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Today's quotable quote: Lynden B. Johnson, of J. Edgar Hoover: Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in.

This day in history: 27 October 2026: The First Underground Line of the New York City Subway Opens (1904). Now an integral part of New York City culture, the NYC subway opened its first underground line in 1904—about 35 years after service began on the first elevated line. The subway's early popularity was highlighted in songs like "Take the 'A' Train" and publicity contests like "Miss Subways." Millions of people now ride the city's subways every day, consistently crowding some trains well beyond capacity.








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.

Articulated magnetic phone stand mounts your device almost anywhere: Phone stands are a dime a dozen, but this one from hardware brand Orioner promises to make itself more useful than the rest, thanks to a unique design. Posted on 27 October 2026.

When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification And The Right To Access Information: Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online. Posted on 27 October 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Wed 28: sky is clear

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 9 %
  • Thu 29: sky is clear

    16 ° - 19 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 30: scattered clouds

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 33 %
  • Sat 31: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 17 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 01: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 17 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 100 %

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.

Cute robots, historical chatbots: AI in the classroom grows more sophisticated: Instructors across Cornell are working to strike a balance in the classroom – using AI as a teaching tool but also making choices to prevent its use and preserve the learning experience. Posted on 22 October 2026.

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The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle: The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting backDale Johnston opens the gate to his neat suburban garden on the western fringes of Newport in South Wales. Posted on 26 October 2026.

‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass: Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuriesThe Romans’ proficiency in the art of glass-making has produced some of the wonders of antiquity, but few of their creations better a 1,600-year-old masterpiece which sits in the British Museum. Posted on 26 October 2026.

: Posted on 01 January 1970.

Two men killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo leaves 90,000 properties without power: An amber wind warning has now expired after severe weather sweeps across the UK. Posted on 26 October 2026.

When a teen posts a selfie, how much filter is 'too much' filter?: The recent Meta settlement includes a clause banning "cosmetic procedure filters" for teens. Posted on 25 October 2026.

Put Your A.I. Agents to Work with These 5 Killer Tasks: When you start using Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots for these tasks — like applying for jobs and booking hard-to-get restaurant tables — you may never go back. Posted on 25 October 2026.

Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again: Getty conservators and the State Museum of Turkmenistan are using 3D scanning, digital modeling, and careful stabilization to restore and reassemble the fragments of a 5th–6th century Buddha head from Merv, a rare Silk Road-era artifact. Posted on 26 October 2026.

Some Buy Telescopes. These People Build Them From Scratch.: For a century, amateur telescope makers have gathered at the Stellafane convention to celebrate their craft. Posted on 25 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.

Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again: Getty conservators and the State Museum of Turkmenistan are using 3D scanning, digital modeling, and careful stabilization to restore and reassemble the fragments of a 5th–6th century Buddha head from Merv, a rare Silk Road-era artifact. Posted on 26 October 2026.

Singapore Boffins Weave a GUI Into Fabric: Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a machine-washable electronic fabric that can turn clothing into an interactive graphical user interface. Posted on 24 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.

How purported tales of consuming vampire blood and organs spread in the 18th century: In this excerpt from "Killing the Dead," author John Blair looks at how the printed press ramped up tales of vampirism, leading to stories of people eating a supposed vampire's organs and drinking their blood in a bid to avoid the same fate. Posted on 25 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

  • Wed 28: sky is clear

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 9 %
  • Thu 29: sky is clear

    16 ° - 19 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 30: scattered clouds

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 33 %
  • Sat 31: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 17 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 01: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 17 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Mon 02: broken clouds

    15 ° - 17 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 69 %
  • Tue 03: broken clouds

    16 ° - 17 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 73 %
  • Wed 04: light rain

    16 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 98 %
  • Thu 05: few clouds

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 18 %
  • Fri 06: sky is clear

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 16 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sat 07: sky is clear

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Sun 08: light rain

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 13 km/h / Clouds 98 %
  • Mon 09: light rain

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 10: sky is clear

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 12 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 11: light rain

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 12: light rain

    16 ° - 16 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 85 %