bananabob

bananabob, 24 minutes ago to Health

Every day news comes out of the United States that makes you think it can't get any worse, and then...

It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/nc-senate-passes-bill-to-make-it-illegal-to-publicly-mask-for-health-reasons/

#Health #ArsTechnica #USA #NC

bananabob, 31 minutes ago to evolution

Why so many animals have a third eyelid, including our pets – yet humans don’t

https://theconversation.com/why-so-many-animals-have-a-third-eyelid-including-our-pets-yet-humans-dont-230036

#TheConversation #Evolution

bananabob, 39 minutes ago to AncientHistory

Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones

Discovery of the branch, which ran alongside 31 pyramids, could solve mystery of blocks’ transportation

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/scientists-find-buried-branch-of-the-nile-that-may-have-carried-pyramids-stones

#TheGuardian #Egyptology #Archeology #Pyramids #Nile

FrancescaJ, 1 day ago to random

Tonight in stuff kids say the 9yo asked what it means to be ‘joined in holy macaroni’?

BobLefridge, 1 day ago to NewZealand

Police know National's new 'tough on gangs' policy is a crock.

When Police recruitment can't keep up with the number of officers leaving, where are they going to find 25 to 30 cops to man their elite gang squad?

Disillusioned officers speak out.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350278132/cops-slam-new-specialist-gang-unit-purely-politically-motivated

#NZPol #Police #Gangs

bananabob, 1 day ago to random

How many cleaners fit in the cupboard?

18+ leighelse, 2 days ago to random

The current government is moving more public money into private hands, rolling back climate crisis mitigations, bicultural partnership, equality of opportunity et al.

We need opposition pledges to reverse these changes.

If opposition parties jointly announce that they will end these travesties, the private sector's interest in participating will be significantly reduced.

Instead of railing against the government, perhaps I should be petitioning the opposition?

Creativeelc, 3 days ago to NewZealand

My cartoon in today's https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350276825/cartoon-may-14

The coaltion of puritans rages on. We all knew Luxon had it in his wheel house but then Seymour and Winnie... well they've tossed their 'freedom' and 'libertarian' ways to the side. With an ease that suggested they never cared about freedom or the individual in the first place.

#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Puritans #Aotearoa #NewZealand #Coalition #NzFirst #ActParty #NationalParty #Caricatures

18+ leighelse, 4 days ago to random

I've completed the first iteration of an app to make my scheduling of TV shows quicker.

It downloads Matt Huisman's Freeview programme guide, parses it into an SQL database, then filters it against channels and programme names I've excluded because I have no interest in them. In the screenshot example, 6,500 programmes in a week are cut down to 39.

There's a detail dialog which navigates the list and provides all the information I need to quickly enter programmes into the NAS.

The log. Nothing very exciting to see; more useful when downloading and parsing.
Live filtering in the button bar.
The programme list, in this case showing only programmes I haven't excluded.

bananabob, 4 days ago to Eurovision

I was interested to find this out about Eurovision:

"Eurovision television transmissions may be recognised by the Eurovision ident and the opening theme of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Te Deum" which appears before and after the programme to indicate to viewers they are connected and watching via the Eurovision network."

Are they sure they don't mean "tedium"

#Eurovision

bananabob, 5 days ago to random

All these people running out to see the #Aurora haven't they read The Day Of The Triffids?

auschwitzmuseum, 5 days ago to random

11 May 1934 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Györgyi Einhorn, was born.

In July 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

bananabob, 6 days ago to instagramreality

The 'Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240509-the-sift-strategy-a-four-step-method-for-spotting-misinformation

#BBCFuture #Misinformation #Fake

bananabob, 6 days ago to nz

What are roads made of? A pavement materials engineer explains the science behind the asphalt you drive on

I think #NZ road builders need to read this. 😭

https://theconversation.com/what-are-roads-made-of-a-pavement-materials-engineer-explains-the-science-behind-the-asphalt-you-drive-on-224588

#TheConversation #Roads #Engineering

KiwiEV, 6 days ago to random

Busted my guts to get it created in time, but here's a fresh review of an interesting vehicle, along with cheeky chuckles.
https://youtu.be/s3aLtZjgemA?si=Q6ceUhlKv_BiEEXD

bananabob, 6 days ago to nz

A few years ago we went up to Northland and took a walk through the forest to see Tane Mahuta. There was no sound from any birds. Speaking to the DOC guy in the car park, he told us the problem was pests.

I have just come back from a walk through an incredible small reserve near our house. The sound of birds here was almost deafening. They were mostly Tui, but I did spot some Fantails.

It is nice too no the eradication program is working.

#NZ #Birds #Pests #Eradication

paulhellyer, 7 days ago to NewZealand

So the government is changing the name of the Social Wellbeing Agency to the Social Investment Agency. Hmmm. I can’t help feeling that the idea we are all being defined in terms of “investments”, “outcomes”, “efficiencies”, or “savings”, is part of the problem. Capitalism is killing us and our environment. It simply isn’t working any more except for the few, the rich. There must surely be a day of reckoning coming soon.

[Edit: clarity]

#NZPol

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/516388/explainer-nicola-willis-pre-budget-speech-what-we-learnt

bananabob, 7 days ago to cfs

Exciting breakthrough offers hope for Long COVID patients

https://news.griffith.edu.au/2024/05/07/exciting-breakthrough-offers-hope-for-long-covid-patients/

#COVID19 #LongCovid #CFS #CFSME

bananabob, 7 days ago to random

UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial

Ain't nice to have some heart warming good news.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/09/uk-toddler-has-hearing-restored-in-world-first-gene-therapy-trial

#MedicalResearch #TheGuardian #Hearing #GeneTherapy #GoodNewsEveryone

alex, 7 days ago to random

I see there's another "Please use less power tomorrow morning" notification from Transpower.

KiwiEV, 8 days ago to random

I drove this Polestar 4 but I can't tell you about it due to an embargo. But I found a cheeky way to get around it: you guys can just fill in the blanks!
The car rides like [REDACTED] due to its [REDACTED] which acts like a [REDACTED] when you [REDACTED].
Get creative! 😂

bananabob, 9 days ago to ai

Can I take your order – and your data? The hidden reason retailers are replacing staff with AI bots

https://theconversation.com/can-i-take-your-order-and-your-data-the-hidden-reason-retailers-are-replacing-staff-with-ai-bots-229202

#TheConversation #AI #LLM

bananabob, 9 days ago to cfs

Scientists create vaccine with potential to protect against future coronaviruses

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/06/scientists-create-vaccine-potential-protect-against-future-coronaviruses

#TheGuardian #Vaccine #Sars #COVID19 #CFS #Coronaviruses

Interestingly I suffer from CFS and yesterday I had my COVID booster shot (#7) and I always feel a relief from my CFS symptoms. It doesn't last sadly.

bananabob, 9 days ago to space

Boeing’s first astronaut launch called off due to faulty valve

Oh come on would you take a Boeing flight into space? What if the door fell off?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/06/boeing-starliner-launch-scrubbed

#TheGuardian #Boeing #NASA