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Today's quotable quote: Napoleon Bonaparte: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

This day in history: 02 October 2026: The Night of Tlatelolco (1968). Just 10 days before Mexico City hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics, government forces opened fire on student and civilian protesters gathered in a plaza in the Tlatelolco section of the city. The official government explanation was that students provoked the army's violence by firing at them from the buildings surrounding the plaza and that only four people had been killed. Investigations were thwarted until Vicente Fox became president in 2000.








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.

'Floating' gaming headset pumps immersive audio to your skull: Desktop accessories brand Cololight is working on an interesting addition to gamer setups: a pair of speakers that appear to float around your head to create a more immersive experience while you get destroyed in your favorite competitive shooter. Posted on 01 October 2026.

CDC Opens Up COVID Vaccine Procurement Without Explanation: Among the many promises that RFK Jr. Posted on 02 October 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Fri 02: light rain

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 94 %
  • Sat 03: scattered clouds

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 26 %
  • Sun 04: few clouds

    14 ° - 21 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 20 %
  • Mon 05: sky is clear

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 06: moderate rain

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 98 %

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.

Jackson selected for Kluge Chair in Technology and Society: As a Kluge Chair, Jackson is invited to conduct research using the collections at the Library of Congress and to interact with congressional members and staff. Posted on 01 October 2026.

: Posted on 01 January 1970.

AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted: Guardian tested chatbots after French far-right politician stripped a Muslim woman of her hijab in a photoWhen prompted, AI chatbots will edit images to remove the hijabs from Muslim women, a violation of one of the world’s most common and visible expressions of faith. Posted on 02 October 2026.

‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity: Community-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of LismoreTo the residents of the Scottish island of Lismore, population 190, history is never very far away. Posted on 02 October 2026.

: Posted on 01 January 1970.

How to see the Orionid meteor shower from Friday: Friday sees the start of the Orionid meteor shower as Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet. Posted on 02 October 2026.

Former federal regulator says existing laws already apply to AI: NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission in the Biden administration, about her op-ed "There Are Plenty of Laws on the Books to Check the A. Posted on 01 October 2026.

Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prison: Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates. Posted on 02 October 2026.

Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.: Idaho’s broad faith-healing exemption can shield parents from neglect charges and limit child welfare intervention, even after multiple preventable deaths in the same family. Posted on 02 October 2026.

How Did Christa Pike Survive Two Lethal Injections of Pentobarbital?: A catheter carrying the drug may not have delivered the doses to Ms. Posted on 02 October 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.

To grieve, or not to grieve?: A reflection on how AI is transforming mathematics, and why that shift is provoking grief, skepticism, and excitement within the field. Posted on 02 October 2026.

OpenAI Alerts More Than 100 Groups About Rogue AI Agent Activity: An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: OpenAI has informed more than 100 organizations about incidents involving unauthorized activity tied to its AI agents, according to a blog post by the ChatGPT maker, as AI labs face mounting scrutiny over rogue AI agent activity. Posted on 02 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.

Your voice may reveal how fast you're aging, new AI 'speech clock' suggests: A new machine-learning "speech clock" estimates a person's chronological age from their speech, drawing links between older-sounding speech and cognitive decline. Posted on 01 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

  • Fri 02: light rain

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 94 %
  • Sat 03: scattered clouds

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 26 %
  • Sun 04: few clouds

    14 ° - 21 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 20 %
  • Mon 05: sky is clear

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 06: moderate rain

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 98 %
  • Wed 07: overcast clouds

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 90 %
  • Thu 08: broken clouds

    12 ° - 17 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 59 %
  • Fri 09: light rain

    13 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 93 %
  • Sat 10: sky is clear

    14 ° - 22 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 10 %
  • Sun 11: broken clouds

    18 ° - 29 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 75 %
  • Mon 12: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 22 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Tue 13: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 87 %
  • Wed 14: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 99 %
  • Thu 15: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 16: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 17: moderate rain

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 99 %