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Thursday 24 September 2026

Today

  • 12:00–12:45 Europe/Prague — Haircut

Deliveries

  • Zásilkovna — Cukrfree Shop, tracking Z 103 0924 456. Ready for pickup at Z-BOX Praha 3, Žižkov, Fibichova 1586/11 (Mahlerovy sady). Pickup code 387074. Hold until 25 Sep 2026, 23:59.
  • Stitch Luxembourg / Post Luxembourg — Order #ST-86789 (Classic Retro-X Fleece Jacket, Seabird Grey, size L). Shipped; tracking CP107494515LU. Status as of 22 Sep: on the way (no newer delivery confirmation in mail).

Prague weather

about 12 °Covercastfeels about 10
  • about 8 km/h SW
  • about 67%
  • about 6 °C
high about 16 °C / low about 11 °Cshowers likely, with rain chance up to about 93%

Hourly (rest of today)

  • 08:00about 13 °Cabout 8 km/h SWabout 66%about 6 °C
  • 09:00about 13 °Cabout 8 km/h WSWabout 65%about 7 °C
  • 10:00about 13 °Cabout 8 km/h Wabout 73%about 8 °C
  • 11:00about 13 °Cabout 12 km/h NWabout 78%about 10 °C
  • 12:00about 14 °Cabout 10 km/h NWabout 76%about 10 °C
  • 13:00about 15 °Cabout 15 km/h NWabout 65%about 9 °C
  • 14:00about 15 °Cabout 15 km/h NWabout 60%about 8 °C
  • 15:00about 16 °Cabout 17 km/h NWabout 54%about 7 °C
  • 16:00about 15 °Cabout 15 km/h NWabout 54%about 6 °C
  • 17:00about 15 °Cabout 14 km/h NWabout 58%about 7 °C
  • 18:00about 14 °Cabout 14 km/h NWabout 62%about 7 °C
  • 19:00about 13 °Cabout 10 km/h NWabout 66%about 7 °C
  • 20:00about 12 °Cabout 7 km/h Wabout 72%about 7 °C
  • 21:00about 12 °Cabout 6 km/h Wabout 75%about 7 °C

Air & pollen

  • Tree pollens (alder, birch) and ragweed are at zero. Grass is negligible (about 0–0.2 grains/m³). Mugwort is the one to watch: about 4–7 grains/m³ this morning, easing toward about 1–2 by evening. Air quality fair (European AQI about 25–40)

Markets

  • Asia was mixed Thursday: MSCI Asia-Pacific ex-Japan held near flat to slightly higher; Kospi and Taiwan were firmer while Japan traded softer.
  • Oil remained the macro tell: Brent around $99 and US crude around $90 after the Saudi East–West Pipeline restart; US 10-year yields stayed below 5% and EUR/USD near $1.14.
  • Wall Street’s Wednesday backdrop was cautious after the recent record run: Nasdaq and S&P futures were little changed, with investors watching rates, oil and the next US inflation signals.

Conflicts

  • Ukraine: Zelenskiy said intelligence points to Russia preparing another mass attack and pressed allies for more air defence. After meeting Trump, he said Kyiv is open to a bilateral energy ceasefire if Russia stops hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure; not a unilateral pause on Ukrainian strikes. Ukrainian officials reported at least eight killed in strikes across industrial and front-line areas, with further energy hits.
  • Iran / region: A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within about seven days if the US eases military pressure and lifts the port blockade. Mediated US–Iran contacts continued at UNGA while Trump mixed deal language with hard threats; Houthi advances keep Saudi attention on the wider corridor.

Garlasco / Chiara Poggi

  • Process clock, not a new forensic ruling: with the 28 Sep 2026 deadline approaching, Procura di Pavia must choose among rinvio a giudizio, proroga, or archiviazione for Andrea Sempio. DNA under the nails, footprint “33” and scene reconstruction remain in focus; Sempio remains presumed innocent and Stasi’s final conviction is a separate track. No verified new YouTube/X smoking-gun drop in the last couple of days.

Tools & tech

  • Bitwig & Traktor: No new Bitwig or Traktor releases in the last day or two (Bitwig Studio 6.1 from 26 Aug remains the latest major release). No checkable new YouTube tutorials on Bitwig Studio or NI Traktor dated to the last 1–2 days.
  • Linux: Before purging a package that looks useless, run apt-cache rdepends --installed PACKAGE so you can see what still depends on it. Handy package: zoxide (sudo apt install zoxide) — learns frequent directories so z foo jumps smarter than plain cd; add eval "$(zoxide init bash)" to ~/.bashrc.

Grok Bot tip

  • Tip: Want a quieter (or louder) ping when something needs you? Open Notification sound under Settings → General (sidebar account button or Cmd+,). Pair it with Notification sound enabled if alerts went silent after an update.

Good News

  • LLNL’s 3D-printed solid-state bioreactor turns waste methane into succinate, reporting more than 10× the output of conventional liquid systems on lower power (coverage 22 Sep 2026).
  • CarbonOcean and GEOMAR Kiel demonstrated capturing ambient CO₂ into solid calcium carbonate, pointing toward a durable carbon-removal route.
  • University of Michigan chemists reported a plant-inspired iron catalyst that reduces nitrate to ammonia under heat and light — still lab-scale, but a promising lower-cost path.

Wonder

  • A “fire amoeba,” Incendiamoeba cascadensis from Lassen Volcanic National Park, grows and divides at up to 63 °C — the hottest known temperature for complex-cell replication — with brief survival toward 70 °C (Cell / Live Science, 22 Sep 2026).

Painting of the day

Ecce Homo — Caravaggio

  • Caravaggio, Ecce Homo (about 1607–1610), Madrid / Museo del Prado attribution — the rediscovered scene of Christ presented to the crowd, with the attribution still debated by some scholars. Image: Wikimedia Commons, sourced from the Museo del Prado; public-domain artwork/reproduction.

Word of the day (EN)

  • liminal — occupying a threshold or transitional state; between one condition and another.
    • The hour before the haircut felt liminal: still workday, almost weekend.
    • The museum’s empty gallery had a liminal calm after closing.

Čeština (2 words)

  • dnes — today — DNESS · Dnes prší. (It is raining today.)
  • zítra — tomorrow — ZEE-trah · Zítra mám čas. (I have time tomorrow.)

Marco Aurelio

  • Pensieri, Libro VI, 30: «Sei come una roccia contro la quale si infrangono le onde: essa rimane immobile e intorno a lei si placa il ribollire delle acque.»