could be a fairly long shot, but why not? Fedi please boost this for reach <3
anyone in (or in touch with someone who is) in Aotearoa New Zealand, and has any old braille notetaker devices they don't want or can't use?
we're particularly interested in anything from what we consider the golden age (1990s to early 2010s), especially the early Humanware Braille/VoiceNote series. but we'll happily take anything, even if it's broken. we live on very little income so we might not be able to pay you much for it, but will absolutely pay shipping and would love to talk barter of some kind. or we can work out a payment plan, up to you.
we're based in the Waitaha/Canterbury region and can pick up anywhere in the Ōtautahi/Christchurch Metro, or can collect from the BLVNZ office on Bristol Street.
Not clear who's behind it, but works for me
My 1.5yr old kid is obsessed with the moon. He asks for it all the time, so we try to bring him outside and show it to him. Of course it's not always visible and he gets sad.
Due to Reasons I happen to have a galaxy projector that also has a built-in pico projector in order to play cheesy "3D" space videos. I figured that it probably had a micro SD card somewhere in it, which turned out to be true.
So with the help of a screwdriver and ffmpeg I've now given my kid his very own moon.
le matin, on écoutait la radio
70 MeV electron synchrotron, a type of particle accelerator used for radiation therapy. 1956-64
#radio #sante #history #photography
You ever make a little bucket with your hands and belly in the shower and then release it all at once so it makes a big splat or did your parents buy you video games growing up?
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If anyone would like to see a very short video of a dog using their tail as a rotor blade, this is your lucky day.
New comic on space mirrors
This is for readers on Bluesky. The weather is not ok, and Environment Canada is being cut.
Please sign and share my House of Commons petition to restore Environment Canada funding.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7465
Text below:
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) plays a critical role in protecting Canadians through weather forecasting, severe weather warnings, climate monitoring and scientific research;
Canada is experiencing increasingly frequent and severe weather and climate related events, including wildfires, floods, atmospheric rivers, hurricanes, heat waves, winter storms and derechos;
Weather radar research, observation stations, Weatheradio services and frontline meteorological staff are essential public safety tools, particularly for rural, remote and Indigenous communities;
Recent and proposed reductions to ECCC staffing, research capacity, and public weather services risk weakening Canada’s ability to predict, monitor, and respond to dangerous weather events;
Reliable weather forecasting and climate science are vital to emergency preparedness, transportation safety, agriculture, marine operations and public confidence; and
Canadians deserve a strong, modern and fully supported public weather service.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to
1. Reverse cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada that impact weather forecasting, meteorological research and climate science;
2. Restore and maintain Weatheradio and other accessible public alert systems;
3. Protect and expand weather observation and climate monitoring stations across Canada;
4. Ensure adequate staffing and long-term funding for ECCC programs, scientists, meteorologists and technical experts; and
5. Recognize weather forecasting and climate monitoring as essential public safety infrastructure.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #environmentCanada #ECCC #ePetition #houseOfCommons #carney
For anybody who wants to discuss tangible actions around telling our gov't they are not doing a good job on climate change (and everything else, really) we're starting a #thisIsNotFine movement.
So far we're developing stickers and postcards.
Drop in to share your ideas, and help with anything other folks are working on.
A landslide is made of many small pebbles moving at once.
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(boosts appreciated, I'm on a small server here)
#CNDpoli #CANpoli #climateCrisis #wildfires #smoke
I'm not sure that this parasite packaging job is perfect for me, but it feels like it boxes a lot of ticks.
For those with the eyes to see, art can be created everywhere
