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Today's quotable quote: Dave Barry: A guy could have one major limb lying on the ground a full ten feet from the rest of his body, and he'd claim it was “just a sprain”

This day in history: 30 September 2026: Vioxx Withdrawn from Market Because of Cardiovascular Concerns (2004). Merck's COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx (rofecoxib) was approved for use in the US in 1999 and remained on the market for just five years before being pulled due to concerns that it could raise the risk of heart attack and stroke. By that time, some 80 million people worldwide had taken the drug, primarily to treat osteoarthritis, acute pain, and dysmenorrhea. Before long, the drugmaker found itself facing thousands of lawsuits.








Home - Outeniqua Choo Tjoe

outeniquachootjoe.com, 29 October 2025

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Please watch this site for news about Classic Rails’s project to return steam trains to South Africa's Garden Route.




Klepetan and Malena - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org, 14 October 2025

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Klepetan and Malena were a pair of white storks (Ciconia ciconia) who became renowned in Croatia for their romantic endeavors. Between 2001 and 2021, Klepetan traveled from South Africa to Brodski Varoš, Croatia, each spring to mate with Malena, who was unable to travel due to a gunshot injury. On ...


A Brief History of the Minimoog Part I

youtube.com, 23 September 2025

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Follow the life of the Minimoog Synthesizer from its inception through its prolific contributions to poplular music throughout the last 4 decades.In this fir...



Physics wins, hydrogen cars lose

medium.com, 24 July 2025

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How many times have we heard that hydrogen-powered cars are “the future”? Well, that future has been collapsing like a house of cards for a…



Frogsicles: Frozen But Still Alive

youtube.com, 05 July 2025

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The wood frog's body makes its own anti-freeze that allows it to survive the winter. The secret ingredient? You'll never guess.From: CRAZY MONSTER FROGShttp:...

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In the news

Quantum computer chip crams more info into less volume – by vibrating: Quantum computing has always struggled to achieve the necessary division of labor between processing and memory. Posted on 23 September 2026.

Tiny e-reader snaps to your phone to fight doomscrolling: The trend with E Ink devices lately has been pretty clear. Posted on 29 September 2026.

CDC Finally Gets Around To Acknowledging Half Of The Measles Fatalities We Know Exist: While the game-playing that RFK Jr. Posted on 30 September 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Wed 30: sky is clear

    16 ° - 32 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 7 %
  • Thu 01: broken clouds

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 82 %
  • Fri 02: light rain

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 03: sky is clear

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 13 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Sun 04: sky is clear

    14 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %

See next two weeks

News (continued)

How I Get Free Traffic from ChatGPT in 2025 (AIO vs SEO): Three weeks ago, I tested something that completely changed how I think about organic traffic. Posted on 04 December 2025.

Study reveals how echo chambers form and what prevents them: Study reveals how a few very general constraints can lead to echo chambers – self-reinforcing feedback loops – in biological systems such as birds in a flock, cells in tissue or ants in a swarm. Posted on 23 September 2026.

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OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns: Company’s product comes weeks after Meta introduced its own artificially intelligent agent MuseLess than 24 hours after OpenAI announced it would scrap the launch of an artificial intelligence model over safety concerns, the company debuted a whole new suite of AI tools. Posted on 30 September 2026.

Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi: Exeter museum to host DJ’s ‘collaboration’ with woodland fungi and artist’s map of her own body’s mycobiomeFor one of the installations, a musician spent hours in woodland “collaborating” with fungi to create a soundscape inspired by the electricity they emit. Posted on 30 September 2026.

: Posted on 01 January 1970.

Orionid meteor shower to streak across night sky this week: The Orionid meteor shower peaks in October as Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet. Posted on 30 September 2026.

Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development: President Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews. Posted on 30 September 2026.

At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves: President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Posted on 30 September 2026.

How Delhi Achieved Its Epic Power-Grid Fix: Delhi cut electricity losses from more than 50% in 2002 to about 5–6% by 2026 through grid upgrades, new metering, utility reform, and anti-theft enforcement. Posted on 30 September 2026.

Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research: Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology. Posted on 30 September 2026.

This year's MacArthur Fellows include researchers who fuse science and justice: The MacArthur Foundation has just announced its latest batch of 20 fellows. Posted on 29 September 2026.

How Delhi Achieved Its Epic Power-Grid Fix: Delhi cut electricity losses from more than 50% in 2002 to about 5–6% by 2026 through grid upgrades, new metering, utility reform, and anti-theft enforcement. Posted on 30 September 2026.

The Night Sky Is Getting 10% Brighter Every Year: fjo3 quotes a report from The Guardian, written by Tove Danovich: Every year, the night sky is becoming 10% brighter. Posted on 30 September 2026.

With viral ‘Lego’ videos, Iran stakes claim as a propaganda power player: Iran’s viral social media campaign has been slick, savvy, and accessible to a Western audience. Posted on 20 May 2026.

'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns: Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Posted on 29 September 2026.


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

  • Wed 30: sky is clear

    16 ° - 32 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 7 %
  • Thu 01: broken clouds

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 82 %
  • Fri 02: light rain

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 03: sky is clear

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 13 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Sun 04: sky is clear

    14 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 05: sky is clear

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 06: light rain

    12 ° - 15 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Wed 07: light rain

    13 ° - 17 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 67 %
  • Thu 08: overcast clouds

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 09: light rain

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 10: few clouds

    12 ° - 21 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 15 %
  • Sun 11: sky is clear

    16 ° - 23 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 12: scattered clouds

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 34 %
  • Tue 13: broken clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 70 %
  • Wed 14: light rain

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 83 %
  • Thu 15: light rain

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 88 %