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Today's quotable quote: Gioacchino Rossini: Mr. Wagner has beautiful moments but bad quarters of an hour.

This day in history: 25 September 2023: Ultima Online Released by Origin Systems (1997). Ultima Online (UO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMPORG) credited with popularizing the genre. Though there were games prior to UO that allowed hundreds of people to play at the same time, this MMPORG introduced simultaneous play by thousands of players worldwide through various servers called "shards." More than 1 million paid accounts have been created since the game launched in 1997.


Trainbook

Chile Desert Train by Jean-Marc Frybourg. This is the "Ferrocarril de Potrerillos" in North Chile, near Diego de Almagro. Here it is: https://is.gd/SeuBPp, 31 August 2023

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Chile Desert Train by Jean-Marc Frybourg. This is the "Ferrocarril de Potrerillos" in North Chile, near Diego de Almagro. Here it is: https://is.gd/SeuBPp


World Economic Forum

Trackless trams could be a catalyst for regenerating city suburbs. Learn more about them: https://ow.ly/9IFx50PEiUU, 31 August 2023

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Trackless trams could be a catalyst for regenerating city suburbs. Learn more about them: https://ow.ly/9IFx50PEiUU


Richard Feynman - A Curious Character

Seeing Things (FUN TO IMAGINE with RICHARD FEYNMAN) . . . #feynman #richardfeynman #curious #character #science #physics #scientist #physicist #theoreticalphysicist #universe #quantumphysics #quantummechanics #quantum #qed #particles #great #seeingthings #principles #nature #mirrors #gravitation #atoms #feynmanism #smart #funtoimagine #newton #einstein #elonmusk #tesla #feynmancuriosity, 23 August 2023

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Seeing Things (FUN TO IMAGINE with RICHARD FEYNMAN) . . . #feynman #richardfeynman #curious #character #science #physics #scientist #physicist #theoreticalphysicist #universe #quantumphysics #quantummechanics #quantum #qed #particles #great #seeingthings #principles #nature #mirrors #gravitation #atoms #feynmanism #smart #funtoimagine #newton #einstein #elonmusk #tesla #feynmancuriosity


Historyinpictures

Barcelona, Spain In 1906. Sagrada Familia in the early stages of construction. See more: themindcircle.com/landmarks-under-construction/, 18 August 2023

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Barcelona, Spain In 1906. Sagrada Familia in the early stages of construction. See more: themindcircle.com/landmarks-under-construction/


Trainbook

The Backbone of the Sahara, Sahara Desert, Mauritania You can’t see where this train ends, let alone where the next station might be. The iron trains of Mauritania are among the longest in the world, at around 1.9 miles (3km), and here one is captured weaving through the Sahara on its journey to the coast. Its load – of iron ore mined in Zouerat – is among the world’s heaviest too, while people often jump on to the cars to travel between towns. Justin Jin’s photo fell into the urban category, in which it was highly commended. Photo and words by Justin Jin / Drone Photo Awards 2022. Here it is: https://www.loveexploring.com/galleryextended/151324/mesmerising-images-from-the-drone-photo-awards-2022?page=17 Thanks a lot, Zahra Batool, for pointing out this amazing pic!, 17 August 2023

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The Backbone of the Sahara, Sahara Desert, Mauritania You can’t see where this train ends, let alone where the next station might be. The iron trains of Mauritania are among the longest in the world, at around 1.9 miles (3km), and here one is captured weaving through the Sahara on its journey to the coast. Its load – of iron ore mined in Zouerat – is among the world’s heaviest too, while people often jump on to the cars to travel between towns. Justin Jin’s photo fell into the urban category, in which it was highly commended. Photo and words by Justin Jin / Drone Photo Awards 2022. Here it is: https://www.loveexploring.com/galleryextended/151324/mesmerising-images-from-the-drone-photo-awards-2022?page=17 Thanks a lot, Zahra Batool, for pointing out this amazing pic!


NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Welcome back, Voyager 2. NASA has reestablished full communications with Voyager 2. We shouted 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion km) into interstellar space, instructing it to turn its antenna back to Earth – and after 37 hours, we found out the command worked! Thanks to some quick thinking and a lot of collaboration, the spacecraft is operating normally and remains on its expected trajectory. https://go.nasa.gov/3Y9qP7D, 12 August 2023

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Welcome back, Voyager 2. NASA has reestablished full communications with Voyager 2. We shouted 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion km) into interstellar space, instructing it to turn its antenna back to Earth – and after 37 hours, we found out the command worked! Thanks to some quick thinking and a lot of collaboration, the spacecraft is operating normally and remains on its expected trajectory. https://go.nasa.gov/3Y9qP7D


Geeky Dude- AI & Science

Tomorrow Island (Big Diomede) and Yesterday Island (Little Diomede). The Diomede islands are just three miles apart but the bigger island is almost one day ahead of its smaller neighbour (21 hours) because they sit on either side of the International Date Line which passes through the Pacific Ocean and marks the boundary between one calendar day and the next. They sit in the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska and Siberia Big Diomede is located on the Russian side while Little Diomede is on the US side. The ice bridge that forms between the two islands in winter makes it possible, although illegal, to walk the short distance between them and 'travel through time'., 11 August 2023

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Tomorrow Island (Big Diomede) and Yesterday Island (Little Diomede). The Diomede islands are just three miles apart but the bigger island is almost one day ahead of its smaller neighbour (21 hours) because they sit on either side of the International Date Line which passes through the Pacific Ocean and marks the boundary between one calendar day and the next. They sit in the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska and Siberia Big Diomede is located on the Russian side while Little Diomede is on the US side. The ice bridge that forms between the two islands in winter makes it possible, although illegal, to walk the short distance between them and 'travel through time'.


Back to Nature

Kayaking down Salt Flats in Utah, USA., 05 August 2023

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Kayaking down Salt Flats in Utah, USA.



Historyinpictures

Serving a snack on Scandinavian Airlines flight, 1969. See more: themindcircle.com/when-airplane-food-was-first-class/, 13 July 2023

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Serving a snack on Scandinavian Airlines flight, 1969. See more: themindcircle.com/when-airplane-food-was-first-class/


Carl Sagan predicted the mess 2021 would be 25 years ago

msnbc.com, 13 July 2023

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Astrophysicist and author Carl Sagan managed to predict a lot of the things the challenges America faces in the year 2021 all the way back in 1995 when he was writing a book published just before his death in 1996. MSNBC's Brian Williams shares the details.


American Institute of the Humanities

3000 years ago, in what is now Iran, a type of underground aqueduct called a qanat was engineered to transport water over long distances to farms and villages that couldn’t exist without it in the hot dry climates The holes supplied oxygen to workers who dug the aqueduct by hand over many miles, 29 June 2023

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3000 years ago, in what is now Iran, a type of underground aqueduct called a qanat was engineered to transport water over long distances to farms and villages that couldn’t exist without it in the hot dry climates The holes supplied oxygen to workers who dug the aqueduct by hand over many miles


Byte Size

😂😂😂, 29 June 2023

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The Vintage News

People either love or hate this pizza., 24 June 2023

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People either love or hate this pizza.


Onstage Country

Onstage Country, in Bourbon Country., 17 June 2023

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Onstage Country, in Bourbon Country.


Architecture Hub

Thridrangar Lighthouse, Southern Iceland. Most isolated lighthouse in the world. See more: themindcircle.com/breathtaking-lighthouses/ 📸 @arni_saeberg, 01 June 2023

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Thridrangar Lighthouse, Southern Iceland. Most isolated lighthouse in the world. See more: themindcircle.com/breathtaking-lighthouses/ 📸 @arni_saeberg

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In the news

Watery material makes windows selectively block light and/or heat: Windows are pretty basic necessities for letting in light and heat, but you don’t always want both at once. Posted on 25 September 2023.

Asus aims for backyard movie nights with the ZenBeam L2 portable projector: Taiwan multinational Asus has added another model to its ZenBeam range of portable projectors. Posted on 25 September 2023.

Court Shoots Down Cop’s Attempt To Instruct Jury That He’s Innocent Just Because He Wasn’t The FIRST Violator Of Rights: Are you familiar with “felony murder?” Let’s talk about it. Posted on 26 September 2023.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Tue 26: few clouds

    12 ° - 18 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 11 %
  • Wed 27: sky is clear

    13 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 28: sky is clear

    14 ° - 23 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 29: scattered clouds

    15 ° - 21 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 47 %
  • Sat 30: moderate rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 24 %

See next two weeks

News (continued)

Obituary That Called Late NBA Player 'Useless' Sparks Firestorm: Social media users speculated that the obituary on Brandon Hunter was the product of AI, plagiarism or a translation program. Posted on 15 September 2023.

