Glass Wings Blog: February 2022

<https://jacobinmag.com/2022/01/cryptocurrency-scam-blockchain-bitcoin-economy-decentralization>

"Cryptocurrency is a scam.

All of it, full stop — not just the latest pump-and-dump “shitcoin” schemes, in

How E Ink Developed Full-Color e-Paper

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:03:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://spectrum.ieee.org/how-e-ink-developed-full-color-epaper

"From the very beginning, e-paper seemed magical. It was easy on the eyes, even
outdoors and in bright sunlight, where other portable displays became
unreadable. It could go weeks between charges while mobiles equipped with other

Making the web better. With blocks!

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:05:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2022/01/27/making-the-web-better-with-blocks/>

"I thought, wouldn’t it be cool if blocks were interchangeable and reusable
across the web?

Meat and masculinity: why some men just can’t stomach plant-based food

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:05:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/meat-and-masculinity-why-some-men-just-cant-stomach-plant-based-food-174785>

"Meat alternatives are suddenly everywhere, from burger joints to supermarket
shelves to restaurant-grade food.

Отава Ё - Про Ивана Groove (русское готическое R'N'B) - Otava Yo

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:21:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbBU06irWT8

"Второй официальный видеоклип группы Отава Ё. (HD)"

"Otava Yo - About Ivan Groove (Russian Gothic R'N'B)

UK government puts animal welfare policies on pause

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:23:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/20/uk-government-puts-animal-welfare-policies-on-pause>

"Some of the government’s most prized new animal welfare policies are being put
on pause in what supporters see as a sneaky attempt to ditch the “woke”
measures altogether.

Butterfly sanctuary closes as QAnon believers, thinking it’s home to sex trafficking ring, plot caravan there

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:26:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.dailydot.com/debug/national-butterfly-center-closed-sex-trafficking-qanon/>

"Right-wing conspiracy theorists have already decided that pizza, furniture,
and pictures of corn are all part of the vast secret and silent war between
good and evil. So moving on to claiming that butterflies are part of the deep

Meet Willow, the Bidens' new, very presidential-looking cat

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:27:21 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1076323003/biden-cat-white-house-willow

"The Biden administration announced Friday that the first family has adopted a
gray shorthair tabby cat named Willow.

Is Old Music Killing New Music?

Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:19:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/is-old-music-killing-new-music

"I had a hunch that old songs were taking over music streaming platforms—but
even I was shocked when I saw the most recent numbers. According to MRC Data,
old songs now represent 70% of the US music market.

Can Science Fiction Wake Us Up to Our Climate Reality?

Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:20:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/31/can-science-fiction-wake-us-up-to-our-climate-reality-kim-stanley-robinson>

"Robinson is often called one of the best living science-fiction writers. He is
unique in the degree to which his books envision moral, not merely
technological, progress. Their protagonists are often diplomats, scholars, and

Australian Prime Minister, After Registering For A WeChat Account Using Unnamed Chinese Citizen, Finds His Account Sold To Someone Else

Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:21:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220127/16492448369/australian-prime-minister-after-registering-wechat-account-using-unnamed-chinese-citizen-finds-his-account-sold-to-someone-else.shtml>

"WeChat is the massively dominant Chinese social media app (plus commerce, plus
a lot more), but unlike other apps from China, like TikTok, it has mostly
focused on the Chinese market, rather than markets overseas. Nonetheless, it

Drowning in privacy policies: CHOICE calls for reform

Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:21:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.choice.com.au/consumers-and-data/protecting-your-data/data-privacy-and-safety/articles/reform-needed-as-australians-contend-with-hundreds-of-privacy-policies>

"Almost every time you visit a website, download or use an app, or sign up or
use a loyalty program, digital subscription or streaming service, you've
consented to your personal data being collected and stored.

Here’s why misinformation is a smaller problem than you think

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 05:02:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/heres-why-misinformation-is-a-smaller-problem-than-you-think-172968>

"It’s widely believed that this is the age of misinformation, of alternative
facts, and of conspiracy theories gone mainstream, from QAnon to anti-vaccine
and anti-lockdown movements.

Electronic surveillance law review won’t stop Border Force’s warrantless phone snooping

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 05:03:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/electronic-surveillance-law-review-wont-stop-border-forces-warrantless-phone-snooping-175833>

"Australia’s electronic surveillance laws are being reformed with a goal of
making them “clearer, more coherent and better adapted to the modern world”.

Data From Over 350,000 People Have Really Bad News About 'Moderate' Drinking

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 05:05:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.sciencealert.com/low-or-moderate-drinking-probably-isn-t-as-good-for-us-as-we-thought>

"We all know that drinking too much is bad for us. But what about just a few
glasses a week?

A year after Myanmar’s coup, the military still lacks control and the country is sliding into an intractable civil war

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 05:06:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/a-year-after-myanmars-coup-the-military-still-lacks-control-and-the-country-is-sliding-into-an-intractable-civil-war-174766>

"In the year since Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s prospects
have deteriorated sharply, with untold misery for millions: deaths, arrests,
detention, sickness, displacement, poverty and trauma.

COVID: WHO recommends two new treatments – here’s how they work

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:15:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/covid-who-recommends-two-new-treatments-heres-how-they-work-175004>

"Back in early 2020, if you got ill with COVID there were no proven treatments
for doctors to give you – it was one of the main things that made this disease
so scary. Fast forward to 2021 and scientists have since uncovered a handful of

Illegal overfishing by Chinese trawlers leaves Sierra Leone locals ‘starving’

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:17:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/01/sierra-leone-families-starving-chinese-trawlers-industrial-overfishing-destroying-lives>

"Along Tombo’s crumbling waterfront, dozens of hand-painted wooden boats are
arriving in the blistering midday sun with the day’s catch for the scrum of the
market in one of Sierra Leone’s largest fishing ports.

