@aussocialadmin Have you done some CSS changes recently? aus.social column width has broken for me in FF.
Folding@Home released a new client that features both important bug fixes and a way to prioritize working on #COVID19 related projects: https://foldingathome.org/2020/04/17/new-foldinghome-software-with-the-option-to-prioritize-covid-19-projects/
Also I'm totally not posting this here as a way to remind myself to update my machines. Nope. Not at all.
Government insists coronavirus tracing app won't track people's locations http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-20/government-insists-coronavirus-tracing-app-wont-track-locations/12163756 #InfectiousDiseases(Other) #GovernmentandPolitics #EpidemicsandPandemics #RespiratoryDiseases #CommunityandSociety #InternetTechnology #FederalGovernment #COVID-19 #Health
Are #hashtags actually unpopular on fedi or do people forget?
#poll #mastoPoll
Advertising Is a Cancer on Society
...Real world advertising is not about informing, it's about convincing. Over time, it became increasingly manipulative and dishonest. It also became more effective. In the process, it grew to consume a significant amount of resources of every company on the planet. It infected every communication medium in existence, both digital and analog. ...
-- @temporal
Please enjoy this video of a dog and an indian runner duck chasing each other around a rock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l51gjch-1k
If you're traveling to a different country that's not covered by your mobile data plan, check out the fantastic "Prepaid Data SIM Wiki". It covers pay-as-you-go options for a wide range of countries and gets constantly updated:
https://prepaid-data-sim-card.fandom.com/wiki/Prepaid_SIM_with_data
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
All homeless receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4/5 people a make their way back into a stable life.
All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.
Banks boosted new lending to fossil fuel projects last year, figures show https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/06/banks-boosted-new-lending-to-fossil-fuel-projects-last-year-figures-show #Australianeconomy #Australianews #Fossilfuels #Environment #Business #Banking #Banking #Energy
Currently driving trains out of Melbourne for a living. Previously did other stuff.
Also matt@chinwag.org.
Adelaide > Cairns > Townsville > Melbourne