Top 10 AI Tools in 2023 That Will Make Your Life Easier:  In this article, we explore the top 10 AI tools that are driving innovation and efficiency in various industries. Posted on 25 January 2023.

Space, The Boring Frontier: Suppose you randomly go 1 million miles somewhere away from our Sun. Posted on 28 December 2021.

No 10 worried AI could be used to create advanced weapons that escape human control: At global summit in UK, Rishi Sunak will highlight risk of criminals and terrorists using technology to make bioweaponsConcerns that criminals or terrorists could use artificial intelligence to cause mass destruction will dominate discussion at a summit of world leaders, as concern grows in Downing Street about the power of the next generation of technological advances. Posted on 26 September 2023.

‘Supercontinent’ could make Earth uninhabitable in 250m years, study predicts: Extreme temperatures, radiation and collapse of food supply created by merging of continents would cause mass extinctionThe formation of a supercontinent on Earth could wipe out humans and any other mammals that are still around in 250m years, according to a study. Posted on 26 September 2023.

Getty Images launches its own 'commercially safe' AI image generator: Using Getty Images' expansive image library, customers will soon be able to create their own images. Posted on 26 September 2023.

Osiris-Rex: Nasa confirms return of asteroid Bennu samples: A capsule carrying debris from asteroid Bennu lands safely in the Utah desert. Posted on 25 September 2023.

Getty Images Plunges Into the Generative AI Pool: Stock-photo giant Getty Images has partnered with Nvidia to build an image generator. Posted on 25 September 2023.

Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?: Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today. Posted on 25 September 2023.

Researchers challenge long-standing theory guiding nanoparticle treatment of tumors: Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new theory to explain how nanoparticles enter and exit the tumors they are meant to treat, potentially rewriting an understanding of cancer nanomedicine that has guided research for nearly four decades. Posted on 25 September 2023.

ChatGPT Can Now Respond With Spoken Words: A new version of OpenAI’s popular chatbot behaves a lot like Siri and Alexa. Posted on 25 September 2023.

I walked more than 100 miles in Kyoto. Here are 5 new places worth visiting: And by using bustling Shijo Street — also known as Shijo-dori — as a main street for navigation, it was a breeze to weave through the city during my three-month trip in May. Posted on 26 September 2023.

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Gets a Bigger Burst of Laser Energy: Researchers at the National Ignition Facility during a July firing of 192 lasers improved on a December result, but also ended up with duds in other experiments. Posted on 26 September 2023.

Risk factor for Parkinson's discovered in genes from people of African descent: An effort to diversify genetic studies has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease in people of African descent. Posted on 24 September 2023.

start investing?: . Posted on 26 September 2023.

Nvidia Hints At Replacing Rasterization and Ray Tracing With Full Neural Rendering: Mark Tyson writes via Tom's Hardware: A future version of [Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology] is likely to include full neural rendering, hinted Bryan Catanzaro, a Nvidia VP of Applied Deep Learning Research. Posted on 26 September 2023.

Georgia leads toward a nuclear future with its first operating reactor: Georgia Power Co. announced one of its two new reactors reached self-sustaining nuclear fission on Monday. Posted on 07 March 2023.

Scientists created AI that could detect alien life — and they're not entirely sure how it works: The new machine-learning algorithm can distinguish between biological and nonbiological samples with 90% accuracy. Posted on 25 September 2023.

Meet the scientist at the center of the covid lab leak controversy: On a foggy morning in early February last year, dozens of journalists from around the world gathered outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Posted on 09 February 2022.


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 26: few clouds

    12 ° - 18 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 11 %
  • Wed 27: sky is clear

    13 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Thu 28: sky is clear

    14 ° - 23 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 29: scattered clouds

    15 ° - 21 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 47 %
  • Sat 30: moderate rain

    14 ° - 16 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 24 %
  • Sun 01: sky is clear

    13 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 3 %
  • Mon 02: sky is clear

    14 ° - 19 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 03: moderate rain

    12 ° - 14 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Wed 04: light rain

    12 ° - 15 ° Wind 11 km/h / Clouds 19 %
  • Thu 05: sky is clear

    12 ° - 18 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 06: overcast clouds

    12 ° - 19 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 90 %
  • Sat 07: overcast clouds

    13 ° - 20 ° Wind 10 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 08: few clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 17 %
  • Mon 09: sky is clear

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 7 %
  • Tue 10: sky is clear

    15 ° - 23 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 7 %
  • Wed 11: few clouds

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 21 %