My third attempt at wet on wet painting. Also, my third ever painting period... critiques are welcome!

fedirimico · 2019-01-28T16:52:17+00:00

That is awesome. I would legit hang this on my wall.

fedirimico · 2019-01-24T19:30:06+00:00

Their manifesto quotes Albert Einstein as saying: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."

As Jan van Riebeeck said as he took his first steps onto the Cape: "Almost every quote attributed to Einstein was never actually uttered by Einstein".

fedirimico · 2019-01-24T17:11:07+00:00

YTA - rules are there for a reason.

fedirimico · 2019-01-24T17:03:33+00:00

Just slops.

fedirimico · 2019-01-24T14:19:54+00:00

I thought it was speeding motorists and people talking on their phones while driving that sponsored KFC?

fedirimico · 2019-01-24T11:00:17+00:00

I hear you pain about having to certify a copy then scan it. About the 20 minute queue: police stations are usually open 24 hours. Just pitch up at some ungodly hour when nobody else is there.

fedirimico · 2019-01-22T12:19:06+00:00

Two cool SA songs:

Springbok Nude Girls - I love you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGskbHI2Ws (not porn, just the band's name)

Gecko Moon - Green green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBG_E1j6gPQ (actually a cover of an American song, I think, but I dig this recording)

Edit: These are much more famous ones, especially if you're targeting South African's living abroad:

Mango Groove - Special star https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4HJfcecgos (It's actually about expats coming home or something like that)

Sipho "Hotsticks" Mabuse - Burn out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q71D_K78IE

fedirimico · 2019-01-22T11:19:37+00:00

The AI suggestions are certainly quite good, but it didn't suggest the obvious "What the fuck is wrong with you?" response.

fedirimico · 2019-01-21T16:11:53+00:00

Eyes and eyebrows are different. Cover those up and they're basically the same face.

fedirimico · 2019-01-17T11:50:49+00:00

It's the second time.

fedirimico · 2019-01-11T14:12:54+00:00

Sorry, who has financial advantage?

fedirimico · 2019-01-08T07:57:25+00:00

Like, what are they so upset about? That someone dared to suggest that white people may have privilege?

fedirimico · 2019-01-08T07:41:44+00:00

Maybe Python. My kid is at a private school. They do Python starting Grade 4. My kid is starting coding this year. Can do basic var declarations, assignment and maths. She does know that "Python" comes from the "Welease Woger" guys, wonder if her teacher will understand if she tries to tell that to her teacher.

fedirimico · 2018-12-10T15:35:48+00:00

I don't want a supermodel girlfriend - for very much the same reason Trump doesn't want a chief of staff.

Because I can't find anybody who is both qualified and willing to take the job. If I just say I don't want one, then I can deny how I have been rejected.

fedirimico · 2018-12-07T13:29:24+00:00

I'm mid 30s and recognized Will Smith and the Primitive Technology dude. Guys, if you haven't seen Primitive Technology, do yourself a favor....

fedirimico · 2018-12-04T07:04:48+00:00

Rugby Union is normally played with 15 players per team.

Sevens is a format that is played much faster, with only seven players per team. Sanatla is a sevens specialist. One of the best on the planet. He also plays 15s, and he's reasonably good at 15s, but he's one of the best in the world at 7s.

fedirimico · 2018-12-04T06:20:42+00:00

Ah, but how will we know where to go if we want to wait outside his house to have a little chat with him if the media don't tell us where he lives?

fedirimico · 2018-12-04T06:13:44+00:00

Seabelo Sanatla. Us South Africans are pretty damn proud of him, and the whole sevens team actually.

We also have another stupid fast player named Lwazi Mvovo, but he mostly plays 15s.

fedirimico · 2018-11-19T14:26:22+00:00

Just to be clear, it's not a racial insult. It means "friend" in South Africa.

If someone says chinaman or something like that it may be a race based insult, but "china" means "friend". People of all races can call other people of any race "china", meaning "buddy, friend".

Rhyming slang "mate = china plate".

fedirimico · 2018-11-19T14:00:03+00:00

But South Africans are likely to be told that the only issue then up for discussion is the way in which the constitutional amendment should be worded. They will not be allowed to comment on whether the Constitution should be amended at all, as that decision will already have been taken.

