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Jakra

@Jakra@aus.social

Science/IT teacher in a country Australian town. Don't really want to be identified by my students, so leaving it brief.

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Jakra, to selfhosted
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Tried searching and reading docs, but not getting the simple answer I want. When I do a borgbackup in my @nextcloud AIO, does that include a database dump as well, or just the files?

mightyspaceman, to random
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Why is it so fun to hoard data in case of 'the apocalypse' even though one is probably incredibly unlikely to happen

Jakra,
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@mightyspaceman are you using clay tablets? 🤓

dgar, to random
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The truth is out there.

Anybody got the URL?

Jakra,
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@dgar for some reason my antivirus blocks it…

burgerdrome, to random
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"we were previously wasting shit-tons of energy blasting cold air into the world, but money is no longer free so we've re-discovered 'fridges with doors on them'. hopefully this big sign reduces the amount of sheer bafflement you experience at having to open a door"

Jakra,
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@LanguageMan1 @ajsadauskas @miclgael @burgerdrome I have two choices, Colesworth, or Worthcoles. The next option is close to an hours drive away!

Jakra,
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@miclgael @LanguageMan1 @ajsadauskas @burgerdrome Its not ok, its a symptom of the problem! We need some alternatives!

Jakra, to auspol
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“… why do we tax workers and businesses so heavily in this country, and why do we tax speculation and pollution and monopoly rents so lightly?” - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-24/tax-land-properly-27-billion-in-tax-revenue-prosper-australia/103623806?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link

samhkennedy, to random
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We are seeing it across Australia. More people are turning away from the major parties. Usually liberal voters are willing to vote Green.

That can only happen if both major parties are p%swing off the rusted on voters.

Jakra,
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@samhkennedy did you mean unwilling to vote green? I know there’s been a shift to teal parties in affluent areas, but I’m not sure I’d say Lib voters would switch to green?

ecoscore, to Etymology
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Has anyone informed the Liberal Party that they are the complete antithesis of the word liberal

Jakra,
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@ecoscore oh no, they’re totally about individual freedom and autonomy. Just not yours.

Jakra, to RaspberryPi
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Poor little is indexing my photos in , maxed out the cpu, and temps are >80deg C. Doing the work though!

Jakra, to history
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Anyone know the origin of the term "wog sores" in WWII as Australian slang? #history #slang #anzac #australia

Jakra,
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@glent Thanks! I figured it must have been that use of the term wog, though I was thinking about its use as a greek derogatory term rather than Italian, though that makes sense given the context!
I was kinda hoping it wasn't going to be THAT use of the word, though I'm not surprised.

Jakra, to auspol
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"Look, I can tell you, this claim by the CSIRO that you can run a whole country on solar and wind is simply a lie," [Dick] Smith said
Did he not get the memo about not denigrating and undermining our nations scientific bodies and hard working scientists?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-22/fact-check-dick-smith-renewables-entire-country/103617364?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link

keira_reckons, to auspol
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Why are they called ?

I feel like I missed the genesis, and now I've just rote-learned it.

Jakra,
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@keira_reckons I heard a story about sheep in the heat, so much that their brains cooked. Even if you brought them to water, they wouldn’t be able to drink from it and would die anyway.
Can’t speak for the reliability of it though.

Jakra, to Women
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I'm trying to re-find an article about perceptions of women in leadership roles, showing that there was no middle-ground between perceptions of too soft, and cold and unfriendly. But I can't remember where I read it. Can anyone help me?

Jakra,
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Could be the Heidi/Howard case study, but it misses the bit about the lack of a point where women are seen neither as too soft, or too hard, always one or the other, if not both.

Jakra, to auspol
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'introducing a criminal offence for “malicious re-identification of de-identified information where there is an intention to harm another or obtain an illegitimate benefit”' - Does that include businesses using big data to track me across the internet? I could argue an illegitimate benefit!

Anthony Albanese made anti-doxxing call without advice (crikey.com.au)

Jakra, to auspol
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“people know they can walk away from police if there is not a reasonable suspicion for searching”… isn’t that what Bradley Balzan did?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-19/nsw-police-brad-balzan-inquest-st-marys/103600190?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Jakra, to auspol
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Maybe the police should hang around parliament and get their numbers by searching politicians multiple times per day. See how long it lasts then.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/how-proactive-policing-quotas-sent-nsw-police-searches-soaring/103579210?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Jakra, to auspol
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Sadly I don’t think a swing to the Libs will fix any of the problems people are angry with. Neither major party can take on the housing crisis, because it would affect the capital of people who already own their own homes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/qld-lib-nats-win-former-safe-labor-seat-of-ipswich-west/103598178?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Jakra, to auspol
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Hard to argue that Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, et al aren’t also a threat to national security.

Liberal MP urges Australia to follow US in TikTok crackdown, calling app a ‘serious threat’ to national security

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/17/liberal-mp-urges-australia-to-follow-us-in-tiktok-crackdown-calling-app-a-serious-threat-to-national-security?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Jakra, to science
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The author of this clearly doesn’t understand the difference between genetic engineering, cloning, and artificial selection. Mating animals with desired traits has been done for thousands of years, and is not “genetic engineering”.
Also, would have been cheaper to import the semen rather than clone a sheep!
https://abcnews.go.com/International/80-year-man-pleads-guilty-genetically-engineering-giant/story?id=108117977

Jakra, to diy
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I have done a handyman! The sink taps are no longer loose and wobbly! Huzzah!

megahertz, to privacy
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Privacy tip: When you sell or trade-in a vehicle, remember to erase all of your data from the in-car electronics. The car dealerships will NOT do this, although they should be required to.

This wasn’t done for the last few vehicles I’ve purchased. I know one previous owners name, where she lives, what her taste in music is, where her dad lives (and how often she visited him), and what restaurants she often went to. In the wrong hands, this is dangerous as hell.

Jakra,
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@megahertz is that from the infotainment system, or from somewhere deeper? I have no idea how much tracking is done by the non-user electronics of the car

Jakra, to Health
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Got very dizzy, black vision, etc while riding today. Had to sit down and recover. Got home and tested BP, and I’m waaaay lower than usual. Still within the normal range, but a low lower than MY normal.

ajsadauskas, to car
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Concerned about microplastics? Research shows one of the biggest sources is car tyres

A lot of the emphasis on reducing microplastics has focussed on things like plastic bags, clothing, and food packaging.

But there's a growing body of research that shows one of the biggest culprits by far is car tyres.

It's increasingly clear that we simply cannot solve the issue of microplastics in the environment while still using tyres — even with electric-powered cars.

"Tyre wear stands out as a major source of microplastic pollution. Globally, each person is responsible for around 1kg of microplastic pollution from tyre wear released into the environment on average each year – with even higher rates observed in developed nations.

"It is estimated that between 8% and 40% of these particles find their way into surface waters such as the sea, rivers and lakes through runoff from road surfaces, wastewater discharge or even through airborne transport.

"However, tyre wear microplastics have been largely overlooked as a microplastic pollutant. Their dark colour makes them difficult to detect, so these particles can’t be identified using the traditional spectroscopy methods used to identify other more colourful plastic polymers."

https://theconversation.com/check-your-tyres-you-might-be-adding-unnecessary-microplastics-to-the-environment-205612#:~:text=Tyre%20wear%20stands%20out%20as,rates%20observed%20in%20developed%20nations.

"Microplastic pollution has polluted the entire planet, from Arctic snow and Alpine soils to the deepest oceans. The particles can harbour toxic chemicals and harmful microbes and are known to harm some marine creatures. People are also known to consume them via food and water, and to breathe them, But the impact on human health is not yet known.

"“Roads are a very significant source of microplastics to remote areas, including the oceans,” said Andreas Stohl, from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, who led the research. He said an average tyre loses 4kg during its lifetime. “It’s such a huge amount of plastic compared to, say, clothes,” whose fibres are commonly found in rivers, Stohl said. “You will not lose kilograms of plastic from your clothing.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/14/car-tyres-are-major-source-of-ocean-microplastics-study

"Microplastics are of increasing concern in the environment [1, 2]. Tire wear is estimated to be one of the largest sources of microplastics entering the aquatic environment [3,4,5,6,7]. The mechanical abrasion of car tires by the road surface forms tire wear particles (TWP) [8] and/or tire and road wear particles (TRWP), consisting of a complex mixture of rubber, with both embedded asphalt and minerals from the pavement [9]."

https://microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43591-021-00008-w

@fuck_cars

Jakra,
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@ColeSloth @LovesTha @CubbyTustard 80k doesn’t even get me to the nearest city. Decades ago there was passenger rail here, but alas no more. Bring back regional rail!

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