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See https://shkspr.mobi/blog/copyright-and-copyleft/ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpeg https://shkspr.mobi/blog 32 32 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2011/08/trip-to-south-africa/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2011/08/trip-to-south-africa/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:27:32 +0000 http://shkspr.mobi/blog/?p=4353 <p>While my recent trip to South Africa was primarily for work, I couldn't spend a week there and not do <em>some</em> touristy things!</p> <p>The absolute highlight of the trip was being eaten by a lion!</p> <iframe title="Being Eaten By A Lion" width="620" height="349" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kOaWz9asSPw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <p>If you're in Joburg, visit <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081217033106/http://www.lion-park.com/">Lion Park</a> - an amazing place.</p> <p>Other highlights included....</p> <p>I went up <a href="https://www.swarmapp.com/user/56367/checkin/4e54a187b0fb1e3684c49d35?s=X6yLM6089N9HXFOY2RY3z9SU2zg&amp;ref=tw">Table Mountain</a>.</p> <p>I saw <a href="https://www.swarmapp.com/user/56367/checkin/4e54a75288770c1e522cfb17?s=HgNfoyXDnAKwL4EnopmJuExBqRo&amp;ref=tw">Robbin Island from Signal Hill</a>.</p> <p>I visited the <a href="http://www.apartheidmuseum.org/">Apartheid Museum</a>. <img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Aparthied-Museum.jpg" alt="" title="Apartheid Museum" width="583" height="460" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4360"></p> <p>I used <a href="http://untappd.com/user/edent/checkin/1795169">Untappd</a> to check in to some great South African beers &amp; ciders.</p> <p>I discovered just how well used SMS is in South Africa.</p> <blockquote class="social-embed" id="social-embed-107140383254913025" lang="en" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/SocialMediaPosting"><header class="social-embed-header" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://twitter.com/edent" class="social-embed-user" itemprop="url"><img class="social-embed-avatar social-embed-avatar-circle" src="data:image/webp;base64,UklGRkgBAABXRUJQVlA4IDwBAACQCACdASowADAAPrVQn0ynJCKiJyto4BaJaQAIIsx4Au9dhDqVA1i1RoRTO7nbdyy03nM5FhvV62goUj37tuxqpfpPeTBZvrJ78w0qAAD+/hVyFHvYXIrMCjny0z7wqsB9/QE08xls/AQdXJFX0adG9lISsm6kV96J5FINBFXzHwfzMCr4N6r3z5/Aa/wfEoVGX3H976she3jyS8RqJv7Jw7bOxoTSPlu4gNbfXYZ9TnbdQ0MNnMObyaRQLIu556jIj03zfJrVgqRM8GPwRoWb1M9AfzFe6Mtg13uEIqrTHmiuBpH+bTVB5EEQ3uby0C//XOAPJOFv4QV8RZDPQd517Khyba8Jlr97j2kIBJD9K3mbOHSHiQDasj6Y3forATbIg4QZHxWnCeqqMkVYfUAivuL0L/68mMnagAAA" alt="" itemprop="image"><div class="social-embed-user-names"><p class="social-embed-user-names-name" itemprop="name">Terence Eden is on Mastodon</p>@edent</div></a><img class="social-embed-logo" alt="Twitter" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%0Aaria-label%3D%22Twitter%22%20role%3D%22img%22%0AviewBox%3D%220%200%20512%20512%22%3E%3Cpath%0Ad%3D%22m0%200H512V512H0%22%0Afill%3D%22%23fff%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D%22%231d9bf0%22%20d%3D%22m458%20140q-23%2010-45%2012%2025-15%2034-43-24%2014-50%2019a79%2079%200%2000-135%2072q-101-7-163-83a80%2080%200%200024%20106q-17%200-36-10s-3%2062%2064%2079q-19%205-36%201s15%2053%2074%2055q-50%2040-117%2033a224%20224%200%2000346-200q23-16%2040-41%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E"></header><section class="social-embed-text" itemprop="articleBody">Want to know how big SMS is in South Africa? <a href="http://twitpic.com/6bk1ns">twitpic.com/6bk1ns</a></section><hr class="social-embed-hr"><footer class="social-embed-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/edent/status/107140383254913025"><span aria-label="1 likes" class="social-embed-meta">❤️ 1</span><span aria-label="0 replies" class="social-embed-meta">💬 0</span><span aria-label="0 reposts" class="social-embed-meta">🔁 0</span><time datetime="2011-08-26T17:20:32.000Z" itemprop="datePublished">17:20 - Fri 26 August 2011</time></a></footer></blockquote> <img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sms.jpg" alt="Advert encouraging people to SMS a shortcode to rate the cleanliness of a public bathroom." width="600" height="800" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-52336"> <p>As well as learning about Africa's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110802113844/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3rAItM0lMw">mobile movie scene</a> - including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827120151/http://smssugarman.com/">feature films shot entirely on mobile</a>.</p> <p>I found a phone / taser.</p> <blockquote class="social-embed" id="social-embed-107066264110891009" lang="en" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/SocialMediaPosting"><header class="social-embed-header" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://twitter.com/edent" class="social-embed-user" itemprop="url"><img class="social-embed-avatar social-embed-avatar-circle" src="data:image/webp;base64,UklGRkgBAABXRUJQVlA4IDwBAACQCACdASowADAAPrVQn0ynJCKiJyto4BaJaQAIIsx4Au9dhDqVA1i1RoRTO7nbdyy03nM5FhvV62goUj37tuxqpfpPeTBZvrJ78w0qAAD+/hVyFHvYXIrMCjny0z7wqsB9/QE08xls/AQdXJFX0adG9lISsm6kV96J5FINBFXzHwfzMCr4N6r3z5/Aa/wfEoVGX3H976she3jyS8RqJv7Jw7bOxoTSPlu4gNbfXYZ9TnbdQ0MNnMObyaRQLIu556jIj03zfJrVgqRM8GPwRoWb1M9AfzFe6Mtg13uEIqrTHmiuBpH+bTVB5EEQ3uby0C//XOAPJOFv4QV8RZDPQd517Khyba8Jlr97j2kIBJD9K3mbOHSHiQDasj6Y3forATbIg4QZHxWnCeqqMkVYfUAivuL0L/68mMnagAAA" alt="" itemprop="image"><div class="social-embed-user-names"><p class="social-embed-user-names-name" itemprop="name">Terence Eden is on Mastodon</p>@edent</div></a><img class="social-embed-logo" alt="Twitter" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%0Aaria-label%3D%22Twitter%22%20role%3D%22img%22%0AviewBox%3D%220%200%20512%20512%22%3E%3Cpath%0Ad%3D%22m0%200H512V512H0%22%0Afill%3D%22%23fff%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D%22%231d9bf0%22%20d%3D%22m458%20140q-23%2010-45%2012%2025-15%2034-43-24%2014-50%2019a79%2079%200%2000-135%2072q-101-7-163-83a80%2080%200%200024%20106q-17%200-36-10s-3%2062%2064%2079q-19%205-36%201s15%2053%2074%2055q-50%2040-117%2033a224%20224%200%2000346-200q23-16%2040-41%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E"></header><section class="social-embed-text" itemprop="articleBody">This "phone" is a multi-shock taser. Yours for ~60. Shocking! <a href="http://twitpic.com/6bfsga">twitpic.com/6bfsga</a></section><hr class="social-embed-hr"><footer class="social-embed-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/edent/status/107066264110891009"><span aria-label="0 likes" class="social-embed-meta">❤️ 0</span><span aria-label="1 replies" class="social-embed-meta">💬 1</span><span aria-label="0 reposts" class="social-embed-meta">🔁 0</span><time datetime="2011-08-26T12:26:01.000Z" itemprop="datePublished">12:26 - Fri 26 August 2011</time></a></footer></blockquote> <img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/taser.jpg" alt="A taser shaped like a Nokia phone." width="395" height="355" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-52337"> <p>And I saw some great hotel lighting UE.</p> <blockquote class="social-embed" id="social-embed-106601003721293824" lang="en" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/SocialMediaPosting"><header class="social-embed-header" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://twitter.com/edent" class="social-embed-user" itemprop="url"><img class="social-embed-avatar social-embed-avatar-circle" src="data:image/webp;base64,UklGRkgBAABXRUJQVlA4IDwBAACQCACdASowADAAPrVQn0ynJCKiJyto4BaJaQAIIsx4Au9dhDqVA1i1RoRTO7nbdyy03nM5FhvV62goUj37tuxqpfpPeTBZvrJ78w0qAAD+/hVyFHvYXIrMCjny0z7wqsB9/QE08xls/AQdXJFX0adG9lISsm6kV96J5FINBFXzHwfzMCr4N6r3z5/Aa/wfEoVGX3H976she3jyS8RqJv7Jw7bOxoTSPlu4gNbfXYZ9TnbdQ0MNnMObyaRQLIu556jIj03zfJrVgqRM8GPwRoWb1M9AfzFe6Mtg13uEIqrTHmiuBpH+bTVB5EEQ3uby0C//XOAPJOFv4QV8RZDPQd517Khyba8Jlr97j2kIBJD9K3mbOHSHiQDasj6Y3forATbIg4QZHxWnCeqqMkVYfUAivuL0L/68mMnagAAA" alt="" itemprop="image"><div class="social-embed-user-names"><p class="social-embed-user-names-name" itemprop="name">Terence Eden is on Mastodon</p>@edent</div></a><img class="social-embed-logo" alt="Twitter" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%0Aaria-label%3D%22Twitter%22%20role%3D%22img%22%0AviewBox%3D%220%200%20512%20512%22%3E%3Cpath%0Ad%3D%22m0%200H512V512H0%22%0Afill%3D%22%23fff%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D%22%231d9bf0%22%20d%3D%22m458%20140q-23%2010-45%2012%2025-15%2034-43-24%2014-50%2019a79%2079%200%2000-135%2072q-101-7-163-83a80%2080%200%200024%20106q-17%200-36-10s-3%2062%2064%2079q-19%205-36%201s15%2053%2074%2055q-50%2040-117%2033a224%20224%200%2000346-200q23-16%2040-41%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E"></header><section class="social-embed-text" itemprop="articleBody">Every single hotel room should have light switches like this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UI">#UI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UX">#UX</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DesignOfEverydayThings">#DesignOfEverydayThings</a> <a href="http://twitpic.com/6awqx8">twitpic.com/6awqx8</a></section><hr class="social-embed-hr"><footer class="social-embed-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/edent/status/106601003721293824"><span aria-label="21 likes" class="social-embed-meta">❤️ 21</span><span aria-label="5 replies" class="social-embed-meta">💬 5</span><span aria-label="0 reposts" class="social-embed-meta">🔁 0</span><time datetime="2011-08-25T05:37:14.000Z" itemprop="datePublished">05:37 - Thu 25 August 2011</time></a></footer></blockquote> <img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lights.jpg" alt="Lightswitches with labels saying which lights they control." width="600" height="284" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-52338"> <p>South Africa was an amazing place to visit. Friendly people, beautiful scenery, and great beer. I hope I can go back there on a proper holiday soon.</p> <img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/themes/edent-wordpress-theme/info/okgo.php?ID=4353&amp;HTTP_REFERER=RSS" alt="" width="1" height="1" loading="eager"> https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2011/08/trip-to-south-africa/feed/ 1