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This day in history: 28 May 2026: Space Monkeys Finally Survive a Space Flight, Humans Soon to Follow (1959). Several monkeys were launched into space before 1959, but Able and Miss Baker became the first to survive such a trip—a 16-minute flight aboard a US missile. Able, a rhesus monkey, died just days after the flight while undergoing surgery to remove a medical electrode. Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, lived to the age of 27 and is buried on the grounds of the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where she spent most of her life.

The Octopus With A Detachable Penis | Myth vs. Reality | Earth Life

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The Octopus With A Detachable Penis. This blog examines octopus reproductive strategies and anatomy, dispels myths regarding detachable...

Scientists say 'aliens' are already here - and they're living in the sea

independent.co.uk,

Scientists have decoded the genome of the octopus and have discovered just how different it is to other intelligent creatures

Home - Outeniqua Choo Tjoe

outeniquachootjoe.com,

Please watch this site for news about Classic Rails’s project to return steam trains to South Africa's Garden Route.

Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone

newscientist.com,

Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kept out of the air for longer

Human genome stored on ‘everlasting’ memory crystal

southampton.ac.uk,

Human genome stored on ‘everlasting’ memory crystal

Klepetan and Malena - Wikipedia

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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

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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...

A Stunning Consequence of Having Your Appendix Removed

psychologytoday.com,

Higher rates of depression and bipolar disorder, but there may be another way.

Physics wins, hydrogen cars lose

medium.com,

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…

Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water

news.mit.edu,

MIT engineers developed an atmospheric water harvester that captures water vapor and produces safe drinking water across a range of relative humidities, including dry desert air.

Frogsicles: Frozen But Still Alive

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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:...

The Runner Ducks of Vergenoegd Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa

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On the far side of the world, at a unique family winery, ducks are on patrol.They’re on the lookout for tasty treats like snails and bugs — anything that cou...

Why we should all try to eat like people in rural Papua New Guinea – new study

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The NiMe diet explained.

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In the news

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Portable projector brings Roku TV streaming straight out of the box: Portable projectors nothing new, but as the tech has steadily improved in recent years, they've become great tools for comfy viewing in TV-unfriendly places. Posted on .

Out Of Control RFK Jr. Fires Leaders Of Preventative Services Task Force: Alright, this is getting dire. Posted on .

Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

Thu 28: broken clouds
15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 52 %
Fri 29: overcast clouds
14 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 94 %
Sat 30: overcast clouds
15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 90 %
Sun 31: sky is clear
15 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 10 %
Mon 01: broken clouds
16 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 54 %

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 .

Widespread AI misuse means higher ed must rethink assessment: Large numbers of college students are now using artificial intelligence to complete – and cheat on – their assignments, suggesting that colleges and universities need to change how they are evaluating students. Posted on .

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Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions: Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon baseSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailNasa announced on Tuesday ambitious plans for three uncrewed lunar missions this year to kickstart construction of a $20bn moon base, and said it had chosen the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to conduct the first. Posted on .

I've tested so many Linux email clients - why I'm recommending Aerion above all else: A cross-platform app for Linux, MacOS and Windows, Aerion supports all the features I need, without the extra clutter. Posted on .

UK's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain: National Trust staff and volunteers will apply 17 tonnes of fresh chalk to the outline of the famous figure. Posted on .

DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million: It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider information to make a large profit on a prediction market site. Posted on .

Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos: A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an A. Posted on .

Am I a Bad Friend?: Analyzing 20 years of chats, 1. Posted on .

Fish Sleep a Lot Like Us. (They Even Nap.): By tracking eye movements in zebrafish, researchers identified four different types of sleep, analogous to the complex sleep patterns of humans and other animals. Posted on .

Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science: Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. Posted on .

Am I a Bad Friend?: Analyzing 20 years of chats, 1. Posted on .

Perfect Randomness Realized For the First Time: ETH Zurich researchers say they have generated certified "perfect randomness" for the first time by using a quantum Bell-test setup with two entangled superconducting chips connected by a 30-meter cooled link. Posted on .

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 .

1,200-year-old gold hoard discovered in Saudi Arabia may have been buried by a medieval pilgrim: Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,200-year-old hoard of gold, silver and gemstones that was buried along a medieval pilgrimage route in Saudi Arabia. Posted on .

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

Thu 28: broken clouds
15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 52 %
Fri 29: overcast clouds
14 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 94 %
Sat 30: overcast clouds
15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 90 %
Sun 31: sky is clear
15 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 10 %
Mon 01: broken clouds
16 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 54 %
Tue 02: moderate rain
14 ° - 17 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 62 %
Wed 03: sky is clear
13 ° - 17 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Thu 04: sky is clear
13 ° - 18 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Fri 05: sky is clear
12 ° - 17 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Sat 06: sky is clear
13 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Sun 07: few clouds
14 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 18 %
Mon 08: overcast clouds
16 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 100 %
Tue 09: sky is clear
14 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Wed 10: overcast clouds
14 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
Thu 11: light rain
12 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 48 %
Fri 12: light rain
14 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 67 %

Rondebosch Common at dawn

Hout Bay via Silvermine

Tokai and Muizenberg via Elephant's Eye

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In the news

Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

Thu 28: broken clouds

Fri 29: overcast clouds

Sat 30: overcast clouds

Sun 31: sky is clear

Mon 01: broken clouds

News (continued)

Some of the tech in my workday

Best programming language?

Longer term weather forecast

Cape Town weather

Thu 28: broken clouds

Fri 29: overcast clouds

Sat 30: overcast clouds

Sun 31: sky is clear

Mon 01: broken clouds

Tue 02: moderate rain

Wed 03: sky is clear

Thu 04: sky is clear

Fri 05: sky is clear

Sat 06: sky is clear

Sun 07: few clouds

Mon 08: overcast clouds

Tue 09: sky is clear

Wed 10: overcast clouds

Thu 11: light rain

Fri 12: light rain