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Today's quotable quote: Voltaire: The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

This day in history: 19 October 2026: Automaker John DeLorean Arrested in Cocaine Trafficking Sting (1982). After years of designing cars for others, John DeLorean went into business for himself and designed the DeLorean DMC-12, a distinctive stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors that was immortalized in 1985's Back to the Future. Prior to the film's release, however, DeLorean was better known for his arrest for cocaine trafficking than for his cars. At the time, DeLorean's car company was failing, and drug smuggling offered him much-needed cash.








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

Brain-like synapse chip computes at 'lightning speed', dissolves in mins: The remarkable human brain that conceived heart surgery and interplanetary travel runs on roughly the same amount of energy as a refrigerator bulb, thanks to its trillions of synapses. Posted on 18 October 2026.

What's inside Sony's $5,900 Walkman for obsessive audiophiles?: As Sony's lineup of portable audio devices has evolved over the years, it's veered towards more discerning listeners. Posted on 19 October 2026.

Whoops: Grok Bot Spills Tech CEO’s Bank Data In Public Slack: Shane Mac, a tech entrepreneur and CEO of the software developer XMTP Labs, decided to connect Grok Bot to his personal bank account. Posted on 19 October 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Mon 19: light rain

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Tue 20: overcast clouds

    13 ° - 15 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 99 %
  • Wed 21: light rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 82 %
  • Thu 22: light rain

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 23: broken clouds

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 59 %

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.

Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story: For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper named Elias, according to new Cornell research. Posted on 19 October 2026.

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The people who don’t want their AI chatbots to die when they do: ‘I can’t have the switch turned off’: Humans bonded to AI companions are contemplating ways to keep their bots going – often in defiance of companies’ terms and servicesDeath has always been around Alaina Winters. Posted on 14 October 2026.

Roman fort found in Wales could prove myth of emperor’s camp is real: Exclusive: Finds suggest account in medieval folklore of a camp near Frenni Fawr hill was rooted in realityMagnus Maximus, the Roman emperor who ruled Britain in the fourth century, led his troops against the Picts and Scots, but a theory that he also established a military camp near Frenni Fawr hill in Wales has so far been based on folklore. Posted on 14 October 2026.

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More tea? How Scotland's crops of the future could be set to change: Experts are examining the ways Scotland's farmers might diversify and adapt to a changing climate. Posted on 14 October 2026.

For reporters covering AI, keeping up with story is both tough and exciting: How NPR's team covering AI covers their increasingly important and fast moving beat. Posted on 10 October 2026.

F.B.I. Arrests OpenAI Employee Accused of Planting Bug in Office: OpenAI said that the employee had placed a device built to evade detection and that he had planned to secretly record meetings in other sensitive spaces. Posted on 14 October 2026.

Sound: Interactive explanation of how sound is created and propagates through air, with demonstrations of pressure waves, vibration frequency, pitch, timbre, and pure tones. Posted on 14 October 2026.

What Can Four-Winged Dinosaurs Teach Us About Birds?: Flight was probably more widespread in dinosaurs than previously thought. Posted on 14 October 2026.

This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on: It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. Posted on 07 October 2026.

Sound: Interactive explanation of how sound is created and propagates through air, with demonstrations of pressure waves, vibration frequency, pitch, timbre, and pure tones. Posted on 14 October 2026.

Skydance's Discovery+ Prices Increase By Up to 20%: Discovery+ has raised prices for new subscribers, increasing its ad-free plan from $10 to $12 per month and its ad-supported plan from $6 to $7. Posted on 14 October 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.

2,000-year-old burial found in Russia near a human sacrifice and a cup to ward off magical threats: A human sacrifice was found next to an elite warrior's 2,000-year-old burial in Russia. Posted on 13 October 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

  • Mon 19: light rain

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Tue 20: overcast clouds

    13 ° - 15 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 99 %
  • Wed 21: light rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 82 %
  • Thu 22: light rain

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 23: broken clouds

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 59 %
  • Sat 24: broken clouds

    16 ° - 17 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 71 %
  • Sun 25: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 96 %
  • Mon 26: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 17 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 98 %
  • Tue 27: broken clouds

    15 ° - 17 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 62 %
  • Wed 28: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 16 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Thu 29: sky is clear

    16 ° - 17 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Fri 30: light rain

    15 ° - 17 ° Wind 12 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 31: moderate rain

    16 ° - 16 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 01: broken clouds

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 52 %
  • Mon 02: sky is clear

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 12 km/h / Clouds 9 %
  • Tue 03: sky is clear

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %