Ben Fox
@ben-fox.bsky.social
Agriculture science engineering soil water mycology cybernetics !Canberra Australia! He/Him
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It's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken
YouTube video by Michi NekoMichi
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October 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist
Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist
Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide
Defeating far-right populism will require Labour to radically overhaul its “arid” approach to raising living standards in left-behind communities, the former Bank of England chief economist has said.
Andy Haldane warned that Labour’s growth plans were failing to support parts of the country where voters feel neglected and disenfranchised. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist
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all the best windows software in history is called something like "joe's thing doer". it does the thing and nothing else and is available on a html website in plain text and takes up under a megabyte of space and uses default windows ui elements and will work until the heat death of the universe
August 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
all the best windows software in history is called something like "joe's thing doer". it does the thing and nothing else and is available on a html website in plain text and takes up under a megabyte of space and uses default windows ui elements and will work until the heat death of the universe
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Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
Yes finally!! Let’s regulate and promote Ebikes as a new form of transport. #australianUrbanism #planning #bikes
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If regulated properly, ebikes could one day replace cars for millions of Australians | Richard J Buning and Dorina Pojani for the Conversation
Bicycles don’t have the same power as ebikes to get people out of cars, but we need the regulation and infrastructure to harness their full potential
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Yes finally!! Let’s regulate and promote Ebikes as a new form of transport. #australianUrbanism #planning #bikes
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Two Blue Winged Parrots hanging out eating samphire on a coastal wetland near Hobart Airport. Pic by Els Wakefield
August 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Two Blue Winged Parrots hanging out eating samphire on a coastal wetland near Hobart Airport. Pic by Els Wakefield
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This tattoo, by InkedMongoose on IG, is perfect. No notes.
August 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This tattoo, by InkedMongoose on IG, is perfect. No notes.
Could you break this down a little ?
New field evidence on #preferential #flow on #forested #hillslopes at Re della Pietra #catchment. Thank you @quercusilex92.bsky.social @segura-lab.bsky.social @ecohydrologylab.bsky.social and other no-bluesky coauthors.
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May 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Could you break this down a little ?
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
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If the infra (power grids) aren’t there yet - use what you have.
Can’t help but think of this old quote.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...
Can’t help but think of this old quote.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...
April 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If the infra (power grids) aren’t there yet - use what you have.
Can’t help but think of this old quote.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...
Can’t help but think of this old quote.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...
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icymi; paper has now been viewed over 3 K times. 😀
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
Research lab groups are hotspots for the education of the next generation of scientists, and making these units work as creatively as possible is essential for solving pressing issues in biology, the ...
journals.plos.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
icymi; paper has now been viewed over 3 K times. 😀
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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A thread of interdimensional portals I've found on walks in the British countryside.
March 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A thread of interdimensional portals I've found on walks in the British countryside.
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The problem for Great Britain, which it didn’t have imediately after the last Ice Age, is that it’s an island
Many of the least mobile species, like non-flying animals, large-seeded plants and soil communities, will not be able to colonise on their own
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Many of the least mobile species, like non-flying animals, large-seeded plants and soil communities, will not be able to colonise on their own
4/
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The problem for Great Britain, which it didn’t have imediately after the last Ice Age, is that it’s an island
Many of the least mobile species, like non-flying animals, large-seeded plants and soil communities, will not be able to colonise on their own
4/
Many of the least mobile species, like non-flying animals, large-seeded plants and soil communities, will not be able to colonise on their own
4/
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That’s happening again now
Europe’s forests are going through a profound reorganisation as species populations die out at the southern edge of their ranges and expand at the northern edge
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Europe’s forests are going through a profound reorganisation as species populations die out at the southern edge of their ranges and expand at the northern edge
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Futureproofing Europe’s forests - Nature Ecology & Evolution
An analysis of nearly a quarter of a million forest plots finds that up to half of European forest biodiversity may be lost owing to climate change over the course of this century and provides tools t...
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
That’s happening again now
Europe’s forests are going through a profound reorganisation as species populations die out at the southern edge of their ranges and expand at the northern edge
3/
Europe’s forests are going through a profound reorganisation as species populations die out at the southern edge of their ranges and expand at the northern edge
3/
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Species have always shifted their ranges in response to climate change
During the last Ice Age Scotland was under ice and southern Britain was tundra – everything living there now expanded north as the ice retreated
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During the last Ice Age Scotland was under ice and southern Britain was tundra – everything living there now expanded north as the ice retreated
2/
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Species have always shifted their ranges in response to climate change
During the last Ice Age Scotland was under ice and southern Britain was tundra – everything living there now expanded north as the ice retreated
2/
During the last Ice Age Scotland was under ice and southern Britain was tundra – everything living there now expanded north as the ice retreated
2/
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Southern Britain will soon have the climate of southern Europe, but the plants and other species that make up our forests aren’t adapted to those conditions
So if we want forests in Britain in future, what are we going to do?
The answer requires upending decades of conservation convention
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So if we want forests in Britain in future, what are we going to do?
The answer requires upending decades of conservation convention
1/
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Southern Britain will soon have the climate of southern Europe, but the plants and other species that make up our forests aren’t adapted to those conditions
So if we want forests in Britain in future, what are we going to do?
The answer requires upending decades of conservation convention
1/
So if we want forests in Britain in future, what are we going to do?
The answer requires upending decades of conservation convention
1/
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When I tell people that London's climate will be like that of Barcelona, 25 years from now, people look at me like I'm mad.
But it's going to happen!
& it'll be that much hotter in London, imagine what it'll be like in Spain! 🥵🔥
We're nowhere near prepared for what's coming.
But it's going to happen!
& it'll be that much hotter in London, imagine what it'll be like in Spain! 🥵🔥
We're nowhere near prepared for what's coming.
Southern Britain will soon have the climate of southern Europe, but the plants and other species that make up our forests aren’t adapted to those conditions
So if we want forests in Britain in future, what are we going to do?
The answer requires upending decades of conservation convention
1/
So if we want forests in Britain in future, what are we going to do?
The answer requires upending decades of conservation convention
1/
March 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
When I tell people that London's climate will be like that of Barcelona, 25 years from now, people look at me like I'm mad.
But it's going to happen!
& it'll be that much hotter in London, imagine what it'll be like in Spain! 🥵🔥
We're nowhere near prepared for what's coming.
But it's going to happen!
& it'll be that much hotter in London, imagine what it'll be like in Spain! 🥵🔥
We're nowhere near prepared for what's coming.
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Dryness = 1 is the "King" to determine if ecosystem respiration is sensitive or insensitive to temperature,
March 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dryness = 1 is the "King" to determine if ecosystem respiration is sensitive or insensitive to temperature,
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred will pass over this tongue of warm water in the East Australian Current (EAC) as it approaches QLD's southeast coast. This may help it gain strength prior to landfall, with current forecasts suggesting landfall as a high-end cat 2 system.
📷: IMOS
📷: IMOS
March 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Tropical Cyclone Alfred will pass over this tongue of warm water in the East Australian Current (EAC) as it approaches QLD's southeast coast. This may help it gain strength prior to landfall, with current forecasts suggesting landfall as a high-end cat 2 system.
📷: IMOS
📷: IMOS
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"Almost forty per cent of federal government agencies duty-bound to produce an AI transparency statement have missed the February filing deadline, in a blow to Canberra’s efforts to build public trust in its use of the technology."
www.innovationaus.com/dozens-of-ag...
www.innovationaus.com/dozens-of-ag...
Dozens of agencies miss major AI transparency deadline
Almost forty per cent of federal government agencies duty-bound to produce an AI transparency statement missed the February deadline, in a blow to Canberra's efforts to build public trust in its use o...
www.innovationaus.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"Almost forty per cent of federal government agencies duty-bound to produce an AI transparency statement have missed the February filing deadline, in a blow to Canberra’s efforts to build public trust in its use of the technology."
www.innovationaus.com/dozens-of-ag...
www.innovationaus.com/dozens-of-ag...
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"In other words, for every dollar lost in slightly increased travel times, the report estimates New Zealand gains between NZ$2 and $10 in reduced crash costs"
Lol great article on the complete lack of any benefit (and therefore sense) to raising speeds.
theconversation.com/false-econom...
Lol great article on the complete lack of any benefit (and therefore sense) to raising speeds.
theconversation.com/false-econom...
False economies: the evidence shows higher speed limits don’t make financial sense
Documents show the government is going against expert advice and strong economic evidence by insisting higher speed limits will improve productivity.
theconversation.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"In other words, for every dollar lost in slightly increased travel times, the report estimates New Zealand gains between NZ$2 and $10 in reduced crash costs"
Lol great article on the complete lack of any benefit (and therefore sense) to raising speeds.
theconversation.com/false-econom...
Lol great article on the complete lack of any benefit (and therefore sense) to raising speeds.
theconversation.com/false-econom...
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Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…
January 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…