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Herman

@Hermanvv

Cyber Security IT Governance Common Sense

 South Africa
Joined January 2009
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The arms that grabbed the @SpaceX Starship rocket out of midair, with people on top, for scale. – at Brownsville, TX
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Shaun Gisler (@lifeatstagezero) profile pictureShaun Gisler
@lifeatstagezero16 Oct 2024
Mandatory humans for scale photo. Very first look at the arms clean. From what I see the bumpers held up well
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It’s better to be the oldest person in the weight room than the youngest person in the nursing home.
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I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made) I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours
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Westinghouse unveils small modular nuclear reactor news.yahoo.com/westinghouse-…

Westinghouse unveils small modular nuclear reactor

U.S. company Westinghouse unveiled plans on Thursday for a small modular reactor to generate virtually emissions-free electricity that could replace coal plants or power water desalinization and...

yahoo.com
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Here's the best metaphor I've seen for why the business model pioneered by Facebook has been so damaging. From Gerd Gigerenzer. If only they had put the effort into micropayments, rather than ad markets. wsj.com/articles/algorithms-…
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My speech at the Oxford Union is finally available. The debate was "This House Believes Woke Culture Has Gone Too Far". As promised, I didn't hold back 🤣
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I'm 36. This is my honest advice for people in their 20s: 1. Make decisions your future self will thank you for, not resent you for. 2. Somebody you know and love is going to die within the next 10 years. It could even be you. So live accordingly.
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9 astonishing ways that living standards have improved around the world by @tonymmorley bigthink.com/the-present/9-w…
9 astonishing ways that living standards have improved around the world

9 astonishing ways that living standards have improved around the world

Despite the constant stream of bad news we see in the media, the reality is that living standards have improved dramatically across time.

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Online portals now operational. They are intended to improve efficiency and afford quick turnaround time for submission of Section 32 reports and registration of information officers. ⁦@InforegulatorSA⁩ itweb.co.za/content/mYZRX79g…
Info Regulator opens POPIA, PAIA online portals

Info Regulator opens POPIA, PAIA online portals

The online portals intend to improve efficiency and afford quick turnaround time for submission of Section 32 reports and registration of information officers.

itweb.co.za
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A Casino's Database Was Hacked Through A Smart Fish Tank Thermometer interestingengineering.com/a… (Fun story. Also serious.)
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2020 is 99% complete.
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2020 is 94% complete.
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Life, the Universe and Everything
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The only way to achieve "transformation" is high growth. That alone makes peopl wealthier, especially the poor and unemployed. The only way to have high growth is a free market economy, The evidence is so overwheling that there's no room for informed debate.
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SpaceX
@SpaceX7 Oct 2020
Starman, last seen leaving Earth, made its first close approach with Mars today—within 0.05 astronomical units, or under 5 million miles, of the Red Planet
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Image from Rob Schneider 🇺🇸 (@RobSchneider)
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Herman retweeted
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AC/DC
@acdc30 Sep 2020
ARE YOU READY? #PWRUP
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South Africa! Due to Covid-19, we're having to reschedule our tour to Nov. 2021. Stay safe and take care of each other in the meantime. We can't wait to rock out with you!! Tickets: tickets.computicket.com/even… – at Burbank, CA
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This.
Ian Malkaviac (@IanMalkaviac) profile pictureIan Malkaviac@IanMalkaviac29 Aug 2020
Replying to @veritasium
@veritasium
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🧠#Neuralink, founded by @ElonMusk, is reportedly about to demonstrate a brain machine interface. How do you feel about mixing #AI with our brains? #ArtificialIntelligence V/@DigitalTrends cc:@CurieuxExplorer @PawlowskiMario @Nicochan33 @MargaretSiegien
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