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Today's quotable quote: Will Rogers: Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

This day in history: 15 May 2025: US Department of Agriculture Is Created (1862). US President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture, which he referred to as the "people's department," at a time when most Americans were farmers. It played a key role in the survival of many during the Depression, and today it continues to ensure that those in need receive food. It also aids farmers, inspects meat and dairy products, oversees food stamp and school lunch programs, and administers national forests.


Abandoned

These weren't just "oaks" - they were planted between larch and spruce so that they would grow tall and straight, which means the navy oak forests are rather unusual., 20 April 2025

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These weren't just "oaks" - they were planted between larch and spruce so that they would grow tall and straight, which means the navy oak forests are rather unusual.


Contact details

Dion Truter

Work: map2tech, Unit 186, Block F, Millennium Business Park, 19 Edison Way, Century City, 7441

082 389 2834

contact7@truter.org

https://map2tech.com/

In the news

Watch: New structures shrink instead of stretching when pulled: Researchers in the Netherlands have created mechanical structures that strangely shrink – or more precisely, snap inward – instead of stretching outward when pulled. Posted on 15 May 2025.

Apple is adding brain control as a hands-free input option for iPhones: Apple is getting into the brain-computer interface (BCI) business, reveals a press release from New York-based startup Synchron. Posted on 14 May 2025.

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Hypocritical Infrastructure: Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Posted on 15 May 2025.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Fri 16: broken clouds

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 83 %
  • Sat 17: broken clouds

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 79 %
  • Sun 18: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 86 %
  • Mon 19: few clouds

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 15 %
  • Tue 20: moderate rain

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 100 %

See next two weeks

News (continued)

Top 10 AI Tools That Will Transform Your Content Creation in 2025: Looking to level up your content creation game in 2025? You're in the right place! The digital landscape has evolved dramatically, and AI tools have become essential for creators who want to stay ahead of the curve. Posted on 02 January 2025.

Game on! Video game design showcase set for May 17: On May 17, 21 student teams will present their video games at the annual Game Design Initiative at Cornell 2025 Games Showcase in Clark Atrium in the Physical Sciences building from 1-4 p. Posted on 13 May 2025.

TikTok breached EU advertising transparency laws, commission says: Company could face fine of 6% of annual turnover if European Commission’s preliminary verdict is upheldThe European Commission has said TikTok is in breach of EU digital laws that require transparency over who pays for advertising. Posted on 16 May 2025.

Is it time to try geoengineering? – podcast: Geoengineering, the controversial set of techniques that aim to deliberately alter the Earth’s climate system, may be inching a step closer to reality with the announcement that UK scientists will be conducting real-world experiments in the coming years. Posted on 16 May 2025.

My favorite Garmin feature comes to its new Forerunner watch: The feature-rich Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970 continue blurring the line between fitness bands and smartwatches. Posted on 16 May 2025.

Decades-long mystery of ginger cats revealed: Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour. Posted on 15 May 2025.

Why top tech CEOs joined Trump on his trip to Saudi Arabia: Several major tech CEOs joined President Trump on his trip to Saudi Arabia this week. Posted on 15 May 2025.

NASA satellite images could provide early volcano warnings: Scientists know that changing tree leaves can indicate when a nearby volcano is becoming more active and might erupt. Posted on 15 May 2025.

S.E.C. Investigating Whether Coinbase Misstated Its User Numbers: The inquiry continued even after the commission dropped a lawsuit accusing Coinbase of illegally marketing digital currencies to the public. Posted on 16 May 2025.

UnitedHealth stock plunges after report of DOJ probe into Medicare fraud: In This Story UnitedHealth Group (UNH-0. Posted on 16 May 2025.

My favorite Garmin feature comes to its new Forerunner watch: The feature-rich Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970 continue blurring the line between fitness bands and smartwatches. Posted on 16 May 2025.

How a Two-Story Boulder Ended Up on a 120-Foot-High Cliff: The rock called Maka Lahi is important in the mythology of the people of Tonga, and scientists have worked out part of its origin story. Posted on 15 May 2025.

Chimps' rhythmic drumming and complex calls hint at origins of human language: Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. Posted on 12 May 2025.

UnitedHealth stock plunges after report of DOJ probe into Medicare fraud: In This Story UnitedHealth Group (UNH-0. Posted on 16 May 2025.

FBI: US Officials Targeted In Voice Deepfake Attacks Since April: The FBI has issued a warning that cybercriminals have started using AI-generated voice deepfakes in phishing attacks impersonating senior U. Posted on 16 May 2025.

Georgia leads toward a nuclear future with its first operating reactor: Georgia Power Co. announced one of its two new reactors reached self-sustaining nuclear fission on Monday. Posted on 07 March 2023.

US baby receives first-ever customized CRISPR treatment for genetic disease: A baby known as KJ is the first person in the world to receive a customized CRISPR therapy designed to fix a specific mutation. Posted on 15 May 2025.


Some of the tech in my workday

Best programming language?

The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.

The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.

w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.

While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.


Longer term weather forecast

Cape Town weather

  • Fri 16: broken clouds

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 83 %
  • Sat 17: broken clouds

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 79 %
  • Sun 18: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 86 %
  • Mon 19: few clouds

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 15 %
  • Tue 20: moderate rain

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Wed 21: moderate rain

    13 ° - 17 ° Wind 12 km/h / Clouds 77 %
  • Thu 22: sky is clear

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 10 %
  • Fri 23: sky is clear

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sat 24: sky is clear

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 25: sky is clear

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 26: sky is clear

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 27: light rain

    15 ° - 23 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 46 %
  • Wed 28: overcast clouds

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 87 %
  • Thu 29: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 30: light rain

    15 ° - 17 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 33 %
  • Sat 31: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 1 km/h / Clouds 100 %