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Today's quotable quote: Arthur Benjamin: We all basically go back to being children in the dentist's chair.

This day in history: 15 April 2024: The Hillsborough Disaster (1989). The Hillsborough Disaster occurred in 1989 during a soccer match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough stadium in England. When the match began, many fans were still attempting to enter the stadium, forming a bottleneck at the gate. When the gates were opened, the push from the crowd crushed many against barriers, resulting in the deaths of 96 people. It remains the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history.


I Love Warships

These weren't just "oaks" - they were planted between larch and spruce so that they would grow tall and straight, which means the navy oak forests are rather unusual., 23 March 2024

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These weren't just "oaks" - they were planted between larch and spruce so that they would grow tall and straight, which means the navy oak forests are rather unusual.


The Script Lab

The struggle of sci-fi dialogue. This is hilarious. No idea what it means. Still gotta give it your all. Credit: Mielr #carriefisher #starwars #dialogue #screenwriting #acting #filmmaking #cinema #scifi #motivation, 13 March 2024

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The struggle of sci-fi dialogue. This is hilarious. No idea what it means. Still gotta give it your all. Credit: Mielr #carriefisher #starwars #dialogue #screenwriting #acting #filmmaking #cinema #scifi #motivation


History Unleashed

#AncientRome #Colosseum, 08 February 2024

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#AncientRome #Colosseum


Beautiful Places

Sagrada Família, Barcelona <3, 07 February 2024

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Sagrada Família, Barcelona <3



UNILAD

It took him just 38 minutes to do what people have been trying for decades 🤯, 04 January 2024

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It took him just 38 minutes to do what people have been trying for decades 🤯


Gariepdam loop oor

graaffreinetadvertiser.com, 31 December 2023

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OOS-KAAP NUUS EN VIDEO - Die Gariepdam het...


Hendrik van der Bijl - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org, 21 December 2023

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Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl FRS[1] (23 November 1887 – 2 December 1948) was a South African electrical engineer and industrialist and is regarded as one of the greatest South Africans for his contribution to the country's development.[2] He was the driving force behind the establishment of the S...



Daily Mail

This is one of those rare moments most humans never get to see 🥹, 24 November 2023

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This is one of those rare moments most humans never get to see 🥹


World Beauties and Wonders

Fort Bourtange in the Netherlands. Built in 1593 during the 80 years war., 24 November 2023

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Fort Bourtange in the Netherlands. Built in 1593 during the 80 years war.


The Music Man

During a sold out Taylor Swift concert in Los Angeles the audience had no idea that they were about to be treated to a very rare, and also very random, performance. Taylor said, "this singer, she's only ever played in coffee houses before" much to the confusion of the audience, but it all became clear when she introduced, "Miss Phoebe Buffay" (Lisa Kudrow). Lisa walked on stage in character as Phoebe and performed "Smelly Cat" alongside Taylor and much to the delight of Friends fans, Phoebe stopped the superstar singer halfway through and explained how you sing "Smelly Cat" properly. Watch video in comments below 👇, 23 November 2023

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During a sold out Taylor Swift concert in Los Angeles the audience had no idea that they were about to be treated to a very rare, and also very random, performance. Taylor said, "this singer, she's only ever played in coffee houses before" much to the confusion of the audience, but it all became clear when she introduced, "Miss Phoebe Buffay" (Lisa Kudrow). Lisa walked on stage in character as Phoebe and performed "Smelly Cat" alongside Taylor and much to the delight of Friends fans, Phoebe stopped the superstar singer halfway through and explained how you sing "Smelly Cat" properly. Watch video in comments below 👇


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In the news

Freaky new ant is so weird that it's named after a dark wizard: A newly discovered ant has been aptly named after the creepiest of all Harry Potter villains, Lord Voldemort. Posted on 15 April 2024.

Video: Multi-talented underwater robot uses fins to swim, walk and crawl: A new underwater robot can swim through the water with fins, and walk or crawl along the bottom when necessary. Posted on 15 April 2024.

