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This day in history: 06 March 2026: Real Madrid Football Club Founded (1902). One of the richest and most valuable sports franchises in the world, the Real Madrid Football Club is also one of the most successful, having won dozens of championships over the course of its storied history. In 1953, club president Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, a former player, embarked on the strategy of signing world-class players from abroad, not only from Spain—a trend that has continued to fuel the club's success and worldwide popularity.



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

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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

Google says its upcoming data center will cool itself without water: Among the many problems posed by the rapid proliferation of data centers around the world is the strain on local water supplies. Posted on 25 February 2026.

Pop-on digi-cam brings new life to old film cameras: Could the Ligar digital camera resurrect your obsolete vintage camera and give it a second life? Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, the device pops onto any film camera with a hot-shoe connection, allowing users to shoot both film and digital images simultaneously. Posted on 05 March 2026.

Trump Administration Using Gross Video Game Footage To Cheerlead Its War Efforts: We should all know by now that this iteration of the Trump administration absolutely loves using pop culture imagery, including that of video games, to help message its horrible policies. Posted on 06 March 2026.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Fri 06: light rain

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 53 %
  • Sat 07: light rain

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 29 %
  • Sun 08: sky is clear

    15 ° - 24 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 09: sky is clear

    17 ° - 27 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 10: sky is clear

    19 ° - 30 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %

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.

Winning digital ag idea targets killer ants: The Digital Ag hackathon, sponsored by the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture and powered by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, brought 116 students to Atkinson Hall for the weekend of Feb. Posted on 04 March 2026.

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Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI: CEO’s claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military’s use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workersSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxOpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, told employees on Tuesday that his company does not control how the Pentagon uses their artificial intelligence products in military operations. Posted on 06 March 2026.

How a clump of moss helped convict grave robbers in Illinois: Four cemetery workers dug up and moved more than 100 bodies to resell the burial plots nearly 20 years agoIt was a particularly heinous crime. Posted on 06 March 2026.

Scaling agentic AI means trusting your data - here's what most CDOs are investing in: Half of agentic AI adopters cite data quality and retrieval issues as deployment barriers, according to a survey of chief data officers. Posted on 06 March 2026.

Wildlife trust's centenary 'free weekend in nature': The Norfolk Wildlife Trust is opening its sites for free as part of its 100th birthday celebrations. Posted on 05 March 2026.

Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons: A new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Posted on 03 March 2026.

Demand for AI Data Centers Sends Prospectors Hunting for Land and Power: Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers. Posted on 06 March 2026.

Why was Kristi Noem fired? #world: Inside the DHS shake up The White House abruptly removed the Department of Homeland Security secretary after a string of management failures, high‑profile missteps and an embarrassing performance before Congress. Posted on 06 March 2026.

You’ve Never Seen Ants Like This Before: The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions. Posted on 06 March 2026.

Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons: A new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Posted on 03 March 2026.

Why was Kristi Noem fired? #world: Inside the DHS shake up The White House abruptly removed the Department of Homeland Security secretary after a string of management failures, high‑profile missteps and an embarrassing performance before Congress. Posted on 06 March 2026.

Microsoft Confirms 'Project Helix,' a Next-Gen Xbox That Can Run PC Games: An anonymous reader quotes a report from 80 Level: Microsoft has officially confirmed development of its next-generation Xbox console, currently known internally as Project Helix. Posted on 06 March 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.

James Webb telescope pushed to its limits by new observations of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4: The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm. Posted on 05 March 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

  • Fri 06: light rain

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 53 %
  • Sat 07: light rain

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 29 %
  • Sun 08: sky is clear

    15 ° - 24 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 09: sky is clear

    17 ° - 27 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 10: sky is clear

    19 ° - 30 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 11: sky is clear

    24 ° - 30 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 5 %
  • Thu 12: scattered clouds

    20 ° - 27 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 27 %
  • Fri 13: sky is clear

    19 ° - 24 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 7 %
  • Sat 14: sky is clear

    19 ° - 25 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Sun 15: broken clouds

    18 ° - 21 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 56 %
  • Mon 16: few clouds

    17 ° - 20 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 18 %
  • Tue 17: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 95 %
  • Wed 18: light rain

    16 ° - 19 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 45 %
  • Thu 19: sky is clear

    15 ° - 25 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 2 %
  • Fri 20: sky is clear

    17 ° - 29 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sat 21: few clouds

    19 ° - 24 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 23 %