Poland’s border wall to cut through Europe’s last old-growth forest

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:19:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/polish-belarusian-border-wall-environmental-disaster>

"The border between Poland and Belarus is a land of forests, rolling hills,
river valleys, and wetlands. But this once peaceful countryside has become a
militarized zone. Prompted by concerns about an influx of primarily Middle

Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:20:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/01/swedish-crows-pick-up-cigarette-butts-litter>

"Crows are being recruited to pick up discarded cigarette butts from the
streets and squares of a Swedish city as part of a cost-cutting drive.

Extreme heat in oceans ‘passed point of no return’ in 2014

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:22:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/01/extreme-heat-oceans-passed-point-of-no-return-high-temperatures-wildlife-seas>

"Extreme heat in the world’s oceans passed the “point of no return” in 2014 and
has become the new normal, according to research.

Hope is not optimism

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:34:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://aeon.co/essays/true-hope-takes-a-hard-look-at-reality-then-makes-a-plan>

"Hope is not wishful thinking, optimism, or ‘the power of positive thinking’.
There’s nothing wrong with being optimistic, of course. Research shows that
optimism is associated with many beneficial outcomes. But that doesn’t mean

Why Women in Hollywood Had More Power in 1916 Than They Do Now

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:37:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://slate.com/culture/2022/01/charlie-chaplin-buster-keaton-mabel-normand-female-directors.html>

"During the 1910s, the same years that silent comedians like Charlie Chaplin,
Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd were establishing themselves as movie stars,
another phenomenon was taking place in the business that would not become

Bitcoin: Delusions of money

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:40:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.computerworld.com/article/3648339/bitcoin-delusions-of-money.html>

"Bitcoin is more popular than ever. Businesses such as AT&T, Microsoft, Visa,
and PayPal all accept payment by Bitcoin and even small companies are getting
into cryptocurrency. According to an HSB survey, one-third of US small and

Almost all the snow at the Winter Olympics will be fake

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:42:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.futurity.org/winter-olympics-snow-climate-chnage-temperature-2690232-2/>

"Changing snow conditions have made it increasingly difficult for host cities
to have enough snow for athletes to participate in their respective winter
sports. To address this, Japanese scientists invented a formula for artificial

Canadian Olympic Committee signs up to explore feasibility of First Nations-led bid for 2030 Winter Games

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:43:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/olympics-indigenous-bid-bc-1.6334874>

"Four First Nations, along with the municipalities of Vancouver and Whistler,
have signed an agreement with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees to
start exploring the feasibility of hosting the 2030 Winter Games in British

No Smoking — Ever? New Zealand’s Plan to Stub Out Cigarettes

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 05:10:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/smoking-ban-new-zealand-under-18/

"For years, New Zealand has been trying to kick its smoking habit. Around half
a million New Zealanders smoke tobacco every day — the equivalent of more than
one in ten of all adults — and thousands die from it each year.

“Cool Roofs” Are Helping Women Earn More in India

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 05:10:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/india-cool-roofs-home-based-workers/

"During the scorching midday heat in Behrampura, a slum in the Indian city of
Ahmedabad, it can be difficult to breathe, let alone get any work done.
Throughout the summer, peak daytime temperatures often exceed 38C (100F).

Climate change has likely begun to suffocate the world's fisheries

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 05:12:04 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://phys.org/news/2022-02-climate-begun-suffocate-world-fisheries.html>

"By 2080, around 70% of the world's oceans could be suffocating from a lack of
oxygen as a result of climate change, potentially impacting marine ecosystems
worldwide, according to a new study. The new models find mid-ocean depths that

Why the Winter Olympics are so vital to the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 05:12:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/why-the-winter-olympics-are-so-vital-to-the-chinese-communist-partys-legitimacy-176130>

"Aside from fake snow and COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Games are controversial
for many reasons.

Why we resigned from the ARC College of Experts after minister vetoed research grants

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 05:13:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/why-we-resigned-from-the-arc-college-of-experts-after-minister-vetoed-research-grants-175925>

"On Christmas Eve 2021, the pub-test folly struck again. The two of us found
ourselves, angry and heartsore, resigning from the Australian Research
Council’s (ARC) highly respected College of Experts in protest at the

Can the world stop Myanmar from becoming a failed state?

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 02:27:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/can-the-world-stop-myanmar-from-becoming-a-failed-state-174868>

"Myanmar is on the brink of collapse. One year after the coup, half the
population does not have enough food. The local currency has lost 50% of its
value. Foreign companies are pulling out of Myanmar. The military is shooting

The $1 billion Great Barrier Reef funding is nonsensical. Australians, and their natural wonder, deserve so much better

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 02:28:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-1-billion-great-barrier-reef-funding-is-nonsensical-australians-and-their-natural-wonder-deserve-so-much-better-175924>

"Today, the federal government is due to report back to UNESCO on its efforts
to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The government’s announcement last week of
A$1 billion of additional funding is welcome, but it will do little to allay

Queensland has an important network of private conservation areas, but they’re dangerously exposed to mining

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 02:29:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/queensland-has-an-important-network-of-private-conservation-areas-but-theyre-dangerously-exposed-to-mining-175519>

"Australia has the world’s largest network of privately owned conservation
areas that protect a range of rare wildlife, from bilbies to endangered fish.

An Introduction to Unconditional Basic Income For All

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 02:30:04 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.scottsantens.com/universal-basic-income-for-all-unconditional-why-ubi-is-necessary-now-evidence-experiments>

"Let’s talk about humanity...

Human civilization was not ready for COVID-19, nor is it ready for the

The Liberal Party’s Vision | Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 02:31:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USWqSCN_xL8

"With a federal election due at some point in early 2022, that could determine
the next decade, we let ScoMo do the talking."

Virtual assembly adopts declaration, addresses demands to the UN

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:12:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/21025/virtual-assembly-adopts-declaration-addresses-demands-to-the-un/>

"Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) hosted an online Global People’s
Assembly from 21 to 23 September 2021, in parallel to a high-level segment of
the UN General Assembly in New York.

YouTube Dusts Off Granular National Video Blocking To Assist YouTuber Feuding With Toei Animation

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:14:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220128/12562548373/youtube-dusts-off-granular-national-video-blocking-to-assist-youtuber-feuding-with-toei-animation.shtml>

"Hopefully, you will recall our discussion about one YouTuber, Totally Not
Mark, suddenly getting flooded with 150 copyright claims on his YouTube
channel all at once from Toei Animation. Mark's channel is essentially a series

How Do You Care for One of the World’s Oldest Aquarium Fish?

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:15:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/oldest-aquarium-fish-lungfish-methuselah>

"Methuselah isn’t like most fish. She seems to like belly rubs and chin
scratches and dines on restaurant-grade prawns and ripe, seasonal figs. She
also has both lungs and gills, and she’s about 90 years old.

Find out more about inequality

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:17:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/economic-inequality/resources/

"Inequality is a killer, contributing to the deaths of at least 21,300 people
each day. That’s one person every four seconds. This is not by chance, but by
choice.

Labor’s plan to green the Kurri Kurri gas power plant makes no sense

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:18:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/labors-plan-to-green-the-kurri-kurri-gas-power-plant-makes-no-sense-176157>

"Is it possible to have your cake and eat it too? Federal Labor is certainly
giving it a go by supporting government plans for a fossil gas/diesel peaking
plant in the Hunter Valley currently under construction – as long as the plant

Can You Solve The Miserable Being Miserable Online By Regulating Tech?

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:20:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211231/17431248208/can-you-solve-miserable-being-miserable-online-regulating-tech.shtml>

"Over the last few months, I've been asking a general question which I don't
know the answer to, but which I think needs a lot more research. It gets back
to the issue of how much of the "bad" that many people seem to insist is caused

New German leader proposes a ‘climate club’ of leading economies that would punish free riders like Australia

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:21:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/new-german-leader-proposes-a-climate-club-of-leading-economies-that-would-punish-free-riders-like-australia-175842>

"Germany has announced plans for a new climate alliance between the world’s
advanced economies, in a move that promises to transform international climate
action.

Nintendo Hates You: More DMCA Takedowns Of YouTube Videos Of Game Music Despite No Legit Alternative

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:22:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220201/09563748398/nintendo-hates-you-more-dmca-takedowns-youtube-videos-game-music-despite-no-legit-alternative.shtml>

"I guess this is nearly an annual thing now. In 2019, we talked about how one
YouTuber, GilvaSunner, had over one hundred YouTube videos blocked by
Nintendo over copyright claims. GilvaSunner's channel is dedicated to video

Remaking universities: notes from the sidelines of catastrophe

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:23:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/remaking-universities-notes-from-the-sidelines-of-catastrophe-175920>

"Can we grieve not for a person but for an institution? Should we be angry over
possibilities destroyed, young talents denied a chance to flourish? Is there
any point in lamenting greed, short-sightedness, the brutality of power?

Why Ukrainians are ready to fight for their democracy

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:23:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/why-ukrainians-are-ready-to-fight-for-their-democracy-175649>

"Eight years since the Russian annexation of Crimea, Ukraine is facing another
threat from its eastern neighbour. Russia has amassed an estimated 130,000
troops and military equipment along its borders in recent weeks.

Pass the Ball

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 05:47:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://vimeo.com/669475821

"Idea:
3 second animation of a ball.
Pass it to someone in another country

Didn't Used To Be a Pizza Hut

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 05:49:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://thedeletedscenes.substack.com/p/didnt-used-to-be-a-pizza-hut

"This building outside a strip plaza in Landover, Maryland, has been driving me
crazy for almost a month.

Neospace - Flying to the Stars, Album Promomix

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 05:50:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-SoJPIdU8g

"Here it is the promomix for the new NEOSPACE album that will be released in
February 2022."

Electric Monaros and hotted-up skateboards : the ‘genius’ who wants to electrify our world

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 05:51:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/05/electric-monaros-and-hotted-up-skateboards-the-genius-who-wants-to-electrify-our-world>

"It is late morning at the home of inventor, entrepreneur and CEO, Saul
Griffith, in the coastal village of Austinmer, south of Sydney, and the scene
is instantly familiar.

Jonathan Pie explains the Party Gate scandal for the NYT.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 05:52:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_5u36YFb5E

"Jonathan Pie explains Boris Johnson, for the New York Times."

Via Joerg Fliege and Christoph S.

What if we fund artists the way we fund startups?

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:43:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://ellegriffin.substack.com/p/fund-artists-like-startups

"Margaret Atwood has a new novel coming out in 2114. You read that correctly:
the bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale will publish her last book
Scribbler Moon long after we are dead. We won’t get to read it, our kids won’t

Electric vehicles are here. How can we make them equitable?

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:44:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://grist.org/article/electric-vehicles-are-here-how-can-we-make-them-equitable/>

"Automobiles and automakers have a storied place in American history: Vehicles
have played a huge part in making every aspect of our lives easier, from
alleviating transportation woes to building the supply chains businesses rely

Furries Are Leading the War Against a Book-Banning Mississippi Mayor

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:46:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdpen/mississippi-furry-book-banning

"Last week, a Mississippi mayor tried to strong-arm a local library into
banning some books. The result was swift, and in retrospect, entirely
predictable: A group of furries got on Twitter to do something about it.

The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil’s government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:47:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-great-amazon-land-grab-how-brazils-government-is-turning-public-land-private-clearing-the-way-for-deforestation-173416>

"Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park
is too big. Also imagine that, working with federal politicians, they change
the law to downsize the park by a million acres, which they sell in a private

When Crypto-Exchanges Go Broke, You’ll Lose It All

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:49:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://onezero.medium.com/when-crypto-exchanges-go-broke-youll-lose-it-all-53cfd3c4476>

"If you’ve spent much time around cryptocurrency people, you’ve probably heard
a rant or two about “sound money” and the need to “depoliticize money.” This is
a foundation of blockchainism: the belief that money is born separate from

Innovative charging system allows electric ferries in the Netherlands

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:16:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/innovative-charging-system-allows-electric-ferries-in-the-netherlands/>

"Passengers crossing Amsterdam’s North Sea Canal will have a quieter, cleaner
voyage thanks to a new fleet of five electric ferries that recharge in three
minutes after each 20-minute round trip, saving 800,000 litres of diesel a

Why Germany Behaves the Way It Does

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:18:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://warontherocks.com/2022/02/why-germany-behaves-the-way-it-does/

"Other than Russia, no country looks worse during the current Ukraine crisis
than Germany.

Battery-powered trains are picking up speed

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:20:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/02/battery-powered-trains-are-picking-up-speed/>

"Battery-electric power is commonplace in cars and trucks and is being tested
in planes, helicopters, and container ships. Now, battery power is coming to
trains, in place of the diesel-fueled generators that have powered locomotives

7 reasons Australia is the lucky country when it comes to snakes

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:21:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/7-reasons-australia-is-the-lucky-country-when-it-comes-to-snakes-175188>

"Australia has a global reputation as a land full of danger, where seemingly
everything is out to kill you. Crocodiles lurk in estuaries, large spiders hide
in bathrooms, and we share our suburbs with some of the world’s most venomous

Native birds have vanished across the continent since colonisation. Now we know just how much we’ve lost

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:21:51 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/native-birds-have-vanished-across-the-continent-since-colonisation-now-we-know-just-how-much-weve-lost-176239>

"In the 250 years since Europeans colonised Australia, native birdlife has
disappeared across the continent. Our new research has, for the first time,
registered just how much Australia has actually lost – and our findings are

Vaccine trial for killer elephant virus begins

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 05:58:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60222464

'"She's our wonder baby!" says elephant keeper Katie Morrison, smiling broadly.

Katie points to five-year-old Indali, an elephant survivor of an often deadly

Just 16% of the world’s coastlines are in good shape – and many are so bad they can never fully recover

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 05:58:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/just-16-of-the-worlds-coastlines-are-in-good-shape-and-many-are-so-bad-they-can-never-fully-recover-176445>

"Only about 16% of the world’s coastal regions are in relatively good
condition, according to our world-first research released today, and many are
so degraded they can’t be restored to their original state.

‘Giant obstacle course’: call to reroute major shipping lanes to protect blue whales

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:00:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/07/change-lane-whales-ahead-sri-lanka-urged-to-reroute-shipping-traffic>

"Scientists and conservation groups are calling for one of the world’s busiest
shipping lanes to be rerouted in an effort to protect the world’s largest
animal.

‘Time is their secret weapon’: the hidden grey army quietly advancing species discovery in Australia

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:01:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/time-is-their-secret-weapon-the-hidden-grey-army-quietly-advancing-species-discovery-in-australia-175189>

"Each year, many new species of Australian plants, animals and fungi are
discovered and described. It’s detailed, time-consuming work, and much of it
could not be done without the contribution of older Australians.

From Jaws to Star Wars to Harry Potter: John Williams, 90 today, is our greatest living composer

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:02:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/from-jaws-to-star-wars-to-harry-potter-john-williams-90-today-is-our-greatest-living-composer-176245>

"John Williams, the man who changed the way we hear the movies, turns 90 today.

As the key Hollywood composer during the blockbuster era of the 1970s and

Why democracy matters in the Ukraine crisis

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:18:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/593124-why-democracy-matters-in-the-ukraine-crisis>

"President Biden has called the competition between democracy and autocracy a
“defining challenge of our time.” Many observers have dismissed that framing as
mere rhetoric or foolhardy idealism in a dangerous world. Ukraine should serve

A Bridge Will Help Humans and Lions Coexist in Los Angeles

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:19:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/wildlife-overpass-los-angeles-lions-p22/>

"Hollywood’s loneliest bachelor just shocked another unsuspecting woman by
leaping over her fence in Beachwood Canyon at the cusp of dawn and then
leisurely checking out her barbecue for leftovers. Leilani Fideler’s security

The ABC’s budget hasn’t been restored – it’s still facing $1.2 billion in accumulated losses over a decade

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:20:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-abcs-budget-hasnt-been-restored-its-still-facing-1-2-billion-in-accumulated-losses-over-a-decade-176532>

"ABC Chair Ita Buttrose is “delighted” and Managing Director David Anderson
says he now has “certainty” for planning. However, the Morrison government’s
pre-election announcement it would restore the ABC’s budget to 2018 levels

First Nation chief on the difference between 'freedom' and 'privilege'

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:22:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/first-nation-chief-on-the-difference-between-freedom-and-privilege-1.5773056>

'A First Nation chief in western Manitoba says the "Freedom Convoy" that
brought downtown Ottawa to a standstill is the result of "unabashed
entitlement" among privileged Canadians.

Morrison government spends $50 million saving koalas while taking away their homes

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:22:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/morrison-government-spends-50-million-saving-koalas-while-taking-away-their-homes-176370>

"Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley is reportedly poised to decide whether
some koala populations should be listed as endangered, as new research shows
her government continues to approve land clearing in koala habitat.

We’ve decoded the numbat genome – and it could bring the thylacine’s resurrection a step closer

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:06:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/weve-decoded-the-numbat-genome-and-it-could-bring-the-thylacines-resurrection-a-step-closer-176528>

"It used to be the stuff of science fiction: bringing a long-dead species back
from extinction by painstakingly piecing together its full DNA sequence, or
genome.

An investment in clean indoor air would do more than help us fight COVID – it would help us concentrate, with lasting benefits

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:06:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/an-investment-in-clean-indoor-air-would-do-more-than-help-us-fight-covid-it-would-help-us-concentrate-with-lasting-benefits-176547>

"Sometimes the best things you can do are invisible.

Such as fighting cholera by ensuring drinking water wasn’t contaminated by

How not to build a capital: what Indonesia can learn from other master-planned cities’ mistakes

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:07:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-not-to-build-a-capital-what-indonesia-can-learn-from-other-master-planned-cities-mistakes-175318>

"In 1900, there were only about 40 capital cities in the world, and now there
are nearly 200. About 40% of all countries have also considered relocating
their capital as they’ve grown too big - and at least five new capitals are now

Making change, making history, making noise: Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame at the National Press Club

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:08:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/making-change-making-history-making-noise-brittany-higgins-and-grace-tame-at-the-national-press-club-176252>

"As an historian of the Australian women’s movement, the past two years have
been extraordinary to witness. Not only are we living through a
once-in-a-century pandemic, which has had profoundly gendered effects, we have

Time for a reckoning: Cricket Australia, fossil fuel sponsorship and climate change

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:09:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/time-for-a-reckoning-cricket-australia-fossil-fuel-sponsorship-and-climate-change-176707>

"As we head towards the end of the summer sporting calendar, Cricket Australia
is facing pressing questions well beyond replacing Justin Langer as coach of
the men’s national teams.

The stunning recovery of a heavily polluted river in the heart of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:06:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-stunning-recovery-of-a-heavily-polluted-river-in-the-heart-of-the-blue-mountains-world-heritage-area-176246>

"For more than 40 years, an underground coal mine discharged poorly treated
wastewater directly into the Wollangambe River, which flows through the heart
of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area.

COVID infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:07:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/covid-infection-of-three-lions-and-a-puma-in-private-south-african-zoo-points-to-need-for-wider-surveillance-176298>

"SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the disease we know as COVID-19. While this disease
has wreaked havoc on every human population worldwide, what isn’t as well
appreciated is that the virus can also infect a range of animals.

Sudan’s protestors aren’t giving up despite heavy odds: here’s why

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:08:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/sudans-protestors-arent-giving-up-despite-heavy-odds-heres-why-176568>

"Sudanese have been going out on the streets for non-violent, peaceful protests
for more than three months since the military coup on October 25, 2021.

Basic income support in South Africa: risks, rewards and what it will take

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:09:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/basic-income-support-in-south-africa-risks-rewards-and-what-it-will-take-176821>

"Some form of basic income support is central to the South African government’s
agenda. The lockdown-induced shocks have added to the crisis of structural mass
unemployment and of poverty. There also seems to be broad consensus that basic

Scientists develop fully woven, smart display

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:11:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://techxplore.com/news/2022-02-scientists-fully-woven-smart.html

"Researchers have developed a 46-inch woven display with smart sensors, energy
harvesting and storage integrated directly into the fabric.

RadFatDad making MooMoo the Bobcat PURR!

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:37:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8xU7Au9goM

"Just a man and his Bobcat."

Via Esther Schindler, who wrote "Now I want a bobcat"

Searching for Susy Thunder

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:39:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theverge.com/c/22889425/susy-thunder-headley-hackers-phone-phreakers-claire-evans>

"She was known, back then, as Susan Thunder. For someone in the business of
deception, she stood out: she was unusually tall, wide-hipped, with a mane of
light blonde hair and a wardrobe of jackets embroidered with band logos, spoils

Western monarchs make a spectacular comeback in California

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:41:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/western-monarchs-make-a-spectacular-comeback-in-california/>

"After reaching a historic low, the population of monarch butterflies
overwintering in California has increased a hundredfold, according to the
annual Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count. More than 247,000 butterflies were

Star Trek needs less logic and more crying

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:42:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.polygon.com/22924014/star-trek-discovery-character-emotions

"“Who do we want to be?”

Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) poses that question to the

Koala listed as endangered after Australian governments fail to halt its decline

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:44:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/11/koala-listed-as-endangered-after-australian-governments-fail-to-halt-its-decline>

"The Australian government has officially listed the koala as endangered after
a decline in its numbers due to land clearing and catastrophic bushfires
shrinking its habitat.

Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ growth in atmospheric methane

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 06:09:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00312-2

"Methane concentrations in the atmosphere raced past 1,900 parts per billion
last year, nearly triple pre-industrial levels, according to data released in
January by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Can China use the Beijing Olympics to ‘sportwash’ its abuses against the Uyghurs? Only if the world remains silent

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 06:10:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/can-china-use-the-beijing-olympics-to-sportwash-its-abuses-against-the-uyghurs-only-if-the-world-remains-silent-175922>

"Many issues have cast a shadow over the Beijing Winter Olympics in recent
weeks, from China’s controversial “zero-COVID” approach to the looming
possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

National parks are not enough – we need landholders to protect threatened species on their property

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 06:10:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/national-parks-are-not-enough-we-need-landholders-to-protect-threatened-species-on-their-property-176012>

"Over the last decade, the area protected for nature in Australia has shot up
by almost half. Our national reserve system now covers 20% of the country.

