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ISPs

Axxess and Afrihost enable CGNAT on

On 10 February 2025, Axxess and Afrihost moved all Openserver fibre subscribers onto CGNAT. CGNAT, short for Carrier Grade Network Address Translation, is NAT at the ISP level. So previously each customer would have an assigned IP address – if the ISP does not have enough IP addresses (IP address space) that they have bought […]

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Wall of Shame

Avoid Steves auto clinic kyalami

Please be very careful using Steves Auto Clinic to service your car. They will typically charge more than the dealership service department and provide a poor service. Specific issues occurring when a VW Gold car was taken for service: After replacing shocks – ABS was engaging. Had to take the car back to the shop. […]

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money

Capitec Sets Flat 2.5% Interest Rate on Main Account

Prior to 15 February 2024, all capitec main accounts would earn up to 6.65% interest based on the amount of capital in the account. As per this the notification below, all Capitec main accounts will now earn a flat 2.5% (Instead of the previous tiered rates of up to 6.65%) The current main account rates […]

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hiking

Best Hiking App on iOS

What is the best hiking app on iOS? Have you been on the lookout for a hiking app for iOS but haven’t found what you need yet? Are you looking for an app that have provides the ability to find hikes in your area and record your hikes. In this post a few apps are […]

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python

Python: Using get with default or using the or keyword with the default

Say you have some dictionary arriving and you want to ensure the data from the dictionary has an acceptable default for a field.. Should you use a get with a default like this: my_key = my_dict.get(‘key’, False) or using python’s or keyword: my_key = my_dict.get(‘key’) or False Some Scenarios Where the key does not exist […]