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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · 8d

The windfarm management tracks are a firefighters dream! Easy access over rough ground, excellent dead edges.

Aircraft wise, as the article states, no different to work around than the many other hazards in the wire environment.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · 20d

RSS, the social media vaccine.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · 22d

That's spot on!

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · 22d

That's old school. Do the same thing for finding electric fence faults. Detune and listen.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · 22d

Having recently experienced the Albury cafe car, the food and drink options where out classed by every dining experience I'd had on just about any train in Europe.

Back in 1987.

The highlight? The twin screen menu, showing the blue screen of death. So no menu.

A cafe it is not.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · 25d

Annoys you? Destroying fire gear in protest? Using the emergency radio network to communicate political protest?

I only had one set of PPE up until recently. Not the right message.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Sep 5

Given that one of the aims of the group is to maximise media coverage, removing images and names should be norm.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Sep 2

Tom Lehrer once sang:

"A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience."

Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 29

Err, missing reference?

An aside: just finished Conspiracy Nation. Great read, and fantastic future reference.

Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ex Feedly user here. Inoreader is an excellent replacement. And that's the free version. Worth a good look.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 20

Same, Recent update from the BoM is a combo of warmer, and wetter for SE Aus.

youtu.be/RaZtKqqAofs?...

Climate and water long-range forecast, issued 14 August 2025

YouTube video by Bureau of Meteorology

youtu.be

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 14

Looking for a bit of joy in music? Classical guitar your sort of thing? Watch the unique Derek Gripper, and the equally brilliant Ballaké Sissok on the kora. #DADf#be

youtu.be/dIQPfT_MiXs?...

Ballaké Sissoko (kora) and Derek Gripper (guitar) astounding improvised performance at SOAS 2022

YouTube video by Derek Gripper

youtu.be

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 13

"We were met with a clear, stark message: resign, transfer or comply."

Coercive control. The response to frank and fearless advice.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 11

A tip of the sustainable cap to @frame.work My Framework 13 laptop developed a fan/heatsink fault. In very quick time, the fault was diagnosed, and a replacement heatsink/fan unit arrived.

Framework's thing is ease of repair/upgrade, the fan swap took me five minutes. Try that with Apple/Dell etc.

Framework heatsink and fan kit. With the original driver tool

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 11

Typo report. Part way through the article the fantastic Destiny Deacon's surname has ben replaced by Deakin.

Deakin is more associated with the White Australian Policy, and rather strange first Dean of Sciences, but I digress.

Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 11

I'll leave this here:

www.data.vic.gov.au/datavic-acce...

DataVic access policy

This policy describes the plan for enabling public access to government data based on 5 principles.

www.data.vic.gov.au

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 11

And on the subject, that goes for intra agency data exchange. I've seen data collected and analysed by one agency, distributed to other agencies, which in turn have claimed IP and copywrite over the original data. And then selling/icensing it back to the original data creators!

Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 11

In Victoria just about all data is theoretically available under the DataVic policy. In theory anyway. Many agencies and departments see data as an untapped financial opportunity. Nevermind the policy.

www.data.vic.gov.au/datavic-acce...

DataVic access policy

This policy describes the plan for enabling public access to government data based on 5 principles.

www.data.vic.gov.au

Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Aug 5

Nick, worth noting a number of agencies and organisations using remote sensing and OSINT to continually assess damage. Of course this is somewhat abstract compared to a first person view from an aircraft.

Here is the latest UN cropland damage assessment:
unosat.org/products/4160

UNOSAT

unosat.org

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Jul 29

Same here. I joined as a volunteer to serve the community, not to hold the community to ransom for my political views. To refuse to turn out for incidents for political purposes undermines the community trust and respect for the CFA.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Jul 29

Agree entirely. In a time of ever decreasing volunteerism, how are we to attract new volunteers from all walks of life. Brigades should reflect the community, not that of one political bent.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Jul 29

On a household level, the battery subsidy is already at a stage where there may be 10 000MW total capacity installed within five years. And that excludes EVs that will be grid connected. Only reactor we need is the sun.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australia’s surge in household battery installations is ‘off the charts’ as government subsidy program powers up

At current rate, households could have 10,000MW installed in five years – half the nation’s total coal power capacity, expert says

www.theguardian.com

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Jul 22

Just back from Stirling. Was pretty good. Decent cold front later this week as well.

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Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Jul 5

That effectively ends the trust in the LCC/VEAC process. Partisan politics over frank and fearless advice.

Dale Appleton @dale-a.bsky.social · Jun 10

That would be Patterson of course.