Glass Wings Blog: June 2022
End-To-End Encryption is Too Important to Be Proprietary
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 23:05:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://doctorow.medium.com/end-to-end-encryption-is-too-important-to-be-proprietary-afdf5e97822>
"The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is set to become law; it will require the
biggest tech companies in the world (Apple, Google and Facebook, and maybe a
few others) to open up their instant messaging services (iMessage, Facebook
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Imagine it’s 2030 and Australia is a renewable energy superpower in Southeast Asia
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 23:06:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/imagine-its-2030-and-australia-is-a-renewable-energy-superpower-in-southeast-asia-177646>
"Imagine it’s 2030. Australia is a renewable energy superpower helping meet
Southeast Asia’s energy needs. It exports renewable energy via cable from
northern Australia and ships green hydrogen first from Queensland and Tasmania,
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Why Are People Still Blaming Facebook For Australia’s Terrible News Linking Tax Law?
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 23:07:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/10/why-are-people-blaming-facebook-for-australias-terrible-news-linking-tax-law/>
"We’ve talked a fair bit about Australia’s ridiculous “News Bargaining Code,”
which is literally nothing more than a tax on Facebook and Google for sending
traffic to media organizations. Again, the law requires Facebook and Google
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Neoliberalism creates appetite for inequality
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 23:08:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.futurity.org/neoliberalism-income-inequality-2737922-2/
"Neoliberalism calls for free-market capitalism, regressive taxation, and the
elimination of social services.
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Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 23:09:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2022/may/11/fossil-fuel-carbon-bombs-climate-breakdown-oil-gas>
"The world’s biggest fossil fuel firms are quietly planning scores of “carbon
bomb” oil and gas projects that would drive the climate past internationally
agreed temperature limits with catastrophic global impacts, a Guardian
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China’s COVID crisis and the dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 11:13:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/chinas-covid-crisis-and-the-dilemma-facing-its-leaders-by-experts-who-have-monitored-it-since-the-wuhan-outbreak-182451>
"More than two years after a deadly strain of coronavirus was first identified
in the central city of Wuhan, China remains locked in a COVID crisis. Around
400 million people are currently thought to be living under some form of
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Report: Most Mental Health, Prayer Apps Have Abysmal Security And Privacy Standards
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 11:15:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/10/report-most-mental-health-prayer-apps-have-abysmal-security-and-privacy-standards/>
"From the Internet of very broken things to telecom networks, the state of U.S.
privacy and user security is arguably pathetic. It’s 2022 and we still don’t
have even a basic privacy law for the Internet era, in large part because
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China Finalizes Hong Kong Police State By Installing Man Who Led Crackdown On Protests As Its Next Leader
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 11:17:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/11/china-finalizes-hong-kong-police-state-by-installing-man-who-led-crackdown-on-protests-as-its-next-leader/>
"The country that promised to allow Hong Kong to choose its own leadership
until at least 2047 is putting the finishing touches on its ahead-of-schedule
oppression. Pro-democracy protests greeted China’s incursion into the area,
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Climate change hits low-income earners harder – and poor housing in hotter cities is a disastrous combination
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 11:19:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/climate-change-hits-low-income-earners-harder-and-poor-housing-in-hotter-cities-is-a-disastrous-combination-180960>
"Cost of living is a major focus in this election campaign, and yet political
leaders have been unacceptably silent on the disproportionate impact of climate
change on Australians with low incomes. This is particularly true for Western
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Why the budget should treat public health like transport – vital infrastructure with long-term economic benefits
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 11:20:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-the-budget-should-treat-public-health-like-transport-vital-infrastructure-with-long-term-economic-benefits-180322>
"The global pandemic might have revealed the importance of robust public health
infrastructure, but we still have trouble grasping the vital need to invest in
it.
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Nuclear Crocodiles Invade Florida — in a Good Way
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 18:17:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/reconciliation-ecology-crocodiles-turkey-point-nuclear/>
"Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the Sunshine State’s largest power
utility, employs all the people you might expect: electricians, lineworkers,
mechanical engineers — and a few you might not. For over 40 years, the company
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US fracking boom could tip world to edge of climate disaster
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 18:18:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/11/us-fracking-climate-fossil-fuel-gases>
"The fate of the vast quantities of oil and gas lodged under the shale, mud and
sandstone of American drilling fields will in large part determine whether the
world retains a liveable climate. And the US, the world’s largest extractor of
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The Cryptocurrency Crash Is Replaying 2008 as Absurdly as Possible
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 18:18:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/05/12/cryptocurrency-crash-2008-financial-crisis/>
"Cryptocurrency started in 2009 with idealistic dreams of a new economy built
on libertarian principles and freedom from the fiat currency system that had
just crashed. But in 2022, cryptocurrency trading is all about the dollars. And
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Ethical pitch: ‘You wouldn’t expect Jane Goodall to be fronting a campaign for underwear’
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 18:20:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/may/12/g-strings-in-the-mist-you-wouldnt-expect-jane-goodall-to-be-fronting-a-campaign-for-underwear>
"Underwear-clad models stand in a rainforest, surrounded by ferns. Sunlight
shines through the morning mist. “Humans,” intones renowned primatologist Dr
Jane Goodall. “What unusual animals we are.”
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Friday essay: how the West discovered the Buddha
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 18:21:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-how-the-west-discovered-the-buddha-182140>
"Buddhism is the third largest (and fastest growing) religion in Australia with
approximately half a million adherents.
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The Chicago Neighborhood That Will Generate Its Own Energy
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 06:11:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/chicago-bronzeville-neighborhood-scale-microgrid-energy-security-climate-change/>
"Take a stroll around Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on a sun-filled spring
afternoon and it’s pretty much guaranteed you’ll come across Romanesque-style
greystones, classic brick three-flats and the sound of children deep in an
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Anglican disunity on same-sex marriage threatens to tear the church apart
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 06:11:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/anglican-disunity-on-same-sex-marriage-threatens-to-tear-the-church-apart-182936>
"When same-sex marriage was legislated by the Commonwealth in 2017, it quickly
became a potential flashpoint in the Anglican Church of Australia.
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The arts helped us through the pandemic – NZ’s budget should radically rethink how and why they’re funded
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 06:12:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/the-arts-helped-us-through-the-pandemic-nzs-budget-should-radically-rethink-how-and-why-theyre-funded-182278>
"The past two years have made it impossible to ignore the problem in Aotearoa
New Zealand’s arts sector. The pandemic has been brutal, with venues shut,
festivals cancelled and audiences staying home.
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What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 06:13:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/what-the-next-australian-government-must-do-to-save-the-great-barrier-reef-182861>
"Widespread coral bleaching has now occurred on the Great Barrier Reef for the
fourth time in seven years. As the world has heated up more and more, there’s
less and less chance for corals to recover.
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The invisible Ukrainian who walked 225km to safety from Mariupol
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 06:14:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/13/the-invisible-ukrainian-who-walked-225km-to-safety-from-mariupol>
"The aim was to be the invisible man, says Igor Pedin, 61. It was to drift, as
if a ghost, with his small trolley bag of supplies and dog Zhu-Zhu, a
nine-year-old mongrel terrier, through the hellscape of the besieged port city
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The Carousel That Saved a Town
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 19:35:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/carousel-saved-albany-oregon
"Entering the octagonal brick building that houses Albany, Oregon’s carousel is
like stepping into a children’s picture book. Tinkly, tinny music flush with
cymbal and piano strikes fills the air. Lights dance off the mirrors that
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Climate chaos certain if oil and gas mega-projects go ahead, warns IEA chief
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 19:40:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/oil-gas-mega-projects-climate-iea-fatih-birol-carbon-bombs-global-energy-crisis-fossil-fuel>
"The world’s leading energy economist has warned against investing in large new
oil and gas developments, which would have little impact on the current energy
crisis and soaring fuel prices but spell devastation to the planet.
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I'm one of thousands of Australians with chronic fatigue syndrome but I'm lucky: I've become a human experiment
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 19:41:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-14/australians-with-me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-human-experiment/101059572>
"What risks would you take if you were only able to function for one, maybe two
hours a day? The rest of the day, you must lie down with an eye mask on while
listening to something quiet. You can't work, exercise or drive. You can't
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What the White House global Covid-19 summit should've spent more time on
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 19:42:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/need-to-talk-more-about-reducing-covid19-exposures-rcna28753>
"World leaders gathered at a virtual global Covid-19 summit Thursday to discuss
the next steps in a pandemic that has killed approximately 15 million people to
date and disrupted the lives of everyone around the world. The event coincided
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1939 All Over Again
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 19:43:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://thedailyedge.substack.com/p/1939-all-over-again
"Depending on my mood and the prevailing political circumstances, the idea that
“the pen is mightier than the sword” has always seemed to me either slightly
optimistic, completely naïve or totally delusional.
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The digital creator economy: how big is it, and who’s making how much?
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 06:40:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://walledculture.org/the-digital-creator-economy-how-big-is-it-and-whos-making-how-much/>
"One of the most dramatic differences between the traditional, analogue world
of creation, and the modern, digital one, is the democratisation that has taken
place in this sphere. Until recently, writers, musicians, artists and
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Battery-powered Greek island bets on green future
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 06:42:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://apnews.com/article/climate-travel-europe-fe5809dcc1070de93ae2a235896da150>
"TILOS, Greece (AP) — When deciding where to test green tech, Greek
policymakers picked the remotest point on the map: tiny Tilos.
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The Rich And Powerful Are Abusing ‘Privacy’ Laws To Silence Journalists And Authors
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 06:43:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/13/the-rich-and-powerful-are-abusing-privacy-laws-to-silence-journalists-and-authors/>
"At a time when Russia and Russian oligarchs should be facing more scrutiny and
careful work by investigative reporters, it is actually becoming that much more
difficult to do so. And the main reason is that EU and UK “data protection”
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COVID-19 infections in Australia hit worldwide highs — and experts predict another Omicron variant spike is coming
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 06:44:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-15/covid-infections-in-australia-among-worlds-highest/101062364>
"This week Australia became a world leader.
But it wasn't for a feat of engineering or some sort of sporting achievement —
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Filmmaker: Officials arrest Iran movie industry workers
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 06:45:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-iran-middle-east-f8684ccf14e5c30f78c676e78847f9e5>
"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An award-wining Iranian filmmaker said
authorities raided the offices and homes of several filmmakers and other
industry professionals and arrested some of them.
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€400 monthly payment to be given to households who take in Ukrainian refugees
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 18:58:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.irishpost.com/news/e400-monthly-payment-to-be-given-to-households-who-take-in-ukrainian-refugees-234272>
"HOUSEHOLDS IN Ireland who take in Ukrainian refugees are to be given a €400
monthly payment under plans approved by government this week.
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If governments were really concerned about tax and the cost of living they would cut the cost of childcare
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 18:59:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/if-governments-were-really-concerned-about-tax-and-the-cost-of-living-they-would-cut-the-cost-of-childcare-182669>
"Amid the talk about tax changes set to cut the middle-income rate to 30%, a
shortage of workers and incomes not keeping up with the cost of living, one
common threat shines through.
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We all lose when charities compete with each other. They should join forces
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 19:00:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/we-all-lose-when-charities-compete-with-each-other-they-should-join-forces-182754>
"You want to help Ukrainians in need. Should you donate to UNICEF, UNHCR, Red
Cross, World Vision, Caritas, Save the Children or some other charitable
organisation?
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She was sterilized without her consent at 14. Now she wants the practice made a crime
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 19:02:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/she-was-sterilized-without-her-consent-at-14-now-she-wants-the-practice-made-a-crime-1.6450647>
'Author and activist Morningstar Mercredi is calling for the criminalization of
forced and coerced sterilization, in the hopes that women — especially First
Nations, Inuit and Métis women — will never suffer the physical and mental
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California is in a water crisis, yet usage is way up. Officials are focused on the wrong problem, advocates say
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 19:03:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/15/us/california-water-usage-increase-drought-climate/index.html>
"California is facing a crisis. Not only are its reservoirs already at
critically low levels due to unrelenting drought, residents and businesses
across the state are also using more water now than they have in seven years,
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Elon Musk is wrong: research shows content rules on Twitter help preserve free speech from bots and other manipulation
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 06:21:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-is-wrong-research-shows-content-rules-on-twitter-help-preserve-free-speech-from-bots-and-other-manipulation-182317>
"Elon Musk’s accepted bid to purchase Twitter has triggered a lot of debate
about what it means for the future of the social media platform, which plays an
important role in determining the news and information many people – especially
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Could we learn to love slugs and snails in our gardens?