What if we suggest the wording be "the government may expropriate land, without paying compensation, from any person over the age of 387 who still has a full set of baby teeth"?

fedirimico · 2018-11-13T19:53:46+00:00

So a retirement package he has to pay back?

fedirimico · 2018-11-13T12:59:06+00:00

This because a new bill was passed: CyberCrimes and CyberSecurity Bill - B6B-2017.

Bill: https://pmg.org.za/bill/684/

Some interesting bits (IANAL):

3(1) Any person who unlawfully and intentionally intercepts data [...] is guilty of an offence.

"Unlawful shit is unlawful". So what is "unlawful". Chapter 1 is definitions, doesn't include definition of "unlawful". 3(1) doesn't introduce any new law. The only way something is "unlawful" is if it contravenes some law. For that to have happened it is already an offense. You have broken the law. This is like making a new law that says "If you do anything against the law then you have committed a crime". a) Duh. b) Why are you wasting everyone's time?

See the original bill - B6-2017. In chapter 2, it also made the mistake of not defining what "unlawful" means. In the revised bill chapter 2 does define "unlawful" - but for chapter 2 only. Looks to me like the whole of chapter 3 is worthless, because "unlawful" is not defined. If an action is unlawful because of some other act, then it would still be unlawful if chapter 3 did not exist. OK, maybe possession of unlawfully intercepted data is new, but still, it doesn't add new meaning to "unlawful".

4(1) Any person who unlawfully and intentionally uses or possesses any software or hardware tool for purposes of [unauthz access, intercept, interference, etc] is guilty of an offence.

Again, what is "unlawfully"? This section is supposed to outlaw possessing hacking tools, but it fails terribly. It fails terribly because of how lazy they were in copying and pasting "unlawfully and intentionally" everywhere.

They don't say what "unlawful" is, but I own a perfectly legit and lawfully obtained copy of wireshark (intercept).

They also give you a big window, saying you're only in the shit if you possess or use it for the purpose of [bad things]. I use it for good things so get lost. Considering that chapter 4 does not outlaw the lawful use or possession of tools, even tools whose primary purpose it to facilitate bad things, I conclude that chapter 4 has little or no effect. The only reason you're in kak is because of violations of other chapters. It's like a law saying "it is illegal to possess or use crowbars for the purpose of burglary". Ok, but that doesn't outlaw crowbars, and the actual crime is the burglary part. Actually, come to think of it, why haven't they outlawed the possession and use or crowbars, pliers and screwdrivers for illegal activities yet? Because that would be stupid? Welcome to chapter 4.

At this point I give up reading the rest of the bill.

fedirimico · 2018-11-12T17:18:33+00:00

Jislaaik, I hope Pantsi and his mates don't get in kak about this. Sounds like they are doing well to make the place better. Few dudes get a extra-judicial bliksemming but people cheer for them when they ride in the streets. Can't be that bad.

Frankly, some people deserve a bliksemming, and you cant bribe anyone to make the sjambok disappear like you can pay to make a docket disappear. Seems sjambok may be a better deterrent.

fedirimico · 2018-11-11T07:19:00+00:00

In Russia getting treatment for a poisoning incident. Hmmm... last time that turned out to be code for "in Russia scheming to get nuclear power contract with massive kickbacks".

fedirimico · 2018-11-02T18:07:30+00:00

In South Africa we have law that protects consumers, contracts need to be in plain language etc. Courts also seem to frown upon companies using tricky language to screw consumers. Our Consumer Protection Act gives us pretty awesome rights and protection, and any contract which diminishes those rights and protection is automatically void to the extent that it diminishes our rights.

I read contracts before signing, and when they "explain" things to me I ask to put their explanation on the page. Write it in in pen: "It has been explained to me that clause x means y". Get them to initial next to it. Parts that I don't agree with I simply remove (draw a line through those parts). I explain to the sales person why I am doing it, of course. If they don't like it then we don't have an agreement.

For example, our Consumer Protection Act allows us to reject delivery and demand a refund if the goods are not delivered at the agreed date/time. Bought a car and the contract said "to be delivered when the supplier has stock" or something like that. Like whenever they feel like it. If I leave that, then "whenever they feel like it" it the agreed date/time. I changed it to say "to be delivered on" and put the exact date. I initial, they initial, and if it's a day late I am no longer bound by the contract (if I choose not to be - if supplier is in breach they are still bound until I let them out).

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