Phil Bywater
philbywater.bsky.social
Phil Bywater
@philbywater.bsky.social
Musician, environmentalist, pacifist, FC Barcelona fan, estudiante de Español
Sunrise, Dodges Ferry 2025
July 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024
June 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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a legal petition in Ecuador is making the case for nature to the "moral author" of the song, Song of the Cedars.

the case is about more than just copyright law—it's about how to turn our relationship with nature from extractive to reciprocal

@scribblingsam.bsky.social for @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎🧪
Did Nature Write This Song? Ecuador Deliberates Pivotal Case. | Atmos
A petition to make Los Cedros forest a legal songwriter could reshape how nature is treated in law and the creative arts.
atmos.earth
May 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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THE COPA IS COMING HOME! 🏆🌟
April 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I love this. An experiment that has been running for 100 years, and has so far resulted in...10 drops, one each decade. And you can watch the live stream 😀
Pitch Drop experiment
smp.uq.edu.au
April 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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The Eastern Shoshone this month voted to classify buffalo as wildlife instead of livestock. The vote indicates a growing interest to both restore buffalo on the landscape and challenge the relationship between animal and product. The latest from @siisiiko.bsky.social. grist.org/indigenous/w...
Wildlife, not livestock: Why the Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming are reclassifying buffaloes
(This story was published in partnership with The Associated Press.) In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone want to redefine how we see buffalo.
grist.org
April 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
March 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Burnie foreshore, March 2025
March 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Primordial surf: ‘microlightning’ in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study finds
Primordial surf: ‘microlightning’ in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study finds
Tiny lightning streaks in fine spray can power chemical reactions that generate molecules for life, scientists say Charles Darwin thought it started in a warm pond. Others point to comets that ploughed into Earth. And some suspect a bolt from the blue, a…
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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A Supercut of Buster Keaton’s Most Amazing Stunts
A Supercut of Buster Keaton’s Most Amazing Stunts
Joseph Frank Keaton was born into showbiz. His father was a comedian. His mother, a soubrette. He emerged into the world during a one night engagement in Kansas City.
www.openculture.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM