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Today's quotable quote: Dave Barry: When you get right down to it, the Safety Lecture is a silly idea. I mean, if the passengers really thought the plane was going to crash, they wouldn't get on it in the first place, let alone learn how to get an adequate oxygen supply on the way down.

This day in history: 20 May 2026: Levi Strauss Patents Iconic Metal Rivet for Reinforcing Pants Pockets (1873). If you are wearing blue jeans, chances are a version of tailor Jacob Davis's invention is hugging your hips right now. Davis did not invent jeans—that was the more famous Levi Strauss—but he did invent one crucial component: the copper rivets that reinforce the corners of the pockets, now ubiquitous on denim pants. Because Davis did not have the money to file the necessary patent paperwork, he wrote to Strauss—then Davis's fabric supplier—suggesting they apply together.




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.

Border Patrol Chief Dips Out After Bragging About His Sex Tourism To His Underlings: I’m not here to kink shame or suggest sex work isn’t work. Posted on 20 May 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

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  • Fri 22: overcast clouds

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  • Sun 24: broken clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 83 %
  • Mon 25: sky is clear

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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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Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over US and Israel’s AI use: Exclusive: Google DeepMind agrees to Acas talks after workers sign petitions about governments’ use of AI for defence and intelligenceGoogle DeepMind has agreed to enter formal talks with UK tech workers that could lead to trade union representation amid growing staff concerns about the use of its AI by the US and Israeli governments’ defence and intelligence. Posted on 21 May 2026.

At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, study says: UK report argues people have greater control over longevity than widely understood, but others say claim is simplisticIndividuals bear at least 80% of the responsibility for their ill health in old age, according to a report aimed at challenging the belief that physical decline is either inevitable or primarily the responsibility of the state. Posted on 21 May 2026.

I replaced my Remarkable with this cheaper E Ink Android tablet - and it wasn't so bad: Boox's Gen-2 Go 10.3 tablet is made for power users seeking a customizable Android tablet with a backlight. Posted on 21 May 2026.

Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather: Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise. Posted on 20 May 2026.

Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don't bring up AI: Commencement speakers who bring up the sweeping changes that artificial intelligence is driving are facing boos from the Class of 2026. Posted on 20 May 2026.

Musk’s SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time as It Readies for IPO: Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date. Posted on 21 May 2026.

Archaeologists Find Pages from Homer’s Iliad in an Ancient Egyptian Mummy Burial: A Roman-era tomb in Al Bahnasa, Egypt, contained a mummy burial with papyrus fragments from Homer’s Iliad, including lines from Book 2’s “catalogue of ships. Posted on 21 May 2026.

Pigeons and People Have Been Frenemies for Longer Than You Think: Bones discovered at an archaeological site in Cyprus suggest the birds have been strutting around human settlements since at least 1400 B. Posted on 21 May 2026.

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

The Missile Genius America Lost—and China Gained: The story of Qian Xuesen, the U. Posted on 21 May 2026.

Intuit To Lay Off Over 3,000 Employees To Refocus On AI: Intuit is reportedly cutting about 3,000 jobs, or 17% of its workforce, as it restructures around AI and simplifies its corporate organization. Posted on 21 May 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.

Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously thought, fossil discovery shows: Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal. Posted on 20 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

  • Thu 21: sky is clear

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Fri 22: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 23: sky is clear

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 2 %
  • Sun 24: broken clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 83 %
  • Mon 25: sky is clear

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Tue 26: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 99 %
  • Wed 27: scattered clouds

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 43 %
  • Thu 28: sky is clear

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 4 %
  • Fri 29: light rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 96 %
  • Sat 30: sky is clear

    12 ° - 17 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 31: broken clouds

    11 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 84 %
  • Mon 01: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Tue 02: broken clouds

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 56 %
  • Wed 03: scattered clouds

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 41 %
  • Thu 04: light rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 05: sky is clear

    13 ° - 18 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 4 %