@perspectivet In Thomas More's Utopia, there's a bit at the start that talks about this alphabet for the people in book. I'm a sucker for these kinds of tools in books that I am like instantly pulled by the book even if it doesn't serve any purpose whatsoever except obfuscating dialogs.
Many pandemics originate from wildlife that jumps from animal to human. These leaps often happen at the edges of the world’s tropical forests, where #deforestation is increasingly bringing people i…
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What’s happening on American streets makes clear that a charter of rights does not prevent state overreach. But human rights must be more than a debating point.
hmm Andrew Wilkie tried to introduce a Bill of Rights a few years back. The general consensus was "yeahnah." aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Busin… if memory serves, which it seldom does. the basis for rejection was that an enumerated Bill of Rights would lead to the “enumerated and exclusive” argument which argues that no right can exist unless listed in that document, whereas with the rights we currently enjoy as set out under the Constitution and throughout various government departments (including the Human Rights Commission) we're pretty well set - even if such rights are a tad vague and can be reliant on interpretation by the High Court ("it's the vibe"). Or utterly ignored, as the UN announces time and time again.
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eg our recent hate speech legislation could go against "Freedom of Speech" in a Bill of Rights, whereas atm we have implied freedom of personal speech which does not exclude the consequences of such.
@clarice overhere It was because an earlier Melbourne City Town Council had ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that I was able to be part of a group to stop a more recent town council from putting in move-along laws for homeless people (move along to where? and why confiscate their sleeping bags while doing it?).
Ah yes! That's right. No one wants to be held accountable. And no one wants to have to think about treating ALL Australian citizens with dignity and respect. Boo, Federal Government! BOO! sigh!
"move along to where?" heh! zactly. i remember a protest aimed at drawing attention to the lack of alternatives for homeless folk, wherein a plod bellowed through a handheld speaker (wanting the crowd to disperse) "Go back to your homes". even the coppers stopped and peered and at him xD
'the basis for rejection was that an enumerated Bill of Rights would lead to the “enumerated and exclusive” argument which argues that no right can exist unless listed in that document'
So, they are planning on running over people with a car, then backing up and running over them a few more times a la Bugs Bunny, if it's not explicitly listed in a document? The courts, who have been working with a vague situation for decades, are now going to have their brains drop out of their ears and will be unable to cope with anything not enumerated?
Holy cow! Who thinks up these excuses? I bet someone had a secret pre-release LLM AI coming up with this stuff for them.
hahaha applause I imagine that it refers to such things as discrimination laws - eg not too long ago it was perfectly ok to throw "dwarves" for entertainment. Now it is not. It is much easier to change laws than it is to change constitutional documents (as the Voice referendum so clearly and stunningly illustrated).
this has a brief overview of where we are atm re human rights (in theory) as well as very brief mention of how the UK's Rights were absorbed into our Constitution in 1901 and remain there unless they have since been superceded by Federal and/or State legislation (which is also allowed by the Consitution), such as with Vic, ACT and (of all places) Qld which have their own human rights laws. humanrights.gov.au/resource-hu…
There's definitely been some consternation about human rights in Canada ever since Canada became a country in 1867.
We had a Bill of Rights enacted in 1960, but it wasn't part of the constitution until the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was made part of the Constitution of Canada in 1982, but the original Bill and the new Charter are not equivalent in what rights they attempt to guarantee. There are also some provinces with separate rights acts. And the Charter allows some rights to be limited in certain cases, or in other cases a "not withstanding clause" allows governments, including separate provincial legislatures to temporarily override some rights and freedoms for a limited period of time (which can be still easily renewed after expiry).
There are also some economic and social rights that are not covered by either the Charter or Bill, and as a result the courts have effectively stated that economic rights, or even rights to health care and education and right-to-strike, are basically something that only legislators can choose to enforce or ignore. There have even
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There's definitely been some consternation about human rights in Canada ever since Canada became a country in 1867.
We had a Bill of Rights enacted in 1960, but it wasn't part of the constitution until the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was made part of the Constitution of Canada in 1982, but the original Bill and the new Charter are not equivalent in what rights they attempt to guarantee. There are also some provinces with separate rights acts. And the Charter allows some rights to be limited in certain cases, or in other cases a "not withstanding clause" allows governments, including separate provincial legislatures to temporarily override some rights and freedoms for a limited period of time (which can be still easily renewed after expiry).
There are also some economic and social rights that are not covered by either the Charter or Bill, and as a result the courts have effectively stated that economic rights, or even rights to health care and education and right-to-strike, are basically something that only legislators can choose to enforce or ignore. There have even been claims that the Crown Counsel have intentionally lost cases where the government was alleged to have violated some rights.
Complicated stuff this is!
All that said, it probably would be good for Aus. to get on the Bill/Charter of Rights bandwagon.
i'm not sure that right now is a good time to suggest it though, with the term "Bill of Rights" being so closely associated with the US :/ If, instead, there was a push which pointed to say, Canada, as an example of where such hasn't caused too much worry... or any other democratically successful country, but Canada is perhaps our most relatable. With the US association the question would arise "Why would we want to be worse? If it isnt broken, why fix it?" (USA isnt considered a full democracy).
We'd also have a lot of legal issues to sort out esp concerning the Court having sovereignty over Parliament - elected reps, not unelected judges, should determine public policy and laws - along with the abandonment of Common Law practice and tradition wherein judicial precedent is to protect rights rather than policy-balancing (which is not currently the role of the Courts). Establishment of policy by those not accountable to the electorate seems a bit of an irk.
However, there are other countries to which we can look and see if their experience could gel with ours and how th
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i'm not sure that right now is a good time to suggest it though, with the term "Bill of Rights" being so closely associated with the US :/ If, instead, there was a push which pointed to say, Canada, as an example of where such hasn't caused too much worry... or any other democratically successful country, but Canada is perhaps our most relatable. With the US association the question would arise "Why would we want to be worse? If it isnt broken, why fix it?" (USA isnt considered a full democracy).
We'd also have a lot of legal issues to sort out esp concerning the Court having sovereignty over Parliament - elected reps, not unelected judges, should determine public policy and laws - along with the abandonment of Common Law practice and tradition wherein judicial precedent is to protect rights rather than policy-balancing (which is not currently the role of the Courts). Establishment of policy by those not accountable to the electorate seems a bit of an irk.
However, there are other countries to which we can look and see if their experience could gel with ours and how they have overcome such unwanted "side-effects". Just not the USA..
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
Democracy in action: The Dunfermline Assembly in Scotland kicks’ off supported by the Electoral Reform Society. It brings together 35 residents selected through a civic lottery, creating a group that reflects the diversity of Dunfermline.
What would it take for the BBC to be free of political interference? A new report sets out a blueprint that includes a perpetual charter and a citizen's panel
Pinterest laid off its only icon designer as part of their AI-focused layoffs.
My current advice to my mentees in tech is that if you want to distinguish yourself, it's by how deeply you've embraced AI and how much it's made you more productive. Being the voice of opposition to "AI slop" or "work slop" is a great way to volunteer for the next round of "AI productivity gains" driven layoffs.
We have all been there. You start the week with a massive to-do list, only to feel overwhelmed by Tuesday afternoon. While heavy-duty project management tools exist, sometimes you just need a digital version of "sticky notes on a wall".
Ubuntu always seems to have some bespoke grift or other going on which makes it hard to recommend to people. Despite having a few rough edges in terms of UI polish, Debian is really a better choice.
for my brother I chose the first option. Before I even gave him his Kubuntu install I removed snaps and added flatpaks. Although the default source are still deb because he doesn't want frequent updates.
there's a sort of fantasy amongst certain types, that civilization is a thin shell and people will devolve into looting and infighting. Such authors ignore how people are actually caring and not as selfish as they imagine.
Someone asked me why I don't implement markdown support to the wiki engine instead of painstakingly typing down html tags. I think the reason that I never felt like markdown was worth it, was that the editor I use makes writing html somewhat frictionless, maybe if I lost this, I'd consider adding a parser.
Markdown support adds a thick layer of junk to a SSG, maybe the trick is just to improve html support to the editor you use, and keep the site simplier.
i wish more editors were made to type html without it feeling so rudimental i don't want snippets, i want something that understand html and allow me to move around it
markdown isn't a good idea (imho) because it will pulls many complexities starting from dialects and once you want to write slightly more complex piece than what markdown can do, you must embed html in markdown… :<
@hypha it's definitely designed to be structuraly edited, being able to move in and out of tags to modify the structure sounds like the right approach.
markdown is a total mess... no standard, low semantic meaning ... html, xml, org-mode are all so much better and more expressive. yes, html is "more typing" (maybe), but then you have an actual readable structured document.
I maintain that Markdown is a downstream product of software distribution and reuse being difficult. It makes sense in a world where the user of the data will not have ready use of the tools used to author it, or full fidelity viewers. It's sort of the XLS of the software world.
How does that wiki engine handle links to pages inside a same wiki? I can see how writing plain HTML instead of Markdown makes sense in a SSG context, however the [[autocomplete]] feature of Obsidian has been the killer feature that helped me write my own wiki easily. I'd love to see something like that in more opensource editors
i wrote my whole site in HTML directly inside emacs with just a couple custom macros to insert <p> tag pairs and things of that nature quickly. Although I also have some CSS. But I wrote the CSS in emacs as well, and the site explicitly was designed to still be totally readable without CSS.
I like your quick table insertion, i was writing those by hand
@wyatt @prahou it's called Left, it's not designed explicitly for html, but it can inject text snippets and moves the cursor to the first $ it encounters, I think that behavior might be reproduceable in emacs without trouble 😀 wiki.xxiivv.com/site/left
i prefer to write my website in markdown as i can show people the who have no idea what html is the un-processed document and they can still perfectly understand what they are seeing
but i still hate markdown with all my heart as its just a confusing mess of contradicting standards :>
How do you primarily view your wiki pages, in this editor, in a browser, or something else? One of the reasons I don't do this is because I want to see the writing content, as opposed to the structural/semantic noise.
The Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sondaica is a critically endangered big cat, with less than 600 of their species alive in the wild today. Once living in Java and Bali, they are now only found in…
Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators
The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’ is famous for its repulsive meat smell. Designed to repel humans, in contrast pollinators find the putrid aromas irresistible in the plant’s native environment. The Corpse Flower Titan Arum lives deep inside of Sumatra’s imperilled rainforests. endangered by palm oil and mining deforestation. Now researchers have gained greater insight into how the plant warms itself
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Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators
The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’ is famous for its repulsive meat smell. Designed to repel humans, in contrast pollinators find the putrid aromas irresistible in the plant’s native environment. The Corpse Flower Titan Arum lives deep inside of Sumatra’s imperilled rainforests. endangered by palm oil and mining deforestation. Now researchers have gained greater insight into how the plant warms itself up before blooming – known as thermogenesis and have discovered a new compound called ‘putrescine’ which gives the plant its strong aroma. Help these rare stinking beauties to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
Alveena Zulfiqar, Beenish J Azhar, Samina N Shakeel, William Thives Santos, Theresa D Barry, Dana Ozimek, Kim DeLong, Ruthie Angelovici, Kathleen M Greenham, Craig A Schenck, G Eric Schaller. Molecular basis for thermogenesis and volatile production in the titan arum. PNAS Nexus, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae492
The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’, is famous for its repulsive meat smell. While designed to repel humans, this putrid aroma irresistibly attracts pollinators in its native environment—the imperilled rainforests of Sumatra, now under threat from palm oil plantations and mining activities. Researchers have recently uncovered how the plant generates heat before blooming, a process known as thermogenesis, and have identified a new compound called ‘putrescine’, which contributes to its potent stench.
A study led by G. Eric Schaller, Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, explored the genetic and biological mechanisms behind the Titan Arum’s remarkable heating and scent production. The research relied on tissue samples from ‘Morphy’, Dartmouth’s 21-year-old Corpse Flower, to analyse RNA sequences. This allowed scientists to pinpoint which genes are active during the phases of heating and scent release.
The Titan Arum is not a single flower but a cluster of tiny flowers hidden within a massive central stalk, known as the spadix, which can reach up to 12 feet in height. It blooms rarely—typically once every 5 to 7 years—and only for a brief period. “The blooms are rare and also short-lived, so we only get a small window to study these phenomena,” Schaller explains.
During blooming, the spadix heats up, raising its temperature by as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit above the surrounding air. This thermogenic phase coincides with the emission of its signature scent, a mixture of sulphur-based compounds designed to attract flies and carrion beetles, which play a vital role in the plant’s pollination.
The RNA analysis revealed that genes associated with alternative oxidases—plant equivalents of animal uncoupling proteins—are highly active during the heating phase, especially in the spadix’s appendix. Additionally, genes involved in sulphur transport and metabolism were expressed, driving the production of the odour. Among these compounds, researchers identified putrescine, an organic chemical not previously recognised as part of the Corpse Flower’s scent profile.
This research sheds light on the evolutionary adaptations of the Titan Arum while highlighting the urgent need to conserve its natural habitat. Protecting the rainforests of Sumatra from deforestation caused by palm oil cultivation and mining is critical for the survival of this extraordinary species. By choosing to #BoycottPalmOil and supporting campaigns such as #Boycott4Wildlife every time you shop, individuals can help safeguard the delicate ecosystems these rare flowers depend on, ensuring they continue to thrive for generations to come. Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators Alveena Zulfiqar, Beenish J Azhar, Samina N Shakeel, William Thives Santos, Theresa D Barry, Dana Ozimek, Kim DeLong, Ruthie Angelovici, Kathleen M Greenham, Craig A Schenck, G Eric Schaller. Molecular basis for thermogenesis and volatile production in the titan arum. PNAS Nexus, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae492
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Learn about other animals endangered by palm oil and other agriculture
A 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the palm oil industry and RSPO finds extensive greenwashing of palm oil deforestation and the murder of endangered animals (i.e. biodiversity loss)
1. Join the #Boycott4Wildlife on social media and subscribe to stay in the loop: Share posts from this website to your own network on Twitter, Mastadon, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube using the hashtags #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife.
2. Contribute stories: Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.
3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.
4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.
5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here
Better known as the corpse flower, the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is one of the smelliest plants in the world. It smells like rotten flesh when in bloom to attract flies which pollinate the plant.
Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators
The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’ is famous for its repulsive meat smell. Designed to repel humans, in contrast pollinators find the putrid aromas irresistible in the plant’s native environment. The Corpse Flower Titan Arum lives deep inside of Sumatra’s imperilled rainforests. endangered by palm oil and mining deforestation. Now researchers have gained greater insight into how the plant warms itself up before blooming – known as thermogenesis and have discovered a new compound called ‘putrescine’ which gives the plant its strong aroma. Help these rare stinking beauties to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
Alveena Zulfiqar, Beenish J Azhar, Samina N Shakeel, William Thives Santos, Theresa D Barry, Dana Ozimek, Kim DeLong, Ruthie Angelovici, Kathleen M Greenham, Craig A Schenck, G Eric Schaller. Molecular basis for thermogenesis and volatile production in the titan arum. PNAS Nexus, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae492
The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’, is famous for its repulsive meat smell. While designed to repel humans, this putrid aroma irresistibly attracts pollinators in its native environment—the imperilled rainforests of Sumatra, now under threat from palm oil plantations and mining activities. Researchers have recently uncovered how the plant generates heat before blooming, a process known as thermogenesis, and have identified a new compound called ‘putrescine’, which contributes to its potent stench.
A study led by G. Eric Schaller, Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, explored the genetic and biological mechanisms behind the Titan Arum’s remarkable heating and scent production. The research relied on tissue samples from ‘Morphy’, Dartmouth’s 21-year-old Corpse Flower, to analyse RNA sequences. This allowed scientists to pinpoint which genes are active during the phases of heating and scent release.
