Em
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Macro-dosing ☕️, 🥐, and Xanadu soundtrack until further notice. Psychotherapist, Dr of Psychology. Nature, Soul, the Arts, Each-Other. (Oz).
There is a lot we can do to help Australia’s native wildlife survive and recover from H5N1 bird flu. It will require far greater care and investment from governments than we’ve seen so far. theconversation.com/powerless-ag...
Powerless against bird flu? Not entirely. Here are 8 ways to help protect Australia’s birds and mammals
As lethal bird flu spreads in Australian wildlife, it can be easy to think nothing can stop it. That’s an error – much can be done.
theconversation.com
Tying men to the mast so they don’t fall in love with the AI chatbots…
The Odyssey Siren
ALT: The Odyssey Siren
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I have just ordered some fine line paint markers, because I had a small idea that appears to have gotten away from me.
A key software supplier warns the public service is drifting into deeper dependence on foreign tech companies and brittle legacy systems www.canberratimes.com.au/story/930657...
Govt digital agency rejects vendor lock-in claims from software giant
The debate over vendor lock-in and open-source software heats up.
canberratimes.com.au
Pervert glasses should be only available in hi viz yellow so that we can easily see who’s wearing them.
Toad sipped his tea. “Frog,” he asked, “are you making this up?” “Maybe yes and maybe no,” said Frog.
With highly-pathogenic avian influenza now in NZ, we're taking steps to protect #kakapo and #takahe by vaccinating against the disease, following a successful trial. We're aiming for ~90 kākāpō and 100 takahē in an initial phase to protect the most valuable birds/sites. #conservation #birds
Naarm/Melbourne has again showed up in force to protest Israeli atrocity in Gaza and the West Bank, grotesque Australian government and corporate complicity, and the silence and indifference of the husks posing as human among us. From the river to the sea.
I feel as though this Heron was judging me. Perhaps it had the right to do so. I did sneak up on it with a camera, after all.
How can this be? Indian conglomerate Adani will pay no company tax despite generating almost $1bn in revenue from coal mining in Queensland over the past year. We should be marching on Parliament. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Adani to pay no company tax despite $1bn revenue from Queensland coalmine
Indian conglomerate offsets earnings from Carmichael mine to report $340.6m loss, after promising billions in taxes and royalties
theguardian.com
Oh wow, I just saw this news. Australia's TGA has approved a clinical trial of a blood test that can identify biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease two decades before symptoms appear, allowing intervention strategies. I hope this goes well. This could improve millions of lives globally.
newsGP - ‘Milestone’ Alzheimer’s diagnosis blood test gets green light
GPs could one day be offering patients the ‘holy grail’ test, which could detect the disease’s biomarkers up to two decades before symptoms appear.
www1.racgp.org.au
Time to bring back victory gardens (provided your soil is ok or you can afford raised garden beds and potting mix)
The #BronzeAge #UptonLovellShaman's burial in Wiltshire has long been considered an important religious figure & metalworker. It's been barely questioned someone of such status must be male. But now #aDNA analysis revealed that the body is in fact: a woman. 🏺 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on ancient DNA: a female shaman exposes our flawed assumptions about the past | Editorial
Editorial: Thanks to new technology we are are acquiring insights into earlier times, and realising how little we truly know
theguardian.com
