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Today's quotable quote: A. J. Liebling: I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.

This day in history: 14 April 2026: The Bombay Explosion (1944). The SS Fort Stikine sailed from England in late February 1944 and made stops in Gibraltar, Egypt, and Pakistan before reaching Bombay, India, laden with a cargo of cotton bales, gold, explosives, and munitions. While the ship was berthed there, a fire broke out on board. Attempts to extinguish the fire failed, and a massive explosion soon tore the ship apart, sinking nearby vessels as well and igniting a massive blaze in the surrounding area.



The Vintage

Fair point tbh, 10 January 2026

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Fair point tbh


The Vintage

I'd be afraid of tomatoes, too, 06 January 2026

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I'd be afraid of tomatoes, too



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 ...


The Vintage

Woah #fblifestyle, 02 October 2025

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Woah #fblifestyle


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…


The Vintage

In South Portland, Maine, a group of parents sparked a quiet revolution by replacing smartphones with landlines for their kids. Concerned about the effects of constant screen time, they formed a “landline pod,” where children use home phones to call one another, plan playdates, and have real conversations—no texting, no apps, no distractions. The result? Kids building confidence, empathy, and stronger social skills through simple, meaningful connection. What began as one mother’s creative idea has grown into a neighborhood movement that’s bringing back the lost art of talking., 20 July 2025

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In South Portland, Maine, a group of parents sparked a quiet revolution by replacing smartphones with landlines for their kids. Concerned about the effects of constant screen time, they formed a “landline pod,” where children use home phones to call one another, plan playdates, and have real conversations—no texting, no apps, no distractions. The result? Kids building confidence, empathy, and stronger social skills through simple, meaningful connection. What began as one mother’s creative idea has grown into a neighborhood movement that’s bringing back the lost art of talking.



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

Cheeky caterpillars trick ants into treating them as queens: Baby caterpillars have figured out how to get themselves the royal treatment in certain ant colonies – getting carried around like precious cargo, fed on demand, guarded and being rescued from danger. Posted on 14 April 2026.

AI suit teaches you new skills by taking control of your muscles: Imagine learning to operate a piece of machinery you've never previously touched, not through a tutorial, but through your own hands electrically guided through the right motions. Posted on 13 April 2026.

Oh God: RFK Jr. Unveils Plan To Be First Sitting Cabinet Secretary To Host A Podcast: With all that RFK Jr. has done, and failed to do, as the Secretary of HHS, he should be terribly busy cleaning up mess after mess. Posted on 14 April 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Tue 14: light rain

    18 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 16 %
  • Wed 15: light rain

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 15 %
  • Thu 16: sky is clear

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 17: moderate rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 18: light rain

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 7 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.

A decade of impact – and counting – for Bowers student computing group: The Underrepresented Minorities in Computing group celebrated a decade of helping diverse students to succeed in the computing fields. Posted on 13 April 2026.

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Goldman Sachs chief ‘hyper-aware’ of risks from Anthropic’s Mythos AI: US bank has the Claude model and is working closely with the tech firm to improve cyber protectionGoldman Sachs’s chief executive, David Solomon, has said he is “hyper-aware” of the capabilities of Anthropic’s Mythos AI model and is working “closely” with the tech firm after it issued warnings about the cybersecurity risk it poses. Posted on 14 April 2026.

Almost 2bn to be affected by metabolic liver disease by 2050, study suggests: MASLD affects one in six people now and is projected to rise because of population growth, obesity and high blood sugarMetabolic liver disease will affect 1. Posted on 14 April 2026.

I carried this Bluetooth tracker card in my backpack for a week - and it withstood my clumsiness: 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 14 April 2026.

From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon: BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made. Posted on 11 April 2026.

Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home charged with attempted murder: No one was injured at Altman's home or the company offices, authorities said. Posted on 14 April 2026.

Elon Musk, Who Owns X, Appears to Post on TikTok: A verified account with the @elonmusk handle also recently showed up on Instagram, as the billionaire prepares to take his rocket company SpaceX public. Posted on 14 April 2026.

What caused Rep. Tony Gonzales resignation? #world: What happened and why it matters Rep. Posted on 14 April 2026.

In the Desert, a ‘Cleaning Station’ for Ants: A unique “choreography” between two ant species suggests a distinctive partnership in which one provides a carwash service to the other. Posted on 14 April 2026.

What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart: A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war. Posted on 13 April 2026.

What caused Rep. Tony Gonzales resignation? #world: What happened and why it matters Rep. Posted on 14 April 2026.

WeatherBug Data Says October 8 Is the Real Perfect Date: BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS. Posted on 14 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.

Mini lake meets snowy rim of Canada's oldest ice mass — Earth from space: A 2010 satellite photo shows the point where a small lake bisects the snowy rim of an ancient glacier on Canada's Baffin Island. Posted on 14 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

  • Tue 14: light rain

    18 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 16 %
  • Wed 15: light rain

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 15 %
  • Thu 16: sky is clear

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 17: moderate rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 18: light rain

    15 ° - 16 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 19: light rain

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 33 %
  • Mon 20: light rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 85 %
  • Tue 21: sky is clear

    13 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 22: sky is clear

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Thu 23: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 86 %
  • Fri 24: sky is clear

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Sat 25: light rain

    16 ° - 18 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 96 %
  • Sun 26: sky is clear

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 1 %
  • Mon 27: sky is clear

    14 ° - 20 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 28: sky is clear

    14 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 29: overcast clouds

    17 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 99 %