Be the reason your local independent bookstore stays in business.

I just nominated @ravenlordess in the "Cosplay Star" category. :-)

Is there a woman in #gaming whom you respect, or who has achieved something really great this year? Nominate her for the *gamehers Awards 2026: https://tgh.app/spaces/21683655?utm_source=Mastodon #women #videogames

Imagine hating this place, couldn't be me 📸 Muizenberg Beach, South Africa

RE: https://mastodon.social/@pitrh/115509098143295810 The BSD conferences are magical. The atmosphere is friendly. It's a family - a good one - with different views but a common goal: making great things, making smart choices in a positive environment. #runbsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd […]

#southafrica lit in purple, a reminder of the fight against gender-based violence, and of the voices we refuse to silence 💜

I actually support this. More than 100 organisations unite to demand ban on online gambling in South Africa https://iol.co.za/mercury/2025-11-09-more-than-100-organisations-unite-to-demand-ban-on-online-gambling-in-south-africa/

Incredible artwork by Conchy Cruz #beastie #freebsd

Why and how we're migrating many of our servers from Linux to the BSDs My BSDCan 2025 presentation, PeerTube and YouTube: PeerTube: https://tube.bsd.cafe/w/x4oPuHpCJK3qWFfdZtr7hd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnVp25-6Qao #runbsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsdcan #isolveproblems

@photography #mahaneyehudamarket #jerusalem #israel #Mazeldon #photography

😅😅 I don't know if I'm giggling at the anchor or the story

Another tough day in #africa

A strangely elegant animal....#africa #giraffe

Pretoria wearing Purple for Halloween 🦇💜

PSA: Clean your #solar panels. I've been a little frustrated with the performance of our solar panels over the past couple of weeks, and when I went outside and looked up on the roof the other day, they looked rather dusty. Last night we had a decent storm: hard, consistent rain for about an […]

About a year ago, a client I've worked with for over fifteen years informed me that some of their "less critical" servers would be migrated to $CLOUDPROVIDER. According to them, this provider would guarantee an efficient management panel, "more freedom for their devs", and lower costs. This […]

#seal in #swakopmund, #namibia

It’s #christmas time…

More protests against the government's plan to scrap "baby saver" boxes, and make it illegal for mothers to anonymously and safely give up their unwanted babies […]

If you're a cyclist, you may be interested to know that early bird entries for the Dischem Ride For Sight are now open. The race will take place on 15 February 2026 at the Boksburg City Stadium. Please consider entering; your entry fee goes directly to Retina SA, to help support their research […]

JUST IN: Former ANC Member of Parliament Rubben Mohlaloga convicted of fraud and money laundering has been ordered to start his 20-year prison sentence that was handed down in February 2019, he (52) appeared in Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court […] [Original post on mastodon.africa]

Daily Maverick is trying to find the best small town to live in in #southafrica. Nominate yours and they could be eligible for a certificate and a mention in their newsletter […]

In the heart of South Africa’s Cape Winelands, the vineyards of Franschhoek spill across the valley like brushstrokes at the foot of towering peaks. Mont Rochelle catches the light just so, where the earth, sunlight, vines, and mountains meet in quiet splendour. 📸 Mont Rochelle

Introverts trying to leave the house but realising there are people outside.

#Mosstodon #namibia #waterberg #waterbergnationalpark #lichen

Sometimes I reminisce about the doors that closed in my face and feel nothing but gratitude. The wrong paths look so clear from here.

It's Mastodon Icon Colour season here 💜

Client: "I’d like to try some alternative themes for my WordPress site you’re hosting, but I’m afraid of breaking the production site." Me: "Say no more." I start: - create a record for the test site - bastille clone -l prod testing ip - bastille console nginx → edit nginx proxy, add the new […]

A prime minister is a minister that is not the product of two smaller ministers and thus is only divisible by 1 and itself.

I was born here, where the mountain meets the veld and time forgets to move. I left many years ago, but the quiet beauty of this place still makes me wonder if we ever stop carrying the shape of the place we first called home. 🌍

Many diverse #roses are in full bloom in the #rosegarden of the #johannesburgbotanicalgardens in #johannesburg right now. Go there if you can. #gauteng #southafrica

Fair.... #christianity

Gavin has had it up to here... I hear 🤔

@stefano, I just watched the recording of Patrick Hausen's @EuroBSDCon distributed storage session and at the end of the session somebody said you might have compared #seaweedfs with #garage and that you found SeaweedFS more suitable. I know that you blogged about running SeaweedFS but I wasn't […]

leaving this here for monday

So here's a tech nightmare nobody's talking about: Google's rolling out their new developer verification rules for Android starting in September 2026. Every app then needs to be registered with Google, even if you're sideloading or using alternative app stores like Samsung's Galaxy Store. 📱 […]

#deltapark #johannesburg #jacaranda #gauteng #southafrica

Anybody know of a #gotosocial instance accepting new registrations? 🤔 #superseriousbusiness

Got a bit of leave days so took today off. Just some errands and general mental health. Work's been a lot lately. Had breakfast in Linden (apparently ranked 17th on Time Out's list of the Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World 2025). Not too shabby for a morning […] [Original post on mastodon.africa]

#johannesburgcrisisalliance newsletter https://static1.squarespace.com/static/67a9d626f8c8c05495fa5baa/t/68d5fdb3ccb0c90ee4cf3207/1758854579657/NL_04_V8.pdf #johannesburg #southafrica #jca #gauteng

"The country now lives in All-Caps"... US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump’s all-caps America | Ryder Cup 2025 | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/28/usa-fans-ryder-cup-rory-mcilroy

Its a big day for South African opera! Cape Town Opera's stunning Afrofuturist take on Verdi's Aida is hitting cinemas today and it's the first ever locally-produced opera to make the leap to the big screen! This isn't your grandmother's opera (though she'd […] [Original post on mastodon.africa]

Finally got access to Perplexity's #Comet browser. Still invite only, if you're curious check it out, here's some invites. I only got four invites its first come first serve: https://perplexity.ai/browser/claim/G0KKNQPJSJ […] [Original post on mastodon.africa]

Amazing app: OPNManager Plus for iPhone and iPad (it’s also available for Android) A great app to manage and monitor OPNSense firewalls. - A single one-time payment (3.99€). - No ads, no trackers, no user data collection. - Comprehensive featureset, no […] [Original post on burningboard.net]

We have a new springbuck. Born this morning.

When your phone battery dies on you mid public transport...

If you are a sysadmin or interested in tech in general and you don't follow @stefano (or at least #eurobsdconadvent), you should absolutely change that. What a streak of interesting articles! I'm literally forced to try #freebsd. Thank you Stefano🙏

5 days to go! Secure e-mail stack with OpenSMTPD, Rspamd, Dovecot – on FreeBSD. https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/03/08/make-your-own-email-server-freebsd-opensmptd-rspamd-dovecot-part1/ #eurobsdconadvent #eurobsdcon #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #zfs #pf #runbsd

Nice article about a #roadtrip with a first generation electric #bmw #mini from #hermanus to #johannesburg and that you can already successfully do such a long distance trip even with a city #ev (range ca. 140km) in #southafrica - even though charging infrastructure still needs to significantly […]

So #zorin seems to be getting ready to release version 18 tomorrow... teasing some interesting apps pinned there... 👀