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Today's quotable quote: Homer Simpson (The Simpsons): I've got more trophies than Wayne Gretzky & The Pope combined!

This day in history: 22 September 2026: Shaka Zulu Is Assassinated (1828). A skilled warrior, Shaka established himself as head of the Zulu circa 1816 and soon made them the dominant power in southeastern Africa. He was ruthless before his mother's death in 1827, but after, he became positively savage. He had at least 7,000 people executed for being insufficiently grief-stricken, put to death any couple found to have conceived during the mourning period, and even slaughtered cows so that their calves would know the loss of a mother.








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

The brain may not be a single organ after all: While one part of your brain processes these words, another part is keeping you alive, regulating your heartbeat, maintaining your breathing, and hopefully ensuring you don’t nod off before you’ve reached the end. Posted on 22 September 2026.

Should your next laptop be a Googlebook?: After first revealing the concept in May, Google's just unveiled a lineup of Googlebooks – premium laptops that are designed to pair nicely with your Android phone, and make it easy to access the company's AI-powered services while you work and browse the web. Posted on 22 September 2026.

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.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Wed 23: light rain

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Thu 24: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 85 %
  • Fri 25: light rain

    17 ° - 24 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 26: moderate rain

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 27: light rain

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 54 %

See next two weeks

News (continued)

A&S offers new science, technology and society major: An innovative major in the College of Arts & Sciences is being expanded and refined to highlight its combination of science, social science and the humanities and its relevance to careers today. Posted on 14 September 2026.

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OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain: Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI techUK politics live – latest updatesDatacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osborne has said in reaction to nationwide protests about the giant water- and energy-guzzling structures. Posted on 23 September 2026.

Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’: Exclusive: The tax-funded brainchild of Dominic Cummings hopes to find ways to speed up wild species’ evolutionVaccines for ash trees, skin treatments for newts and gene-edited swallowtail butterflies are among 14 tax-funded projects from the UK’s “invention agency” aiming to accelerate nature’s ability to adapt to the climate crisis. Posted on 23 September 2026.

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India is producing more green energy - but wasting a lot of it: India has rapidly decarbonised electricity generation, but its gains are tempered by transmission shortages. Posted on 22 September 2026.

Inside a 'modern slavery situation' where cyber scammers are victims themselves: Wired's Andy Greenberg explains how a cybercrime operation in Southeast Asia trapped computer engineers into defrauding victims of billions of dollars. Posted on 22 September 2026.

I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away: Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. Posted on 22 September 2026.

The UV index is not the warm sensation of sunlight on bare skin: Sunlight can feel scorching without causing much sunburn, and cooler cloudy days can still produce a high UV risk. Posted on 22 September 2026.

Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.: In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress. Posted on 22 September 2026.

This 'fire amoeba' pushes the limit of what's possible for complex life: Scientists have found a species they've named the fire amoeba, which is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F — a record for complex eukaryotic life. Posted on 22 September 2026.

The UV index is not the warm sensation of sunlight on bare skin: Sunlight can feel scorching without causing much sunburn, and cooler cloudy days can still produce a high UV risk. Posted on 22 September 2026.

Are Students Suddenly Losing Interest in Computer Science as AI Coding Takes Off?: On academic mentoring platform Nova Learning, Computer Science and AI, "once the dominant choice among students. Posted on 23 September 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.

'There was something bigger in the ground here': Metal detectorist in Germany discovers giant Roman-era hoard from time of emperor Hadrian: More than 900 Roman silver coins from the time of the Emperor Hadrian were found in Germany by a metal detectorist. Posted on 22 September 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

  • Wed 23: light rain

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Thu 24: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 85 %
  • Fri 25: light rain

    17 ° - 24 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 26: moderate rain

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 27: light rain

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 54 %
  • Mon 28: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 22 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Tue 29: sky is clear

    14 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 8 %
  • Wed 30: scattered clouds

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 26 %
  • Thu 01: few clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 11 %
  • Fri 02: scattered clouds

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 46 %
  • Sat 03: moderate rain

    13 ° - 18 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 2 %
  • Sun 04: moderate rain

    12 ° - 14 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Mon 05: sky is clear

    12 ° - 17 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Tue 06: sky is clear

    11 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 07: sky is clear

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 08: scattered clouds

    14 ° - 21 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 28 %