At devconf in #CapeTown today looking forward to talk about the wonderful things our kids and mentors do, and celebrating the WTC World Champions from here in Pinelands. #codeclub#coderdojo#space#robots#education
Quite enjoy my daily photo cull on whatever today's date is - ends up reminding me of good times past. Here I am on my first arvo in Cape Town, South Africa, on 30 April 2018.
LilyGo T-Echo license-free radio arrived today. Love that it has a screen to see range and direction to nearby radios, as well as incoming text messages. Can't wait to go walk in the forest and test out whether I can connect to any other #Meshtastic radios across #CapeTown and surrounds.
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Quote from the Joy Map:
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“My trans Joy moment has been knowing that so many of my colleagues accept me and want to be better humans for the young people in our care, and the greater world in gender <3”
Three Meshtastic nodes are active in Cape Town for off-grid communications during disasters or just to meet your neighbours
Myself and two other ham radio operators have established 3 Meshtastic nodes that will operate 24/7 to help build out more connectivity across Cape Town.
We are using license-free 868 MHz radios, so anyone can buy these cheap (ish) devices and ge ...continues
City of #CapeTown#DataScience is (still) looking for a frontend dev! Our work is in service of millions of residents of the Best City in the World*, and you can be part of that!
Google Maps will dodge South Africa’s crime hotspots: Sadly it is needed as tourists have been misdirected
Google Maps will avoid directing motorists through crime hotspots, Pretoria FM reports.
This comes after tourism minister Patricia de Lille and Google country director Alistair Mokoena signed a memorandum of understanding at Parliament on Monday.
Our ZS1DCC Disaster Management site for #amateurradio#hamradio in #CapeTown now has a 24/7 #VarAC chat service running on HF usually on 30m or 40m, and can be used to park or relay VMails anytime for operators in #SouthAfrica
My web based OpenWebRx receiver has been upgraded to the Plus version with aircraft location data etc
I featured my OpenWebRx receiver about a year or two back, which allows you to use any desktop or mobile browser, to be able to listen to various radio transmissions that are received at my home in Cape Town.
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Impressed that there is a Bot now auto-posting City of #CapeTown alerts that were normally only on X. Wonder if it is active for other municipalities in #SouthAfrica - good to see more of these types of services appearing in the Fediverse.
Special guests today! The Book Lounge in Cape Town
We're particularly excited because GLASS TOWER (image 3) by Holland House author Sarah Isaacs (Island Prize winner) will be launching at the Book Lounge on October 11 - so if you happen to be in the area around then, pop in & meet Sarah, & of course, BUY HER BOOK!
Don’t just blindly trust your mobile phone app when hiking or trail running around Cape Town, do these things as well!
Lesser used paths are often very difficult to follow, and a wrong turn can lead you quickly into difficulties, or even plunge off a 100+ metre drop, especially on Table Mountain. So do some extra research and planning before setting out for the first time on ...continues
After two years of testing, Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Service will go operational with 60 new electric buses per year
Cape Town-based Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) is planning to introduce 60 electric buses to its fleet every year starting in 2024 until it has replaced its full fleet of 1,100 diesel-powered people haulers.
After two years of testing both a 37 and 65-se ...continues