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Today's quotable quote: Mel Brooks: Humor is just another defense against the universe.

This day in history: 07 October 2026: Russian Journalist and Human Rights Activist Murdered (2006). Anna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist and human rights activist well known for her opposition to the Russian government's role in the Chechen conflict and her criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, notably in her book Putin's Russia. Her controversial work sparked numerous death threats against her, and she was shot to death in an elevator in her apartment building on October 7, 2006.








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

Quantum computer chip crams more info into less volume – by vibrating: Quantum computing has always struggled to achieve the necessary division of labor between processing and memory. Posted on 23 September 2026.

Did Germany really come close to making an atomic bomb?: In the final weeks of the Second World War, a team of Germany’s most gifted scientists threw itself into a last-ditch effort to make an atomic weapon. Posted on 06 October 2026.

In-N-Out Stares Down A Gift Horse & Then Shoots It Dead Over Trademark: There’s looking a gift horse in the mouth, and then there’s deciding to shoot that gift horse in the face repeatedly for no good reason. Posted on 07 October 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Wed 07: broken clouds

    12 ° - 17 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 76 %
  • Thu 08: overcast clouds

    12 ° - 17 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 09: broken clouds

    13 ° - 19 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 68 %
  • Sat 10: scattered clouds

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 38 %
  • Sun 11: sky is clear

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 2 %

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.

Jackson selected for Kluge Chair in Technology and Society: As a Kluge Chair, Jackson is invited to conduct research using the collections at the Library of Congress and to interact with congressional members and staff. Posted on 01 October 2026.

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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action: ‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes neededScientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the climate crisis are less likely to engage in civic action on the issue, according to a study. Posted on 07 October 2026.

The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later: From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on healthThey were born into a Britain still recovering from the hardships of war. Posted on 07 October 2026.

: Posted on 01 January 1970.

Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds: Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?. Posted on 07 October 2026.

Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worries: Musk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems. Posted on 06 October 2026.

Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prison: Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates. Posted on 07 October 2026.

‘It could knock a whole street down’: the art of defusing a second world war bomb: A long read on two unexploded Second World War bombs discovered the same day in Devon, and the bomb-disposal specialists who worked to assess and neutralize them. Posted on 07 October 2026.

OpenAI Releases Findings on 377 Math Problems, Further Roiling Field: After a previous solution angered mathematicians, the company characterized the new release as being more responsive to concerns about A. Posted on 07 October 2026.

This year's MacArthur Fellows include researchers who fuse science and justice: The MacArthur Foundation has just announced its latest batch of 20 fellows. Posted on 29 September 2026.

‘It could knock a whole street down’: the art of defusing a second world war bomb: A long read on two unexploded Second World War bombs discovered the same day in Devon, and the bomb-disposal specialists who worked to assess and neutralize them. Posted on 07 October 2026.

Google Enters Massive 3.6-GW Power Deal With Constellation Energy: An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Google has contracted for 3,590 megawatts of power from Constellation Energy on the largest US power grid, with new nuclear energy accounting for about a quarter of that supply, the companies said on Tuesday. Posted on 07 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.

Earth is in the firing line of a strange new type of cosmic object, astronomers say: Astronomers may have discovered the first known microblazar, a long-theorized object firing a powerful beam of particles directly at Earth. Posted on 06 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

  • Wed 07: broken clouds

    12 ° - 17 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 76 %
  • Thu 08: overcast clouds

    12 ° - 17 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 09: broken clouds

    13 ° - 19 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 68 %
  • Sat 10: scattered clouds

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 38 %
  • Sun 11: sky is clear

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 2 %
  • Mon 12: light rain

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 79 %
  • Tue 13: light rain

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Wed 14: overcast clouds

    13 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 98 %
  • Thu 15: overcast clouds

    13 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 93 %
  • Fri 16: sky is clear

    13 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Sat 17: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 18: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 26 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Mon 19: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Tue 20: few clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 21 %
  • Wed 21: light rain

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 13 %
  • Thu 22: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 21 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %