Luke Hand

@lukehand
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Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. Photos from walks and little nothings, mostly. šŸ‘šŸ» 
Luke Hand Diary podcast (daily eps, 1-2 mins about my day). https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/luke-hand-diary/id1570320531
LUKEHAND podcast (eps drop sporadically, comedy). https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/lukehand/id1260332519

"Trans women have no advantage in women's sports, studies confirm this result"

A bunch of weird people: "nuh uh, science says otherwise!"

What do these tools think a "study" is and what do they think "science" is.

Calls grow to ban popular 'status symbol' on Aussie cars: 'Way past time' https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-grow-to-ban-popular-status-symbol-on-aussie-cars-way-past-time-190014774.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-grow-to-ban-popular-status-symbol-on-aussie-cars-way-past-time-190014774.html?guccounter=1

Can we change licensing to allow ONLY tradespeople to own a Ute? There are far too many utes on our roads driven by people who do not deserve to own them.

#Australia #DangerousCars #LargeVehicles

Calls grow to ban popular 'status symbol' on Aussie cars: 'Way past time'

Bull bars are contributing to Australia's road death toll, one academic has warned.

Yahoo News Australia

Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.

I hope it helps your transition off US tech!

https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

Disconnect

Regime change in Afghanistan to remove the Taliban resulted in the return of the Taliban

Regime change in Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein resulted in the rise of Daesh (ISIS)

Regime change in Libya to remove Ghadaffi resulted in chaos and a decade plus of civil war

Each showed images of locals celebrating. Each ended in tragedy.

Violent regime change does not work. It never has. Because it is driven by oil and profit, not people and principles.

I’m not enjoying living in neoliberal fascism.
Introducing Castro Wrapped (for real this time)! Our Christmas gift to you. Try it in the app now!
My new album - ā€˜The Shape of IDM To Come’ - is on all the streaming platforms now. Worth checking out if you like neat music.
https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-shape-of-idm-to-come/1838773273?l=en-GB
Golf carts designed for the road have been around since the early 2000s, but demand has soared in the past five years. Mark Rickell, a sales executive at cart maker Club Car, estimated the total U.S. market for the vehicles at $5 billion, up from $1 billion before the pandemic.
#micromobility You can’t beat it.
In #ios26, can I make my HomePod speakers visible in control centre at all times? Currently they only show up after I start playing audio. And I almost only ever use them for the Sounds (rain, white noise) - which I would prefer to start by tapping my phone - not by voice. But I can’t tap when the HomePod control isn’t visible.

Most Australians don’t want the AUKUS deal, where we pay billions of dollars for obsolete nuclear submarines. So, if you agree - sign this Get Up petition-

https://getup.to/1ogoESX1XSQDVU9