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This day in history: 19 May 2026: Nine-Year-Old Cynthia Ann Parker Kidnapped by Comanches (1836). Parker was a young girl when Comanches raided Fort Parker—located in what is now Texas—and massacred its inhabitants, capturing her in the process. Raised by her captors, she was adopted into the tribe and went on to bear the last great Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. At first, Quanah led raids on frontier settlements, but after his defeat and surrender, he learned to live alongside his white neighbors and eventually became the richest Native American in the US.




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

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DJI's new phone gimbal gets a detachable display for remote framing: With the new Osmo Mobile 8P, DJI's borrowing a handy feature from its high-end Ronin gimbals for mirrorless cameras for its latest smartphone stabilizer – and then taking things up a notch. Posted on 19 May 2026.

Even Cops Aren’t Willing To Back Up Colorado GOP Governor Hopeful’s Insane ‘Gang Infestation’ Lies: As convenient as it is for cops to play along with hysterical claims made by politicians, sometimes a politician goes too far. Posted on 19 May 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Wed 20: sky is clear

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 21: sky is clear

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 9 %
  • Fri 22: light rain

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 23: few clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 13 %
  • Sun 24: few clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 12 %

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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.

Students show off new machines at Sciencenter demo day: Students in Rapid Prototyping and Physical Computing visited the Ithaca children’s museum to demonstrate a number of projects. Posted on 18 May 2026.

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How Sam Altman’s victory over Elon Musk clears way for OpenAI’s trillion-dollar ambitions: OpenAI’s plans now seem all but guaranteed, given that the world’s richest man couldn’t put a stop to themOn Monday morning, a jury in Oakland, California, handed a resounding victory to Sam Altman and OpenAI in their long, bitter courtroom battle with Elon Musk. Posted on 20 May 2026.

Magic mushrooms could be effective treatment for cocaine addiction, study shows: Participants who got single dose of psilocybin were more likely to abstain from cocaine than those who got placeboResults from a new clinical trial show that a single dose of psilocybin could be an effective treatment for cocaine addiction. Posted on 20 May 2026.

These backyard solar panels saved me $20/mo on my power bill - here's my setup: With an 820W solar setup, you can save up to 130kWh a month. Posted on 20 May 2026.

UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say: Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says. Posted on 19 May 2026.

Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets: While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket to operate. Posted on 19 May 2026.

Meta Begins Laying Off 8,000 Employees Amid A.I. Transformation: Meta told employees last month that it would carry out mass layoffs on May 20, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A. Posted on 19 May 2026.

Fixing the Most Dangerous Dam in the World — Practical Engineering: [Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above. Posted on 20 May 2026.

Neanderthal Dentistry, and the Scientist Glad Not to Have Experienced It: The prehistoric hominins “apparently were very adept at what we would consider invasive medicine,” said the anthropologist John Olsen. Posted on 20 May 2026.

Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur: They're calling it the "last titan" of Thailand. Posted on 14 May 2026.

Fixing the Most Dangerous Dam in the World — Practical Engineering: [Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above. Posted on 20 May 2026.

Plex Triples Lifetime Subscription Cost To $750: BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS. Posted on 20 May 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.

Deadly, highly venomous box jellyfish discovered near Singapore is a newfound species: Researchers identified a new species of box jellyfish and recorded a surprising range expansion for the Thai sea wasp after analyzing the morphology and DNA of a handful of jellies in Singapore. Posted on 19 May 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 20: sky is clear

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 21: sky is clear

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 9 %
  • Fri 22: light rain

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 23: few clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 13 %
  • Sun 24: few clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 12 %
  • Mon 25: sky is clear

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 26: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 19 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Wed 27: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Thu 28: overcast clouds

    13 ° - 17 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 29: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 30: sky is clear

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 31: light rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 99 %
  • Mon 01: moderate rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 48 %
  • Tue 02: light rain

    13 ° - 15 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Wed 03: light rain

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 33 %
  • Thu 04: sky is clear

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %