Sydney playground at centre of asbestos mulch scandal closed again after timber found ‘bleeding black tar-like substance’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/01/rozelle-parklands-playground-closed-timber-wood-testing #Pollution #Waste #NewSouthWales #Sydney #AustraliaNews #Asbestos
Sydney playground at centre of asbestos mulch scandal closed again after timber found ‘bleeding black tar-like substance’

Salvaged railway timber removed for testing from Rozelle parklands, which was previously closed in 2024 when asbestos was found in garden mulch

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RE: https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/116324676116121930

This whole series of posts reminds me of @pluralistic calling #LLM-generated code the #asbestos of time. #ClaudeCode doesn't just produce #asbestosCode; because it's written using Claude Code, it is asbestos code.

To the surprise of no one with a clue about #appSec or the #engineering part of #softwareEngineering, plagiarism synthesis models are tech debt generators.

#Asbestos
#Veritasium

I first learned about this back in the 1970's, due to cleanup aboard ships.

Then in the 1980's - the clean up in housing.

But even today - people/companies are denying that Asbestos is harmful... all while "they have that cough"... much like tobacco folks.

Does this sound foreign to you? Then watch and learn...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMx139eTxoc

Asbestos is a bigger problem than we thought

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The Lancet retracts half-century-old unsigned commentary on talc for undisclosed industry ties

SewcreamStudio/iStock The Lancet has retracted a 49-year-old unsigned commentary on the safety of cosmetic talc after two researchers discovered the author was a paid consultant to Johnson & Jo…

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor issued warning as King Charles 'angered' by new home demands

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-issued-warning-36940233

Popular toys from Tesco, M&S and Amazon urgently recalled as 'stop using' warning issued

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/shopping-deals/children-stretcherz-toys-urgently-recalled-36921837

Out To Impress sand art and candles recalled due to possible asbestos contamination - Canada.ca

Testing indicated the possible presence of asbestos fibres in product samples of each product.  As of March 5, 2026, the company has received no reports of incidents in Canada. 

Urgent product recalls issued in March with perfumes, appliances and toys posing risks

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/urgent-product-recalls-issued-march-36861913

@eri yes and that's why #Asbestos still has nieches like high-temperature ovens like in a steel foundry.

And those "spechal use-cases" are still legal because not only are there no alternatives to handle i.e. molten Tungsten, but also because these ain't "frivolous" but have proper casings and handling and not "consumer-facing"…

@adriantomlinson.bsky.social Australia's largest pastoral holding/family is Hancock aka Gina Rinehart, and this is her families legacy. The worst contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. That's just for her father's mining. Plenty more where that came from. #Australia #Asbestos #Mining 7/

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