DeSantis Signs Bills To Create 25-Foot Halo Around Cops, Strip Oversight Boards Of Independence: Here come more bad laws, courtesy of the Florida legislature — a government body that hasn’t met a right it isn’t willing to violate to further its bigoted agenda. Posted on 15 April 2024.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Tue 16: sky is clear

    17 ° - 23 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 17: few clouds

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 12 %
  • Thu 18: broken clouds

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 61 %
  • Fri 19: overcast clouds

    17 ° - 25 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Sat 20: broken clouds

    15 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 65 %

See next two weeks

News (continued)

LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features:  In the rapidly advancing landscape of AI technology and innovation, LimeWire emerges as a unique platform in the realm of generative AI tools. Posted on 12 December 2023.

Applied Machine Learning certificate prepares professionals for data science careers: Instagram's Brian D’Alessandro prepares professionals for data science careers in his Applied Machine Learning and AI certificate program from Cornell. Posted on 12 April 2024.

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

Trump Media shares tank after company reveals plan to sell more stock: Shares of Truth Social parent company have fallen 60% since March market debut as ex-president under financial pressureShares of the former president Donald Trump’s social media company slumped 12% on Monday, extending their string of losses, after the company said in a regulatory filing that it could sell millions of additional shares in coming months. Posted on 16 April 2024.

Rare lunar event to shed light on Stonehenge’s links to the moon: Archaeologists and astronomers to study Wiltshire site’s lesser understood connection to the moonThe rising and setting of the sun at Stonehenge, especially during the summer and winter solstices, continues to evoke joy, fascination and religious devotion. Posted on 16 April 2024.

Samsung retakes top phone sales spot from Apple as a third phone maker gains on them both: What's behind the change? And why didn't Google manage to crack the top 10?. Posted on 16 April 2024.

Nasa: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars': The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study. Posted on 15 April 2024.

Airchat Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Obsession: It’s time for another audio-first social network with a long wait list and vague moderation policies. Posted on 15 April 2024.

To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers: Livestreamers who bait scammers find creative ways to waste their time. Posted on 15 April 2024.

New analysis reveals the brutal history of the Winchcombe meteorite's journey through space: Intensive new nano-analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed how it was affected by water and repeatedly smashed apart and reassembled on the journey it took through space before landing in an English sheep field in 2021. Posted on 15 April 2024.

A.I. Has a Measurement Problem: Which A.I. system writes the best computer code or generates the most realistic image? Right now, there’s no easy way to answer those questions. Posted on 15 April 2024.

Caitlin Clark Officially Selected No. 1 Overall by Indiana Fever in 2024 WNBA Draft: To no surprise, the Indiana Fever have selected Caitlin Clark with the No. Posted on 15 April 2024.

Four Wild Ways to Save the Koala (That Just Might Work): To protect Australia’s iconic animals, scientists are experimenting with vaccine implants, probiotics, tree-planting drones and solar-powered tracking tags. Posted on 15 April 2024.

An artificial womb could build a bridge to health for premature babies: Artificial wombs could someday save babies born very prematurely. Posted on 12 April 2024.

18 yo, banking and investing platform: . Posted on 16 April 2024.

The IRS's New Tax Software: Rave Reviews, But Low Turnout: An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: The Biden administration marked the close of tax season Monday by announcing it had met a modest goal of getting at least 100,000 taxpayers to file through the Internal Revenue Service's new tax software, Direct File -- an alternative to commercial tax preparers. Posted on 16 April 2024.

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.

2,000-foot-wide 'potentially hazardous' asteroid has just made its closest approach to Earth — and you can see it with a telescope: The 2,000-foot-wide asteroid 2013 NK4 just made its closest approach to Earth in recorded history, sailing by at about eight lunar distances. Posted on 15 April 2024.

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 16: sky is clear

    17 ° - 23 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 17: few clouds

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 12 %
  • Thu 18: broken clouds

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 61 %
  • Fri 19: overcast clouds

    17 ° - 25 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 97 %
  • Sat 20: broken clouds

    15 ° - 21 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 65 %
  • Sun 21: overcast clouds

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Mon 22: light rain

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 77 %
  • Tue 23: overcast clouds

    15 ° - 19 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Wed 24: scattered clouds

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 36 %
  • Thu 25: broken clouds

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 53 %
  • Fri 26: broken clouds

    15 ° - 20 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 70 %
  • Sat 27: light rain

    14 ° - 18 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sun 28: sky is clear

    15 ° - 23 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Mon 29: sky is clear

    13 ° - 21 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Tue 30: sky is clear

    15 ° - 23 ° Wind 3 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Wed 01: scattered clouds

    20 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 44 %