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Brix the roads in SA are getting worse year after year. I have traveled 5200km during my holiday a which ended a week ago. Half finished jobs are scattered all over the country. Mozambique's main roads does not look that bad anymore. Sadly is not Mozambique getting better :( Did you chaps hear (a few days ago) about a 6 years old boy found next to the road - one testicle ? Now that's bad enough but at least he made the news. Yesterday a 'lady' gave birth in a village close to Jeffrey's and killed the newboren by closing it in a rubbish plastic bag. This incident did not even make the local news :( Very probably I will not post until after the new year. So 'happy new year' to all of you - Karim included ;)
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Posted: 2006-12-27 22:02:33
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Ye our roads are crap, on our way to sun city on a 80km straight rd I couldnt even take a sip of my coke without messing
I saw an ad with tyre insurance, good idea for SA car owners.
And speaking of ads, anyone see the FNB ad with the Englishman at the airport telling some nagging SA citizen how we should have faith in our country?
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Posted: 2006-12-28 08:19:27
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@786KBR: Did you take a sip on your coke while driving?
Any news on the availability of the W950 on local shores?
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Posted: 2006-12-28 09:22:00
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On 2006-12-28 09:22:00, brix25 wrote:
@786KBR: Did you take a sip on your coke while driving?
Any news on the availability of the W950 on local shores?
I Have one, its a grape colour unbranded, mmmmm not a fan.
Lacks button IMO, but then again its a touch screen.
Much nicer than a M600 in the looks department, features inside should be the same.
Havent used it for very long, wasnt in the mood
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Posted: 2006-12-28 10:20:22
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I think that the former government/s never foresaw that there would be this many vehicles on the road. Nor were our roads ever meant to be so heavily abused by heavy freight-carrying vehicles... I agree with Wanqa though, that Peddie road is terrible... and then one so often encounters the "Survivor Cap d'Est" type of driver there... either going too fast or too slow, or on the wrong side of the road, or without lights, etc etc.
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Posted: 2006-12-28 11:13:00
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wasup guys!so happy i was told there is a South African thread here,im new to esato so im looking forward to getting to knw yol!
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Posted: 2006-12-28 12:07:41
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Hi Guys!
Welcome Gucci!!!
Saw this article yesterday about Vista, it appeard on fin24. Its worth the read:
Vista security flaw discovered
27/12/2006 09:34
New York - Windows Vista, the new computer operating system that Microsoft is touting as its most secure ever, contains a programming flaw that might let hackers gain full control of vulnerable computers.
Microsoft and independent security researchers, however, tried to play down the risk from the flaw, which was disclosed on a Russian site recently and is apparently the first affecting the new Vista system released to larger businesses in late November.
The software company said it was investigating the threat but found so far that a hacker must already have access to the vulnerable computer in order to execute an attack.
That could occur if someone is actually sitting in front of the PC or otherwise gets the computer's owner to install rogue software, said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer for Finnish security research company F-Secure Corp.
Hypponen said on Tuesday: "The bottom line is you couldn't use a vulnerability like this to write a worm or hack a Vista system remotely.
"It only has historical significance in that it's the first reported vulnerability that also affects Vista. It's a nonevent in other ways."
In theory
Attackers with low-level access privileges on a vulnerable machine could theoretically use the flaw to bump up their status, ultimately gaining systemwide control, Hypponen said.
The flaw affects older Windows systems, too, and Hypponen said vulnerabilities like these are quite common and can be fixed with a software patch, which Microsoft releases on the second Tuesday of each month except for the most serious threats. The flaw remains a proof of concept, with no one known to have actually launched an attack with it, Hypponen said.
In a posting on Microsoft's security-response web journal, a senior security manager, Mike Reavey, said he remained confident "Windows Vista is our most secure platform to date".
Vista, the first major Windows upgrade since Windows XP launched in 2001, was made available November 30 to businesses that buy Windows licenses in bulk. Consumers generally won't be able to get Vista until January 30.
In trying to improve security, Microsoft redesigned its flagship operating system to reduce users' exposure to destructive programs from the internet. But most security researchers believe a complex product like Vista can never be error-free, so it was a matter of time before someone discovered a security vulnerability.
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Thanks for the info 786, will also probably try to get to sun city.
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Posted: 2006-12-28 12:14:00
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Oh yes, forgot to tell you guys, come 8 January I'll no longer be *spit* a product manager, I'll then be a Business Analyst!!! YIPPEEE!!!!!
I'm counting the days, I can't wait to start!!
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Posted: 2006-12-28 12:32:00
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@ GUCCI.011,
Welcome to the SA thread!
@ medusa,
Congrats on the new job.
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Posted: 2006-12-28 12:39:50
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Welcome to the thread, Gucci, nice to have you here.
hey cuz, so you're moving up in the pecking order? Good going!!
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Posted: 2006-12-28 12:48:00
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