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Today's quotable quote: Ethel Barrymore: You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.

This day in history: 06 October 2024: The Battle of Tigranocerta (69 BCE). Through an alliance with his father-in-law, Mithradates VI of Pontus, Armenian King Tigranes the Great extended his conquests across Asia Minor and founded Tigranocerta—the modern Siirt, Turkey—as the capital of his large empire. In 69 BCE, Roman forces led by General Lucullus captured Tigranocerta. With the aid of Tigranes's son, Pompey vanquished Tigranes, who lost all of his conquests and had to pay tribute to Rome.

Great Big Story

When a fish is worth more than you 🇯🇵🐟💰,

When a fish is worth more than you 🇯🇵🐟💰

Could a tramway system solve CT’s transport problems?

capetownetc.com,

Cape Town is considering bringing back its historic tramway system, and the Young Urbanist team is leading the charge to explore this possibility, Cape {town} Etc reports.

Historic Photographs

The inventor of the helicopter, Igor Sikorsky, in the Sikorsky H-5 helicopter, 1945. Backstory and more photos: https://bit.ly/3X38fxK,

The inventor of the helicopter, Igor Sikorsky, in the Sikorsky H-5 helicopter, 1945. Backstory and more photos: https://bit.ly/3X38fxK

Legend_1

Full Stack Development 😅,

Full Stack Development 😅

Inside Africa

Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein is a farm in South Africa's North West province, that is famous for its exceptionally long place name of 44 characters. It holds the record for the longest place name in South Africa and is possibly the fourth-longest in the world.,

BusinessTech

These are South Africa's top 15 flea, street and farmers markets based on an analysis of reviews from Tripadvisor.,

These are South Africa's top 15 flea, street and farmers markets based on an analysis of reviews from Tripadvisor.

Celebrity News

Namibia 🇳🇦 is Africa's emptiest country per landmass. Despite its large landmass, it has a very low population (2.6 million people). Namibia is 3.37 times larger than the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Namibia is 2.5 times bigger than Germany 🇩🇪 Namibia is three times bigger than France 🇫🇷 Namibia is two times bigger than Spain 🇪🇸 There are more cows than people in Namibia 🇳🇦. On Sundays, you can drive for an hour without seeing anyone. Beaches in Namibia most often are empty and calm. 🌹🔥,

Freedom Chasers

A new perspective to juggling. Amazing ❤️,

A new perspective to juggling. Amazing ❤️

Tzvika Stein - Shooting for Fun

Lake Bled in Slovenia is known for the island with a church at the center of the lake. I think it rather looks like an eye from above.,

Lake Bled in Slovenia is known for the island with a church at the center of the lake. I think it rather looks like an eye from above.

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.,

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,

History Unleashed

#AncientRome #Colosseum,

#AncientRome #Colosseum

SA’s famous icebreaker gets second life ferrying tourists to Antarctica

timeslive.co.za,

South Africa’s polar research vessel SA Agulhas 1 will soon host tourists hoping for a glimpse of Antarctica.

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In the news

Super Magdrive rocket thrusters run on heavy metal: The most abundant metal known to man is iron. Posted on .

Google's twisted new Gboard: A double-sided infinite keyboard: Google Japan has released the newest version of the Gboard, a unique double-sided keyboard that’s based on the Möbius strip, integral to math, science, and popular culture. Posted on .

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt: This week, both top spots on the insightful side were taken by similar comments from That One Guy. Posted on .

Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

Mon 07: few clouds
17 ° - 25 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 14 %
Tue 08: sky is clear
17 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 2 %
Wed 09: few clouds
16 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 16 %
Thu 10: overcast clouds
13 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 100 %
Fri 11: sky is clear
13 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %

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 .

Breaking Through Barriers to Reach New Heights at Cornell Tech: Noor EL-Hawwat: . Posted on .

Flatpack coffins and robot dogs: patents applications show UK inventions of 2023: Other submissions included a vertical grand piano, smart goalie gloves and cheese made of potatoesA robot dog that does the vacuuming, a flatpack coffin and a cross between a cookie and a cake were among the things that UK-based inventors thought up last year. Posted on .

