ijk64✅ @ijk64@m.futex.au

the new normal: types of #workers

Missing radioactive capsule found in WA outback during frantic search https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/australian-radioactive-capsule-found-in-wa-outback-rio-tinto/101917828

"Security questions" are not multi-factor authentication (MFA). They are security theatre.

Yesterday I took apart a pair of secateurs, removed the rust, cleaned them, oiled them, and sharpened the blades.

My dad's stereo comes with a circuit diagram in a little pouch when you open it, so you can more easily identify and replace components.

Clothing is *supposed* to come apart at the seams, because seams can be restitched with almost no loss of quality, unlike a fabric tear that needs to be patched.

Having items that are actively hostile to repair is a very, very modern trend.

@NessaUndreza so pleasantly surprised to spot this beauty while cycling in rural France !

I am officially deceased after reading this Wall Street deli owner's response to the question of whether he asks his customers for stock tips:

Well, that made me chuckle. Thanks @NatlParkService

Just out - a new systematic review of 42 studies on #learning effects of the #COVID19 #pandemic covering 15 countries by Bastian A. Betthäuser, @per and Anders Bach-Mortensen.

Substantial overall learning deficit which persists over time. Deficits are large for children from low SES and are larger in #math than in #reading, and in middle-income countries relative to high-income countries.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01506-4

A symmetry forbidden d-d transition. (3,2,0) -> (3,2,1)

#science #chemistry #physics #quantum #blender #art

The only crypto-coach you need :

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

InSight's First Selfie

This is NASA InSight's first selfie on Mars. It displays the lander's solar panels and deck. On top of the deck are its science instruments, weather sensor booms and UHF antenna.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Instrument: Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC)
Mission: InSight
Tags: Mars
More: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22876
#space #NASA #JPL #photography #astronomy #astrodon

Problem: the serfs don’t like being crushed underfoot.
Solution: saturate all mass media with messages denying or distracting from the crushing.
Problem: the serfs talk to each other and empirically confirm that they are being crushed.
Solution: create social media channels where the serfs will tend to communicate (because it’s easy) then enshittify them so that they still give the illusion of communication, but no actual communication can take place.
Problem: serf-owned and operated distributed social media.
Stand by for the next exciting Solution.

A timeline of the outage and its resolution, led by our central bank and chief payments systems regulator, the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Full report.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2022/mr-22-40.html

#photography

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
~Hat-Tip Quasar Publishing on Facebook:

"I guess we should retire the expression "avoid it like the plague" given how little effort people put into avoiding an actual plague."

#CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask 🥴​

Yes, NYT editors should revisit the sourcing of that story, and let the public know if a Russian operative was their main source. The public -- and historians -- deserve to know. @nycscribe
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RT @protecttruth_
What will the NYT say or not now that this FBI agent has been indicted? Was McGonigle an NYT source? Was he the boss of people who were NYT sources for this story?

Seems like Joe Kahn and AG Sulzberger should be telling us a…
https://twitter.com/protecttruth_/status/1617612856219865092

I’m sure you’ve seen one of these on the internet before. Or maybe IRL!

This is a #Amorphophallustitanum… the largest stemmed flowering plant (an inflorescence - ie a cluster of flowers arranged on a single stalk) on earth.

It is native to the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia.

The first pic is from the #Cairns #Botanicgardens, #Queensland #Australia (2022).

Intriguing info:

The Amorphophallus titanum is also known as the "#corpseflower" because of its pungent smell when it blooms.

The odour is designed to attract carrion flies for pollination by imitating the stench of a dead animal.

Some #Amorphophalli will go through an entire life cycle in three or four years, although most (a #titanarum, pictured) can be expected to live for several decades.

The titanarum stores energy in its corm, or underground stem. This energy (food) is later used to fuel the rapid growth, following a period of dormancy.

Usually takes 4–10 years or more between flowerings (ie, for a titanarum).

The corm can weigh around 70–90 kg (154–200 pounds).

While in bloom, the plant structure generates heat, more than 90 °F (32 °C)

They typically grow around 2.5m (8 feet) tall. Some grow larger.

How intriguing!

Source: abc.net.au.
Also Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum and Britannica.com.

#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy