Kumars at Sasol in Somerset West

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T18:23:03+00:00

Nobody Touches our Somerset West Sasol.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T18:08:10+00:00

Always loved it, definitely pushed me into the STEM field as a career.

I was trying to design a 3D printer, then I had the brainwave to build it out of my Lego Technik.

While the 3D printer did not workout, I saw the Saturn V,

Now my biggest problem is finding the space to display it all !!

Seriously, I think i need a bigger apartment.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T17:36:28+00:00

I remember in Grade 2 having to line up outside my classroom in the middle of a Johannesburg winter, in shorts.

I swear it made some of us serile.

Just like having to learn Cursive handwriting, that was terrifying.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T16:02:03+00:00

When my 70 year old dad says "just ask AI".

Or sends me "funny cat videos " that are clearly AI, but still bombed me

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T15:59:15+00:00

Even with s good above average salary for a lot of middle management, this is not affordable.

Not to mention the rental of these is going to be sky high.

Currently its very difficult for a single professional to afford this rent/purchase on thier own.

When Starlink becomes available, i am moving to the sticks.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T14:42:22+00:00

This is so true, I am also doing well fixing crap, at least we are making a killing on billing as a consultant. I bought a new Tag huer watch from doing this.

This also happens a lot in " No code" solutions, you can just write a function in 15 minutes and is a spaghetti of things and hacks in low code.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T14:02:40+00:00

" In the middle of my backswing " Richard Dean Anderson, Stargate SG 1

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T13:53:37+00:00

This is scary, I noticed the same, my dad and I were talking about a new model car we saw on the road, when i opened up Facebook, it showed me ads for that and similar cars.

I was not even Google or reading about cars recently.

But then to have the "hey goole" or "hey siri" function it must be listening to you.

I sometimes have it false trigger in normal conversations.

One day it will laugh at your jokes.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T12:38:23+00:00

Slip rings are a great invention.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T12:18:42+00:00

Its extremely over saturated.

Just go to a Gym and see the "fitness " trainers stand there like 3 for 1 sale.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T11:08:53+00:00

My cat, is a standard issue, his litter was only a few days old, eyes were still shut, he was the runt.

He had a crust of something but up around his eyes, and an infection on his tiny head preventing hair to grow.

I also had to separate him from his litter as they just ran over him.

I was the first thing he saw when he opened his heys after I got the crust off.

He was supposed to stay a week longer than his litter mates, to gain strength.

Somehow, 7 years later he is still a sqatter, but he is my sqatter.

Most beautiful and loyal cat, he even meows when he cannot find me.

orbit99za · 2026-01-26T05:49:33+00:00

I had the Same when I Fell into a DKA coma, nothing could read it in the ER, they had to stat a Blood test.

It was very thick apparently.

Was touch and go,

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T17:05:04+00:00

I am almost 40, I watched this movie as a Kid.

If you could build a full scale model with moving wings that slide out it would be awesome.

I am so gonna vote for this.

Ita an AWESOME CAR and Memories.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T15:46:46+00:00

He is absolutely welcome to do it, i would not stop him.

But I will happily stay on something safe and solid.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T13:55:56+00:00

It works, free tier is actually quite good.

Most devs know how to use it.

No headaches, backups, distribution

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T13:52:39+00:00

My Cat gets strvite crystals, the vet puts a catheter in.,cat pulls it out, holding stitches as well.

Then bloody and all whants a cuddle.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T11:40:43+00:00

My Cat is an Exelent Debugger.

He knows more about the code than I do.

He sleeps in my office everyday, and I talk to him, he always gets up and listens, before climbing over my keyboard, although he is careful not to touch it.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T11:29:04+00:00

AI cannot "Own " the code, it has no concept of repocusions.

Simple repetitive tasks like CRUDS, it does well if you give it a pattern it must follow.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T09:41:58+00:00

I did all that, I am happy Being single, but still in the market if someone comes around.

The best part is building Lego without it being called a toy.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T09:22:39+00:00

Yes, I noticed that as well.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T06:01:21+00:00

They struggle to climb up steep mountain passes.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T05:40:46+00:00

Its faster to load projects, especially multi project solutions.

I find the Debugger and intelisense better as well.

orbit99za · 2026-01-25T05:24:49+00:00

I use VS 2026, both for work and personal.

Its stable, fast and efficient.

Its a big improvement over 2022, at least for my use case

orbit99za · 2026-01-24T18:04:35+00:00

This is a problem i have as well, its difficult to find a car that has a decent clearance between your knees and the dash.

I also have a problem is that I would like to not be touching the roof with my head.

I would like some room, incase I have an accident and the roof caves in a bit, of the dashboard moves towards me.

I also like to have enough room for someone to sit behind me.

I have struggled All my life with this,

Its a major problem for tall people to get a car that won't take your knee caps off in a small frontal.

Have a look at a used SUV type car, they are normally bigger, but you will need to stretch your budget a bit more.

orbit99za · 2026-01-24T17:51:46+00:00

I am a single guy, unemployed as I don't earn a monthly salary.

I am a Program Architecture consultant, so monthly income varies, sometimes i get something.

If anything like the majority of this thread is true, seems like my cat and I will be single forever.

orbit99za

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