Aweh, I'm Ruark 🌍

I'm a master sherpa who's fluent in fintechanese. Gaming, space, internet, politics, tech and life on the tip of Africa. Don't be kak. Be legeh.

[Matthew Prince 🌥 @eastdakota]

Welp, that happened faster than I predicted. Thought it would be end of 2027, then early 2027, but agentic traffic growing so fast that bots have now passed human traffic online for the first time in the Internet's history. https://t.co/2zX5bHdhsa

[Henry Shevlin @dioscuri]

I used to love a web tool called StumbleUpon. Added a button to your browser that would take you to random blogs and websites. Found so much fascinating stuff that way, and it was the antithesis of today’s winner-take-most centralised web.

[Aaron @LibertarianZA]

Since South Africa's "high performance" supercomputer is in the news for being hacked by crypto miners, here are a few facts that illustrate where we stand relative to the world.

The most powerful African supercomputer is in Morocco. It has 3x the performance of SA's.

The world's most powerful supercomputer is El Capitan. It has 1750x the performance of ours.

Our supercomputer ("Lengau") does not rank in the world's top 500. In 2016, it ranked at 121.

The US has 171 supercomputers in the top 500. China has 40. Morocco has 1. South Africa has 0.

[Michael Shanks @MichaelShanks]

🙋‍♂️I also dispute their claim

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: SpaceX plans to sell approximately 555.6 million shares at $135 per share in its upcoming IPO, according to new SEC filings.

At that price, the offering would raise $75 billion, making it the largest IPO in history by a wide margin.

This would value SpaceX at $1.77 trillion.

[Bitcoin Teddy @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Corporation: "We made $4B but spent $3.9B so we only owe taxes on $100M."
Government: "Totally reasonable."

You: "I made $60K but spent $58K on survival."
Government: "You owe taxes on $60K."
You: "That's not—"
Government: "File by May 15."

[Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee]

Amazon kills “Stargate” show made by original producers, may hand it to someone who would "give it a fresh new perspective" 😭
https://t.co/Rju3t1Hr89

[Aweh, I'm Ruark 🌍 @ruark]

I look forward to all my dumb ass web1.0 questions being surfaced lol

[ParrotOS @MokoenaDee]

haaaa 👀

[Louis Nel 🇿🇦 @LouisNel]

Just received my 2nd order from @BitcoinFrndlySA.

The Watt & Wild biltong is dried using old, retired bitcoin miners while the Northern Plateau is 100% natural.

The online store is a digital BTC circular economy run by @NickDarlington.

Check it out at https://t.co/LEQy4sRDRv

[Aweh, I'm Ruark 🌍 @ruark]

Getting a friendly email from @PlausibleHQ that you’ve exceeded your monthly quota (and will need to upgrade your plan) feelsgoodman.jpg

[News24 🇿🇦 @News24]

Hawks officer Karl Sander to use R180k coffee machine crowdfund for narcotics dogs

https://t.co/9MKDtRzXRt

[pan robaczek @panrobaczek]

We've seen the signs... ;)

[Aweh, I'm Ruark 🌍 @ruark]

Stealing a man’s coffee machine should be a capital offence

[Eyewitness News @ewnupdates]

More than R120,000 has been raised in one day to buy a Madlanga Commission witness, Warrant Officer Karl Sander, a new coffee machine. https://t.co/81Pb1rqQop

[Michael Shanks @MichaelShanks]

As always, I can’t find the words. So I’ll share Joe’s
He’s the writer for a reason 🥹

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Sadly, it's true. Amazon has elected not to move forward with the new Stargate series.

There's not much I can add beyond confirming what's happened. But I will say this...

Creator Martin Gero developed a new Stargate series over two years, ultimately crafting a show that offered a fresh jumping-on point for new viewers while deeply respecting existing canon. It was a series that avoided the pitfalls of several modern remakes and reboots by fully embracing the core of its predecessors: action, adventure, exploration, wonder, heart, humor, and found family. And based on that creative vision, the new Stargate series was greenlit in November of 2025.

As of today, officially, that original vision is no more. We'll never get the opportunity to introduce you to that world and those characters - or reintroduce you to, and check in with, some familiar faces from the past.

My heart breaks. For the incredibly talented writers who worked tirelessly to bring this show to life. For Martin who maintained an unwavering positive outlook throughout despite the challenges, and who always strove to make a show that would honor the fans while welcoming a new audiences. And for the long-suffering Stargate fandom who waited so long and came so close to getting a show they truly would have loved.

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Nope. No. Sorry. Gonna have to push back on this. We were ever mindful of creating a show that would have broad appeal.

[Aweh, I'm Ruark 🌍 @ruark]

@rayyamartino Pfft I’m Chipotle maxing https://t.co/YKpfLskHuR

[Jack O'Neill @Jack2LOneill]

I've got just the place to send the @AmazonMGMStudio execs.....who probably don't even get the reference

[Darren Olivier @darren_olivier]

The DOD, especially the Army, has to rely on archaic 30-40 year old asset tracking systems, as a result of a Treasury ban on investing in new systems until IFMS is ready.
IFMS has been in development for 20 years, with no end in sight, and very little oversight from Parliament.

[Aweh, I'm Ruark 🌍 @ruark]

So glad I rewatched SG1 and 1/2 of Atlantis after the initial announcement :-/

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Sadly, it's true. Amazon has elected not to move forward with the new Stargate series.

There's not much I can add beyond confirming what's happened. But I will say this...

Creator Martin Gero developed a new Stargate series over two years, ultimately crafting a show that offered a fresh jumping-on point for new viewers while deeply respecting existing canon. It was a series that avoided the pitfalls of several modern remakes and reboots by fully embracing the core of its predecessors: action, adventure, exploration, wonder, heart, humor, and found family. And based on that creative vision, the new Stargate series was greenlit in November of 2025.

As of today, officially, that original vision is no more. We'll never get the opportunity to introduce you to that world and those characters - or reintroduce you to, and check in with, some familiar faces from the past.

My heart breaks. For the incredibly talented writers who worked tirelessly to bring this show to life. For Martin who maintained an unwavering positive outlook throughout despite the challenges, and who always strove to make a show that would honor the fans while welcoming a new audiences. And for the long-suffering Stargate fandom who waited so long and came so close to getting a show they truly would have loved.