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 06:22:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/could-we-learn-to-love-slugs-and-snails-in-our-gardens-179568>
"Before you squash or poison the next slug or snail you see in your garden,
consider this: The British Royal Horticultural Society no longer classifies
these gastropods as pests. Why on earth would a leading gardening organisation
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Australia risks relying on Pfizer and Moderna for its COVID vaccines. 3 ways to break free
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 06:22:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Tamela D’Amico, Wolfgang Lohr & Ashley Slater - Boring 20s (Electro Swing)
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 06:23:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5raueO9AII
"Tamela D’Amico, Wolfgang Lohr & Ashley Slater with their new Electro Swing
song "Boring 20s"! I hope you will like it as much as I do."
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Cats Remember Each Other's Names, Japanese Study Suggests
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 06:24:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.sciencealert.com/cats-know-each-other-s-names-experiment-suggests>
"They may act aloof, and generally behave as if they live on a higher plane of
existence than us mere humans. But cats are more present than we might
sometimes think.
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A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening?
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 19:00:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/a-guaranteed-basic-income-could-end-poverty-so-why-isnt-it-happening-182638>
"On April 27, Senator Diane Bellemare published an op-ed in the
Globe and
Mail opposing a proposal for guaranteed basic income where all Canadian
citizens and residents over the age of 17 would receive unconditional
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Say hello to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 19:01:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/say-hello-to-sagittarius-a-the-black-hole-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way-galaxy-183008>
"On May 12, 2022, astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team released an
image of a black hole called Sagittarius A* that lies at the center of the
Milky Way galaxy. Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona,
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A court case against migrant activists in Italy offers a reminder – not all refugees are welcome in Europe
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 19:02:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/a-court-case-against-migrant-activists-in-italy-offers-a-reminder-not-all-refugees-are-welcome-in-europe-182225>
"As many European countries welcome Ukrainians fleeing war, recent charges
against a migrant advocate in Rome offer a reminder that popular anti-migration
sentiments persist across Europe.
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Breaking climate vows would be ‘monstrous self-harm’, warns Cop26 president
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 19:02:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/15/breaking-climate-vows-would-be-monstrous-self-harm-warns-cop26-president>
"Failure to act on the promises made at the Glasgow Cop26 climate summit last
year would be “an act of monstrous self-harm”, the UK’s president of the
conference will warn today in Glasgow.
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Here's How The Next 5 Years Might Look: Scientists Outline 3 Likely Pandemic Outcomes
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 19:03:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-what-the-next-5-years-of-the-pandemic-might-look-like>
"The global pandemic is not yet over. Public health experts suspect it will
last at least another five years, but how this ongoing crisis plays out is
ultimately up to us.
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How Mexican Public Health Advocates Fought Big Soda and Won
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 05:33:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://civileats.com/2022/04/18/how-mexican-public-health-advocates-fought-big-soda-and-won/>
"The new film ‘El Susto’ documents efforts to tax soda in Mexico at a time when
Coca-Cola was more accessible than water and Type 2 diabetes was the leading
cause of death."
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Crossing Lines — A Change in the Leading Cause of Death among U.S. Children
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 05:34:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2200169
"Injuries are the most common cause of death among children, adolescents, and
young adults between 1 and 24 years of age in the United States; indeed,
injuries are responsible for more deaths among children and adolescents than
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A useful, critical taxonomy of decentralization, beyond blockchains
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 05:38:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://doctorow.medium.com/a-useful-critical-taxonomy-of-decentralization-beyond-blockchains-3617809d52da>
"I keep getting sucked into discussions of web3, decentralization and
cryptocurrency. It’s only natural: much of the rhetoric and stated goals of the
people behind these technologies intersect with my longstanding causes, like
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Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 05:40:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/australia-is-bringing-migrant-workers-back-but-exploitation-is-still-rampant-here-are-3-changes-needed-now-182761>
"If the COVID years have taught us anything about migration, it is that
Australia depends on it. About 7% of our workforce holds a temporary visa. When
many international students, backpackers and other temporary visa holders
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‘The relation between politics and culture is clear and real’: how Gough Whitlam centred artists in his 1972 campaign
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 05:42:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/the-relation-between-politics-and-culture-is-clear-and-real-how-gough-whitlam-centred-artists-in-his-1972-campaign-181243>
"From votes for 18-year-olds, senate representation in the ACT and Northern
Territory, equal electorates and “one vote one value”, Whitlam’s commitment to
full franchise and electoral equity remain central to our electoral process.
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Allianz raises the bar with the adoption of ambitious oil and gas exit policy
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 18:39:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://global.insure-our-future.com/allianz-raises-the-bar-with-the-adoption-of-ambitious-oil-and-gas-exit-policy/>
"Today, Allianz, currently one of the world’s biggest oil and gas insurers,
committed to stop insuring and investing in new oil and gas fields, new oil
power plants, practices related to the Arctic and new midstream oil
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The End Of Roe Will Bring About A Sea Change In The Encryption Debate
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 18:40:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/16/the-end-of-roe-will-bring-about-a-sea-change-in-the-encryption-debate/>
"With the Supreme Court poised to rip away a constitutional right that’s been
the law of the land for nearly half a century by overturning
Roe v. Wade,
it’s time for the gloves to come off in the encryption debate. For a quarter of
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Digital inequality: why can I enter your building – but your website shows me the door?
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 18:41:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/digital-inequality-why-can-i-enter-your-building-but-your-website-shows-me-the-door-182432>
"When people hear the term “accessibility” in the context of disability, most
will see images of ramps, automatic doors, elevators, or tactile paving
(textured ground which helps vision impaired people navigate public spaces).
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Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 18:43:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/may/17/who-owns-einstein-the-battle-for-the-worlds-most-famous-face>
"In July 2003, the physicist and Pulitzer-prize-nominated author Dr Tony
Rothman received an email from his editor bearing unwelcome news. Rothman’s new
book was weeks from publication. An affable debunking of widely misunderstood
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Bucking the trend: Is there a future for ultra long-haul flights in a net zero carbon world?
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 18:43:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/bucking-the-trend-is-there-a-future-for-ultra-long-haul-flights-in-a-net-zero-carbon-world-183212>
"This year, Qantas announced two plans in direct conflict. In March,
Australia’s largest airline group went public with the admirable goal of
achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and a 25% reduction by 2030 by using new
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India’s ‘Open Prisons’ Are a Marvel of Trust-Based Incarceration
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 05:49:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/india-open-prisons-escape-trust/
"According to the country’s National Crime Records Bureau, there are about 88
open prisons in India, the largest share of which are in the state of
Rajasthan, where the model is being pioneered. India’s open prisons are defined
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The Little-Known Tool Protecting California Towns from Polluters
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 05:50:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/calenviroscreen-california-map-stops-pollution/>
"John Faust, who built the CalEnviroScreen, has a unique perspective on
California. On his computer, he pulls up a map of the state. On the left and
right, along the Pacific Ocean and mountains, are various shades of green.
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When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 05:51:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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6 books about the climate crisis that offer hope
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 05:51:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/6-books-about-the-climate-crisis-that-offer-hope-182668>
"Coral bleaching, floods, bushfire, biodiversity decline and extinction – as we
witness the effects of climate change, amid a stream of reports warning of the
cost of government inaction, it is easy to feel overwhelmed.
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How Norway KILLED the Petrol Car
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 05:52:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJtzuZIO-88
"Jack heads to the EV capital of the world to find out about Norway's electric
car culture. With over 80% of new cars sold being pure EVs, Norway is miles
ahead of the rest of the world as far as EV uptake goes. So how has this been
(More...)
The Ugly Backlash to Brown v. Board of Ed That No One Talks About
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 18:09:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/17/brown-board-education-downside-00032799>
"Today, most Americans think about the segregation-shattering 1954
Brown v.
Board of Education decision in one of three ways. We may think about Linda
Brown, the plaintiff in
Brown, a little girl forced to walk miles to a
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Cryptocurrency price collapse offers hope for slowing climate change – here’s how
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 18:11:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/cryptocurrency-price-collapse-offers-hope-for-slowing-climate-change-heres-how-183143>
"Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin were meant to be used as digital cash. Instead,
they’ve become popular as speculative investments. As well as being
resource-intensive and inherently wasteful, cryptocurrencies are also
(More...)
The 'lucky country' is facing a crucial test. The result will affect us all
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 18:12:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/17/australia/australia-election-climate-crisis-intl-hnk-dst/index.html>
"Australia has long been known as the "lucky country," partly due to its wealth
of coal and gas, as well as minerals like iron ore, which have driven
generations of economic growth.
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Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 18:13:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/lismore-faced-monster-floods-all-but-alone-we-must-get-better-at-climate-adaptation-and-fast-182766>
"Australia is no stranger to disasters like droughts, floods, bushfires and
heatwaves. The problem is, they’re going to get worse. And then worse again. As
the global temperature ratchets up, these disasters will grow in size,
(More...)
Climate change has made old measures predicting weather events in Australia 'essentially worthless'
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 18:14:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-19/climate-change-projections-needed-for-australia/101076960>
'When Jo Groves bought her property in Lismore, she worked hard to make it her
own and thought she would grow old in it.
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Oceans conference comes up with $16b in pledges to safeguard marine health
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 06:25:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/oceans-conference-comes-up-with-16b-in-pledges-to-safeguard-marine-health/>
"International delegates representing governments, businesses, academic and
research institutions, civil society, youth leaders and philanthropic
organizations announced major commitments worth more than $16 billion to
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This Canadian river is now legally a person. It’s not the only one.
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 06:27:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.ph/iLHNs
"With its thunderous rapids carving through a wild boreal forest in Quebec’s
Côte-Nord region, the Magpie River is well known to white water rafters from
around the globe. What these travelers may not know is that the Magpie recently
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‘I’ve never seen that before’: Lord, how do you get rid of 200,000 rats on an island?
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 06:28:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/sustainability/i-ve-never-seen-that-before-lord-how-do-you-get-rid-of-200-000-rats-on-an-island-20220421-p5af7s.html>
"The rats were relentless, said Hank Bower, who has lived on Lord Howe Island
for 15 years. At night, they would run up and down the trees, eat food, destroy
gardens, destroy the native environment and push animals to extinction. As if
(More...)
Why Turkey isn’t on board with Finland, Sweden joining NATO – and why that matters
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 06:29:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-turkey-isnt-on-board-with-finland-sweden-joining-nato-and-why-that-matters-183277>
"After decades of neutrality, the two Nordic states that have to date remained
out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have reacted to Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine by declaring an intention to join the American-led alliance. But
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Prompt and accurate information is vital in a pandemic – the climate and biodiversity crises demand the same urgency
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 06:30:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/prompt-and-accurate-information-is-vital-in-a-pandemic-the-climate-and-biodiversity-crises-demand-the-same-urgency-182329>
"Denying the severity of a crisis neither removes nor lessens the problem.
Sticking to the status quo because it doesn’t suit our work practices, or
social and economic norms, not only delays the inevitable, it compounds the
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Why This Computer Scientist Says All Cryptocurrency Should “Die in a Fire”
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 19:01:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/05/why-this-computer-scientist-says-all-cryptocurrency-should-die-in-a-fire>
"Despite being hyped in expensive Super Bowl ads, cryptocurrency is now having
a difficult moment. As the
New York Times reports, “the crypto world went
into a full meltdown this week in a sell-off that graphically illustrated the
(More...)
We need a definitive exit from our Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s the roadmap
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 19:03:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/16/covid-19-pandemic-exit-roadmap>
"As the virus accelerates its evolution, the humans capitulate. For two and a
half years, Covid-19 has been outrunning our response, getting more and more
transmissible, reaching a level of infectiousness that few pathogens have ever
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The European country where “replacement theory” reigns supreme
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 19:04:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.vox.com/2022/5/19/23123050/hungary-cpac-2022-replacement-theory>
"On May 16, just days after the deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York,
motivated by conspiratorial fears of white Westerners’ “Great Replacement” by
minorities, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán endorsed the shooter’s
(More...)
Friday essay: ‘but we already had a treaty’ – Tom Griffiths on a little known 1889 peace accord
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 19:05:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-but-we-already-had-a-treaty-tom-griffiths-on-a-little-known-1889-peace-accord-182511>
"In July 2019, the Queensland Government launched a series of community
consultations as part of its Path to Treaty initiative. The then Department of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships explained that “when
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Drone Images of Coastal Kelp Show Recovery is Possible
Wed, 8 Jun 2022 19:06:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.discovery.com/science/kelp
"Environmental group Nature Conservancy’s aerial surveys of the region have
seen encouraging signs of growth that could play an important part in the fight
against climate change.
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If we can farm metal from plants, what else can we learn from life on Earth?
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 06:07:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/15/farm-metal-from-plants-life-on-earth-climate-breakdown>
"For the past couple of years, I’ve been working with researchers in northern
Greece who are farming metal. In a remote, beautiful field, high in the Pindus
mountains in Epirus, they are experimenting with a trio of shrubs known to
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Shut down fossil fuel production sites early to avoid climate chaos, says study
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 06:09:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/17/shut-down-fossil-fuel-production-sites-early-to-avoid-climate-chaos-says-study>
"Nearly half of existing fossil fuel production sites need to be shut down
early if global heating is to be limited to 1.5C, the internationally agreed
goal for avoiding climate catastrophe, according to a new scientific study.
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Fossil fuel industry says it understands climate risks. But just doesn’t care
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 06:10:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-fuel-industry-says-it-understands-climate-risks-but-just-doesnt-care/>
"Unphased by the growing urgency for a rapid decarbonisation of the global
energy system and the existential risk posed by climate change, Australia’s
largest fossil fuel companies believe they have a duty to supply the world with
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Reducing COVID transmission by 20% could save 2,000 Australian lives this year
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 06:11:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/reducing-covid-transmission-by-20-could-save-2-000-australian-lives-this-year-183426>
"Australia’s COVID death toll is rising, yet public health measures to reduce
transmission such as mask mandates are largely a thing of the past.
(More...)
What’s it like to be on Venus or Pluto? We studied their sand dunes and found some clues
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 06:12:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/whats-it-like-to-be-on-venus-or-pluto-we-studied-their-sand-dunes-and-found-some-clues-181241>
"What is it like to be on the surface of Mars or Venus? Or even further afield,
such as on Pluto, or Saturn’s moon Titan?
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Gen Z Tinikling (Georgia Tech Filipino Students Association)
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 19:22:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Climate change is killing trees in Queensland’s tropical rainforests
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 19:23:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-killing-trees-in-queenslands-tropical-rainforests-183215>
"In recent years, the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast has
seen multiple events of mass coral bleaching as human-caused global warming has
driven sustained high temperatures in the ocean.
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Here’s how we track down and very carefully photograph Australia’s elusive snakes
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 19:24:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/heres-how-we-track-down-and-very-carefully-photograph-australias-elusive-snakes-176971>
"While most people go out of their way to avoid snakes, we’re the opposite.
We’re crazy about snakes. As wildlife photographers, we’ve spent months in the
Australian bush and in overseas jungles tracking down beautiful snakes.
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Scotland’s Billionaires Are Turning Climate Change Into a Trophy Game
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 19:25:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/05/scotland-climate-change-land-use/629835/>
"Advocates of community ownership say the model is also a powerful way to
address the climate emergency. Across Scotland, community landowners have not
only installed wind farms but planted forests and restored carbon-guzzling
(More...)
‘Hustling’: Australian companies embracing the four day work week
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 19:26:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/hustling-australian-companies-embracing-the-four-day-work-week/news-story/8fe7fa2e354b9422cc14a81b08fbe794>
"More Australian companies are turning to a four day work week with no pay cut
as burnout rises among staff, as well as the fallout from brutal competition to
attract employees, with the unemployment rate hitting its lowest level in 48
(More...)
Russia’s blockade could cause mass famine beyond Ukraine – but it’s a crime without a name
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:44:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/russias-blockade-could-cause-mass-famine-beyond-ukraine-but-its-a-crime-without-a-name-183429>
"Trying to gauge the worst aspect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is
difficult. For some, it will be the illegal invasion itself. For others, the
war crimes or crimes against humanity committed since.
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Can sniffer dogs really detect COVID almost as well as a PCR test? Turns out they can
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:45:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/can-sniffer-dogs-really-detect-covid-almost-as-well-as-a-pcr-test-turns-out-they-can-183363>
"Dogs have an exceptional sense of smell. We take advantage of this ability in
many ways, including by training them to find illicit drugs, dangerous goods
and even people.
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Australia’s cities policies are seriously inadequate for tackling the climate crisis
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:46:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-cities-policies-are-seriously-inadequate-for-tackling-the-climate-crisis-182769>
"It will be impossible to tackle climate change unless we transform the way we
build and plan cities, which are responsible for a staggering 70% of global
emissions. Yet, Australia’s national policies on urban environments are
(More...)
The rise and rise of Harry Styles: how did the former boyband member become the biggest name in pop?
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:47:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How Valve is Changing Game Console Design
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:49:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.ifixit.com/News/60131/how-valve-is-changing-game-console-design>
"We’re thrilled to team up with Valve to provide parts and repair documentation
to gamers everywhere. But when it comes to repairability, Valve didn’t stop at
the bare minimum. They’ve made smart choices in the design and launch of the
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My Instagram account was hacked and two-factor authentication didn't help
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:46:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-instagram-account-was-hacked-and-two-factor-authentication-didnt-help/>
"After almost 40 years in technology, it finally happened. I had one of my
accounts hacked. Blast it. The target was my Instagram account. While I'm very
active on social networks, Instagram was the one I used the least. Here's what
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Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:47:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61509744
"Buy something in a supermarket and there's a good chance it will contain palm
oil. Follow it back through the supply chain and eventually you'll find an oil
palm tree, likely in Indonesia. But the companies that sell it to major firms
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Alcohol marketing has crossed borders and entered the metaverse – how do we regulate the new digital risk?
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:48:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/alcohol-marketing-has-crossed-borders-and-entered-the-metaverse-how-do-we-regulate-the-new-digital-risk-183334>
"The World Health Organization’s newly released report on regulating
cross-border alcohol marketing raises the alarm for countries like Australia
and New Zealand, given their light touch towards alcohol advertising.
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We identified the 63 animals most likely to go extinct by 2041. We can’t give up on them yet
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:50:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-identified-the-63-animals-most-likely-to-go-extinct-by-2041-we-cant-give-up-on-them-yet-182155>
"It feels a bit strange to publish a paper that we want proved wrong – we have
identified the 63 Australian birds, mammals, fish, frogs and reptiles most
likely to go extinct in the next 20 years.
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A look in the game design of choose-your-own-adventure books
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:51:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-look-in-game-design-of-choose-your.html>
"This is a choose your own adventure book that originally belonged to my big
sister. For those who don't speak Finnish, the book is called
The Haunted
Railway Book and it uses the characters from Enid Blyton's
Famous Five,
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Cases are high and winter is coming. We need to stop ignoring COVID
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:43:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/cases-are-high-and-winter-is-coming-we-need-to-stop-ignoring-covid-183218>
"In a poll conducted by the
Guardian in August of 2021 about the number of
deaths Australians would be willing to accept as restrictions eased, only 3% of
respondents felt that 5,000 or more COVID-related deaths per year would be
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Into the ocean twilight zone: how new technology is revealing the secrets of an under-researched undersea world
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:44:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/into-the-ocean-twilight-zone-how-new-technology-is-revealing-the-secrets-of-an-under-researched-undersea-world-182280>
"Despite New Zealanders’ close connection with the oceans, very few will have
heard of “temperate mesophotic ecosystems” (TMEs). Even fewer will appreciate
their importance for coastal fisheries, and possibly climate change mitigation.
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A flourishing ecology and a healthy economy? Henry David Thoreau thought you couldn’t have one without the other
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:45:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-flourishing-ecology-and-a-healthy-economy-henry-david-thoreau-thought-you-couldnt-have-one-without-the-other-183336>
"Australians have just decided another “climate election”. What this meant,
basically, was that we had to choose between two difficult futures. The result
has yielded a new mandate for meaningful work on climate policy.
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Did Australia just make a move to the left?
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:46:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/did-australia-just-make-a-move-to-the-left-183611>
"Political commentators often use the idea of a political spectrum from left to
right as shorthand for understanding political ideologies, parties and
programs. Derived from the arrangement of the National Assembly in the French
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This smart skin is more sensitive than your fingertip
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:47:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.optimistdaily.com/2022/05/this-smart-skin-is-more-sensitive-than-your-fingertip/>
"Nature has done an excellent job at creating the human’s largest sensory
organ, the skin, which allows us to feel heat, pressure, and humidity. However,
a research lab at the Institute of Solid State Physics in TU Graz has invented
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Ancient California redwood grove damaged by selfie-seeking visitors to get $3.5 million rescue plan
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:25:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/22/ancient-redwood-grove-damaged-by-visitors-seeking-selfies-to-get-3-5-million-rescue-plan/>
"Until 20 years, ago, the immense redwood trees in the “Grove of Titans,” an
ancient forest near the California-Oregon border, had never been cataloged by
scientists, written about or photographed.
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Amy’s Kitchen, a case-study in the problems with consumerism
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:26:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://doctorow.medium.com/amys-kitchen-a-case-study-in-the-problems-with-consumerism-1b086b62a53b>
"As theories of change go, consumerism has a lot going for it. “Voting with
your dollars” cuts out the middleman: rather than voting for a politician and
hoping that they do the right thing, you can just reward good companies
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All Creatures Great and Small at 50: why these stories about a country vet still charm today
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:27:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/all-creatures-great-and-small-at-50-why-these-stories-about-a-country-vet-still-charm-today-182325>
"When Mum was pregnant with me, Dad bought her a paperback copy of James
Herriot’s
All Creatures Great and Small because it was an easy, pleasant
read. I read my mother’s Pan paperback copy, with its cover image of sheep,
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Halsey’s record label won’t release a new song until it goes viral on TikTok. Is this the future of the music industry?
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:29:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Timbuktu Manuscripts
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:30:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/the-timbuktu-manuscripts/BQE6pL2U3Qsu2A>
"Explore 40,000 manuscripts guarded by Dr. Abdel Kader Haidara and SAVAMA-DCI,
showcasing Africa’s greatest written legacy."
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How San Francisco Cracked the Urban Composting Code
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 06:21:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/san-francisco-composting-california-law/>
"California’s environmental achievements are something to behold. The state
ranks first in the U.S. for growth in solar power generation and battery
storage. It’s the national leader in cumulative electric vehicle sales and
(More...)
Attention managers: if you expect First Nations’ staff to do all your ‘Indigenous stuff’, this isn’t support – it’s racism
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 06:21:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/attention-managers-if-you-expect-first-nations-staff-to-do-all-your-indigenous-stuff-this-isnt-support-its-racism-176143>
"Workplaces can be hostile, overwhelming and unwelcoming places for many First
Nations Peoples. My research has explored how this is the case in many
organisations, including universities.
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Writing for our (digital) lives: war, social media and the urgent need to update how we teach English
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 06:22:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/writing-for-our-digital-lives-war-social-media-and-the-urgent-need-to-update-how-we-teach-english-180679>
"The war in Ukraine is being described as the first social media war, even as
“the TikTok war”. Memes, tweets, videos and blog posts communicate both vital
information and propaganda, potentially changing the course of history. This
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Copyright As Censorship: Abuse Of The DMCA To Try To Delete Online News Is Rampant
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 06:23:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/24/copyright-as-censorship-abuse-of-the-dmca-to-try-to-delete-online-news-is-rampant/>
"Online platforms often give access to digital material that is under
copyright. If any of that content is infringing, then potentially the platform
would be liable as well as the person who uploaded it. Online companies
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“Tough to forge” digital driver’s license is… easy to forge
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 06:25:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/digital-drivers-license-used-by-4m-australians-is-a-snap-to-forge/>
"In late 2019, the government of New South Wales in Australia rolled out
digital driver's licenses. The new licenses allowed people to use their iPhone
or Android device to show proof of identity and age during roadside police
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Zimbabwe's women-only rangers fight poachers and poverty
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:57:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://news.trust.org/item/20220422134714-qymjk/
"HURUNGWE, Zimbabwe, April 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sharai Tunhira
frowns with focus as she runs through drills with her all-female patrol team -
each woman armed and ready for the many men they catch poaching wildlife in
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Happier Employees, Higher Profits: Covid’s Surprising Lesson for Restaurants
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:58:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/restaurant-employee-pay-covid/
"Like many restaurant operators over the past two years, Greg and Daisy Ryan,
co-owners of the French-inspired bistro Bell’s in Los Alamos, California,
sweated over how their business would survive a global pandemic. All around
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To protect vulnerable Australians from COVID this winter, we need to pick up the pace on third doses
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:59:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/to-protect-vulnerable-australians-from-covid-this-winter-we-need-to-pick-up-the-pace-on-third-doses-183609>
"Anthony Albanese campaigned on better pandemic management. Giving the
vaccination program a shot in the arm will be his first test.
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Pay ‘with a smile or a wave’: why Mastercard’s new face recognition payment system raises concerns
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:59:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/pay-with-a-smile-or-a-wave-why-mastercards-new-face-recognition-payment-system-raises-concerns-183447>
"Mastercard’s “smile to pay” system, announced last week, is supposed to save
time for customers at checkouts. It is being trialled in Brazil, with future
pilots planned for the Middle East and Asia.
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Science has answers to why conservatives fall so easily for COVID-19 and Russian propaganda
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 19:01:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/24/2088332/-Science-has-answers-to-why-conservatives-fall-so-easily-for-COVID-19-and-Russian-propaganda>
"At work, the subject of Ukraine came up. Someone I had worked with for years
and seemed reasonably intelligent went on an absurd rant about how Ukraine was
overrun with Nazis who were planning on using bioweapons against the U.S. He
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The Email Scam That Nearly Worked On Me
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:36:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-email-scam-that-nearly-worked-on-me-ade645bd90bc>
"This is what makes this particular email scam so fiendishly brilliant.
The fraudsters understand something central about modern capitalism, which is …
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David Bowie and the birth of environmentalism: 50 years on, how Ziggy Stardust and the first UN climate summit changed our vision of the future
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:43:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/david-bowie-and-the-birth-of-environmentalism-50-years-on-how-ziggy-stardust-and-the-first-un-climate-summit-changed-our-vision-of-the-future-181033>
"David Bowie released his seminal album
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
and the Spiders from Mars 50 years ago, on June 16, 1972. It was an artsy and
ambitious rock album which captured the time’s sense of being on the cusp of
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The World's FIRST Commercial Electric Plane - Robert takes to the skies!
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:44:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdfYXlUK6is
"
Top Gun may have Tom Cruise, but the
Fully Charged Show has Robert
Llewellyn AND an ELECTRIC plane! Join Robert as he takes to the skies to
experience first hand the world's first commercial battery powered electric
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I am a climate scientist – and this is my plea to our newly elected politicians
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:45:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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National Sorry Day is a day to commemorate those taken. But ‘sorry’ is not enough – we need action
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:46:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/national-sorry-day-is-a-day-to-commemorate-those-taken-but-sorry-is-not-enough-we-need-action-183618>
"May 26 is National Sorry Day. On this day, we commemorate Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families
under government policies during the Assimilation era (officially 1910-70).
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Native tribes celebrate Montana land ownership and bison range restoration
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:59:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1100823011/native-tribes-celebrate-montana-land-ownership-and-bison-range-restoration>
'Moiese, Mont. — A narrow gravel road takes visitors zig-zagging up a mountain,
alongside a creek, and, if they're lucky, they'll see buffalo roaming freely on
the terrain.
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Very, Very Little Of ‘Content Moderation’ Has Anything To Do With Politics
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:00:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/25/very-very-little-of-content-moderation-has-anything-to-do-with-politics/>
"It’s truly amazing how focused people are, in discussions on content
moderation, on the claims that “content moderation is censorship” and that it’s
primarily “suppressing” political speech. That’s not how it works at all.
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Artificial light may become a new weapon in the fight to control malaria
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:01:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/artificial-light-may-become-a-new-weapon-in-the-fight-to-control-malaria-183654>
"The world has not yet won the war against malaria. While the total number of
cases has declined from about 81.1 cases per 1,000 population to 59 per 1,000
since 2000, there were still an estimated 240 million cases and 600,000 deaths
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Biden Is Aiming to Destroy a Historic Climate Change Lawsuit
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:02:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://jacobin.com/2022/05/biden-climate-change-juliana-case-lawsuit-doj>
"
Juliana v. United States is a historic climate change lawsuit seeking to
establish a constitutional right to a livable planet. But the Biden
administration has indicated it will fight tooth and nail to prevent the
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Even vaccinated people can get long COVID
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:03:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.futurity.org/long-covid-vaccines-viruses-2744772/
"Even vaccinated people with mild breakthrough COVID-19 infections can
experience long COVID with debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect the
heart, brain, lungs, and other parts of the body, new research shows.
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A Coming-Out Guide Aims to Promote Acceptance Among Gay Chinese
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:19:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010343/a-coming-out-guide-aims-to-promote-acceptance-among-gay-chinese>
"A Chinese LGBT organization is experimenting with a new coming-out strategy.
Trueself, formerly known as PFLAG China, aims to guide and educate those
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Hertz Still Refuses To Drop Prosecutions Despite Being Sued For Bogus Theft Reports
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:20:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/25/hertz-still-refuses-to-drop-prosecutions-despite-being-sued-for-bogus-theft-reports/>
"Hertz has dug its own hole. And it insists it hasn’t hit the bottom yet. The
shovels will continue to be deployed until the litigation ends. This isn’t
going to work out well for Hertz, but the company seems to have retreated deep
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Fan’s Rare Recordings Of Lost Beatles’ Performances Can’t Be Heard, Because Copyright Ruins Everything
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:22:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/25/fans-rare-recordings-of-lost-beatles-performances-cant-be-heard-because-copyright-ruins-everything/>
"There’s a story in the
Daily Mail that underlines why it is important for
people to make copies. It concerns the re-surfacing of rare recordings of the
Beatles:
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To walk the talk on climate, Labor must come clean about the future for coal and gas
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:23:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/to-walk-the-talk-on-climate-labor-must-come-clean-about-the-future-for-coal-and-gas-183641>
"Australia’s climate election has been won. Now comes the harder part. It’s now
entirely possible we could see a government committed to domestic climate
action, speeding up the exit of coal and gas from our grid and electrifying
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Dumbed-down curriculum means primary students will learn less about the world and nothing about climate
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:24:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/dumbed-down-curriculum-means-primary-students-will-learn-less-about-the-world-and-nothing-about-climate-183520>
"Revisions to the Australian primary school curriculum for geography mean
children will learn much less about the world and its diversity than they do at
present. They will learn nothing about some significant concepts such as
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“The Way Things Were”: How the Association for Computing Machinery Is Opening the Doors to Its Archives
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:12:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://associationsnow.com/2022/05/the-way-things-were-why-open-access-to-the-acm-digital-library-matters/>
"The computing industry has changed significantly over the past 75 years, and
the Association for Computing Machinery was there for all of it.
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‘Willow’ Series Gets November Premiere Date, Teaser Trailer, First-Look Photos From Disney+
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:16:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://deadline.com/2022/05/willow-series-premiere-date-teaser-trailer-disney-plus-1235033916/>
"Disney+ said Thursday that
Willow, its live-action original series based on
the 1988 fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, will premiere on November 30.
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They once worked for big oil’s enablers. Now they refuse to be complicit
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:17:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/27/big-oil-public-relations-defectors-climate-crisis>
"More than a century ago, fossil fuel firms hardly needed help maintaining
their image. Coal-powered trains, oil-burning power plants and gas-heated
houses were likened to patriotism and social progress. But over time,
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Wework founder raises $70m for blockchain-based, “voluntary” carbon credits
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:20:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://doctorow.medium.com/wework-founder-raises-70m-for-blockchain-based-voluntary-carbon-credits-fe0cdf2b0a29>
"Even crypto’s biggest boosters admit that the industry has a scam problem.
This is especially hard to deny now that hundred of billions of (real) dollars’
worth of (fake) “stablecoins” have gone up in smoke.
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Robyn Williams, host of ABC RN's The Science Show, on 50 years of broadcasting and the day Norman Swan saved his life
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:22:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/backstory/2022-05-28/robyn-williams-50-years-abc-science-norman-swan-saved-his-life/101104326>
"As astronauts on board Apollo 17 carried out a momentous mission in December
1972 — the first Moon landing by a scientist-astronaut, Harrison Schmitt, and
the last opportunity (so far) for humans to walk on the lunar landscape — a
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If Finland Joins NATO, it’s ‘Game Over’ for Russia
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:07:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://wesodonnell.medium.com/if-finland-joins-nato-its-game-over-for-russia-b3b0da0af461>
"Like some Greek tragedy playing out on the world stage, Russia’s senseless
invasion of Ukraine set events in motion that will ultimately make the Russian
Federation far weaker than it was before the invasion.
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Covid was vanishing last Memorial Day. Cases are five times higher now.
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:08:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/05/28/covid-memorial-day-surge/>
"For the third year, Americans are greeting the unofficial start of summer
shadowed by the specter of the coronavirus amid rising covid-19 cases and
hospitalizations across the country.
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There's a new call in Australia to ban petrol car sales. How do we compare to the rest of the world?
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:09:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/theres-a-new-call-in-australia-to-ban-petrol-car-sales-how-do-we-compare-to-the-rest-of-the-world/qz04hhhas>
'Many countries have committed to crack down on new fossil fuel-powered vehicle
sales, and there are fresh calls in Australia for similar action.
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COVID-19 reinfections on the rise across Australia as experts warn Omicron 'has tricks up its sleeve'
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:12:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-29/covid-reinfections-rising-as-omicron-variants-emerge/101105666>
'At 105, May Harrison might just be Australia's oldest COVID-19 survivor.
May recently fended off the virus and this week celebrated her 105th birthday,
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How self-publishing, social media and algorithms are aiding far-right novelists
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:12:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-self-publishing-social-media-and-algorithms-are-aiding-far-right-novelists-183453>
"Far-right extremists pose an increasing risk in Australia and around the
world. In 2020, ASIO revealed that about 40% of its counter-terrorism work
involved the far right.
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Boris Johnson: leadership expert on why not taking responsibility degrades politics
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:38:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/boris-johnson-leadership-expert-on-why-not-taking-responsibility-degrades-politics-183926>
"What is the difference between taking responsibility and bearing
responsibility? The former is what the prime minister, Boris Johnson, keeps
telling us he is doing. But the latter is what Sue Gray says senior figures at
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Sweden: a history of neutrality ends after 200 years
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:39:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/sweden-a-history-of-neutrality-ends-after-200-years-183583>
"Sweden’s application to join Nato in May marks a major shift away from its
longstanding position as a neutral state, stretching back to 1812.
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There are systems ‘guarding’ your data in cyberspace – but who is guarding the guards?
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:40:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/there-are-systems-guarding-your-data-in-cyberspace-but-who-is-guarding-the-guards-183041>
"We use internet-connected devices to access our bank accounts, keep our
transport systems moving, communicate with our colleagues, listen to music,
undertake commercially sensitive tasks – and order pizza. Digital security is
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3 ways the Albanese government can turn Australia into a renewable energy superpower – without leaving anyone behind
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:41:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/3-ways-the-albanese-government-can-turn-australia-into-a-renewable-energy-superpower-without-leaving-anyone-behind-183640>
"Australians will bear yet another blow to our cost of living in July when
electricity prices will surge up to 18.3%, which amounts to over A$250 per year
in some cases.
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What coltan mining in the DRC costs people and the environment
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:41:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-coltan-mining-in-the-drc-costs-people-and-the-environment-183159>
"The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rich in natural resources – its
untapped deposits of minerals are estimated to be worth US$24 trillion. Gold,
diamonds, cobalt and zinc are among them.
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Changing the Australian Constitution is not easy. But we need to stop thinking it’s impossible
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:39:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/changing-the-australian-constitution-is-not-easy-but-we-need-to-stop-thinking-its-impossible-183626>
"Supporters of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament have celebrated the commitment
of the new Albanese government to put the issue to a referendum. But is
government support enough?
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The ‘Biloela family’ are going home – but what will Labor do with thousands of other asylum seekers in limbo in Australia?
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:42:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-biloela-family-are-going-home-but-what-will-labor-do-with-thousands-of-other-asylum-seekers-in-limbo-in-australia-183621>
"The long-running case of the “Biloela family” has taken a step forward, after
the new Labor government confirmed they would be allowed to return home to
Queensland.
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Will News Corp change its approach after Labor’s election win? Not if the US example is anything to go by
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:42:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/will-news-corp-change-its-approach-after-labors-election-win-not-if-the-us-example-is-anything-to-go-by-183650>
"In 1953, the Communist East German regime quashed a widespread uprising and
afterwards admonished the protesters, saying the government had lost confidence
in the people. In a famous satirical poem, left-wing author Bertolt Brecht said
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Coral Reefs Generate a Hidden Sound Underwater, And It Could Help Us to Save Them
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:43:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/coral-reefs-generate-a-hidden-sound-underwater-and-it-could-help-us-to-save-them>
"We tend to associate healthy coral reefs with their visual splendor: the
vibrant array of colors and shapes that populate these beautiful underwater
ecosystems.
