Anyone got any recommendations or warnings about specific hdd / ssd / storage brands or models at the moment? Thinking about buying another drive instead of being smart and cleaning up my files. I've been pretty happy with Samsung but I've heard they had a clunker of a drive with high failure rates lately. HDD, SSD and I think I...
My feed is filled with bad news, which is my fault for using the fediverse as a news feed, but it made me wonder: Which organisations, groups or individual people in the world are doing the most good for our world? I'm particularly interested in those who manage to do good on a larger impact scale (quantity or quality), but if...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new pact with the low-lying island country of Tuvalu, allowing residents facing displacement from climate change the ability resettle in Australia....
Urine samples collected from wild chimpanzees in Uganda over decades have revealed older female chimps undergo hormonal changes much like those in menopausal humans.
The title for the 12ft link to the SMH article is "Police should not be responsible for Closing the Gap targets, says commissioner", which is accurate, but even after a quick skim of the actual report, seems to very much understate the problems. This quote buried in the report is an example:...
One of the things that gets me about this is how long we've been using the familiar arch gravestone shape, in so many cultures, for nearly 5000 years since....
Title changed from original for better internationalisation, because the ABC hates assuming you see their articles outside of their specific site categories....
It was so nice to hear something heavier coming from such skilled female vocals, I don't think we got much of that until the 90s. It wasn't necessarily a representative sound for björk but it was representative of her ability to go wherever she wanted in genre.
I had never heard or seen anything like this before, it was mesmerisingly weird. Dutch gabber hard-core that made it huge in Australia for weeks as a one-hit wonder.
“This 14th century door at Exeter Cathedral, UK, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap A cat was paid a penny each week, to keep down the rats and mice in the north tower, and a cat flap was cut into the door below the astronomical clock to allow the cat to carry out its duties. Records of payments were entered in the...
Thinking about buying more storage. Warn me of the lemons!
Anyone got any recommendations or warnings about specific hdd / ssd / storage brands or models at the moment? Thinking about buying another drive instead of being smart and cleaning up my files. I've been pretty happy with Samsung but I've heard they had a clunker of a drive with high failure rates lately. HDD, SSD and I think I...
Who is doing the most good in the world, and how?
My feed is filled with bad news, which is my fault for using the fediverse as a news feed, but it made me wonder: Which organisations, groups or individual people in the world are doing the most good for our world? I'm particularly interested in those who manage to do good on a larger impact scale (quantity or quality), but if...
OC This was sold as a "fruit salad". Technically the truth, but not the best kind of truth.
OC A small dose of 1997(?) TV nostalgia I found. It's only 5cm tall, so useless in every way
OC Once again, I am calling on manufacturers to improve their sealing glues
OC Gutter interference waves after a short sharp storm
Tuvalu residents able to resettle in Australia as climate change 'threatens its existence' (www.abc.net.au)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new pact with the low-lying island country of Tuvalu, allowing residents facing displacement from climate change the ability resettle in Australia....
For the first time, scientists have found evidence of menopause in wild chimpanzees (www.abc.net.au)
Urine samples collected from wild chimpanzees in Uganda over decades have revealed older female chimps undergo hormonal changes much like those in menopausal humans.
[NSW] Police frequently ignore Coroner's Office and Law Enforcement Conduct Commission about over-representation of Aboriginal people in criminal justice system, contradict own goals, don't report required data, & other failures. (12ft.io)
The title for the 12ft link to the SMH article is "Police should not be responsible for Closing the Gap targets, says commissioner", which is accurate, but even after a quick skim of the actual report, seems to very much understate the problems. This quote buried in the report is an example:...
October special : Stele of the Serpent King "Djet" . One of the oldest known tomb stelae (sort of a gravestone). Limestone, c. 2820 BCE, Abydos, Egypt 🎃🪦🐍 (commons.m.wikimedia.org)
One of the things that gets me about this is how long we've been using the familiar arch gravestone shape, in so many cultures, for nearly 5000 years since....
Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution (1998) (piped.video)
This song came up in a "Best Music Videos of all time" thread the other day and it has been haunting me since then....
Australia's top public investigation organisation finishes 12 volume report on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, after 4 year long inquiry. (www.abc.net.au)
Title changed from original for better internationalisation, because the ABC hates assuming you see their articles outside of their specific site categories....
The Oldest Known Written Complaint: Clay tablet written on by Nanni to Ea-nāṣir, Ur (Southern Iraq), circa 1750 BC
OC Spring is springing for this azalea
Army of Me - björk (1995) (yewtu.be)
It was so nice to hear something heavier coming from such skilled female vocals, I don't think we got much of that until the 90s. It wasn't necessarily a representative sound for björk but it was representative of her ability to go wherever she wanted in genre.
Roni Size - Brown Paper Bag (1997) (yewtu.be)
Early English Drum and Bass classic
Hocus Pocus - Here's Johnny! (1993) (youtu.be)
I had never heard or seen anything like this before, it was mesmerisingly weird. Dutch gabber hard-core that made it huge in Australia for weeks as a one-hit wonder.
The Elf Owl is the smallest owl on the world, height ~ 13 cm / 5", weight ~ 40 g / 1.4 oz, wingspan ~ 27 cm / 10.5" (photocontest.smithsonianmag.com)
Source: Smithsonian photo contest 2015
News Corp using AI to produce 3,000 Australian local news stories a week [via australia@aussie.zone] (www.theguardian.com)
The Data Local team uses AI technology to generate stories on weather, fuel prices and traffic reports for hyperlocal mastheads....
[via australia@aussie.zone] Western Australia's lower house of parliament now has equal representation between men and women for the first time (www.abc.net.au)
Post title changed from article title for better internationalisation. Original title:...
[Via cat@lemmy.world] Door with Cat Door, North Door of Exeter Cathedral, 14th century, feat. Stapledon the Cathedral Cat. (lemmy.world)
“This 14th century door at Exeter Cathedral, UK, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap A cat was paid a penny each week, to keep down the rats and mice in the north tower, and a cat flap was cut into the door below the astronomical clock to allow the cat to carry out its duties. Records of payments were entered in the...
Australia's most gas-dependent state is being forced to phase it out. Why? Will other states follow? (www.abc.net.au)
"It's no longer plentiful, it's no longer cheap and it's also a fossil fuel." Why the Victorian government is pushing people to ditch gas.
OC Partially dismembered piano accordion
OC 1970's Leteron / Typesetting machine with scattered Helvetica plates.