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How do you stop elephant herds from trashing crops and trees? Target sensitive nostrils with a ‘scent fence’
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:17:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/how-do-you-stop-elephant-herds-from-trashing-crops-and-trees-target-sensitive-nostrils-with-a-scent-fence-239593>
"Elephant numbers are surging in southern Africa, with fewer natural predators,
reduced hunting pressure and feeding by farmers and tourist operators.
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Unboxed?! Solar EV Charging Installed In A Day!
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:16:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGLvxGAE66I
"Slow grid upgrades can often hinder the rapid rollout of charging
infrastructure. However, 3ti has developed the nifty, solar-powered Papilio3
that can be delivered by truck and installed in a matter of hours. Robert
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How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:15:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/how-mainstream-climate-science-endorsed-the-fantasy-of-a-global-warming-time-machine-225597>
"When the Paris agreement on climate change was gavelled into being in December
2015, it briefly looked like that rarest of things: a political victory for
climate activists and delegates from the poorest regions of the world that, due
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David Crisafulli faces questions about LNP’s transgender plans after party official’s email revealed
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:14:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/09/david-crisafulli-lnp-transgender-queensland-state-election>
"A Queensland Liberal National party official sent an election-eve email to
branch members – on party letterhead – claiming that the state had been
“captured by transgender ideology”. The email also promoted plans to ban
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Building companies feel they must sacrifice quality for profits, but it doesn’t have to be this way
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:12:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/building-companies-feel-they-must-sacrifice-quality-for-profits-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way-239821>
"The Australian construction industry has long been facing a crisis of serious
defects in apartment buildings. In the past, alarming incidents such as the
Sydney Opal Tower evacuation and the Melbourne Lacrosse fire signalled systemic
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Ursula von der Leyen attacks Viktor Orbán over pro-Russia stance
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:11:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/09/ursula-von-der-leyen-attacks-viktor-orban-over-pro-russia-stance>
"Ursula von der Leyen has accused Viktor Orbán of a historic failure to support
Ukraine, economic mismanagement and making his country a “back door for foreign
interference” in her sharpest public rebuke yet to Hungary’s strongman leader.
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The renewable energy hidden in our wastewater ponds – here’s how it could work
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:16:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/the-renewable-energy-hidden-in-our-wastewater-ponds-heres-how-it-could-work-240300>
"New Zealand is confronting a perfect storm.
Its energy grid faces three pressing challenges at once: an unreliable
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Forums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:15:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://aftermath.site/best-active-forums-internet-today
"When I want information, like the real stuff, I go to forums. Over the years,
forums did not really get smaller, so much as the rest of the internet just got
bigger. Reddit, Discord and Facebook groups have filled a lot of that space,
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AI is a multi-billion dollar industry. It’s underpinned by an invisible and exploited workforce
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:14:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/ai-is-a-multi-billion-dollar-industry-its-underpinned-by-an-invisible-and-exploited-workforce-240568>
"In dusty factories, cramped internet cafes and makeshift home offices around
the world, millions of people sit at computers tediously labelling data.
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War Memorial digs deep to slash energy costs using geothermal heat exchange
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:13:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/war-memorial-digs-deep-to-slash-energy-costs-using-geothermal-heat-exchange/>
"The largest geothermal heat exchange system in Australia has been switched on
at the Australian War Memorial in the nation’s capital this week in a move that
is estimated to save up to $1 million dollars each year in energy costs.
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