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If you cry while watching movies, it is probably a sign of your emotional strength
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:44:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/if-you-cry-while-watching-movies-it-is-probably-a-sign-of-your-emotional-strength-182664>
"You have probably found yourself weeping quietly, or even suddenly sobbing
uncontrollably, while watching a movie. Common culprits include
Marley and
Me,
The Color Purple,
Schindler’s List and
The Lion King.
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Small step for Nature, giant leap across the gender gap: leading journal will make sex and gender reporting mandatory in research
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:20:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/small-step-for-nature-giant-leap-across-the-gender-gap-leading-journal-will-make-sex-and-gender-reporting-mandatory-in-research-183631>
"Like in many aspects of life, there remains an undercurrent of sex bias
against women in the STEM fields. And this bias has a negative impact on not
only women, but men too – and those who don’t fit within a binary category.
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Albanese wants to ‘change the way’ we do politics in Australia. Here are 4 ways to do it
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:20:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/albanese-wants-to-change-the-way-we-do-politics-in-australia-here-are-4-ways-to-do-it-183227>
"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to “change the way” we do politics
in Australia by avoiding soundbites and “actually answering questions”. This is
part of his plan for “rebuilding respect” for politics itself.
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NATO is no longer bound by commitments to Russia and will beef up Eastern Europe presence, says deputy secretary general
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:22:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1705708/nato-is-no-longer-bound-by-commitments-to-russia-and-will-beef-up-eastern-europe-presence-says-deputy-secretary-general>
"The NATO-Russia agreement signed 25 years ago no longer binds the alliance
because Russia itself violated the agreement by invading Ukraine, says NATO
Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană, visiting Vilnius.
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AGL’s coal implosion shows what a disorderly transition to clean energy looks like
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:23:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/30/agls-coal-implosion-shows-what-a-disorderly-transition-to-clean-energy-looks-like>
"The spectacular implosion at AGL Energy, Australia’s biggest corporate
greenhouse gas polluter, has been years in the making and should have
ramifications across Australia’s political and business classes.
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G7 countries to stop funding fossil fuel development overseas
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:24:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/30/g7-countries-to-stop-funding-fossil-fuel-development-overseas>
"The world’s biggest economies are to stop funding any overseas fossil fuel
development from the end of this year, in a move likely to choke off some of
the investment in “carbon bombs” that are imperilling efforts to meet the
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JAZZ EMU: PILOT
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:52:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xzn7w9rguo
"Thank you endlessly to Blink Industries <
https://blinkindustries.tv> for
supporting my Artistique Vision and giving us the chance to make this brief
foray into The Universe. They have backed so much exciting and outlandish work
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Corporate America’s Favorite Legal Trick Is Backfiring
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:53:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://jacobin.com/2022/05/mass-arbitration-mandatory-agreements-uber-amazon>
"Last year, Uber turned a quarterly profit for the first time ever. But a major
obstacle stands in the way of the rideshare company repeating that achievement:
a $92 million bill owed to the American Arbitration Association over claims
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Pop Stars Made Millions From Russian Oligarchs. Now Some Have Regrets
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:55:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/russian-oligarchs-guns-n-roses-robbie-williams-jennifer-lopez-1349163/>
"Looking back on his years with everyone from the Replacements to Guns N’
Roses, Tommy Stinson admits he’s played some “strange places.” But a 2010 show
with GN’R — a private gig in Moscow for a Russian energy company — still leaps
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American exceptionalism: the poison that cannot protect its children from violent death
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:57:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/american-exceptionalism-the-poison-that-cannot-protect-its-children-from-violent-death-184045>
"I had always been afraid of America. Once, in Alaska, we had dinner with a man
my father was working with, and he had actually uttered the line – that iconic
American saying, so ridiculous as to be almost unbelievable.
Guns don’t kill
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Tapping mineral wealth in mining waste could offset damage from new green economy mines
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:57:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/tapping-mineral-wealth-in-mining-waste-could-offset-damage-from-new-green-economy-mines-183232>
"To go green, the world will need vast quantities of critical minerals such as
manganese, lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements. But to some
environmentalists, mining to save the planet is a hard pill to swallow if it
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'Ebola is defeated,' says Congolese professor who discovered the virus
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:12:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210917-ebola-is-defeated-says-congolese-professor-who-discovered-the-virus>
'Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the
deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the
Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 years ago.
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What Growing Up in Rural Germany Taught Me about Guns
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:13:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-growing-up-in-rural-germany-taught-me-about-gun-control/>
"I love guns. I grew up with them. My grandpa taught me how to shoot them in
our garden when I was eight years old. Like many kids who grow up in rural
communities, guns were part of our life. Many in our village had at least one.
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How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:14:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/how-cheap-component-could-help-kill-off-combustion-cars-2022-05-30/>
"LONDON/BERLIN, May 30 (Reuters) - The humble wire harness, a cheap component
that bundles cables together, has become an unlikely scourge of the auto
industry. Some predict it could hasten the downfall of combustion cars.
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Will a Labor majority stunt climate action? If the government wants a second term, more climate ambition is essential
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:15:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/will-a-labor-majority-stunt-climate-action-if-the-government-wants-a-second-term-more-climate-ambition-is-essential-184136>
"Labor will form a majority government with a climate policy carefully
calibrated to provide a clear point of distinction with the Coalition, while
doing as little as possible to alienate any significant group of voters.
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5 good news stories about climate change
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:16:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.mic.com/impact/climate-change-good-news
"From reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate
news sometimes comes off as all doom and gloom. The world is heading to an
apocalypse and all of our efforts to stop it are futile, right?
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“How Dare They Peep into My Private Life?”
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:33:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/05/25/how-dare-they-peep-my-private-life/childrens-rights-violations-governments>
"This report is a global investigation of the education technology (EdTech)
endorsed by 49 governments for children’s education during the pandemic. Based
on technical and policy analysis of 164 EdTech products, Human Rights Watch
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What Happened When France Sent Low-Income Kids to Wealthy Schools
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:33:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/toulouse-france-schools-bus-students-tackling-education-inequality/>
"In 2004, Maxence Arcy moved with his family to Bellefontaine, a poor suburb of
the French city of Toulouse. Limited by what he could afford, the father of six
bought a place on a sprawling housing estate in the neighborhood which had
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Stinky seaweed is clogging Caribbean beaches – but a New Zealand solution could turn it into green power and fertiliser
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:34:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/stinky-seaweed-is-clogging-caribbean-beaches-but-a-new-zealand-solution-could-turn-it-into-green-power-and-fertiliser-183807>
"Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean for more than 10 years – but our
research shows how we could clean up beaches and emissions at the same time, by
turning what’s now rubbish into renewable electricity and fertiliser.
(More...)
Like the gig economy, crypto gaming is sold with promise of convenience and riches. In practice it’s deeply exploitative
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:35:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/like-the-gig-economy-crypto-gaming-is-sold-with-promise-of-convenience-and-riches-in-practice-its-deeply-exploitative-181714>
"Video games are increasingly incorporating blockchains, the decentralised
databases that underpin cryptocurrencies, as well as NFTs and other “digital
assets”. New games are emerging expressly to support blockchain technology,
(More...)
Is This the World’s Most Eco-Friendly Landfill?
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:35:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/vienna-most-ecologically-responsible-landfill-pinzgau-goats/>
"On a Sunday in early May, thousands of people from all over Vienna gathered in
the city’s northeastern corner for a day in the sun, enjoying music
performances, candy floss, guided walks around the verdant surroundings, and
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Palau's world-first 'good traveller' incentive
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:50:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220517-palaus-world-first-good-traveller-incentive>
"Despite being home to fewer than 20,000 residents, the Republic of Palau is
making an outsized impact to preserve the planet. Not only did the country –
made up of 300-plus islands in the West Pacific – adopt the world's first
(More...)
WIPO Blocks Wikimedia Chapters As Observers, Because China Is Mad That There’s A Taiwanese Wikimedia Chapter
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:51:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/31/wipo-blocks-wikimedia-chapters-as-observers-because-china-is-mad-that-theres-a-taiwanese-wikimedia-chapter/>
"Two years ago we wrote about how the Wikimedia Foundation was blocked from
gaining observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
after China objected, over some bizarre nonsense because there happens to be a
(More...)
Margaret Atwood’s flamethrower of a stunt and the misguided moral certainty of book burning
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:52:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/margaret-atwoods-flamethrower-of-a-stunt-and-the-misguided-moral-certainty-of-book-burning-184051>
"If someone had told me a few weeks ago that nearly every major news website
and social media account in the English-speaking world would post a video of
Margaret Atwood – the 82-year-old matron saint of Canadian letters, the subject
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The first Australian First Nations anthology of speculative fiction is playful, bitter, loud and proud
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:53:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-first-australian-first-nations-anthology-of-speculative-fiction-is-playful-bitter-loud-and-proud-182228>
"This is not “just” an anthology of Australian First Nations speculative
fiction, but also the first Australian anthology of First Nations speculative
fiction. And what an entry onto the scene it is!
(More...)
Caring for Country means tackling the climate crisis with Indigenous leadership: 3 things the new government must do
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:54:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/caring-for-country-means-tackling-the-climate-crisis-with-indigenous-leadership-3-things-the-new-government-must-do-183987>
"The election of a new Australian government offers a once-in-a-generation
opportunity to promote the self-determination of Indigenous peoples to Care for
Country.
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Subtract: Why Getting to Less Can Mean Thinking More
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 06:44:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://behavioralscientist.org/subtract-why-getting-to-less-can-mean-thinking-more/>
"Consider the following questions: Do your resolutions more often start with “I
should do more of ...” than with “I should do less of ...”? Do you spend more
time acquiring information—whether through podcasts, websites, or
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Owning the Sun: A People’s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to Covid-19 Vaccines | Alexander Zaitchik
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 06:45:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://bioneers.org/owning-the-sun-a-peoples-history-of-monopy-medicine-from-aspirin-to-covid-19-vaccines-alexander-zaitchik-ze0z2203/>
"For centuries, human civilization developed through shared innovation that
advances us forward. Through implementing the gifts of shared knowledge, humans
have collectively uplifted the abundance of life we share in. Now, privatized
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Why Omicron Is About To Make Americans Act Immorally, Inappropriately
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 06:46:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2022/05/31/why-omicron-is-about-to-make-americans-act-immorally-inappropriately/?sh=2e9d3fb3160f>
"A friend called me for medical advice two weeks ago. He’s single, in his
thirties and generally healthy, but he’d developed a dry cough with mild
congestion. After a self-administered Covid-19 test turned up negative results,
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Meet the world’s largest plant: a single seagrass clone stretching 180 km in Western Australia’s Shark Bay
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 06:47:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/meet-the-worlds-largest-plant-a-single-seagrass-clone-stretching-180-km-in-western-australias-shark-bay-184056>
"Next time you go diving or snorkelling, have a close look at those wondrously
long, bright green ribbons, waving with the ebb and flow of water. They are
seagrasses – marine plants which produce flowers, fruit, and seedlings
(More...)
Tired of hearing men talk to men about music? This Woman’s Work changes the narrative brilliantly
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 06:50:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/tired-of-hearing-men-talk-to-men-about-music-this-womans-work-changes-the-narrative-brilliantly-177742>
"I wanted to start this piece with the Laurie Anderson quote, “Talking about
music is like dancing about architecture”, but it turns out that Laurie never
said it. And the adage has been through so many versions and origin stories
(More...)
Putin shows us why the Queen matters
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:38:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://tswriting.medium.com/putin-shows-us-why-the-queen-matters-b0a857fa2ee5>
"The British love their monarch — well, a significant proportion of them do.
Recent polls by Ipsos Mori found that 46% of Britons say abolishing the
monarchy would be worse for Britain in the future while only 22% say it would
(More...)
Elections: a global ranking rates US weakest among liberal democracies
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:39:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/elections-a-global-ranking-rates-us-weakest-among-liberal-democracies-183573>
"Defending democracy has suddenly become one of the central challenges of our
age. The land war in Ukraine is widely considered a front line between
autocratic rule and democratic freedom. The United States continues to absorb
(More...)
Not Fit For Purpose: Libraries Explain How Copyright Failed Libraries During The Pandemic
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:40:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/06/01/not-fit-for-purpose-libraries-explain-how-copyright-failed-libraries-during-the-pandemic/>
"It’s no secret that copyright and libraries are often in conflict with one
another. We’ve pointed out repeatedly how modern publishers would never allow
libraries to come into existence if they weren’t here already. The publishers
(More...)
Panic, horror and chaos: what went wrong at the Champions League final – and what needs to be done to make football safer
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:41:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/panic-horror-and-chaos-what-went-wrong-at-the-champions-league-final-and-what-needs-to-be-done-to-make-football-safer-184182>
"Daniel Silverstone, a professor of criminology and an expert in policing
studies, attended the Champion’s League final in Paris and witnessed chaotic
scenes. Here, he and Jan Ludvigsen examine what the latest research can tell us
(More...)
Are ‘Fast Movies’ Really A Substitute For The Real Thing? Or Just Good Marketing?
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:42:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/06/01/are-fast-movies-really-a-substitute-for-the-real-thing-or-just-good-marketing/>
"There’s an interesting post on the TorrentFreak blog about “fast movies“:
These heavily edited copies of mainstream movies aim to summarize key plot
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Thomas Piketty Thinks America Is Primed for Wealth Redistribution
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:30:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/03/magazine/thomas-piketty-interview.html>
"In 2013, the French economist Thomas Piketty, in his best seller “Capital in
the Twenty-First Century,” a book eagerly received in the wake of the 2008
economic collapse, put forth the notion that returns on capital historically
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We cannot adapt our way out of climate crisis, warns leading scientist
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:31:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/01/we-cannot-adapt-our-way-out-of-climate-crisis-warns-leading-scientist>
"The world cannot adapt its way out of the climate crisis, and counting on
adaptation to limit damage is no substitute for urgently cutting greenhouse
gases, a leading climate scientist has warned.
(More...)
Disparities in global empathy: why some refugees are more welcome than others
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:32:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/disparities-in-global-empathy-why-some-refugees-are-more-welcome-than-others-184171>
"The world is accustomed to the stereotypical face of the refugee. The
well-worn tropes of the Black or Brown face from post-genocide Rwanda, war-torn
Somalia, or gang-ridden Honduras. According to the United Nations High
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Video game worlds are often devoid of children – here’s why
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:35:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/video-game-worlds-are-often-devoid-of-children-heres-why-183485>
"While the potential benefits or drawbacks of children playing video games
receives a lot of attention, little notice is taken of the place of children
within video games themselves. However, the representation of children in media
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‘We’re playing with fire’: US Covid cases may be 30 times higher than reported
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/us-covid-surge-cases-rate>
"The United States is now in its fourth-biggest Covid surge, according to
official case counts – but experts believe the actual current rate is much
higher.
(More...)
Women are more likely to die or be injured in car crashes. There’s a simple reason why.
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:30:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/female-crash-test-dummies-nhtsa/>
"We live in a world designed for men. The top shelves in many supermarkets are
too high for many women to reach. Many cellphones are too big for an average
woman’s hand. And because women’s bodies have a lower metabolic resting rate
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Life’s Preference for Symmetry Is Like ‘A New Law of Nature’
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:31:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/science/symmetry-biology-evolution.html>
"Symmetry runs rampant in nature. It’s present wherever mirror images are
repeated, like in the right and left halves of elephants or butterflies, or in
the repeating patterns of flower petals and starfish arms around a central
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Hotter Kalahari desert may stop hornbills breeding by 2027
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:32:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hotter-kalahari-desert-may-stop-hornbills-breeding-by-2027-183937>
"Rapid climate change has the potential to strongly influence the physiology,
behaviour and breeding success of animals. Research is showing that increasing
temperatures, for instance, are having negative effects on animals. These range
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So, an update on Finland's journey toward NATO
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:33:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1532643396774412291.html
"So, an update on Finland's journey toward NATO. As you probably know,
Finland's and Sweden's NATO applications are currently blocked by Turkey's
Erdogan in an obvious game to extract whatever value he can. What happens next?
(More...)
Friday essay: ‘I said no’ – Nie’s refusal and the troubling question of Pacific slavery in Australia
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:35:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-i-said-no-nies-refusal-and-the-troubling-question-of-pacific-slavery-in-australia-181943>
"In 1881 Nie (also known as Nai), a Pacific Islander woman, walked off
“Virginia” plantation, south of Maryborough, in the colony of Queensland.
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This Year at Davos: A Referendum on Davos Itself
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:49:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/business/dealbook/world-economic-forum-davos.html>
"The small ski town of Davos, high in the Swiss alps, has heightened security
measure in place during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, when
armed guards perch on hotel rooftops while world leaders and business
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The Internet Is Broken. How Do We Fix It?
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:50:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opinion/technology/what-would-an-egalitarian-internet-actually-look-like.html>
"MAREA is a reminder that the internet has a body. A body of glass, copper,
silicon and a thousand other things — things that have to be dug out of the
earth and hammered into useful shapes, with significant inputs of labor and
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Smart Asian women are the new targets of CCP global online repression
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:52:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/smart-asian-women-are-the-new-targets-of-ccp-global-online-repression/>
"The Chinese Communist Party has a problem with women of Asian descent who have
public platforms, opinions and expertise on China.
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This Australian grasshopper gave up sex 250,000 years ago and it’s doing fine
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:54:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/this-australian-grasshopper-gave-up-sex-250-000-years-ago-and-its-doing-fine-184241>
"Most animals on Earth have two sexes, male and female, that combine and mix
their genes when they reproduce. We are so accustomed to this state of affairs
that the existence of all-female species that don’t have sex, but instead
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Lakota elders helped a white man preserve their language. Then he tried to sell it back to them.
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:55:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lakota-elders-helped-a-white-man-preserve-their-language-then-he-tried-to-sell-it-back-to-them/ar-AAY27OC>
"STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION, S.D. — Ray Taken Alive had been fighting for
this moment for two years: At his urging, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal
Council was about to take the rare and severe step of banishing a nonprofit
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Digger Unearthed: The Complete 10th Anniversary Collection
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:45:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grimoakpress/digger-unearthed-the-complete-10th-anniversary-collection>
"Ursula Vernon is the author of Digger (though you may know her as T.
Kingfisher as well!) Ursula has won a myraid of awards for her writing,
including the Ursa Major Award, Nebula Award, and the WSFA Small Press Award.
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The Tiny Detail In a Finnish Newspaper That Said a Lot
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:46:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://taru-anniina.medium.com/the-tiny-detail-in-a-finnish-newspaper-that-said-a-lot-4600c66886fc>
"A couple of weeks ago, my sister alerted me to a detail on the front page of
Finland’s biggest newspaper,
Helsingin Sanomat.
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Online abuse against women is rife, but some women suffer more – and we need to step up for them
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:47:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/online-abuse-against-women-is-rife-but-some-women-suffer-more-and-we-need-to-step-up-for-them-183646>
"Women online suffer a disproportionate amount of harm and abuse, but it isn’t
all based on their gender. This “cyber violence” is also shaped by a range of
other intersecting factors such as race, religion, class, caste and disability.
(More...)
Social media spreads rumours about COVID vaccine harms … but it doesn’t always start them
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:48:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/social-media-spreads-rumours-about-covid-vaccine-harms-but-it-doesnt-always-start-them-184169>
"For decades, anti-vaccine movements have generated and spread rumours that
vaccines cause serious health problems. The rollout of COVID vaccines has
provided new opportunities to spread misinformation.
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Melbourne has entered its first COVID winter without lockdowns. How will it turn out?
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:50:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-04/covid-melbourne-victoria-winter-cases-hospitalisation-rise/101122010>
'For many Melburnians, the turn in the weather might be triggering.
For the past couple of years, if you felt the brisk winter air on your face it
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Humble Book Bundle: The Star Trek Library by Hero Collector
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:22:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/star-trek-library-hero-collector-books>
"Get a comprehensive look at one of science fiction’s most enduring franchises
thanks to our friends at pop-culture hub Hero Collector! Learn about the
engineering that went into the Enterprise with
Star Trek Shipyards 2151-2293,
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Freeing Mickey, Unconstitutionally
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:24:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.lessig.org/freeing-mickey-unconstitutionally-de54c4ff30a9>
"The Walt Disney Corporation has received a wide range of benefits from
American governments. None has been as important as the ever-increasing term of
copyright. Beginning in 1962, Congress extended the term of existing copyrights
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Here’s a scheme Labor should ditch in its bid to boost productivity. It’s the ‘patent box’
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:25:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/heres-a-scheme-labor-should-ditch-in-its-bid-to-boost-productivity-its-the-patent-box-181464>
"Australia’s new treasurer Jim Chalmers says his biggest priorities include
boosting productivity and business investment.
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Tiananmen: Hong Kong students hide tiny “democracy goddesses” on campus
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:26:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://tumblr.macleodsawyer.com/post/686076563933020160/tiananmen-hong-kong-students-hide-tiny-democracy>
"“This is a kind of a rebellion. The university ‘stole’ the statue from its
students so we’ve decided to make our own versions on it and put it back,” one
of the protest organisers told Hong Kong Free Press, a local outlet.
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Could the Depp v. Heard case make other abuse survivors too scared to speak up?
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:28:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/could-the-depp-v-heard-case-make-other-abuse-survivors-too-scared-to-speak-up-184324>
"Johnny Depp has won his defamation suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard for
her
Washington Post op-ed article published in 2018, which stated she was a
“public figure representing domestic abuse”.
(More...)
Fuel Switching 2.0: Carbon Price Index for Coal-to-Clean Electricity
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:53:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.transitionzero.org/blog/fuel-switching-coal-to-clean
"Carbon pricing, whether through trading or taxes, is considered one of the
most important policies to reduce emissions. A price on carbon increases the
operating costs of high carbon fuels relative to lower-carbon alternatives.
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China launches large-scale ‘seawater rice’ transplanting to boost output
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:55:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202205/1266379.shtml
"Many places across China have launched a new round of saline-alkali tolerant
rice - or better known as "seawater rice" - transplanting this week, aiming to
increase output as the country strives to ensure food security amid an
(More...)
Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here’s what the new government has promised
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:55:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Behind the Scenes: The pots, pans, and people that make millions of meals
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:57:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://joseandres.substack.com/p/behind-the-scenes-the-pots-pans-and
"Ukraine is many things to me. It’s a humanitarian crisis, affecting the lives
of millions of families. It’s our biggest operation in World Central Kitchen
history. It’s also our first war zone. But, in my brain, it’s much more simple.
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Joy // Gardenview came out today! // Nataly Dawn of POMPLAMOOSE
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:58:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykcq0uVlwgs
"Nataly here. I just wanted to say thank you. Sincerely, thank you for
listening and watching this video. Today is the
Gardenview album release and
I’m feeling…feelings? Yes, that’s what’s happening right now. I’m feeling
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Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:06:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/02/global-heating-is-turning-white-alps-green-study-finds>
"The impact of global heating on the Alps is visible from space, with the
snow-white mountains increasingly colonised by green plants, according to a
study of high-resolution satellite data.
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Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:08:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-04/carbon-dioxide-emissions-hold-firm/101126312>
"Emissions across the globe continue to rise despite nations committing to cut
them.
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Let’s Not Pretend Planting Trees Is a Permanent Climate Solution
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:09:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/opinion/environment/climate-change-trees-carbon-removal.html>
"Trees are our original carbon removal technology: Through photosynthesis, they
pull carbon dioxide out of the air and store it. They have lately been touted
as a climate savior, a way to rapidly reduce the carbon dioxide that has
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Electric vehicles help farmers drive savings and lower carbon footprint
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:11:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-06-05/electric-vehicles-side-by-side-farm-inputs-environment/101121922>
"Imagine cutting out the fuel bill for your farm vehicles, spending less on
servicing and at the same time drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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A century-old double standard: like Labor leaders before him, Albanese is being told he can’t manage money
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:13:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Solar panels set to be mandatory on all new buildings under EU plan
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:35:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/solar-panels-new-buildings-eu-mandatory-b2081732.html>
"Solar panels would be mandatory on all new buildings in the European Union
under a new proposal aimed at ending its reliance on Russian fossil fuels by
2027 and supercharging its transition to green energy.
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G7 agrees 'concrete steps' to phase out coal
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:37:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dw.com/en/g7-agrees-concrete-steps-to-phase-out-coal/a-61948076>
"Climate and energy ministers from the Group of 7 (G7) wealthy nations pledged
on Friday to significantly curb the use of coal and other fossil fuels in
electricity production — with the goal of an “eventual” complete phaseout,
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The ultra-polluting Scarborough-Pluto gas project could blow through Labor’s climate target – and it just got the green light
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:39:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-ultra-polluting-scarborough-pluto-gas-project-could-blow-through-labors-climate-target-and-it-just-got-the-green-light-184379>
"The Albanese government has this week thrown its support behind what’ll be one
of Australia’s most polluting developments: the Scarborough-Pluto gas project
in Western Australia.
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Get out and go fungal: why it’s a bumper time to spot our native fungi
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:40:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/get-out-and-go-fungal-why-its-a-bumper-time-to-spot-our-native-fungi-184317>
"When COVID forced Melburnians to isolate during large parts of 2020 and 2021,
many took the opportunity to walk around parks, creeks or remnant bush.
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The Free Learning List
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:41:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://freelearninglist.org/
"The Internet’s Best Education Resources"
Via
Recomendo Issue #309:
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Dragonscale: a beautiful approach to solar
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:09:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/dragonscale-solar/>
"Earlier this year, we shared our plans for ‘dragonscale’ solar skin — a
first-of-its kind design made up of 90,000 silver solar panels with the
capacity to generate nearly 7 megawatts of energy.
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Electric Cars Are Cheaper to Own in New Jersey Than California
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:10:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Emergency departments are clogged and patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What’s going on?
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:11:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/emergency-departments-are-clogged-and-patients-are-waiting-for-hours-or-giving-up-whats-going-on-184242>
"Around 25,000 people visit hospital emergency departments across Australia
every day. Many of them are reporting waiting for hours to be seen. Some give
up and leave, only to have their condition deteriorate.
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Louisa Lim’s ‘outstanding’ portrait of a dispossessed, defiant Hong Kong is the activist journalism we need
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:13:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Paddy Compass Namadbara: for the first time, we can name an artist who created bark paintings in Arnhem Land in the 1910s
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:52:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/paddy-compass-namadbara-for-the-first-time-we-can-name-an-artist-who-created-bark-paintings-in-arnhem-land-in-the-1910s-180243>
"For students of Australian art and art collectors around the globe, Arnhem
Land is synonymous with bark painting: sheets of tree bark carefully prepared
as a canvas for painting by Aboriginal artists.
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Dos Rios Ranch, California's first new state park in 13 years, is just outside of the Bay Area
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:54:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/Dos-Rios-Ranch-California-first-new-state-park-17174324.php>
"A 2,100-acre riverfront property once home to dairy pastures and vast almond
orchards is slated to become California’s newest state park and will be
regularly accessible to the public for the first time ever after Gov. Gavin
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How Elizabethan law once protected the poor from the high cost of living – and led to unrivalled economic prosperity
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:55:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-elizabethan-law-once-protected-the-poor-from-the-high-cost-of-living-and-led-to-unrivalled-economic-prosperity-183392>
"In the closing years of Elizabeth I’s reign, England saw the emergence of
arguably the world’s first effective welfare state. Laws were established which
successfully protected people from rises in food prices.
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Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic value? Because it makes us happy? Yes
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:55:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/should-we-protect-nature-for-its-own-sake-for-its-economic-value-because-it-makes-us-happy-yes-180302>
"As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds
migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however, the Earth is losing
animals, birds, reptiles and other living things so fast that some scientists
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It was a toxic wasteland. Now it’s a national park.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:57:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.ph/PVURa
"A junkyard that once held rusting cars and thousands of barrels of oozing
toxic chemicals just got added to a national park. The former Krejci dump, a
45-acre parcel that operated from 1948 to 1980, opened to the public in
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How London’s new Elizabeth line has created a sanctuary for birds
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 06:22:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/21/how-londons-new-rail-project-has-created-a-sanctuary-for-birds>
"London’s new Elizabeth line will allow commuters to start taking high-speed
trains under the city this week, on part of a 73-mile route that stretches from
Reading in the west to Shenfield in the east. They will not be the first
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Yes, Wearing a Mask Is Worth It Even If You’re the Only One
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 06:23:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.self.com/story/wearing-a-mask-effective-if-nobody-else-is
"If you’ve diligently been masking up at the grocery store, at work, or in
other public spaces, you might have noticed your indoor mask comrades are
dwindling by the day, depending on where you live. The number of people wearing
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Why is lettuce so expensive? Costs have shot up, and won’t return to where they were
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 06:24:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-is-lettuce-so-expensive-costs-have-shot-up-and-wont-return-to-where-they-were-184449>
"Lettuce prices are skyrocketing. Twitter users are posting photos of iceberg
lettuces for A$10 and $11.99, well above the more usual $2.80.
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A huge Atlantic ocean current is slowing down. If it collapses, La Niña could become the norm for Australia
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 06:25:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-huge-atlantic-ocean-current-is-slowing-down-if-it-collapses-la-nina-could-become-the-norm-for-australia-184254>
"Climate change is slowing down the conveyor belt of ocean currents that brings
warm water from the tropics up to the North Atlantic. Our research, published
today in Nature Climate Change, looks at the profound consequences to global
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Dam Removal Europe
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 06:26:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://damremoval.eu/
"Rivers have always provided fundamental and vital services for mankind and the
environment. However, dams disrupt the natural functioning of rivers and can
cause a wide-scale decline in fish and other river wildlife. For these reasons,
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House sales are cratering but inventory is soaring
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:02:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://doctorow.medium.com/house-sales-are-cratering-but-inventory-is-soaring-20b1a971d16e>
"When I moved to the UK in the early 2000s, nearly everyone I met fancied
themselves a real-estate investment genius. Young people all had plans to “get
on the housing ladder.” Each of these schemes was more crackpot than the last —
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Running Up That Hill: How Stranger Things and TikTok pushed Kate Bush’s 1985 pop classic back to the top of the charts
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:03:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/running-up-that-hill-how-stranger-things-and-tiktok-pushed-kate-bushs-1985-pop-classic-back-to-the-top-of-the-charts-184443>
"Netflix’s nostalgia-laden thriller
Stranger Things returned last month and
with it came the revival of another classic from the 1980s,
Running Up That
Hill by Kate Bush. The song plays a prominent part in the narrative connected
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Marcos junior is the latest beneficiary of ‘bloodlines’ in Southeast Asian politics
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:04:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/marcos-junior-is-the-latest-beneficiary-of-bloodlines-in-southeast-asian-politics-184246>
"While there is widespread nervousness at the victory of Ferdinand Marcos
junior in the Philippines, for many of us it was a reminder that “blood” is
still an important element in the politics of the developing world.
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Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Reaches New High
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:05:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://rhinos.org/blog/greater-one-horned-rhino-population-reaches-new-high/>
"We’re still ‘Going Wild for Rhinos’ and today we’re celebrating a HUGE
milestone for the greater one-horned rhino – the species’ population now
numbers 4,014 individuals! The government of Assam, the province in India that
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Australia has overshot three planetary boundaries based on how we use land
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:06:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-has-overshot-three-planetary-boundaries-based-on-how-we-use-land-183728>
"We used to believe the world’s resources were almost limitless. But as we
spread out across the planet, we consumed more and more of these resources. For
decades, scientists have warned we are approaching the limits of what the
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In Mexico, a divine bird inspires a community’s sustainable forestry efforts
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:22:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/in-mexico-a-divine-bird-inspires-a-communitys-sustainable-forestry-efforts/>
"For the ancient Mayans, the king vulture was an intermediary that crossed the
skies, communicating with humans and the gods. Seeing it soar through the air
today, with its wingspan of nearly 2 meters (6.5 feet), it’s easy to understand
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How an Organized Republican Effort Punishes Companies for Climate Action
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:23:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/climate/republicans-blackrock-climate.html>
"In West Virginia, the state treasurer has pulled money from BlackRock, the
world’s largest asset manager, because the Wall Street firm has flagged climate
change as an economic risk.
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Why Libertarianism Implies Authoritarianism
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:25:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/politically-speaking/why-libertarianism-implies-authoritarianism-98e105c0f6ee>
"The central premise of libertarianism is that the market is, if not
infallible, at least less fallible than any other decision-maker. But taken to
its logical conclusion, this idea commits you to some form of authoritarianism.
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Remembering Dave Smith, inventor of MIDI and the Prophet-5 synthesizer
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:26:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/07/1103569627/remembering-dave-smith-inventor-of-midi-and-the-prophet-5-synthesizer>
"The sound of pop music in the '80s was shaped by synthesizers – and one of the
most impactful people behind that sound was inventor Dave Smith, creator of the
Prophet-5 synthesizer and founder of Sequential Circuits, the instrument's
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Singapore's dengue 'emergency' is a climate change omen for the world
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:27:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.9news.com.au/world/singapore-dengue-emergency-is-a-climate-change-omen-for-the-world/248d82bd-643d-48e8-8245-cbea17f1cdb7>
"Singapore says it is facing a dengue "emergency" as it grapples with an
outbreak of the seasonal disease that has come unusually early this year.
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“Strange New Worlds” Pissing Off Conservatives? GOOD!
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:58:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://deathshadow.medium.com/strange-new-worlds-pissing-off-conservatives-good-65f67453d5f7>
"It’s amazing how much I’m hearing “there shouldn’t be so many women” or “just
keep mamie in the back answering phones” or dozens of other nonsense all
claiming that Star Trek never featured female characters so heavily. Utter
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The Pile On Blaming Video Games For Texas Shooting Begins
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:59:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/06/06/the-pile-on-blaming-video-games-for-texas-shooting-begins/>
"Now that we’re encountering mass shootings in America on what appears to
basically be a weekly or so clip, all the tired, made-up, bullshit talking
points that get trotted out to shift blame are coming off as even more tired
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Judy Garland at 100: more than just a star, Garland shaped the modern movie musical
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:00:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Shifting seasons: using Indigenous knowledge and western science to help address climate change impacts
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:01:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/shifting-seasons-using-indigenous-knowledge-and-western-science-to-help-address-climate-change-impacts-183229>
"Traditional Owners in Australia are the creators of millennia worth of
traditional ecological knowledge – an understanding of how to live amid
changing environmental conditions. Seasonal calendars are one of the forms of
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This mosquito species from Papua New Guinea was lost for 90 years – until a photographer snapped a picture of it in Australia
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:02:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Land twice the size of Toronto gets momentous conservation deal
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:36:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/climate/solutions/land-twice-the-size-of-toronto-gets-hmomentous-conservation-deal>
"The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) marked Earth Day this past Friday by
unveiling the largest private conservation project in the country, an
initiative destined for significant environmental benefits.
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Home Is Where the Art Is
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:38:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/fiftyfifty-art-auction-germany-homeless-housing/>
"Everybody in Düsseldorf knows Michael Hermann by his nickname “Hörman.” His
bright red beard and impish smile distinguish him from his peers who sell the
magazine
fiftyfifty on street corners. “Love on the streets,” is the headline
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For a New Generation of Fish Farmers, the Ocean is Becoming Obsolete
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:38:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/for-a-new-generation-of-fish-farmers-the-ocean-is-becoming-obsolete/>
"Fishing boats on the quay gently rock in the waves of the North Sea. They send
their catch to processing plants by the wharf, where refrigerated trucks await
out front. Commercial fishing dominates the port of Hirtshals on the Skagerrak
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MBAs and wage stagnation
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:39:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://doctorow.medium.com/mbas-and-wage-stagnation-3eff0bf7d0df
"Before the Great Resignation, there was the Great Stagnation, a 40-year
relentless decline in workers’ compensation, no matter whether the economy was
booming or busting. This was a sharp change from the historical norm in which
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Anthony Albanese confirms NASA will launch rockets from Australia
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:40:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Rare color photos capture England at work and play, 1928
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:35:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/color-photos-england-1920s/
"In the late 1920s and early 1930s, photographer
Clifton R. Adams was
commissioned by the
National Geographic to document life in England. Adams’
beautiful autochromes—a process of producing color images by using potato
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From humble roots, a restoration plan in Brazil aims for 1.5m hectares of forest
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:36:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/from-humble-roots-a-restoration-plan-in-brazil-aims-for-1-5m-hectares-of-forest/>
"We set out from the town of Extrema, in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, in a
four-wheel-drive vehicle at 9 a.m. on a Monday. Driving beneath a mountainous
vista and blue skies, Benedito Arlindo Cortez, our host, stops to chat with
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Redecentralize Digest — May 2022
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:38:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://redecentralize.org/redigest/2022/05/
In this issue:
* PublicSpaces conference happened
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Warned of ‘massive’ climate-led extinction, a US energy firm funded crisis denial ads
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:39:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/08/georgia-southern-company-climate-denial-ads>
"In 1980, a report circulated to a division of one of the biggest coal-burning
utilities in the US warned that “fossil fuel combustion” was rapidly warming
the atmosphere and could cause a “massive extinction of plant and animal
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Mandatory Student Spyware Is Creating a Perfect Storm of Human Rights Abuses
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:40:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/06/mandatory-student-spyware-creating-perfect-storm-human-rights-abuses>
"Spyware apps were foisted on students at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Today, long after most students have returned to in-person learning, those apps
are still proliferating, and enabling an ever-expanding range of human rights
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These are the most magnificent green buildings around the world
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:13:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/05/05/5-magnificent-examples-of-green-architecture-around-the-world>
"Not only has it been scientifically proven that urban gardens, woodlands and
parks reduce depression, in a study by the University of Leeds for example,
they are immensely valuable for preserving the environment.
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Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to conservation efforts
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:15:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://ourworldindata.org/europe-mammal-comeback
"The European bison is the continent’s largest herbivore. It was once abundant
across the region. Archaeological evidence suggests that the bison was
widespread, stretching from France to Ukraine, down to the tip of the Black
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Local efforts have cut plastic waste on Australia’s beaches by almost 30% in 6 years
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:16:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/local-efforts-have-cut-plastic-waste-on-australias-beaches-by-almost-30-in-6-years-184243>
"It’s common to hear about large amounts of plastic waste floating around our
oceans. But while the problem of plastic waste is growing globally, in
Australia it’s going the other way.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at 40 – a deep meditation on loneliness, and Spielberg’s most exhilarating film
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:17:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-at-40-a-deep-meditation-on-loneliness-and-spielbergs-most-exhilarating-film-183985>
"40 years ago this month saw the release of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial – a film about a stranded alien, the boy called Elliott who
discovers it and a bond of friendship that remains as magical and heartbreaking
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Hidden costs, manipulation, forced continuity: report reveals how Australian consumers are being duped online
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:31:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hidden-costs-manipulation-forced-continuity-report-reveals-how-australian-consumers-are-being-duped-online-184450>
"Australian consumers’ choices on websites and apps are being manipulated
through online designs taking advantage of their weaknesses. That’s according
to research on consumers’ online experiences and the presentation of websites
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Remote learning was even tougher for migrant parents. Here’s what they want schools to know in case lockdowns return
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:31:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/remote-learning-was-even-tougher-for-migrant-parents-heres-what-they-want-schools-to-know-in-case-lockdowns-return-183039>
"When COVID forced school closures, many parents found themselves more involved
than ever with their children’s learning. For some parents, it was hard work
but broadly achievable. Many migrant parents, however, found themselves at a
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Patent Troll Uses Ridiculous “People Finder” Patent To Sue Small Dating Companies
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:33:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/06/08/patent-troll-uses-ridiculous-people-finder-patent-to-sue-small-dating-companies%ef%bf%bc/>
"Finding people near you with shared interests, and talking to them, has a very
long history in human culture. We’re social animals. We need to find other
people close to us to work together with, play games with, and build
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution: a seductive idea requiring critical engagement
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:34:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-a-seductive-idea-requiring-critical-engagement-184475>
"Narrative frames are fundamental to unifying ideologies. They frame what is
possible and impossible, which ideas can be accepted and which must be
rejected. In her book,
Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics, storyteller and
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How Australia’s expanding environmental movement is breaking the climate action deadlock in politics
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:35:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-australias-expanding-environmental-movement-is-breaking-the-climate-action-deadlock-in-politics-183825>
"The federal election saw voters’ growing concern about Australia’s laggardly
response to climate change finally addressed, with teal independents garnering
seats in Liberal heartland and record votes for Greens candidates.
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Why COVID-19 gaslighting by politicians is so dangerous for democracy
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:06:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-covid-19-gaslighting-by-politicians-is-so-dangerous-for-democracy-181103>
"In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the United States Capitol
building, the Republican Party faced a crucial moral test: whether to reject
the baseless conspiracy theory that the 2020 general election had been “stolen”
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Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:07:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ice-world-antarcticas-riskiest-glacier-is-under-assault-from-below-and-losing-its-grip-178828>
"Flying over Antarctica, it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about. Like a
gigantic wedding cake, the frosting of snow on top of the world’s largest ice
sheet looks smooth and unblemished, beautiful and perfectly white. Little
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Why this is no time to ease up on efforts to contain COVID-19
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:08:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/06/07/why-this-is-no-time-to-ease-up-on-efforts-to-contain-covid-19/>
"Many of us in the medical community feel as though we’re having one of those
dreams in which we’re shouting a warning about an impending disaster – a
speeding truck about to hit a pedestrian pushing a stroller, for example – but
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The World’s Biggest 4-Day Work Week Pilot Just Launched in the UK
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:09:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://singularityhub.com/2022/06/09/the-worlds-biggest-4-day-work-week-pilot-just-launched-in-the-uk/>
"Just under a year ago, a think tank called Autonomy released a report on what
was at the time the world’s biggest four-day work week trial. It took place in
Iceland and involved more than one percent of the country’s total working
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If the opposition wants a mature discussion about nuclear energy, start with a carbon price. Without that, nuclear is wildly uncompetitive
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:10:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/if-the-opposition-wants-a-mature-discussion-about-nuclear-energy-start-with-a-carbon-price-without-that-nuclear-is-wildly-uncompetitive-184471>
"The idea of nuclear power in Australia has been hotly debated for decades.
Most of this discussion has been unproductive, focusing on symbolism and
identity politics rather than the realities of energy policy. For that reason
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NASA to launch 3 rockets from Northern Territory in boost for Australian space efforts
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:31:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nasa-to-launch-3-rockets-from-northern-territory-in-boost-for-australian-space-efforts-184646>
"Over the next month, NASA will launch three rockets from the Arnhem Space
Centre in the Northern Territory on the Dhupuma Plateau, near Nhulunbuy. The
rockets are 13 metre “sounding” rockets that will not reach orbit but will take
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The ABC’s plan to axe its librarians will damage its journalism. Here’s why
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:31:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-abcs-plan-to-axe-its-librarians-will-damage-its-journalism-heres-why-184733>
"When the war broke out in the Ukraine early this year, journalists scrambled
to gather stories and images from the archives to supplement information and
images gathered on the ground. A similar scramble occurred when floods struck
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“Tax excess profits:” Higher taxes, not subsidies, could be key to solving energy crisis
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:33:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tax-excess-profits-higher-taxes-not-subsidies-could-be-key-to-solving-energy-crisis/>
"Imposing new taxes on the windfall profits earned by fossil fuel producers on
the back of surging energy prices – rather than further subsidising energy
costs – could be the key to solving the current energy crisis.
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Jan. 6 hearing gives primetime exposure to violent footage and dramatic evidence – the question is, to what end?
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:33:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/jan-6-hearing-gives-primetime-exposure-to-violent-footage-and-dramatic-evidence-the-question-is-to-what-end-184416>
"A violent mob of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol building on Jan.
6, 2021, intent on disrupting a joint session of Congress that was meeting to
count electoral votes and declare Democrat Joe Biden the winner of the 2020
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Australian companies to take part in four-day working week trial
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:35:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://7news.com.au/business/workplace-matters/australian-companies-to-take-part-in-four-day-working-week-trial-c-7119118>
"More than a dozen companies in Australia and New Zealand are set to take part
in a four-day working week trial, just weeks after an identical trial began in
the UK.
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A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:41:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/books/kim-stanley-robinson-sci-fi.html>
"Last fall, the science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson was asked to
predict what the world will look like in 2050. He was speaking at the United
Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, and the atmosphere at the summit
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Rebuilding Ukraine: The imminent risks from asbestos
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:44:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.preventionweb.net/blog/rebuilding-ukraine-imminent-risks-asbestos>
"The war in Ukraine has wreaked havoc on urban areas, and has already caused
over six million people to flee as Russian forces continue to bomb their
neighbourhoods. We hope that the war will soon end, and that families will be
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Energy crisis: Government has been thinking about batteries the wrong way
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:45:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/energy-crisis-government-has-been-thinking-about-batteries-the-wrong-way/>
"This week, energy ministers from the Commonwealth, states and territories have
met to try to grapple with the energy crisis that has seemingly emerged
overnight, but has been 20 years in the making. While many vectors that have
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China Completely Disappears Famed Online Influencer For (Accidentally) Referencing Tiananmen Square, Causing Lots Of People To Try To Figure Out Why
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:47:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/06/10/china-completely-disappears-famed-online-influencer-for-accidentally-referencing-tiananmen-square-causing-lots-of-people-to-try-to-figure-out-why/>
"It’s no secret that China wants to erase from history the student protests at
Tiananmen Square, and the resulting massacre by the government, but it keeps
proving more and more difficult in the internet age. Even with China’s infamous
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‘Secretive, adorable weirdos’: rare possum caught in the Northern Territory for first time
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:48:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/12/secretive-adorable-weirdos-rare-possum-caught-in-the-northern-territory-for-first-time>
"A rare scaly-tailed possum has been caught in the Northern Territory for the
first time in what scientists say is a sign that private land conservation is
having a positive effect.
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Adventures in Electronic Music
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:30:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.charlespetzold.com/etc/AdventuresInElectronicMusic/
"Sometimes it doesn't take much to nudge one's life in a little different
direction, and for this direction to then blossom into a career and decades of
delights working in the computer industry.
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Against Cozy Catastrophies
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:42:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://doctorow.medium.com/against-cozy-catastrophies-7ac0a62f0922
"In 1978, Jimmy Carter’s IRS created the 401(k) retirement program. Prior to
this, most Americans had two ways to enjoy a dignified retirement: Social
Security, and employer-provided defined-benefits pensions, which guaranteed you
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James Bridle’s “Ways of Being”
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:44:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://doctorow.medium.com/james-bridles-ways-of-being-e1a43bf6d013
"Bridle wants us to understand that our convenient categories are not just
useful handles that empower us to grab onto abstract concepts — they also limit
us, by forcing us into umwelts that are walled off from the most powerful,
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‘Chaos’: Australian doctors call for renewed focus on Covid-19 as winter sets in
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:44:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/10/chaos-australian-doctors-call-for-renewed-focus-on-covid-19-as-winter-sets-in>
"Australia’s peak medical body is calling for Anthony Albanese to revive
national cabinet’s focus on the Covid-19 pandemic, warning that this winter
will be “the worst it has ever been” for the country’s overburdened health
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Sparkies to upskill ahead of the decade of electric vehicles
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:45:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/sparkies-to-upskill-ahead-of-the-decade-of-electric-vehicles-20220611-p5aszk.html>
"Five hundred Victorian electricians will be upskilled to install and repair
electric vehicle chargers across Victoria under a new pilot program.
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Finland sets world’s most ambitious climate target in law
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 06:23:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/05/31/finland-sets-worlds-most-ambitious-climate-target-in-law/>
"Finland has passed arguably the world’s most ambitious climate target into
law. It aims to be the first developed country to reach net zero, in 2035, and
net negative – absorbing more CO2 than it emits – by 2040.
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Geraldine Brooks’s Horse is a richly detailed examination of the violence of America’s past
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 06:25:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/geraldine-brookss-horse-is-a-richly-detailed-examination-of-the-violence-of-americas-past-183112>
"
Review: Horse – Geraldine Brooks (Hachette)
In a letter accompanying the advance copy of her latest novel, Pulitzer Prize
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The race against time to breed a wheat to survive the climate crisis
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 06:26:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/12/wheat-breeding-climate-crisis-drought-resistant>
"A dozen or so farm workers perched on wooden stools carefully emasculate wheat
spikes using nail scissors and tweezers – the first step in a years-long
breeding process to develop climate-resilient varieties.
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Feeding 'Supplements' to Corals Could One Day Help to Regrow The Great Barrier Reef
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 06:27:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/feeding-corals-with-this-supplement-could-help-us-to-regrow-the-great-barrier-reef>
"The corals we find in the world's reefs have their own microbiomes, and
scientists are figuring out how to feed them probiotic 'supplements' – to try
and save them for future generations.
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HP Dev One - A Great, Well Engineered AMD Ryzen Linux Laptop
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 06:28:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=hp-dev-one&num=1
"Earlier this month marked the launch of the HP Dev One as an interesting
collaboration between HP and System76 for a laptop optimized for Linux
developers and running System76's Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS operating system. It's a
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