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Today's quotable quote: Bart Simpson (The Simpsons): There's no such thing as a soul. it's just something they made up to scare kids, like the boogeyman or Michael Jackson.

This day in history: 23 October 2026: Creation of the World, According to Archbishop James Ussher (4004 BCE). For centuries, Christian scholars have tried to deduce the precise date of creation, using Biblical sources to help guide them. One such scholar, 17th-century Irish archbishop James Ussher, devised a system of dates that sets the creation of the world at 4004 BCE.








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.

Researchers closing the gaps on high-temperature superconductors: Channelling electricity with virtually no resistance under ambient conditions has been a focus for physicists for the better part of half a century. Posted on 23 October 2026.

Trump Hides IRS Report Showing How His Big Beautiful Bill Fucked America: It seems that burying reports because he doesn’t like the data within them is becoming a habit for Donald Trump and his administration. Posted on 23 October 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Fri 23: few clouds

    14 ° - 24 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 23 %
  • Sat 24: sky is clear

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 8 %
  • Sun 25: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Mon 26: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Tue 27: broken clouds

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 63 %

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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AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened: Exclusive: Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco taskforce urges ministers to offer areas greater benefits from tech infrastructure amid fears of US-style oppositionAI companies have told ministers they have 12 months to head off public opposition to datacentres in the UK or risk US-style protests that could threaten their construction. Posted on 23 October 2026.

‘Bespoke’ mRNA vaccine significantly reduces risk of melanoma recurrence or death, clinical trial shows: Trial results represent ‘foundational shift’ in approach to cancer, allowing scientists to harness immune system in more personalised wayGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastA personalised mRNA-based melanoma vaccine significantly reduces the risk of cancer recurrence or death within two years, new clinical trial results show. Posted on 23 October 2026.

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Wales plans to ban steel pylons as government launches consultation: The Welsh government says it is consulting on an "undergrounding-first approach" to electricity lines. Posted on 23 October 2026.

Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70 percent of websites: Governments around the world are rushing to implement safety measures after AI technology found 'severe' vulnerabilities in a key programming language called PHP. Posted on 23 October 2026.

How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes: A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up. Posted on 23 October 2026.

This I Believe: Robert A. Heinlein’s reflections on ordinary goodness: faith in neighbors, townspeople, workers, politicians, and humanity’s resilience, ending with a hopeful conviction that people will endure and explore beyond Earth. Posted on 23 October 2026.

Earth and Mars May Have Formed in Weirdly Different Ways: Chemical clues and computer simulations suggest the two rocky planets have unique origin stories. Posted on 23 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.

This I Believe: Robert A. Heinlein’s reflections on ordinary goodness: faith in neighbors, townspeople, workers, politicians, and humanity’s resilience, ending with a hopeful conviction that people will endure and explore beyond Earth. Posted on 23 October 2026.

Physicists Trap a Single Antimatter Particle For a Month: Physicists at Northwestern University have successfully trapped a single positron for an entire month, allowing researchers to study its quantum properties with unprecedented precision. Posted on 23 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.

Scientists can now 'watermark' AI-generated proteins to deter bioweapon creation. But will it really work?: A new technology encodes an invisible mark into the structure of AI-generated proteins, but experts said the system's guardrails can still be bypassed. Posted on 23 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 23: few clouds

    14 ° - 24 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 23 %
  • Sat 24: sky is clear

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 8 %
  • Sun 25: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Mon 26: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Tue 27: broken clouds

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 63 %
  • Wed 28: scattered clouds

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 46 %
  • Thu 29: sky is clear

    16 ° - 22 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Fri 30: sky is clear

    16 ° - 23 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Sat 31: broken clouds

    17 ° - 25 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 57 %
  • Sun 01: sky is clear

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 02: sky is clear

    18 ° - 26 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 6 %
  • Tue 03: sky is clear

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 7 %
  • Wed 04: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 90 %
  • Thu 05: broken clouds

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 12 km/h / Clouds 64 %
  • Fri 06: few clouds

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 20 %
  • Sat 07: sky is clear

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 0 %