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Today's quotable quote: Ben Bergor: It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower, snowblower or vacuum cleaner.

This day in history: 28 March 2026: Vikings Capture Paris (845 CE). Ragnar Lodbrok was a Norse hero of the Viking Age whose life—which was spent largely invading one country after another—has been mixed with myth in many legendary accounts. One of his favorite tactics was to attack Christian cities on holy days, as he did in 845, when he arrived in Paris on Holy Saturday with 120 ships. By some accounts, he accepted a tribute of 7,000 pounds of silver from French King Charles the Bald in exchange for sparing the city.



The Vintage

Fair point tbh, 10 January 2026

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Fair point tbh


The Vintage

I'd be afraid of tomatoes, too, 06 January 2026

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I'd be afraid of tomatoes, too



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:...


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In the news

Chins are unique to humans and possibly an evolutionary accident: Male nipples. Whale pelvic bones. Posted on 27 March 2026.

BlackBerry-style phone gets aluminum body and AMOLED display upgrade: Shanghai-based Unihertz has made a name for itself in recent years with its varied lineup of rugged phones, tiny phones, and BlackBerry-style handsets with full physical keyboards. Posted on 28 March 2026.

Game Jam Winner Spotlight: I Am Sam Spade: Last week, we announced the winners of our eighth annual public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1930! Now it’s time to begin our series of spotlight posts, examining each of the winners in a bit more detail, and we’re kicking things off today with a look at the winner of Best Adaptation: I am […]. Posted on 28 March 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Sun 29: sky is clear

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 30: sky is clear

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 31: sky is clear

    17 ° - 23 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 01: sky is clear

    18 ° - 23 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Thu 02: scattered clouds

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 47 %

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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.

Cornell Tech partners with Mastercard to advance AI governance standards: Cornell Tech has launched a research collaboration with Mastercard to advance methods for evaluating and auditing generative artificial intelligence systems, in an effort to maximize their benefits. Posted on 25 March 2026.

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‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week big tech was brought to heel: Ruling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for social mediaThe young woman at the heart of what has been called the tech industry’s “big tobacco” moment was on YouTube at six and Instagram by nine. Posted on 28 March 2026.

Brian Cox says UK physics funding cuts are ‘destruction of the future’: Grant cuts of nearly 70% may force university departments to close and ‘annihilate’ research, scientists sayBritish physicists have shaped our understanding of nature and the universe for more than a century, uncovering the building blocks of matter and furthering our knowledge on cosmic puzzles from the big bang to black holes. Posted on 28 March 2026.

Amazon Spring Sale live blog 2026: Breaking discounts on Apple, Dyson, and more: We're live-tracking the best Amazon Spring Sale deals over 60% off on home, tech, and more, as the sale continues this weekend. Posted on 28 March 2026.

Trail hunt ban moves closer as consultation begins: Animal welfare campaigners welcome a "pivotal moment" in the move towards a ban on trail hunting. Posted on 26 March 2026.

How will two landmark social media verdicts reshape how we use this technology?: Two landmark verdicts this week could reshape the way social media works. Posted on 28 March 2026.

Judge Stays Pentagon’s Labeling of Anthropic as ‘Supply Chain Risk’: The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Defense. Posted on 28 March 2026.

How deep is Trump’s Social Security hole? #world: Social Security finances, and the political fight around them A new report on President Donald Trump’s budget direction points to a large projected gap tied to Social Security. Posted on 28 March 2026.

Did Scientists Just Detect an Exploding Black Hole?: An underwater observatory recently detected a startlingly energetic cosmic neutrino. Posted on 28 March 2026.

Scientists watch sperm whales work as a team to assist a birth: An unprecedented look at the birth of a sperm whale found that mother and calf were supported by other whales throughout the process. Posted on 27 March 2026.

How deep is Trump’s Social Security hole? #world: Social Security finances, and the political fight around them A new report on President Donald Trump’s budget direction points to a large projected gap tied to Social Security. Posted on 28 March 2026.

SystemD Contributor Harassed Over Optional Age Verification Field, Suggests Installer-Level Disabling: It's FOSS interviewed a software engineer whose long-running open source contributions include Python code for the Arch Linux installer and maintaining packages for NixOS. Posted on 28 March 2026.

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.

Top 5 health and fitness products to buy during spring sales (and 2 to skip): How to shop smart and save money on fitness trackers, workout equipment, sportswear, air purifiers, toothbrushes, and other health and fitness products. Posted on 28 March 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

  • Sun 29: sky is clear

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 30: sky is clear

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 31: sky is clear

    17 ° - 23 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 01: sky is clear

    18 ° - 23 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Thu 02: scattered clouds

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 47 %
  • Fri 03: sky is clear

    18 ° - 22 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sat 04: sky is clear

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 6 %
  • Sun 05: sky is clear

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 4 %
  • Mon 06: sky is clear

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 07: sky is clear

    17 ° - 24 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Wed 08: sky is clear

    18 ° - 26 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Thu 09: scattered clouds

    20 ° - 26 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 43 %
  • Fri 10: scattered clouds

    20 ° - 26 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 49 %
  • Sat 11: sky is clear

    18 ° - 23 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 12: overcast clouds

    18 ° - 22 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Mon 13: overcast clouds

    18 ° - 23 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %