@kongakong

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Not lazy, just naturally at rest
Rescuers scramble to save stranded pilot whales in Tasmania, with up to 90 feared dead

Marooning of 270 whales at Macquarie Harbour the worst in more than a decade, as operation under way to refloat animals

Lost electricity for a brief second
$100 million a year to keep half of Liddell coal-fired power plant alive

AGL considers the ageing power station unviable because of the risk to workers from mechanical failure, cheaper forms of electricity are available and it is unreliable.

Sad to hear about the passing away of Leila Janah. I listened to this interview some time ago, and it is very impressive. https://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts/reversing-poverty-by-giving-people-work/
#RIP
Reversing Poverty By Giving People Work | Stanford eCorner

Entrepreneur Leila Janah describes how her social enterprise Samasource allows people in Africa and elsewhere to lift themselves out of poverty through dignified, fair-wage digital work like photo tagging for companies in Silicon Valley. She celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit in those who survive on next to nothing and explains how giving work is more effective... Read More

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Given Google's track records, Stadia is going to be shut down in 10 months.

"World heritage Queensland rainforest burned for 10 days – and almost no one noticed "

Because Rupert "I-am-not-climate-change-denier" Murdoch will not report anything that hurts the conservative government he controls.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/24/world-heritage-queensland-rainforest-burned-for-10-days-and-almost-no-one-noticed

World heritage Queensland rainforest burned for 10 days – and almost no one noticed

The blaze, which took place in an environment supposedly resistant to fire, is the clearest sign climate change has affected the tropics

Bloomberg TicToc on Twitter

“@business Hands tied: Protesters sit on the streets of Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui district surrounded by riot police #HongKongProtests #香港 🎥: i-Cable News https://t.co/6sdQw0FvfO”

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Jessie Pang on Twitter

“Two surrendered themselves to the police. #antielab #hongkongprotests https://t.co/bLmvvNUKTg”

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Hong Kong Free Press on Twitter

“On Monday morning, dozens of unarmed civilians have been arrested in a Tsim Sha Tsui street after arriving to ask police to lift the siege of PolyU. Photo: Apple Daily screenshot. #hongkong”

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Alvin L on Twitter

“Police now trying to drive everyone away in Tsim Sha Tsui, and even pepper sprayed a man in the face thrice. https://t.co/5MG8DIMhmW”

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