Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) / is on Nostr

virologist. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. in no order. facts referenced. opinions mine alone. not medical advice or endorsement.
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2024-10-29 04:19:35

"He added the government would seek to have a new Centre for Disease Control, a national public health body which was a key Labor election promise, operational by January 2026."
#ACDC
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-29/covid-response-review-released/104531920?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

2024-10-13 20:57:07

This overall lie about 'crime is up & 👉you're👈 not safe' is used a lot in the US as well.
Seek out the data before you believe campaigning politicians when they seek to scare. It may tell a very different tale.
Facts may even show their campaign is only about fear & force, containing nothing to helps & moves us forward.
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**Criminologists debunk claims of 'youth crime crisis' as data shows dramatic declines**
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-13/criminologists-debunk-youth-crime-crisis-claims/104445432

2024-10-08 09:27:56

8-year old PC's video card sputtered over the past few days, and finally died today. This should be fun🙄
"1080, how'd you even use Word? " asks my eldest teen. Whipper-snapper!

2024-10-05 23:09:56

Why not have a weekly energy forecast segment to follow the weather?
These data from the AEMO show just how much electricity is being fuelled by renewables ALREADY. 🌞🌬️
Incredible! We should be hearing this more often. Again and again.
This👇 is why we need batteries though, so we can capture the excess during the day to also boost the minimum values at night.
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2024-09-21 21:09:57

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@npub12kw…jaqu First consecutive pair of years. Last year it seemed to really help the lawn through summer.

2024-09-21 11:05:07

15 80L wheelbarrows (approximately 1,200 shovels full) later, the lawn is top dressed for another year. So long as we get rain - maybe this is the year we turn the lawn into gravel!
I'll sleep well tonight anyway.
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