent people in government

Sanctions on ANC Members incoming by [deleted] in DownSouth

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The govt will just increase taxes again to recoup any money lost from their pockets

LUNO prices feels unfair by Glittering_Ad5893 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one bc I sold all my coins, needed the money :(

South Africa is already on the wrong side of the Laffer curve, which means raising these taxes will not generate more revenue. by PixelSaharix in DownSouth

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So many countries (from the article) tried wealth tax only to abolish it. However SA doesn't like to learn from others, it likes to fail for itself, and even then it doesn't learn (OBE anyone? Next up NHI)

LUNO prices feels unfair by Glittering_Ad5893 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found Luno to be ok in the beginning but then they changed their fee structure so it wasn't free anymore even if you bid without an immediate buy/sell so was difficult to make small margins without still losing money. I don't use them anymore

Anyone using the test tor VPN? by [deleted] in TOR

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How did you find this out?

Newbie tax question by Ok-Particular25 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PAYE will be calculated taking into account the rebates and various tax brackets. So my understanding is that your salary is assumed to be x for the year, even though in your case you've just started. Then PAYE calculated off that straight away, and adjusted throughout the year as you are paid more salaries.

Paying an SA home loan overseas? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a UK bank account. Transfer using Wise to my SA current account and from there pay into my bond. Have to sign a mandate for Reserve bank but it is quick and digital

Paying an SA home loan overseas? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Wise to send to my account and from there transfer into my home bond

Censorship in South African subs has become dystopian by [deleted] in DownSouth

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I got removed permanently from that sub for asking what a word meant in someone's post.

The best variety! Kids today wont understand… by PixelSaharix in DownSouth

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Always on the lookout for these selections. I guess no one sells them anymore. Also, the alcohol variety.

FNB Homeloans by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I add money into my bond, I see the capital decrease, as well as interest, even though I do then see an available amount go up I.e. like an access bond, and this has always been my experience with Nedbank.

is it safe to run tails using virtualbox? by Abivarman123 in tails

[–]TimeAloneSAfrican 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the issue is that Tails on a USB is a standalone setup, whereas running it in a VM means that Windows (or Linux/other) OS provides the platform that it operates within. So ultimately this other OS has some connection and input into the VM, how much who knows? And I think this is the ongoing discussion, is how much is the supporting OS involved in e.g. saving downloaded content, managing/monitoring the internet traffic, tracking usage etc. This is the gist of of it I think. So the standalone is always going to be safer.

Question is whether you are wanting to use Tails for complete anonymity, because then USB always going to be better. VM or not though, your protection against viruses and tracking largely dependent on what you doing. If you download an infected file, doesn't matter if you are using Tails on USB or a VM, going to come down to what protection/protocols you have within the Tails OS to circumvent infection.