Thermite Be Giants @ThermiteBeGiants@aus.social

ABC News Melbourne leads with a ‘Rona outbreak at one Eastern Health hospital (Maroondah, Angliss and Box Hill hospitals) but doesn’t say which one. Naturally they had a reporter outside Box Hill Hospital though, despite there being no evidence that it was the location of the outbreak.

They also reported that a China Bar was fined for serving customers. Betcha that just happened to be the first restaurant that the Police walked into.

Newly-released doco on Netflix about Camp Jened and the fight for disability rights in America from the 60s through to the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. Has a slight liberal tinge to it (it was executive produced by Barack & Michelle Obama, go figure) but it’s a good watch regardless, especially if you want to learn about the history of occupations and other non-violent protest methods

Swinburne PhD gains intimate understanding of how magnets work
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/30/astrophysicist-gets-magnets-stuck-up-nose-while-inventing-coronavirus-device

https://twitter.com/PlatypusInPlaid/status/1244115221872103424

So I'm taking inventory of the home brewing setup and the empty glass bottles in the house and am now realising that I should've started planning for this about 6 months ago.
Oh well, I guess I'm moving over to Coopers Longnecks for a while

i warned you

@mike so does this Jitsi thing work with Deffo yet?

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is putting up virtual tour videos of their museum during The Event and they are delightful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C5me-WfPUE&list=PL_FLiZEzBelhOCSI4bn_W7nWrhgXlwtLu&index=1

More relaxing viewing: a 'cabride' tour of an overhead electrified garden tramway.
45mm gauge, 1:24 scale, 32VDC overhead electrification.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLsWM3Rz16U

Take your mind off everything and look at this miniature steam traction engine and its ridiculous whistle:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2576378752684337/permalink/2580755108913368/