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Today's quotable quote: Sri da Avabhas: Evelyn slapped Raymond on the back with a laugh. “You must be starved old friend. Come into my apartments, and we'll suffer through a deep breakfast of pure sunlight.”

This day in history: 11 June 2026: The Le Mans Disaster (1955). The legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race was created in 1923, when cars' top speeds hovered around 60 mph (97 km/h). Thirty years later, top speeds had more than tripled, with little change to the course. In the 1955 race, a narrow pass near the pit stop caused racer Pierre Levegh to hit another car from behind while traveling at about 150 mph (240 km/h). Levegh's Mercedes went airborne, and parts flew into the stands, killing Levegh and more than 80 spectators.





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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Polaroid shrinks the moment again with tiny new Go Gen 3 instant camera: There's a rebellion underway against the always-on, infinitely-scrollable nature of the smartphone. Posted on 10 June 2026.

RFK Jr. Talks About How Great A Job He’s Doing Managing The Measles Outbreak: Cases of measles in American continue to rise. Posted on 11 June 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Thu 11: moderate rain

    13 ° - 17 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 47 %
  • Fri 12: light rain

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 10 %
  • Sat 13: overcast clouds

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 14: light rain

    11 ° - 15 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 15: broken clouds

    11 ° - 15 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 79 %

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.

Amazon partnership establishes Cornell AI security initiative: Cornell computer scientists will lead the development of safety protocols to shore up AI agents and the code they produce. Posted on 10 June 2026.

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Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10: US embassy came out against UK’s proposed under-16 social media ban, which would affect American firmsWhite House displeasure over the prospect of an under-16 social media ban will not deter the UK from cracking down on tech platforms, the British government has said. Posted on 11 June 2026.

World-leading UK science facilities at risk amid £162m funding crisis: Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source face cuts of up to 20% as Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks savingsBritain’s scientific capabilities face “serious damage” with some national facilities at risk of closure under spending cuts that are being considered to meet spiralling costs at the government’s infrastructure funding agency. Posted on 11 June 2026.

Alpine Linux is a crazy-fast distro for your desktop - with just one caveat: Known primarily for containers and servers, Alpine Linux isn't always considered for traditional desktop use. Posted on 11 June 2026.

Nasa names next astronauts for Artemis Moon programme: Nasa names its next Artemis crew, though they will not be walking on the Moon or even going anywhere near it. Posted on 09 June 2026.

The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters: Tech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U. Posted on 10 June 2026.

Trump Muses About Government Taking a Piece of A.I. Companies: President Trump touched on what is an increasingly hot topic in Washington: how average Americans can get a piece of the tech industry’s A. Posted on 11 June 2026.

The History Behind the Signs Lighting Up Our Daily Lives: A look at vacuum-formed signs and how they shaped Main Street America, from midcentury plastics and illuminated roadside signage to Signtronix’s affordable designs for small businesses and the human connections they still spark. Posted on 11 June 2026.

Nearly Everyone, Everywhere, Veers Left When Walking: Researchers are at a loss for why people across cultures and ages, regardless of their dominant hand, have a natural bias toward wandering in a counterclockwise direction. Posted on 11 June 2026.

Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants: New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do. Posted on 07 June 2026.

How Merck turned Keytruda into a blockbuster — and priced it out of reach worldwide: Merck built Keytruda into one of the world’s bestselling cancer drugs while using patents, pricing secrecy, lobbying and regulatory tactics to keep competition at bay. Posted on 11 June 2026.

Humans Prefer To Walk Anticlockwise, Scientists Find: fjo3 shares a report from The Guardian: Tests reveal that when people are ambling about, they have a natural tendency to turn to the left and walk in an anticlockwise direction. Posted on 11 June 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.

Scientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean: Researchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses. Posted on 10 June 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 11: moderate rain

    13 ° - 17 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 47 %
  • Fri 12: light rain

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 10 %
  • Sat 13: overcast clouds

    12 ° - 16 ° Wind 2 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 14: light rain

    11 ° - 15 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 15: broken clouds

    11 ° - 15 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 79 %
  • Tue 16: sky is clear

    11 ° - 16 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Wed 17: scattered clouds

    14 ° - 17 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 30 %
  • Thu 18: sky is clear

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Fri 19: sky is clear

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sat 20: sky is clear

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 21: sky is clear

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 22: light rain

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 12 %
  • Tue 23: light rain

    13 ° - 16 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 98 %
  • Wed 24: heavy intensity rain

    12 ° - 13 ° Wind 15 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Thu 25: light rain

    10 ° - 12 ° Wind 12 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Fri 26: light rain

    12 ° - 14 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 98 %