Wanted: expedition botanist to follow in Darwin’s footsteps and look for plants: If you have a sense of adventure and know your squills from your spurges, Cambridge University Botanic Garden may have the job for youWith the promise of travel, adventure and the chance to follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, applications have opened for what might be the best job in the natural world: an expedition botanist to go on plant-collecting adventures for Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Posted on .

Amazon Prime Day deals live: We found 160+ of the best deals ahead of October's Big Deal Days: October Prime Day kicks off tomorrow, but our deal-hunting experts have found the best early Prime Day deals live now on TVs, laptops, phones, kitchen appliances, and more. Posted on .

Northern Lights possible as solar storms gather: The largest solar flare since 2017 has been spotted erupting from the Sun’s surface. Posted on .

Stunning photos of a vast e-waste dumping ground — and those who make a living off it: Three photojournalists have created an in-depth report on electronic waste — its negative and . Posted on .

Cerebras Files Prospectus for I.P.O.: The Silicon Valley company would be among the first A. Posted on .

Bond traders buckle up for ‘no landing’ after jobs surprise: Bond traders buckle up for ‘no landing’ after jobs surprise Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News. Posted on .

9 of the Most Celebrated Awards in Science Outside of Nobel Prizes: The Nobel Foundation offers prizes in only three disciplines, but other awards have been created to honor scientists in different fields. Posted on .

How do scientists study lightning? With a spy plane and some big storms: Lightning: It happens all the time, and yet the exact details of how it's made has long eluded scientists. Posted on .

Mining giant Rio Tinto in talks to buy U.S. lithium producer Arcadium: Mining giant Rio Tinto in talks to buy U. Posted on .

Insecure Robot Vacuums From Chinese Company Deebot Collect Photos and Audio to Train Their AI: Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shared this report from Australia's public broadcaster ABC: Ecovacs robot vacuums, which have been found to suffer from critical cybersecurity flaws, are collecting photos, videos and voice recordings — taken inside customers' houses — to train the company's AI models. Posted on .

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 .

Stunning video shows sharks devouring sea urchins, spines and all: Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps. Posted on .

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

Mon 07: few clouds
17 ° - 25 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 14 %
Tue 08: sky is clear
17 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 2 %
Wed 09: few clouds
16 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 16 %
Thu 10: overcast clouds
13 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 100 %
Fri 11: sky is clear
13 ° - 20 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Sat 12: sky is clear
14 ° - 21 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Sun 13: sky is clear
15 ° - 18 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Mon 14: moderate rain
13 ° - 15 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 90 %
Tue 15: light rain
13 ° - 17 ° Wind 12 km/h / Clouds 91 %
Wed 16: sky is clear
13 ° - 18 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Thu 17: sky is clear
13 ° - 19 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Fri 18: sky is clear
14 ° - 18 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 0 %
Sat 19: scattered clouds
13 ° - 17 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 32 %
Sun 20: light rain
13 ° - 14 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 93 %
Mon 21: light rain
11 ° - 15 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 89 %
Tue 22: light rain
12 ° - 17 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 41 %

Rondebosch Common at dawn

Hout Bay via Silvermine

Tokai and Muizenberg via Elephant's Eye

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In the news

Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

Mon 07: few clouds

Tue 08: sky is clear

Wed 09: few clouds

Thu 10: overcast clouds

Fri 11: sky is clear

News (continued)

Some of the tech in my workday

Best programming language?

Longer term weather forecast

Cape Town weather

Mon 07: few clouds

Tue 08: sky is clear

Wed 09: few clouds

Thu 10: overcast clouds

Fri 11: sky is clear

Sat 12: sky is clear

Sun 13: sky is clear

Mon 14: moderate rain

Tue 15: light rain

Wed 16: sky is clear

Thu 17: sky is clear

Fri 18: sky is clear

Sat 19: scattered clouds

Sun 20: light rain

Mon 21: light rain

Tue 22: light rain