Mastodawn

Jasmin CHill Mar 5, 2023

#MeanwhileInAustralia finding a Redback spider in your garage is never fun. Finding one duking it out with a baby Eastern Brown snake is pretty up there…. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-05/brown-snake-stuck-in-redback-spiders-web-in-two-wells-shed/102055504

Man discovers baby eastern brown snake being attacked by redback spider in his Two Wells shed

Kyle Andrews was tidying his shed in Adelaide's north when he came across what he thought was some electrical cable dangling from his car. On closer inspection, he realised it was a battle between two highly venomous species — a baby eastern brown snake and a redback spider.

ABC News

Jasmin CHill Feb 27, 2023

“(Award winning author Ted) Chiang’s warning points to a void at the center of our ongoing reckoning with #AI. We are so stuck on asking what the #technology can do that we are missing the more important questions: How will it be used? And who will decide?” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/opinion/microsoft-bing-sydney-artificial-intelligence.html

Opinion | The Imminent Danger of A.I. Is One We’re Not Talking About

We are so stuck on asking what the technology can do that we are missing the more important questions.

The New York Times

Jasmin CHill Feb 20, 2023

"People are asking themselves: Do I feel cared about? Does my boss understand what I'm going through? And do I feel a sense of belonging & purpose?" And when the answer is no..."the grass starts looking greener elsewhere."
https://www.businessinsider.com/ey-research-finds-americans-arent-getting-empathy-from-their-bosses-2021-10 #leadership #burnout

How to be an empathetic leader, even when you're utterly exhausted

Nearly half of middle managers say they're likely to quit their job within the year due to stress. It doesn't have to be this way, say experts.

Insider

Jasmin CHill Feb 15, 2023

#MeanwhileInAustralia while it's not the year of the dog...

Jasmin CHill Jan 30, 2023

BleepingComputer Jan 30, 2023

GitHub says that unknown attackers have stolen encrypted code-signing certificates for its Desktop and Atom applications after gaining access to some of its development and release planning repositories.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-revokes-code-signing-certificates-stolen-in-repo-hack/

GitHub revokes code signing certificates stolen in repo hack

BleepingComputer

Jasmin CHill Jan 28, 2023

Paul Fairie Jan 28, 2023

In September 1968, more than 10,000 Wall Street stockbrokers collectively harassed a 21-year-old computer operator.

Jasmin CHill Jan 27, 2023

It's not just astronomers who are concerned about the impact of #Starlink on their work, with meteorologists understandably concerned about interference with adjacent spectrum used for weather forecasting https://spacenews.com/ams-interference-2023/

Satellite constellations could interfere with meteorological spectrum - SpaceNews

Satellite megaconstellations could pose a threat to the spectrum that meteorologists are eager to protect from radio frequency interference.

SpaceNews

Jasmin CHill Jan 27, 2023

A state of emergency has been declared by the Mayor of New Zealand’s biggest city, as torrential rains caused widespread flooding and evacuations in Auckland and closure of Auckland airport https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-27/auckland-airport-flooded-as-torrential-rain-hits-nz/101902240

Auckland airport flooded as torrential rain hits New Zealand's largest city

Torrential rain leads to widespread flooding in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, bringing emergency services into action and causing chaos at the city's major airport.

ABC News

Jasmin CHill Jan 25, 2023

👏 "why are we demanding that this remarkable woman spend her valuable time publicly discussing her body?" https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/there-s-only-one-reason-we-should-be-talking-about-jelena-dokic-right-now-20230124-p5cf5q.html #AustralianOpen

There’s only one reason we should be talking about Jelena Dokic right now

I’m an eating disorder survivor and, like the wonderful Jelena Dokic, I look forward to the day when women no longer have to explain why we are the size we are.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jasmin CHill Jan 21, 2023

Taken during the 2023 Perihelion, this image of the Sun was captured with a telescope in Sydney (Photo: Peter Ward) https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230114.html #space #astronomy

APOD: 2023 January 14 - Perihelion Sun 2023

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.