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Publishing photos of criminal suspects

Posted on 28 October 2024 by stuff writer

The SAPS act of 1995 is widely rumoured to grant protection to criminals from being photographed, and from the publication of their likeness. This rumour is based on lawyers lying about the law. Imagine. The horror. Analysis of South African … Continue reading →

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Votes for cash: poll tax

Posted on 24 October 2024 by stuff writer

Executive summary: People should pay to vote. Numbering the people When the people of Israel were numbered, that had to be accompanied by a payment: When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall … Continue reading →

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Hannah’s three bullocks: yes, three.

Posted on 31 August 2024 by stuff writer

In the King James Bible, we read this: And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of … Continue reading →

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Lies: Dekra report presented by WeBuyCars does not match condition of car

Posted on 23 August 2024 by stuff writer

A tiny note: we bought a car from WeBuyCars. The Dekra report said “Platinum” and “no faults”, and specifically “brakes in working condition”. We bought this vehicle from webuycars, relying on the DEKRA report that says, in part, The brake … Continue reading →

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Vengeance

Posted on 23 January 2024 by stuff writer

We should obey laws without question, right? When the question comes up as to what should be done about unjust government and unjust law, and abuses of authority, invariably some kind soul will point us to the 13th chapter of … Continue reading →

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Justice denied by creative remedies

Posted on 13 September 2023 by stuff writer

South Africa has a crime problem of note, and the ANC government together with the former National Party government is 100% guilty of it. It is not so much that the laws are wrong (they are), or that the police … Continue reading →

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The Holy City, Jerusalem – just not in Afrikaans, please

Posted on 24 August 2023 by stuff writer

Gé Korsten popularised an Afrikaans translation of Fred­er­ic E. Wea­ther­ly’s “The Holy City” (1892). This is a song that, in its original, is filled from end to end with allusions to scripture. It is about the joy of Jerusalem of … Continue reading →

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2023: ABRSM theory exams are impossible

Posted on 20 July 2023 by stuff writer

For the Covid scam, music theory examinations by ABRSM switched from in-person invigilated to remote computer-invigilation. The price didn’t go down though – the tests were horrendously expensive, and the price just went up, if anything. There’s a small problem … Continue reading →

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EPSON ink tank printers are a ripoff

Posted on 25 March 2023 by stuff writer

Bricking a perfectly good printer EPSON ink tank printers are a ripoff. The particular printer that irked me is the Epson L382, but they are all a ripoff. The promise of ink tank printers is that you buy the printer … Continue reading →

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Thanks, but no thanks, BibleProtector.com

Posted on 10 January 2023 by stuff writer

Matthew Verschuur of Australia has undertaken to prepare a definitive copy of the “Cambridge Edition” of the KJV circa 1900, which he calls the “Pure Cambridge Edition” (PCE). He has taken time to check punctuation and capitalisation and spelling against … Continue reading →

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