Greta Thunberg condemns UK firm’s plans for iron mine on Sami land

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 06:12:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/11/sami-people-said-no-british-firms-plans-open-pit-mine-divide-sweden-greta-thunberg>

"A British company has fallen foul of Greta Thunberg, Unesco, Sweden’s national
church, and the indigenous people in the north of the country over plans for an
open-pit mine on historical Sami reindeer-herding lands.

More than 100 nations take action to save oceans from human harm

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 06:13:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/11/more-than-100-nations-take-action-save-oceans-from-human-harm>

"Representatives from more than 100 countries have committed to measures aimed
at preserving the ocean from human harm, including stepping up the fight
against illegal fishing, cutting plastic pollution and better protecting

High Court blocks appeal for Bylong coal mine in likely fatal blow to project

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 04:35:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/high-court-blocks-appeal-for-bylong-coal-mine-in-likely-fatal-blow-to-project/>

"The High Court has refused to hear an appeal sought by the proponents of the
Bylong coal mine project who wanted to overturn state planning refusal,
potentially killing off the project for good.

Penguin Random House Demands Removal Of Maus From Digital Library Because The Book Is Popular Again

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 04:37:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220210/12220048448/penguin-random-house-demands-removal-maus-digital-library-because-book-is-popular-again.shtml>

"We've said it over and over again, if libraries did not exist today, there is
no way publishers would allow them to come into existence. We know this, in
part, because of their attempts to stop libraries from lending ebooks, and to

Analog Books Go From Strength To Strength: Helped, Not Hindered, By The Digital World

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 04:39:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220209/10495948440/analog-books-go-strength-to-strength-helped-not-hindered-digital-world.shtml>

"Many of the worst ideas in recent copyright laws have been driven by some
influential companies’ fear of the transition from analog to digital. Whereas
analog formats – vinyl, books, cinematic releases of films – are relatively

Scientists Teach Cockatoos to Play 'Golf', Showing Off The Birds' Clever Tool Use

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 04:40:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-teach-cockatoos-to-play-golf-for-science>

"Goffin's cockatoos have edged parrots closer to corvids in the battle of the
brainiest birds, by revealing their extraordinary ability to use composite
tools.

The Young Africans on a Climate Crusade to ‘Save the World’ One Forest at a Time

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 04:42:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.thedailybeast.com/african-youth-are-getting-paid-to-fight-climate-change-by-restoring-mangrove-ecosystems>

"Khamis Salim and the 25 other youths in his group were having a busy day when
I first met him in November, at Tudor Creek along the coast of Kenya. Some were
busy transplanting mangroves in mudflats, while others were engaged in scouting

Trump-appointed judge blocks Biden administration climate metric

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:55:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/12/trump-judge-biden-climate-metric-greenhouse-gases>

"A Trump-appointed federal judge has blocked the Biden administration’s attempt
to put greater emphasis on potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when
creating rules for polluting industries.

How the Omicron wave smashed hospitals

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:56:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-13/covid-omicron-wave-hospitals-doctors-nurses/100815748>

"Healthcare workers are desperate for the public to know what’s been happening
in our hospitals. As the Omicron wave peaked in Sydney last month, Background
Briefing was following them. These are their stories — in their words — about

Beware of this deadly mix: oligarchic economics and racist, nationalist populism

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:58:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/13/us-republicans-oligarchs-economics-nationalism>

"The United States presents itself as the beacon of democracy in contrast to
the autocracies of China and Russia. Yet American democracy is in danger of
succumbing to the same sort of oligarchic economics and racist nationalism that

There’s never been a better time for Australia to embrace the 4-day week

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:59:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/theres-never-been-a-better-time-for-australia-to-embrace-the-4-day-week-176374>

"The disruption of the COVID pandemic has led many of us to reconsider our
relationship to work, as well as our spending priorities.

We know politicians lie – but do we care?

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:00:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/we-know-politicians-lie-but-do-we-care-176578>

"Claims Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a liar have been piling up.

From French President Emmanuel Macron, to former Prime Minister Malcolm

The Quad has a strategy to counter China and Russia: be a force for global good without ideological warfare

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:37:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-quad-has-a-strategy-to-counter-china-and-russia-be-a-force-for-global-good-without-ideological-warfare-176555>

"The stakes were high when the foreign ministers of the Quad security group met
in Melbourne this week. The US has warned a Russian invasion of Ukraine could
be imminent. And Russian President Vladimir Putin had just met with his Chinese

Woman Takes Anti-Selfies by “Dying” at Famous Landmarks, And It’s Brilliant

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:38:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.sadanduseless.com/funny-tourist-photos/

"When normal people visit famous landmarks, they commonly pull out their phones
and snap a selfie to keep as a memory of being there. Artist Stephanie Leigh
Rose does something different: she shoots anti-selfies of herself “dying” and

Forgiveness requires more than just an apology. It requires action

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:39:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/forgiveness-requires-more-than-just-an-apology-it-requires-action-177060>

"It has been 14 years since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered his
apology to the Stolen Generations from parliament house. Words which were so
longed for from survivors and descendants of horrific government policies, and

Comprehensive synthesis of the technological, ecological and political critique of blockchainism

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:41:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/14/externalities/#dshr

"I've just read one of the most lucid, wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary
critiques of cryptocurrency and blockchain I've yet to encounter. It comes from
David "DSHR" Rosenthal, a distinguished technologist whose past achievements

Web Design History Timeline

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:41:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/web-design-history

"Explore the timeline of milestones in the history of web design from 1990 to
the present."

Cancel the Apocalypse: Here Are 30 Documentaries to Help Unlock the Good Ending

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:11:36 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/cancel-the-apocalypse-documentaries-to-help-unlock-the-good-ending/>

"Our present moment is saturated in dystopian, apocalyptic fantasies of the
future.

