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This day in history: 06 December 2024: The Washington Monument Is Completed (1884). In 1783, Congress passed a resolution approving an equestrian statue of George Washington. Plans were made to erect it at the site of the present Washington Monument, but Washington objected to the idea. After his death in 1799, plans for a memorial were discussed but none was adopted until 1832, when blocks of stone began to be collected from each state, some foreign countries, and private individuals. The 555-ft (169-m) monument was finally completed in 1884.


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082 389 2834

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In the news

Award-winning tech uses cyborg mollusks to monitor water pollution: Filter-feeding mollusks respond to water pollution in a very detectable and measurable manner. Posted on 06 December 2024.

Wild Sun sets off staggering light shows in annual aurora photo gallery: The Sun is at the most active stage of its 11-year cycle, resulting in some stunning aurora visible in places it doesn’t normally reach. Posted on 06 December 2024.

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Comply & Demand: Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Posted on 06 December 2024.


Cape Town weather

5 day forecast

  • Sat 07: sky is clear

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 08: few clouds

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 21 %
  • Mon 09: broken clouds

    17 ° - 23 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 71 %
  • Tue 10: few clouds

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 22 %
  • Wed 11: broken clouds

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 68 %

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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.

New method compresses terabytes of genomic data into gigabytes: A new method developed at Cornell provides tools and methodologies to compress hundreds of terabytes of genomic data to gigabytes, once again enabling researchers to store datasets in local computers. Posted on 05 December 2024.

Bezos says he is ‘very optimistic’ about Trump’s plan to roll back regulations: Amazon billionaire known for previously frosty relations with president-elect signals willingness to collaborateAmazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, is the latest tech mogul to offer a new wave of support for Donald Trump’s incoming presidency, endorsing the former president’s plans to reduce government regulation and signalling a willingness to collaborate. Posted on 06 December 2024.

Nasa announces further delays in Artemis moon missions: US space agency chief says astronauts still on schedule to make landing ‘well ahead’ of China’s lunar voyageThe Nasa administrator, Bill Nelson, announced has announced new delays in the US space agency’s Artemis programme to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972, pushing back the next two planned missions amid potential policy changes under president-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Posted on 06 December 2024.

Get a Microsoft Office 2019 license for Mac or Windows for 85% off with this deal: This deal gets you a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows or Mac and access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for just $33. Posted on 06 December 2024.

Nasa delays astronaut flight around the Moon: The US is pushing back its planned return to the Moon as it fixes a heat shield issue. Posted on 05 December 2024.

This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, GM stopped making it: The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker — pioneering some technologies you can still find in today's EVs. Posted on 06 December 2024.

A nature conservation paradox: Invasive species are often threatened in their native habitat: Non-native species introduced by humans are among the main causes of global species decline—they were partly responsible for 60% of the species that have become extinct worldwide in recent decades. Posted on 06 December 2024.

TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Appeals Court Denies Bid to Overturn New Law: The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. Posted on 06 December 2024.

US economy added 227,000 jobs in November: US economy added 227,000 jobs in November Then $75 per month. Posted on 06 December 2024.

Get a Microsoft Office 2019 license for Mac or Windows for 85% off with this deal: This deal gets you a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows or Mac and access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for just $33. Posted on 06 December 2024.

When They Hear Plants Cry, Moths Make a Decision: A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices. Posted on 06 December 2024.

Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds: A new Boston University study of 77 deceased male ice hockey players found that their chances of developing the degenerative brain disease known as CTE increased with each year they played the sport. Posted on 04 December 2024.

More than a million oven gloves are being recalled after consumers report 92 minor burns: More than a million oven gloves recalled after consumers report 92 minor burns More than one million pairs of oven gloves are being recalled due to a burn hazard, after dozens of injury reports NEW YORK -- More than one million pairs of oven gloves are being recalled due to a burn hazard, after…. Posted on 06 December 2024.

New Nuclear Fuel Rods Endure 3,452F For 120-Day Test, Raising Hopes for Safer Reactors: Nuclear rods are traditionally clad in metal. Posted on 06 December 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.

Raw milk from US dairies must now be tested for bird flu: A new federal order requires that U. Posted on 06 December 2024.


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

  • Sat 07: sky is clear

    15 ° - 22 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 08: few clouds

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 9 km/h / Clouds 21 %
  • Mon 09: broken clouds

    17 ° - 23 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 71 %
  • Tue 10: few clouds

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 22 %
  • Wed 11: broken clouds

    18 ° - 24 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 68 %
  • Thu 12: light rain

    17 ° - 20 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 73 %
  • Fri 13: light rain

    17 ° - 19 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 47 %
  • Sat 14: sky is clear

    16 ° - 21 ° Wind 4 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 15: light rain

    16 ° - 19 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 52 %
  • Mon 16: light rain

    15 ° - 18 ° Wind 6 km/h / Clouds 95 %
  • Tue 17: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Wed 18: sky is clear

    17 ° - 21 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 9 %
  • Thu 19: sky is clear

    17 ° - 22 ° Wind 5 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Fri 20: light rain

    17 ° - 19 ° Wind 7 km/h / Clouds 100 %
  • Sat 21: sky is clear

    16 ° - 20 ° Wind 14 km/h / Clouds 0 %
  • Sun 22: overcast clouds

    16 ° - 24 ° Wind 8 km/h / Clouds 89 %