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Today's quotable quote: Stephen King: People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them that I have the heart of a small boy...and I keep it in a jar on my desk.

This day in history: 29 July 2026: The International Atomic Energy Agency Is Established (1957). In 1953, during the Cold War, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed the creation of an international body to regulate the use of nuclear power in his "Atoms for Peace" address to the United Nations General Assembly. Four years later, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The IAEA may purchase and sell fissionable materials, and it inspects for compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty.






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

The 'Girl Dad Effect': Is Bandit Heeler the perfect partner?: Many of us have enjoyed watching Bluey with our kids, sharing laughs as each episode perfectly (and hilariously) captures the ups and downs of parenting and relationships. Posted on 28 July 2026.

V1 Pro monitor for smartphones makes solo filming easier: Recording yourself with a smartphone is simple. Posted on 29 July 2026.

Expansion Of Flock Camera Systems Is Leading To Even More False Positives: Flock Safety’s aggressive expansion into the law enforcement market has been coupled with nearly constant negative coverage of its tech and its practices. Posted on 29 July 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Wed 29: sky is clear

    11 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 30: overcast clouds

    12 ° - 18 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Fri 31: broken clouds

    13 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 83 %
  • Sat 01: broken clouds

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 61 %
  • Sun 02: broken clouds

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 68 %

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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.

Thirteen early-career professors win NSF development awards: Researchers studying ribosomes, AI and quantum computing are among 13 early-career professors from Cornell who’ve recently been awarded National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards. Posted on 29 July 2026.

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Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms: ChatGPT developer says activity by autonomous tool was not at severity or scale of what occurred at Hugging FaceOpenAI has revealed that a cyber-attack carried out by a rogue AI agent had more than one victim. Posted on 29 July 2026.

Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter says: Letter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’US politics live – latest updatesMore than 155 scientists, physicians and public health advocates have called for an end to what they describe as the “vilification and harassment of many American scientists” by the Trump administration and its allies. Posted on 29 July 2026.

I replaced my paid streaming apps with free ones - here's what surprised me: Are free streaming services that bad? I swapped my paid subscriptions for free ones to see. Posted on 29 July 2026.

Can a heatwave cause trees to fall?: Don't sit under a tree during a heatwave - here's why. Posted on 29 July 2026.

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash: A school district in upstate New York is pausing plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns. Posted on 29 July 2026.

A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands: The future of artificial intelligence depends on finding more skilled humans for some very physical jobs. Posted on 29 July 2026.

Who the welfare state protects shapes a country’s financial openness: Advanced economies did not simply abandon capital controls after the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement. Posted on 29 July 2026.

In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I.: CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild. Posted on 29 July 2026.

Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes: Marine biologists off of Baja California recorded one orca teeing up another to smash a sunfish into pieces. Posted on 24 July 2026.

Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used: In 1914 Hamburg built a park for people to use rather than admire, and more than a century later that is still what it is. Posted on 29 July 2026.

NextEra, Brookfield to Build $100 Billion Kentucky Data Campus: NextEra and Brookfield plan to invest more than $100 billion to transform a former uranium-enrichment site in Kentucky into a data center campus with a generating plant. Posted on 29 July 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.

Chinese rocket hit by rare midair lightning strike moments after launch as onlookers gasp in horror (video): A Long March 3B rocket was struck by lightning in front of a packed crowd, around 30 seconds after lifting off from a Chinese spaceport. Posted on 29 July 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 29: sky is clear

    11 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 30: overcast clouds

    12 ° - 18 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Fri 31: broken clouds

    13 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 83 %
  • Sat 01: broken clouds

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 61 %
  • Sun 02: broken clouds

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 68 %
  • Mon 03: broken clouds

    13 ° - 19 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 80 %
  • Tue 04: broken clouds

    13 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 70 %
  • Wed 05: light rain

    11 ° - 16 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 35 %
  • Thu 06: light rain

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 69 %
  • Fri 07: overcast clouds

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 08: heavy intensity rain

    11 ° - 13 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 96 %
  • Sun 09: light rain

    9 ° - 14 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 11 %
  • Mon 10: sky is clear

    9 ° - 16 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 11: sky is clear

    12 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Wed 12: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 24 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 89 %
  • Thu 13: sky is clear

    18 ° - 25 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %