Marlin Forbes

Freelance open-source developer, you can also find me on twitter as @data_shaman
Re: ‘My son will get justice’ - http://www.iol.co.za/news...
"Once should be enough, thanks." - Marlin Forbes
Re: ‘My son will get justice’ - http://www.iol.co.za/news...
"IOL and investigative journalism in the same sentence. LOL." - Marlin Forbes
Re: WhatSim: free WhatsApp chat anywhere in the world - http://mybroadband.co.za/news...
"Wow, that is cool. Did not know that." - Marlin Forbes
Re: WhatSim: free WhatsApp chat anywhere in the world - http://mybroadband.co.za/news...
"You're using data, it's not free." - Marlin Forbes
Re: It’s official: Netflix is coming to South Africa - http://mybroadband.co.za/news...
"And just like that, DStv is gone." - Marlin Forbes
Re: 2015 is going to be a tough year to make money - The Money Whisperer | Moneyweb - http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneywe...
"Of course, his math was off, but this is quite interesting: http://www.todayifoundout.com/..." - Marlin Forbes
Re: 2015 is going to be a tough year to make money - The Money Whisperer | Moneyweb - http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneywe...
"Being helpful by pointing out a typo in the article. Your point?" - Marlin Forbes
Re: The ECB May Take a Historic Step This Week to Save the Euro Zone Economy - http://www.businessweek.com/article...
"If you pump a whole bunch of money into a system that wasn't there to start with, that would devalue everyone's currency even more, correct?" - Marlin Forbes
Re: 2015 is going to be a tough year to make money - The Money Whisperer | Moneyweb - http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneywe...
"Nobel Prize, not Noble Prize." - Marlin Forbes
Re: SA, get ready for daily load shedding – Eskom - The Eskom crisis | Moneyweb - http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneywe...
"Why does 'keeping the lights on' mean that 'plant maintenance' is not done? Keeping the lights on and plant maintenance should mean the same thing." - Marlin Forbes
Re: AI Has Arrived, and That Really Worries the World’s Brightest Minds - http://www.wired.com?p=1703599...
"AI has arrived, clickbait from Wired. Sis." - Marlin Forbes
Re: Swedish boy assaulted because of his blue eyes - http://speisa.com/modules...
"Children are brutal to eachother all the time. How is this news?" - Marlin Forbes
Re: Zuma may face hate speech charge - http://www.iol.co.za/news...
"You've heard of Israel, right?" - Marlin Forbes
Re: Zuma may face hate speech charge - http://www.iol.co.za/news...
"People are people, even on another planet." - Marlin Forbes
Re: Tanzania bans witchdoctors - http://www.newvision.co.ug/news...
"You can't just ban witchdoctors. That won't work. Witchdoctors get their power from belief caused by ignorance. Educate people, and you'll solve this and many other problems." - Marlin Forbes
Re: ‘If I get life, taxpayers will suffer’ - http://www.iol.co.za/news...
"Rope is pretty cheap. I'd pitch in for a rope for this guy." - Marlin Forbes
Re: Local gems in your Gemfile - Antonio's ramblings - http://blog.santosvelasco.com/2012...
"What about requiring a file (from within the Gemfile) which is excluded from the repository? Haven't tested but it might work." - Marlin Forbes
Re: Local gems in your Gemfile - Antonio's ramblings - http://blog.santosvelasco.com/2012...
"In that case I would say gem install them separately, so bundler knows nothing about it." - Marlin Forbes
Re: MGS V: The Phantom Pain Is "Absolutely Massive, Skyrim Looks Like An Afternoon Playpen Next To It" - http://www.gamepur.com/news...
"'and with these statements of Troy Baker, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has not topped my list of "Most Awaited and Highly Anticipated" Game of 2015. Your' conclusion has a typo which negates everything." - Marlin Forbes
Re: DailyJS: Mermaid: Like Markdown for Diagrams - http://dailyjs.com/2014...
"Just use dot from graphviz" - Marlin Forbes
Re: Kim Kardashian thanks Khloe for hosting Thanksgiving - http://www.firstpost.com/fwire...
"Unbelievable what passes for news these days. In other news, Kanye West farted while saying grace." - Marlin Forbes
worstcats: searching-for-amanda: worstcats - This cat seems to be trying a little harder than the moist one, but something feels off. A lot of people have sent this to me. This is a possum. Don’t you people know what a cat looks like. - http://www.datashaman.com/post...
Re: Titan's Polar Seas Glint In The Sunlight - http://www.iflscience.com/space...
"And lose out on all this rich value? Are you a troll or not? :)" - Marlin Forbes
Re: EWN - Eyewitness News — Telkom CEO accused of nepotism - http://m.ewn.co.za/2014...
"Nepotism is favouritism towards relatives, not friends. This is cronyism." - Marlin Forbes
Re: Sam Harris Wakes Up | Big Think | 21st Century Spirituality - http://bigthink.com/21st-ce...
"Thank you for the pointer. I am reading the Wikipedia page's summary and quite blown away by how much the basic concepts coincide with my own experiences and mindset." - Marlin Forbes
Re: Sam Harris Wakes Up | Big Think | 21st Century Spirituality - http://bigthink.com/21st-ce...
"Excellent piece!" - Marlin Forbes
Neelix, Potter – On The Run - Fusi & Johnson Remix - http://www.last.fm/music...
Re: Shellshocked: Is Open-Source Having a Moment? - http://www.wired.com?p=1575819...
"Even the promotion of the article. 'Are you sitting down? We recommend sitting down for this.' Yeah, cos it's boring?" - Marlin Forbes
Re: Mass hacking of South African websites - http://mybroadband.co.za/news...
"And never forget: you get what you pay for." - Marlin Forbes
Re: Op-Ed: The great mystery of the African talent diaspora - http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article...
"Because South Africa is literally like the world in Atlas Shrugged. Looters abound. Our parliament is filled with useless know-nothings who legislate to protect their own corrupt arses." - Marlin Forbes
Re: Cheapest mobile data deals in South Africa - http://mybroadband.co.za/news...
"Yup. I hate Telkom as much as the next guy but this is misleading and biased." - Marlin Forbes