skigod
@skigod.bsky.social
Firm opinions but prepared to change with better information. Dad and step-dad, St Kilda CC, skier, comms/corporate affairs, Carlton FC, atheist, sceptic, rationalist, business founder, budding author. Former journalist. Personal views only. Australian-ish
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Not good enough. How can we stop the gun lobby unwinding decades of sensible reforms?
Not good enough. How can we stop the gun lobby unwinding decades of sensible reforms?
Gun laws tightened after the Port Arthur massacre, now ownership is surging
As police hunt a suspected gunman through rugged terrain in the Victoria's High Country, there are more than 4 million registered weapons across the country.
www.abc.net.au
August 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Not good enough. How can we stop the gun lobby unwinding decades of sensible reforms?
Not good enough. How can we stop the gun lobby unwinding decades of sensible reforms?
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Vaccines do not cause autism.
August 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Vaccines do not cause autism.
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4 artists & 3 scientists created a series of posters to communicate some of the science issues most important to us.
These posters are made to be shared!
We're selling them in 4-packs, so YOU can share them outside of the science circles where we hang out online.
get 'em squidfacts.bigcartel.com
These posters are made to be shared!
We're selling them in 4-packs, so YOU can share them outside of the science circles where we hang out online.
get 'em squidfacts.bigcartel.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
4 artists & 3 scientists created a series of posters to communicate some of the science issues most important to us.
These posters are made to be shared!
We're selling them in 4-packs, so YOU can share them outside of the science circles where we hang out online.
get 'em squidfacts.bigcartel.com
These posters are made to be shared!
We're selling them in 4-packs, so YOU can share them outside of the science circles where we hang out online.
get 'em squidfacts.bigcartel.com
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“It’s time to change the myth and the religion.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
May 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“It’s time to change the myth and the religion.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
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Australian logistics company has rolled out 20 electric trucks, powered at its hubs by its own rooftop #solar and battery storage
Australian logistics provider rolls out 20-strong electric truck fleet, powered by solar
Australian logistics company has rolled out 20 electric trucks, powered at its hubs by its own rooftop solar and battery storage.
thedriven.io
March 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Australian logistics company has rolled out 20 electric trucks, powered at its hubs by its own rooftop #solar and battery storage
Bonkers. How did it come to this?
March 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Bonkers. How did it come to this?
Good. Damn nutters. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Elizabeth Struhs's parents sentenced to 14 years jail for manslaughter
The parents of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs, who died after her insulin was withdrawn, have been sentenced to 14 years in jail for her manslaughter.
www.abc.net.au
February 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Good. Damn nutters. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
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Gee, the US with all its guns & the NRA now in bed with Trump, is showing the world the way on how to prevent gun homicides, eh?
February 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Gee, the US with all its guns & the NRA now in bed with Trump, is showing the world the way on how to prevent gun homicides, eh?
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Not singing in the rain.
UK insurers paid out record £585m last year as #climate breakdown intensifies.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK insurers paid out record £585m last year as #climate breakdown intensifies.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK insurers paid out record £585m last year as climate breakdown intensifies
Insurers blame ‘significant and consistent bad weather’ after year of 12 named storms
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Not singing in the rain.
UK insurers paid out record £585m last year as #climate breakdown intensifies.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK insurers paid out record £585m last year as #climate breakdown intensifies.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘Mass theft’: Thousands of artists call for AI art auction to be cancelled
‘Mass theft’: Thousands of artists call for AI art auction to be cancelled
Letter says many of works being sold by Christie’s are made by AI models trained on pieces by human artists, without a licence
Thousands of artists are urging the auction house Christie’s to cancel a sale of art created with artificial intelligence,…
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
‘Mass theft’: Thousands of artists call for AI art auction to be cancelled
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Rooftop solar three times cheaper to install in Australia than US, Canada reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-sola...
Rooftop solar three times cheaper to install in Australia than US, Canada
A new study has found the cost of installing rooftop solar is dramatically lower in Australia than the US and Canada – even in the most expensive Australian state for installation.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Rooftop solar three times cheaper to install in Australia than US, Canada reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-sola...
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as an atheist I demand an envoy for anti atheism I feel threatened by the baptist and Mormon door knockers in my area telling me I am going to hell if I don't convert
February 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
as an atheist I demand an envoy for anti atheism I feel threatened by the baptist and Mormon door knockers in my area telling me I am going to hell if I don't convert
Managed to avoid buying anything labelled Made in the USA today. It was pretty easy. Bugger all in our supermarkets is American. Maybe those awful round chocolate biscuits with white gunk in the middle? #auspol
February 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Managed to avoid buying anything labelled Made in the USA today. It was pretty easy. Bugger all in our supermarkets is American. Maybe those awful round chocolate biscuits with white gunk in the middle? #auspol
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“A new study of early separated lane projects in the U.S. across six cities finds a rise of ridership between 21% and 171% after the lanes were installed.”
The pretty strong and convincing case for protected bike-lane networks in cities. In @fastcompany.com
The pretty strong and convincing case for protected bike-lane networks in cities. In @fastcompany.com
The Case For Protected Bike Lanes
Giving cyclists their own space results in some pretty big benefits beyond just a lack of dead cyclists.
www.fastcompany.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:29 AM
“A new study of early separated lane projects in the U.S. across six cities finds a rise of ridership between 21% and 171% after the lanes were installed.”
The pretty strong and convincing case for protected bike-lane networks in cities. In @fastcompany.com
The pretty strong and convincing case for protected bike-lane networks in cities. In @fastcompany.com
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TIME Magazine. Grandpa RICO won’t be happy.
February 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
TIME Magazine. Grandpa RICO won’t be happy.
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Germany installed 600,000 new stationary battery storage systems in 2024, increasing storage capacity by 50%, bringing total installed systems to 1.8 million, with combined capacity of 19 gigawatt hours (GWh), enough to power two million households daily.
www.energylivenews.com/2025/02/04/g...
www.energylivenews.com/2025/02/04/g...
German battery storage capacity increases 50% - Energy Live News
Solar and battery installations rising faster as Germans want cheaper power
www.energylivenews.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Germany installed 600,000 new stationary battery storage systems in 2024, increasing storage capacity by 50%, bringing total installed systems to 1.8 million, with combined capacity of 19 gigawatt hours (GWh), enough to power two million households daily.
www.energylivenews.com/2025/02/04/g...
www.energylivenews.com/2025/02/04/g...
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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Also just going to leave this here. Remember Mr Bolt used his strange obsession with my journalism to retraumatise a vulnerable victim (Paris Street of St Kevin’s) of a convicted sexual offender? Bolt was later forced to apologise when Paris stood up for himself. www.theguardian.com/media/2020/f...
February 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Also just going to leave this here. Remember Mr Bolt used his strange obsession with my journalism to retraumatise a vulnerable victim (Paris Street of St Kevin’s) of a convicted sexual offender? Bolt was later forced to apologise when Paris stood up for himself. www.theguardian.com/media/2020/f...
One of the best things about living in Germany is that cycling is a viable alternative to driving; Australia? Less so...
Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling
Walking and cycling get 90c per person each year from the Australian government. What if that figure rose to $5, $10 or $15?
theconversation.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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𝗙𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗥 is used to refer to the 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 of things when those things can be 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙, as in "fewer problems", "fewer people", "fewer lights".
Not as many.
𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 is used to refer to the 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 of things that can be 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙, as in "less time", "less effort", "less weight", "less bright"
Not as much.
Not as many.
𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 is used to refer to the 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 of things that can be 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙, as in "less time", "less effort", "less weight", "less bright"
Not as much.
February 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
𝗙𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗥 is used to refer to the 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 of things when those things can be 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙, as in "fewer problems", "fewer people", "fewer lights".
Not as many.
𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 is used to refer to the 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 of things that can be 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙, as in "less time", "less effort", "less weight", "less bright"
Not as much.
Not as many.
𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 is used to refer to the 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 of things that can be 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙, as in "less time", "less effort", "less weight", "less bright"
Not as much.
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Brookfield, with $1.5 trillion in assets and now in control of Neoen, says demand and prospects for low cost wind, solar and battery storage has never been better
Customers will take as much wind and solar as they can “because they are the cheapest,” says Brookfield
Brookfield, with $1.5 trillion in assets and now in control of Neoen, says demand and prospects for low cost wind, solar and battery storage has never been better.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Brookfield, with $1.5 trillion in assets and now in control of Neoen, says demand and prospects for low cost wind, solar and battery storage has never been better
