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rae

@rae@bne.social

Digital media professional with a fascination for data, maps, weather, emergencies, and local stories. Interests include #streetart, #craftbeer, #3dprinting, #roadtrip, #motorhome

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My wife loves passionfruit and while the vine is going well there is only a single fruit, at least on our side of the fence. I'm terrified something might eat it before it ripens 😬

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At a 40th birthday celebration at Cornish Town this evening and saw the southern aurora for the first time.

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Fair point - if you're not using digital payments, you should make the effort to get used to them. Cash is (mostly) going away. (This article also contains a guide to getting started with digital.)

Cash is dead. Why are we still pretending it isn’t?

(maybe paywalled) #Cash #Australia #Money https://www.smh.com.au/money/saving/cash-is-dead-why-are-we-still-pretending-it-isn-t-20240510-p5jcl1.html

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@timrichards if cash is dead then prices should reflect the actual charge and not hide the extra bank fees

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@simon @timrichards yep - that was my point. The price advertised should be the price charged no matter what form it takes.

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How bad is this interface design. I calculated I would have to hit the month button 800 odd times to reach my birthdate and there is no way to just type it in.

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This is like some dystopian fiction!
"21 of the Cargill family are billionaires"
Meet the seven mega-rich families running our food systems - ABC listen
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/austin-frerick-barons-money-power-and-corruption-food-industry/103812128

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My lemon tree may only be small but mighty

anathema_device, to random
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Here's hoping this works!

Griffith University researchers to trial naltrexone on long COVID patients - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-07/qld-griffith-university-trial-naltrexone-long-covid/103800050

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@anathema_device my daughter who has ME/CFS is part of this trial. Still too early to tell how well it works in her case

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I was organising job shares thirty years ago. Don't see why our political systems can't get on board.

Bronwen Bock and Lucy Bradlow want to become Australia's first job-sharing MPs
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-21/bronwen-bock-lucy-bradlow-job-sharing-mps/103666586

anathema_device, to random
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Plants that can cause damage to your garden, home and willpower, according to horticulturalists - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-18/plants-that-can-cause-damage-to-your-garden-home/103690400

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@anathema_device I'm on a mission to remove agapanthus from our garden

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Three of Australia’s wealthiest private schools got double the federal funding they were entitled to last year

More than 1,000 private schools were overfunded by the commonwealth despite reforms to tackle it

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/17/three-of-the-wealthiest-private-schools-in-australia-got-double-the-federal-funding-they-were-entitled-to-last-year?CMP=aus_bsky

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@anathema_device criminal

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Home brew and ammo, what could possibly go wrong?

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Electric cars and trucks can slash Australia's $60 billion fossil fuel import bill
https://thedriven.io/2024/04/13/electric-cars-and-trucks-can-slash-australias-60-billion-fossil-fuel-import-bill/

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TIL: a new word - contumelious, meaning scornful and insulting. I'm thinking Tribunal Deputy President Richard Grueber is now part of the art work.

MONA ordered to allow men into ‘Ladies Lounge’ after discrimination complaint - Pulse Tasmania
https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/mona-ordered-to-allow-men-into-ladies-lounge-after-discrimination-complaint/

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TIL: Minna Leunig, who is one of my favourite street artists and muralists, is the daughter of cartoonist Michael Leunig. Can't believe I didn't work that out before.

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Monthly vegetable garden shot. Still a crop of cucumbers, capsicums should be ready to pick in a couple of weeks and cauliflowers still very new. Raised bed is now dominated by the self seeded nasturtiums which I mostly grow for pest control.

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@anathema_device yes - nice and spicy in salads

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I'm excited! First bud on my passionfruit vine. I don't know how they will go this far south and have no idea when they will fruit but this is a good sign. Fortunately there are plenty of pollinators so I won't need to hand pollinate which I did when I grew one on my balcony in Brisbane

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Australia must wean itself from monster utes – and the federal government’s weakening of vehicle emissions rules won’t help one bit
https://theconversation.com/australia-must-wean-itself-from-monster-utes-and-the-federal-governments-weakening-of-vehicle-emissions-rules-wont-help-one-bit-226724

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"Dangerous distraction:" Plug-in hybrids emit up to 7 times more than claimed, even in cities

European clean transport think tank Transport & Environment says plug-in hybrids are “a dangerous distraction” and not a “climate solution” after publishing a new study that highlights the high pollution levels from plug in hybrid cars.

https://thedriven.io/2024/03/27/dangerous-distraction-plug-in-hybrids-emit-up-to-7-times-more-than-claimed-even-in-cities/

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@anathema_device one reason Toyota is the big lobbiest in the emissions control debate

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At my favourite festival this weekend - High Country Hop in Beechworth. Seven local craft beer breweries plus a couple of guest breweries. Eight hours of music. Sweet

anathema_device, to random
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I love this idea so, so much :)

Artist behind Mona’s ladies-only lounge ‘absolutely delighted’ man is suing for gender discrimination

NSW man Jason Lau claims denying men entry is discriminatory, but artist Kirsha Kaechele says men’s ‘experience of rejection is the artwork’

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/20/artist-behind-monas-ladies-only-lounge-absolutely-delighted-man-is-suing-for-gender-discrimination

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@anathema_device the blue suits and pearls just made me laugh

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Monthly vege garden photo update. Cleaned most old plants out of the raised bed and planted some cauliflower as the weather cools. The nasturtiums aren't just pretty and tasty, they help to deal with nematodes. In the low bed the celery is looking good and the herbs are starting to perk up. The lemon grass is booming

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Ask a Manager: the fake union organizer, the lemon zest, and other Machiavellian triumphs at work

Last week, I asked about Machiavellian things you’ve seen or done at work. There were so many amazing stories shared that I couldn’t fit my favorites in one post. Here’s part one, and part two is coming later this week.

https://www.askamanager.org/

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@anathema_device loved the fake union organiser!

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After setting up my trap camera, I finally discovered what was digging under my fence in the corner of the garden. PS trap cameras are oddly cheap, and fun
https://youtu.be/JArRRmp0zbM

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