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Today's quotable quote: Author Unknown: He who laughs last probably didn't get the joke.

This day in history: 27 April 2026: Disgruntled Engineer Jams HBO's Satellite Signal (1986). In the early morning hours of April 27, 1986, a Florida electronics store owner moonlighting as a satellite uplink technician decided to protest what he considered unfair programming subscription rates for satellite dish owners. Overriding the signal of the cable network HBO, he transmitted a message to be seen by anyone watching HBO at the time. "Captain Midnight," as he called himself, was eventually fined $5,000 for the stunt.




Home - Outeniqua Choo Tjoe

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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

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PuroAir: Testing out both its HVAC filters and air purifier: I'm pretty religious about swapping out my HVAC filter every month. Posted on 25 April 2026.

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt: This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Thad with a comment about Palantir’s general creepiness: I mean, yeah, the name of their company is basically “I read Lord of the Rings and wanted to be Sauron. Posted on 26 April 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Mon 27: light rain

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 42 %
  • Tue 28: broken clouds

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 53 %
  • Wed 29: sky is clear

    12 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 30: sky is clear

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 01: light rain

    13 ° - 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.

Inside Studio: A conversation with Josh Hartmann: At the heart of Cornell Tech’s hands-on, interdisciplinary approach is Studio, a program that brings students together across disciplines to build, test, and launch real-world solutions. Posted on 22 April 2026.

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Musk and Altman’s bitter feud over OpenAI to be laid bare in court: Tesla chief believes Altman broke company’s founding agreement – and legal battle promises to be explosiveThe bitter rivalry between two of the tech world’s most powerful men arrives in court this week, as Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI heads to trial in Oakland, California. Posted on 27 April 2026.

Scientists believe birds’ skulls hold clues to inner lives of long-extinct dinosaurs: Early birds were like ‘T rex reincarnated’, says scientist who believes avian skulls offer insight into dinosaurs’ behaviourT rex is often depicted as more brawn than brains, but now scientists are hoping to probe just what was going on inside its head, drawing on findings from another kind of dinosaur: birds. Posted on 27 April 2026.

My new favorite AirTag alternative fits perfectly in my wallet - and is seriously durable: The UAG Metropolis tracker is an AirTag wallet alternative that's highly functional, and all my bending and flexing haven't fazed it. Posted on 27 April 2026.

UK's biggest ever environmental pollution claim reaches High Court: One of the UK's largest chicken producers and a water company accused of polluting three rivers including the River Wye. Posted on 26 April 2026.

A new study shows how ad-based technology is used for surveillance: NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Ronald Deibert of The Citizen Lab about a new report he published entitled "Uncovering Webloc," which is about how ad-based technology is used to surveil people. Posted on 26 April 2026.

How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses: The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Posted on 27 April 2026.

Butterflies Are in Dramatic Decline Across North America. A Close Look at the Western…: Pesticides, habitat loss and climate change have taken their toll on the beloved insects. Posted on 27 April 2026.

Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create: President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. Posted on 27 April 2026.

A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous: Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators. Posted on 24 April 2026.

Butterflies Are in Dramatic Decline Across North America. A Close Look at the Western…: Pesticides, habitat loss and climate change have taken their toll on the beloved insects. Posted on 27 April 2026.

Right-to-Repair Laws Gain Political Momentum Across America: "California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Connecticut, Oregon and Washington have all passed comprehensive right-to-repair regulations," reports CNBC, "covering everything from consumer electronics and farm equipment to wheelchairs and automobiles. Posted on 27 April 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.

Antarctica's sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why: A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Posted on 26 April 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

  • Mon 27: light rain

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 42 %
  • Tue 28: broken clouds

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 53 %
  • Wed 29: sky is clear

    12 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 30: sky is clear

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 01: light rain

    13 ° - 17 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 02: light rain

    15 ° - 17 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Sun 03: light rain

    16 ° - 19 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 99 %
  • Mon 04: light rain

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 61 %
  • Tue 05: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 87 %
  • Wed 06: broken clouds

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 57 %
  • Thu 07: light rain

    16 ° - 19 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 79 %
  • Fri 08: overcast clouds

    17 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 09: overcast clouds

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Sun 10: sky is clear

    16 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Mon 11: sky is clear

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 12: sky is clear

    17 ° - 23 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %