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Today's quotable quote: Steven Wright: I went into a restaurant and the sign said “Breakfast anytime,” so I ordered french toast during the Renaissance.

This day in history: 29 November 2025: Natalie Wood Drowns (1981). At the age of 43, actress Natalie Wood, who first won acclaim as a child for her role in Miracle on 34th Street and went on to become a successful film star, drowned after apparently falling overboard following a night of drinking on her yacht. Though the death was ruled an accident, a woman on a nearby boat reported hearing cries for help that night. Wood had been spending a holiday weekend aboard the yacht with her husband, actor Robert Wagner.



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 ...


The Vintage

Woah #fblifestyle, 02 October 2025

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Woah #fblifestyle


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…


The Vintage

In South Portland, Maine, a group of parents sparked a quiet revolution by replacing smartphones with landlines for their kids. Concerned about the effects of constant screen time, they formed a “landline pod,” where children use home phones to call one another, plan playdates, and have real conversations—no texting, no apps, no distractions. The result? Kids building confidence, empathy, and stronger social skills through simple, meaningful connection. What began as one mother’s creative idea has grown into a neighborhood movement that’s bringing back the lost art of talking., 20 July 2025

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In South Portland, Maine, a group of parents sparked a quiet revolution by replacing smartphones with landlines for their kids. Concerned about the effects of constant screen time, they formed a “landline pod,” where children use home phones to call one another, plan playdates, and have real conversations—no texting, no apps, no distractions. The result? Kids building confidence, empathy, and stronger social skills through simple, meaningful connection. What began as one mother’s creative idea has grown into a neighborhood movement that’s bringing back the lost art of talking.



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:...



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.


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In the news

Cool idea: Blimps lifting quantum data centers to the stratosphere: In a proposal that reads more like the script to a new sci-fi movie, researchers are suggesting a unique way to tackle one of the core problems of quantum computing. Posted on 28 November 2025.

Skunk Works makes history: F-22 takes command of 'loyal wingman' drone: The Loyal Wingman concept has taken a major step toward reality as Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works pulled off an aerial demonstration where a 5th-generation F-22 Raptor interceptor took command of a drone for the first time. Posted on 29 November 2025.

Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis: In all of our conversations surrounding RFK Jr. Posted on 27 November 2025.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Sat 29: light rain

    18 ° - 23 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 59 %
  • Sun 30: sky is clear

    16 ° - 23 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 01: sky is clear

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 2 %
  • Tue 02: sky is clear

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Wed 03: broken clouds

    17 ° - 25 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 70 %

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.

$7M grant from NASA, Schmidt Sciences to upgrade arXiv: The funding will help arXiv – which is maintained and operated by Cornell Tech – finish migrating to cloud infrastructure and modernizing its code. Posted on 24 November 2025.

More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate: Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissionsMore than 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” about AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the powerful technology will cause damage to “democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth. Posted on 29 November 2025.

Archaeologists say they have proof humans carved huge pits near Stonehenge: Research team uses range of novel methods and equipment to analyse ‘extraordinary’ Durrington pit circleThe presence of an extraordinary circle of yawning pits created by Neolithic people near Stonehenge has been proved thanks to a novel combination of scientific techniques, a team of archaeologists is claiming. Posted on 29 November 2025.

I found the best Black Friday iPad deals 2025: Shop Apple discounts up to 25%: Don't miss a chance to score Black Friday iPad deals in real time, so you can find the best price on an iPad, iPad Air, iPad Pro, and more. Posted on 29 November 2025.

Cats became our companions way later than you think: In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa. Posted on 27 November 2025.

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI: Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. Posted on 29 November 2025.

A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season: New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists. Posted on 29 November 2025.

Rising star catch-up: Chad Tredway is back at JPMorgan and at the helm of its $79 billion real estate portfolio: Chad Tredway was promoted to global leader of JPMorgan's real estate investment business in May. Posted on 29 November 2025.

At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo: With the help of A.I., a historian has identified the killer in a 1941 image that defined the savagery of the Nazi regime. Posted on 29 November 2025.

The origins of your dog's unique look may be older than you think: A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age. Posted on 26 November 2025.

Missing US cruise passenger on Caribbean island found by police: WASHINGTON — An American woman was located a week after being reported missing on a Caribbean island. Posted on 29 November 2025.

OpenAI Partners Amass $100 Billion Debt Pile To Fund Its Ambitions: OpenAI's data centre partners are on course to amass almost $100 billion in borrowing tied to the lossmaking start-up, as the ChatGPT maker benefits from a debt-fuelled spending spree without taking on financial risks itself. Posted on 29 November 2025.

China’s humanoid robots are gaining ground – but they’re not there yet: The U.S. and China are racing to build humanoid robots capable of performing many daily tasks – but the complexity of home and business environments makes that challenging. Posted on 29 August 2025.

Astrotourism, dark-sky and Northern Lights travel essentials: What to pack when you’re hunting dark skies and the aurora this winter — with some amazing Black Friday deals. Posted on 29 November 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

  • Sat 29: light rain

    18 ° - 23 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 59 %
  • Sun 30: sky is clear

    16 ° - 23 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 01: sky is clear

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 2 %
  • Tue 02: sky is clear

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Wed 03: broken clouds

    17 ° - 25 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 70 %
  • Thu 04: sky is clear

    16 ° - 26 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Fri 05: overcast clouds

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 06: overcast clouds

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 07: broken clouds

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 76 %
  • Mon 08: few clouds

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 17 %
  • Tue 09: sky is clear

    17 ° - 23 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 10: sky is clear

    18 ° - 23 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Thu 11: sky is clear

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 12: sky is clear

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Sat 13: light rain

    17 ° - 20 ° Wind 12 km/h / Clouds 26 %
  • Sun 14: few clouds

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 17 %