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Re:DevOps engineer moving to physical CCTV biz – how to manage the mess? on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @12:31PM (#46694893)
I’m a DevOps engineer in Cape Town. I started a CCTV/monitoring biz thinking it was "infrastructure as hardware." I was wrong.

I’ve been bleeding money on a school project due to:

Voltage drop/PoE limits over 100m.

Bad labor: No "git revert" for a hole drilled in the wrong place.

Workmanship: My "clean code" mindset is failing in the "meatspace" of messy cabling.

To those who moved from software to physical infrastructure:

How do you enforce "clean" workmanship with manual labor?

What are your must-have tools for the physical layer?

How do you stop "scope creep" when you're 10 meters up a ladder?

Re:What is a basic but not too bad quality camera for YouTube lesson? on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @10:24AM (#30273670)
Thanks a lot, I nearly waisted money, I am using OBS to organise my videos and sometimes live streaming. I had a bad quality from my Macbook Pro and I will ty my phone this time. Thanks, Jongi

What is used to develop Mobile App(Android/iOS) in 2021?

Posted by jongi_ct on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @05:22AM
from the self-post dept.

I would like to know what is used to develop a mobile app in 2021. I have a Java/Python background. I have seen Android tutorials but most point to Firebase, I wouldn't like to be tired to any ecosystem. Any pointers for example Kotlin with Mysql/Maria or Postgres db database. Any ideas welcome.

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E-learning poor countries during Covid-19, Lockdown?

Posted by jongi_ct on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @02:35PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi Guys, I live in South Africa, where there is a huge inequality, other people have no access to the internet. We are currently under lockdown making situation even worse. Any suggestions on what we can do to help bridge the digital divide during this time and make sure even the poorest have access to education. Thanks, Jongi

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