Study finds Western megadrought is the worst in 1,200 years

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:12:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2022/02/14/1080302434/study-finds-western-megadrought-is-the-worst-in-1-200-years>

"Shrunk reservoirs. Depleted aquifers. Low rivers. Raging wildfires. It's no
secret that the Western U.S. is in a severe drought. New research published
Monday shows just how extreme the situation has become.

YouTube's Content ID System Flags, Demonetizes Video Of Cat Purring

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:13:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220211/09515948450/youtubes-content-id-system-flags-demonetizes-video-cat-purring.shtml>

"YouTube's Content ID automated copyright system sucks. There, I said it. Any
review of the different posts we've done specifically on the topic of Content
ID can only leave you with one impression: the system doesn't work. Not that it

4 out of 5 parents support teaching gender and sexuality diversity in Australian schools

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:15:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/4-out-of-5-parents-support-teaching-gender-and-sexuality-diversity-in-australian-schools-176787>

"Debates about how schools acknowledge gender and sexuality diversity have been
ongoing in Australia. It’s often claimed parents oppose the inclusion of gender
and sexuality diversity content in the teaching of their children. But our

How ‘freedom rally’ protesters and populist right-wing politics may play a role in the federal election

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:15:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-freedom-rally-protesters-and-populist-right-wing-politics-may-play-a-role-in-the-federal-election-176533>

"As the 2022 federal election draws nearer, there are many factors that may
shape the outcome.

Digital Curator

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:50:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://digitalcurator.art/

"The Digital Curator application allows you to explore the art collections of
Central European museums and search for artworks based on specific motifs.

Meet the kiwi who's spent over 30 years reforesting a corner of New Zealand

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:53:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://brightvibes.com/2048/en/meet-the-kiwi-whos-spent-over-30-years-reforesting-a-corner-of-new-zealand>

"When, in 1987, botanist Dr Hugh Wilson let the local community on New
Zealand’s Banks Peninsula know of his plans to allow the introduced ‘weed’
gorse to grow as a nurse canopy to regenerate farmland into native forest,

A $4 desalination system provides continuous clean drinking water for a family

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:53:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://interestingengineering.com/4-dollar-desalination-system

"A team of scientists developed a new affordable method for solar-powered
desalination that stops the build-up of salt seen in similar devices, a blog
post from MIT reveals.

The Worst Timeline: A Printer Company Is Putting DRM in Paper Now

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:55:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/worst-timeline-printer-company-putting-drm-paper-now>

"Are you well organized? Do you have a garage full of well-labeled bins or a
pantry full of neatly labeled jars? Do you ship a lot of stuff and print
labels? If so, you probably own and cherish your label maker. What’s not to

Tridashie on YouTube Kids: ???

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:56:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P28CKVT8TIU

Tridashie explains how their video got marked by YouTube as simultaneously “for
kids under 13” and “18+ only”. Good job, YouTube!

The Eco-Friendlier Future of the Disposable Spork

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 06:17:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/single-use-plastic-sustainable-alternative/>

"Spend an hour at any airport, mall, theme park or sporting event and you’ll
find sandwiches double-wrapped in plastic, salads dressed up in styrofoam and
the ubiquitous disposable forks and knives.

Mapping the Future

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 06:20:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/mapping-the-future/

"The village of Kasema is practically a dictionary definition of “off the
grid.” Set in a remote, rural corner of Sierra Leone, miles of dirt roads
navigable only by 4X4 or motorbike lie between it and the nearest town. Even

HAPPY FLIGHT Trailer 【Fuji TV Official】

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 06:24:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoBS1qemBZI

"Emergency on a flight from Tokyo to Honolulu! An ensemble film depicting
on-the-ground staff, cabin attendants and pilots in action."

New study casts doubt on ethanol's climate benefits

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 06:26:51 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/594377-new-study-casts-doubt-on-ethanols-climate-benefits>

"A new study is casting doubt on the climate benefits of using ethanol as a
fuel, finding that it may actually contribute more to global warming than
gasoline.

ExxonMobil, Chevron and Toyota accused of being corporate "influencers" that are blocking action against global warming

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 06:28:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://web.archive.org/web/20220216145333/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-16/cop26-paris-climatechange-globalwarming-glasgow/100592498>

"While many of the world's major polluters have pledged to cut their greenhouse
gas pollution, a new report has named and shamed some of the world's biggest
companies, accusing them of thwarting steps to limit climate change, including

South Africa Is Pioneering a Better World for Domestic Workers

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:33:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/south-africa-domestic-worker-rights-unions/>

"Myrtle Witbooi’s epistles are classics. She can talk for hours about the
ongoing struggle to dignify domestic work in South Africa: the sweet victories,
witful tactics, enduring limitations and hopes held high.

Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:35:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete

"Barbara Campbell was walking through a New York City subway station during
rush hour when her world abruptly went dark. For four years, Campbell had been
using a high-tech implant in her left eye that gave her a crude kind of bionic

Microchips, 3D printers, augmented reality: the high-tech tools helping scientists save our wildlife

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:36:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/microchips-3d-printers-augmented-reality-the-high-tech-tools-helping-scientists-save-our-wildlife-176018>

"Around the world, Earth’s natural environments are being destroyed at a truly
shocking scale. It means places animals need to shelter and breed, such as tree
hollows, rock crevices and reefs, are disappearing.

World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:36:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/world-first-research-confirms-australias-forests-became-catastrophic-fire-risk-after-british-invasion-176563>

"Australia’s forests now carry far more flammable fuel than before British
invasion, our research shows, revealing the catastrophic risk created by
non-Indigenous bushfire management approaches.