The Titan Arum is not a single flower but a cluster of tiny flowers hidden within a massive central stalk, known as the spadix, which can reach up to 12 feet in height. It blooms rarely—typically once every 5 to 7 years—and only for a brief period. “The blooms are rare and also short-lived, so we only get a small window to study these phenomena,” Schaller explains.
During blooming, the spadix heats up, raising its temperature by as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit above the surrounding air. This thermogenic phase coincides with the emission of its signature scent, a mixture of sulphur-based compounds designed to attract flies and carrion beetles, which play a vital role in the plant’s pollination.
The RNA analysis revealed that genes associated with alternative oxidases—plant equivalents of animal uncoupling proteins—are highly active during the heating phase, especially in the spadix’s appendix. Additionally, genes involved in sulphur transport and metabolism were expressed, driving the production of the odour. Among these compounds, researchers identified putrescine, an organic chemical not previously recognised as part of the Corpse Flower’s scent profile.
This research sheds light on the evolutionary adaptations of the Titan Arum while highlighting the urgent need to conserve its natural habitat. Protecting the rainforests of Sumatra from deforestation caused by palm oil cultivation and mining is critical for the survival of this extraordinary species. By choosing to #BoycottPalmOil and supporting campaigns such as #Boycott4Wildlife every time you shop, individuals can help safeguard the delicate ecosystems these rare flowers depend on, ensuring they continue to thrive for generations to come. Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators Alveena Zulfiqar, Beenish J Azhar, Samina N Shakeel, William Thives Santos, Theresa D Barry, Dana Ozimek, Kim DeLong, Ruthie Angelovici, Kathleen M Greenham, Craig A Schenck, G Eric Schaller. Molecular basis for thermogenesis and volatile production in the titan arum. PNAS Nexus, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae492
ENDS
Learn about other animals endangered by palm oil and other agriculture
A 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the palm oil industry and RSPO finds extensive greenwashing of palm oil deforestation and the murder of endangered animals (i.e. biodiversity loss)
1. Join the #Boycott4Wildlife on social media and subscribe to stay in the loop: Share posts from this website to your own network on Twitter, Mastadon, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube using the hashtags #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife.
2. Contribute stories: Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.
3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.
4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.
5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here
Better known as the corpse flower, the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is one of the smelliest plants in the world. It smells like rotten flesh when in bloom to attract flies which pollinate the plant.
First talk today at the Social Web Devroom we have @pfefferle talking about the state of WordPress's fediverse integration #FOSDEM #ActivityPub #fedidev
@haubles just dropped the massive news that Mastodon is going to be changing the default signup flow on mobile apps to choose an instance thats geographically close to you instead of choosing mastodon.social by default!
UK authorities have severely restricted the right to protest, in contravention of their international human rights obligations, creating an environment in which peaceful dissent is increasingly treated as a criminal act, Human Rights Watch said in a …
If you're at FOSDEM (@fosdem) this weekend, be sure to stop by our booth at Building K, level 1 and get some stickers. And don't miss the Tor relay operator meetup later today: fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event…
mir ist aufgefallen, dass ich ein paar leere Beiträge in meiner TL habe. Scheinen nur Beiträge mit Bildern zu sein und betrifft nicht alle Beiträge mit Bild.
Auf squeet me reproduzierbar mit dem Testlink. Interessanterweise auf pirati.ca nicht reproduzierbar. Sollte da was im server log auftauchen zu möglicherweise? Gibt es etwas, dass dir helfen würde, das Problem besser zu verstehen oder nachzuvollziehen?
Not just thousands. SpaceX is aiming deploying up to a staggering "one million satellites" for its orbital data center push: pcmag.com/news/spacex-eyes-1-m…
we are not doing so well on the taking *negative feedback* front. it's either "whatever", "woops, sorry", or "go fuck yourself". in your experience, what approach works best?
I love that the character sits down when you wait.
Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators
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I've been using LibreOffice Calc for the first time in a while, and now am looking at "how would you make a simpler spreadsheet program?"
Only extra things I need from a spreadsheet are... well, plotting. But hey, plotting is drawing. And we both know damn well Varvara can draw 😁.
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