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11
Oct
Black Classical Music - Yussef Dayes
Yussef Dayes recently released his debut album, Black Classical Music (BCM). I'm here to say this is one of the most well-made, "dangerous", futuristic and solid releases of 2023.
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08
Aug
Building a Touch-Sensitive Volume Control (Part 2)
In my last post, I wrote about the prep work I did to make a vase for controlling volume. This
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28
Jul
Building a Touch-Sensitive Volume Control (Part 1)
Remember that sleek ceramic vase you thought would hold flowers for eternity? Yeah, well, mine ended up in pieces on
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19
Jun
Rethinking Smart Home Control Through Everyday Objects
What if pillows, plants, lamp shades could control your smart home? Not to replace screens or voice assistants, but to offer more natural, intuitive, and playful ways of interacting with technology, embedded seamlessly into the things already around us.
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30
Apr
The International Jazz Day 2023 instalment
What do the following South African Jazz legends have in common? - Abdullah Ibrahim, Basil Coetzee, Winston Mankunku, Ezra Ncgukana, Louis Moholo and Mongezi Feza? - well, nothing really, except they are some of my favourite South African Jazz artists from yesteryear.
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28
Jan
So long Namibia
Exactly 8 years ago today, I carried my suitcase into a Windhoek bound bus. I was naive, had plans, had dreams, and had very strong opinions about life in general. A lot of that changed drastically during my 7-year sojourn in Namibia. It was overall a positive and enriching experience
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14
Jan
ZOL Hates efficiency
In a normal and vibrant ecosystem, running a digital service partially backed by a payment platform related to your parent company is supposed to be seamless.
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13
Dec
Wild musings
Bheki Mseleku's Sandile is playing in the background. I've been rewinding the guitar solo part for
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03
Oct
Yes, I will gladly provide the matches to burn it all.
In the past, I have gone on several rants and tirades on Twitter, screaming about the state of academia in Zimbabwe. I have debated with like minds as well as people who hold opinions different to mine.
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18
Sep
People are way too calm about the upcoming Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday the 20th, either NZ or South Africa or both will be in the finals and whoever wins when these two meet on Saturday will emerge World champs regardless of who they eventually meet in the final.
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