The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s ‘high five’ photos

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:37:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.inputmag.com/culture/wikipedia-high-five-too-slow-photos-mystery-couple-solved>

"One reason I love the Wikipedia article for “high five” is that it’s one of
those entries about an utterly basic aspect of everyday life that reads like it
was written by a group of aliens observing human beings: “Its meaning varies

Ecuador’s top court rules for stronger land rights for Indigenous communities

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:46:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/ecuadors-top-court-rules-for-stronger-land-rights-for-indigenous-communities/>

"QUITO, Ecuador — Indigenous communities across Ecuador celebrated over the
weekend after a historic ruling by the country’s highest court declaring that
Indigenous communities have more autonomy over their territory and a much

The Big Lie that keeps the Uber bezzle alive

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:48:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://doctorow.medium.com/the-big-lie-that-keeps-the-uber-bezzle-alive-8d6e8c0ccde7>

"Uber is (still) a bezzle (“the magic interval when a confidence trickster
knows he has the money he has appropriated but the victim does not yet
understand that he has lost it”). And every bezzle — every bezzle — ends.

In Japan, a million people have shut themselves in their rooms. One mother is helping them come out

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:50:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-17/hikikomori-seiko-goto-japan/100792330>

"Standing with a knife beside her son's bed while he slept, Seiko Goto was
contemplating murdering her son and killing herself.

Remaking history: how recreating early daguerreotype photographs gave us a window to the past

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:51:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/remaking-history-how-recreating-early-daguerreotype-photographs-gave-us-a-window-to-the-past-175913>

"Cased daguerreotypes are among the oldest photographic images in Australian
gallery, library and museum collections.

Origin Energy to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring Power Station, by 2025

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:53:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-17/origin-to-shut-eraring-power-station-early/100838474>

"Origin Energy is seeking approval to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power
plant seven years early, with the Eraring facility in the NSW Hunter region now
set to close by August 2025.

Cuba boosts marine protected coverage with new area spanning reefs to mangroves

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 05:18:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/cuba-boosts-marine-protected-coverage-with-new-area-spanning-reefs-to-mangroves/>

"Hawksbill turtles, Antillean manatees, and groupers — these are just a few
inhabitants of a newly designated marine protected area (MPA) in Cuba.

How HIV elimination is within Australia's reach

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 05:19:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-59764592

"Australian HIV diagnoses have hit an all-time low, with the country in sight
of eliminating transmissions. It's a legacy of Australia's early, effective
response, reports Gary Nunn from Sydney.

Snoqualmie Tribe Acquires 12,000 Acres of Ancestral Forestland in King County

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 05:20:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://snoqualmietribe.us/snoqualmie-tribe-acquires-12000-acres-of-ancestral-forestland-in-king-county/>

"SNOQUALMIE INDIAN RESERVATION – The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, a federally
recognized Tribe headquartered in King County, has acquired roughly 12,000
acres of its ancestral forestlands in the Tolt River Watershed. The forest has

Belgium approves four-day week and gives employees the right to ignore their bosses after work

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 05:21:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/02/15/belgium-approves-four-day-week-and-gives-employees-the-right-to-ignore-their-bosses>

"Workers in Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week under a series
of labour market reforms announced on Tuesday.

Europe’s fishing industry to battle with conservationists over bottom trawling

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 05:23:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/17/europes-fishing-industry-to-battle-with-conservationists-over-bottom-trawling>

"An EU action plan to deal with fishing practices that trawl the ocean floor is
set to trigger a row between conservationists and a new industry alliance that
says it is fighting for Europe’s culture and identity.

Glass Wings Blog: February 2022

Cryptocurrency Is a Giant Ponzi Scheme

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:02:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

How E Ink Developed Full-Color e-Paper

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:03:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Making the web better. With blocks!

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:05:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Meat and masculinity: why some men just can’t stomach plant-based food

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:05:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Отава Ё - Про Ивана Groove (русское готическое R'N'B) - Otava Yo

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:21:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

UK government puts animal welfare policies on pause

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:23:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Butterfly sanctuary closes as QAnon believers, thinking it’s home to sex trafficking ring, plot caravan there

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:26:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Meet Willow, the Bidens' new, very presidential-looking cat

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:27:21 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Is Old Music Killing New Music?

Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:19:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Can Science Fiction Wake Us Up to Our Climate Reality?

Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:20:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Australian Prime Minister, After Registering For A WeChat Account Using Unnamed Chinese Citizen, Finds His Account Sold To Someone Else

Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:21:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Drowning in privacy policies: CHOICE calls for reform

Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:21:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Here’s why misinformation is a smaller problem than you think

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 05:02:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Electronic surveillance law review won’t stop Border Force’s warrantless phone snooping

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 05:03:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Data From Over 350,000 People Have Really Bad News About 'Moderate' Drinking

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 05:05:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

A year after Myanmar’s coup, the military still lacks control and the country is sliding into an intractable civil war

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 05:06:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

COVID: WHO recommends two new treatments – here’s how they work

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:15:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Illegal overfishing by Chinese trawlers leaves Sierra Leone locals ‘starving’

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:17:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Poland’s border wall to cut through Europe’s last old-growth forest

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:19:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:20:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Extreme heat in oceans ‘passed point of no return’ in 2014

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 06:22:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Hope is not optimism

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:34:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Why Women in Hollywood Had More Power in 1916 Than They Do Now

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:37:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Bitcoin: Delusions of money

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:40:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Almost all the snow at the Winter Olympics will be fake

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:42:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Canadian Olympic Committee signs up to explore feasibility of First Nations-led bid for 2030 Winter Games

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:43:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

No Smoking — Ever? New Zealand’s Plan to Stub Out Cigarettes