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David Penfold

4h ago

David Ho 3d ago

We should come to terms with the fact that industrial fishing is one of the most destructive things we do to the ocean.

https://www.ft.com/content/5bf6d2d0-a3d0-40cc-a1d1-3320557ecbaa

The incredible shrinking fish: how evolution of Baltic cod helps them dodge nets

Genetic shift driven by over-exploitation risks undermining populations beyond repair, according to research

Financial Times

David Penfold

4h ago

imp >:3 5h ago

Fun fact, we got hellllla Lithium here. Does it benefit local communities? No.

But we lose entire mountains to mining, and some people line their pockets tf up

https://theconversation.com/zimbabwes-lithium-is-in-demand-for-making-batteries-how-to-make-sure-benefits-flow-to-the-local-economy-258925

#afripol #africa #zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s lithium is in demand for making batteries: how to make sure benefits flow to the local economy

Zimbabwe has large lithium deposits but most is extracted by multinational companies and exported raw. The country doesn’t benefit from lithium battery sales.

The Conversation

David Penfold

4h ago

Mat B 13h ago

It's nearly 3am.

I'm in a hot Travelodge room and I just said, out loud to myself, "Laa Dee Dah!" , when I discovered the USB sockets.

Fancy.

Pinging @RuthMalan

The decline of osprey populations in the Chesapeake Bay is attributed to overfishing of menhaden, a key food source for the birds. But capitalists dispute that this is the cause, because menhaden is commercially valuable for fish oil, fish meal, agricultural feed, and as bait.

https://apnews.com/article/osprey-fish-climate-fishing-chesapeake-5ae89afbbac47630180c1784a38c185f

Osprey are declining and environmentalists blame fishing industry's take of menhaden

The osprey is in decline in one of its key territories and some scientists blame overfishing of menhaden, an important food for the birds. The osprey is a fish-eating raptor known for gymnastic dives and whistle-like chirps. And it's an American conservation success story: The hawk-like bird rebounded after DDT was banned, and now numbers in the thousands across the U.S. But biologist Bryan Watts has documented an alarming trend: The birds are failing to successfully fledge enough chicks around their key population center, the Chesapeake Bay. Members of the menhaden fishing industry say it's unfair to pin the blame solely on them.

AP News

@davep Uh oh.

I don't mean to interfere with your work processes, but might I humbly suggest that this is an excellent point in time to put away those tools, see a doc about that bicep, and call in a professional to take care of the tree?

David Penfold

4h ago

Does anyone have any good resources for applying business-focused solution architecture (in the broader "Why/Motivation" sense) to gap analysis with TOGAF for a client's core business? I'm kind of going back to first principles but would prefer having existing case studies etc.

David Penfold

5h ago

Cam 12h ago

Saw a couple of these polyhedral fungi out on my mtb ride. Is #fungiverse a thing?

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David Penfold

5h ago

Nope, my bicep is too knackered. Ho hum, probably for the best.

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David Penfold

5h ago

I'm going to strap myself in well. The problem with that though is that I can't get out of the way should a branch do something unexpected (a basic tenet of chainsawing). However, we're not talking about full trunks here. I'm also not sure if I can hold the chainsaw properly with my buggered bicep...

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