fazur wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:04 am -many people have responded with generosity and humanity we all need more of that

-there will be demands from the public in many countries for an overhaul of the healthcare network, it's not socialism its spend public money wisely

The problem is who decides what is wise? A general thinks it is wise to buy more tanls to potect the people. A doctor thinks it is wise to buy more medicine to protect the people, a policeman thinks it is wise to pay more police to protect the people. they all have a valid point. Unfortunatley politicians all think the only wise way to spend money is the way that keeps them in power, regardless of the conseuences for the people

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Australian Brush Turkey, wild, yesterday
downtown Sydney
that is Sydney harbour in the background
almost straight across the harbour to CBD

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Sydney benefits from all its military land around the harbor, the unintended consequence being preservation from development. San Francisco does as well.
I remember the first time I came upon one of their nests, took me awhile to figure out what it was. Do you know of any other birds that use thermophilic composting as an incubation strategy?

Clemen wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:00 am I remember the first time I came upon one of their nests, took me awhile to figure out what it was. Do you know of any other birds that use thermophilic composting as an incubation strategy?

Many species, Clemen, especially wetland birds.
I don't know of any that do it so dramatically as Brush turkeys, but many species, even those with small, open nests use decomposing organic matter as a way to heat/incubate the eggs to some degree.

pczz wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:44 am

fazur wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:04 am -many people have responded with generosity and humanity we all need more of that

-there will be demands from the public in many countries for an overhaul of the healthcare network, it's not socialism its spend public money wisely

The problem is who decides what is wise? A general thinks it is wise to buy more tanls to potect the people. they all have a valid point.

nobody is going to invade cambodia we don't need tanks lol. definitely not a valid point but the others agree

fazur wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:04 am

pczz wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:44 am

fazur wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:04 am -many people have responded with generosity and humanity we all need more of that

-there will be demands from the public in many countries for an overhaul of the healthcare network, it's not socialism its spend public money wisely

The problem is who decides what is wise? A general thinks it is wise to buy more tanls to potect the people. they all have a valid point.

nobody is going to invade cambodia we don't need tanks lol. definitely not a valid point but the others agree

Noone is going to invade the Uk but we are still wasting money on nucear weapons, leaky aircraft carriers and fighter jets....while not having enough money for the NHS or a functioning benefit system or care for the elderly ad nauseum. Cambodia is not the only coutry wasting money on looking big instead of improving life experience for its citizens

indeed some of the richest nations are the worst at it

energy, infrastructure,healthacre and education should be top of the list in every country

Dugongs, the other white meat. Wait, what? No.

"TRANG: Marine park officials have found a big school of dugongs happily feeding on seagrass off this southern province because the coronavirus disease has stopped tourism."

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -free-seas

"Here’s why “baking” damaged reel-to-reel tapes renders them playable again
Baking at 130°F is the sweet spot to reverse "sticky shed syndrome."
Also, flares and wide ties are back in fashion. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04 ... se-damage/


Gross stuff, still gross, but in an interesting way. Museums challenged to grossoff( it's a perfectly Cromulent word, gfy).
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/623 ... ts-twitter

Ever wonder when the first recorded instance of someone being killed by a meteorite was? (Shit keeps me up at night, well, sometimes, not very often, probably never tbh). Well, wonder no longer.
"Although tales of people being killed by meteorite impacts date back to biblical times, few have been documented until the past decade or so. Now, Turkish researchers have uncovered the earliest evidence that a meteorite killed one man and paralyzed another when it slammed into a hilltop in what is now Iraq in August 1888."
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04 ... -meteorite

Ever read Wired and thought "that's like, smart, an stuff, why don't they make an idiots version?" Again, good news.
"SO, YOUR HAIR is getting long, and all of the salons are closed because of a global pandemic. It may be time to cut your own hair at home. Stylists will advise you to avoid getting too overzealous with your scissors, but sometimes you're left with no choice. Cutting your hair is more complicated than it looks".
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-cut- ... popular4-1

Final bright thing, at least you're not this woman, or her husband.
" His penis has a very pronounced hook to the side, and nearly every position is really painful. I disguise the pain with moans and keep my face turned away sometimes so he can’t see how much pain I’m actually in."
https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/0 ... r_Prudence

Before and After lockdown - some great graphics here:
How Covid-19 brought South-east Asia’s megacities to a standstill
Strict lockdowns, school closures and restrictions on commerce to curb the coronavirus in South-east Asian countries brought a rare respite from transport mayhem in some of the world’s most congested cities.
PUBLISHED: MAY 20, 2020

The changes were not equally dramatic everywhere as some countries imposed tougher controls than others to try to halt the spread of the virus.

Data from South-east Asian ride-hailing firm Grab shows snapshots of traffic congestion before and during the curbs, delivering a stark, almost startling picture of how the crammed cities came to a halt.

The data collected from GPS location pings from Grab ride-hailing drivers also allows for comparative views of different cities.

https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia ... html?shell