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DiDoesDigital
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Data visualisation engineer in Australia.

Author of Practical UI Patterns for Design Systems.

Creator of Typey Type for Stenographers.

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Australians are deeply concerned about misinformation online. More so than any other country among the 42 compared.

As usual, Facebook is a horrendous source of misinformation. If you use Facebook, have a think about verifying posts before sharing.

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Australians are the most concerned about misinformation online AUS: 74%; USA: 73%; RSA: 73%; POR: 71%; SGP: 71%; UK: 71%; SPA: 69%; IRE: 68%; PHI: 67%; BRA: 67%; MEX: 65%; CHL: 64%; CAN: 64%; GRE: 64%; MAL: 62%; TUR: 61%; ARG: 60%; COL: 59%; SRB: 58%; FIN: 58%; CRO: 57%; Global: 57% Data: Park, S., Fisher, C., McGuinness, K., Lee, J., Fujita, M., Haw, A., McCallum, K. & Nardi, G. (2025). Digital News Report: Australia 2025. Canberra: News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra. CC BY-NC 4.0. Graphic: @DiDoesDigital. Which of the following do Aussies think pose a major threat in terms of false and misleading information? Waffle charts: Facebook: 59%; TikTok: 57%; X (Twitter): 49%; Instagram: 42%; YouTube: 35%; WhatsApp: 26%. Data: Park, S., Fisher, C., McGuinness, K., Lee, J., Fujita, M., Haw, A., McCallum, K. & Nardi, G. (2025). Digital News Report: Australia 2025. Canberra: News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra. CC BY-NC 4.0. Graphic: @DiDoesDigital. What can you do? Verify dodgy information using: A news source you trust (e.g. ABC), Search engines (actual search results, not AI guesses), Official sources (e.g. government website), A fact-checking website, Somebody you know and trust personally, Comments from other users, and Wikipedia. Before sharing information: Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, and Trace claims, quotes and media to the original context Source: Mike Caulfield, https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/. Adapted under CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
June 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Today I discovered Safari's "Distraction Control" feature, which lets you hide distracting items. It'll be handy for removing elements that cover the content or have looping animations.

Most importantly, it's fun to dissolve them out of existence. Poof!

‪‬https://support.apple.com/en-la/120682
The page menu with the top menu item, Hide Distracting Items, highlighted. The prisma docs with the Ask AI widget highlighted and a Hide button over it. Safari also shows select an item and cancel options as well as a disabled Done button. The Ask AI widget is half dissolved away off the edge of the screen
May 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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The 30 day chart challenge is complete! You can now see all my recent charts and their stories in 1 place: didoesdigital.com/30-day-chart...

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A colourful 6 by 5 grid of charts
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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One mangrove tree can remove 0.3 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere over its growth life. Mangrove forests can hold nearly 400 tonnes of CO2 per hectare in their living biomass and in the top metre of soil.

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Mangroves Prevented $57 Million Worth of Building Damage (2020–21) Mangroves are critical for coastal resilience, food security, biodiversity protection, and climate change mitigation. The sankey diagram shows total coastal extent of mangroves: 1,146,131 hectares. Qld: 446,924 hectares; NT: 432,262 hectares; WA: 231,802 hectares; and SA, NSW & Vic 35,143 hectares. Big statistics show 208281 kilotonnes of
stored carbon, 7653 people protected in
the highest risk zone, 4006 dwellings protected
around coastlines. Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2020-21), National Ecosystem Accounts, experimental estimates, ABS Website, accessed 30 April 2025. Chart: @DiDoesDigital. Mangrove Forests Are Nurseries. Mangroves are breeding and nursery grounds for many fish species, including mangrove jack and barramundi. A photo of a rocky beach with sparse mangrove trees in the water. Photo: Mangroves at Clairview by Wesley Moore. Mangroves Protect Our Coastline. By naturally buffering the land from wind and storm surge, mangroves reduce flood depths, erosion, and damage. A photo of a wide river lined by thick mangrove forest into the distance. Photo: Mangroves at Maroochy River by Wesley Moore. We Need to Protect Our Mangroves. Around 17% of Australia's mangroves have been destroyed since European settlement. To protect this valuable, natural resource, we can: Report damage to mangroves to the local state/territory environment department; Avoid walking, riding, or driving through mangrove areas, especially at low tide; Dispose of rubbish, oils, and chemicals responsibly; Remove weeds; Join a local monitoring program (see MangroveWatch); and Vote for a representative that pledges strong climate and environment action
April 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The Parkes Observatory is national heritage listed in Australia. Apparently "Australia was an international leader in the ground-breaking field of radio astronomy research in the post-World War II period"

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Australian Marvel: The Dish At the Parkes Observatory in 1961, Murriyang (“The Dish”) was one of the first large movable dishes in the world. Still operating after over 60 years, it’s one of Australia’s most successful scientific instruments. Chart shows the relative scale of Murriyang, “The Dish”, at
64 metres, Giyalung Guluman at 18m, and Giyalung Miil at 12m, with a 6m crocodile for scale. Crocodile icon by Creative Mahira from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0) Chart: @DiDoesDigital Parkes Discoveries The Parkes Observatory has been key to important global discoveries, including establishing the Big Bang Theory and testing Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Photo: Parkes Observatory, @DiDoesDigital
April 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Public libraries around Australia run "digital inclusion" sessions. Find a public library to join. Even if it's not nearby, they may have online resources. And definitely tell the older folks in your life about them: www.nla.gov.au/apps/librari...

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Reaching for High Digital Inclusion Digital inclusion means ensuring all Australians have access and use digital technologies effectively. A chart of Digital Inclusion Index Score across states, territories, and the national average. Aust.: 73.2; Vic.: 74; NSW: 73; QLD: 73; SA: 72; WA: 73; Tas.: 70; NT: 69; ACT: 78. Data: Thomas, J., McCosker, A., Parkinson, S., Hegarty, K., Featherstone, D., Kennedy, J., Holcombe-James, I., Ormond-Parker, L., & Ganley, L. (2023). Measuring Australia’s Digital Divide: Australian Digital Inclusion Index: 2023. Melbourne: ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University, Swinburne University of Technology, and Telstra. Chart: @DiDoesDigital Digital Ability is Lagging Compared to Affordability, the Access and Digital Ability components of the index score are lower, bringing it down. Index score: Australia: 73.2; Vic.: 74; NSW: 73; QLD: 73; SA: 72; WA: 73; Tas.: 70; NT: 69; ACT: 78. Digital Ability: Australia: 64.9; Vic.: 66; NSW: 65; QLD: 65; SA: 62; WA: 65; Tas.: 61; NT: 63; ACT: 71. Affordability: Australia: 95; Vic.: 95; NSW: 95; QLD: 95; SA: 95; WA: 95; Tas.: 95; NT: 94; ACT: 96. Access: Australia: 72; Vic.: 73; NSW: 72; QLD: 72; SA: 70; WA: 72; Tas.: 69; NT: 64; ACT: 75. Data: Thomas, J., McCosker, A., Parkinson, S., Hegarty, K., Featherstone, D., Kennedy, J., Holcombe-James, I., Ormond-Parker, L., & Ganley, L. (2023). Measuring Australia’s Digital Divide: Australian Digital Inclusion Index: 2023. Melbourne: ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University, Swinburne University of Technology, and Telstra. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I'm delighted that the Queensland government measures the height and direction of waves along the coast.

You can use it to plan surfing, fishing, and the like!

www.qld.gov.au/waves

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Waves Over the Last Seven Days The significant and max wave heights at Queensland sites. Brisbane's significant wave heights range from 0.85m to 3.17m, with 4 local peaks. Brisbane's max wave heights range from 1.35m to 5.91m with 3 local peaks. Sunshine Coast's significant wave heights range from 0.54m to 2.2m with 3 local peaks. Sunshine Coast's max wave heights range from 0.92m to 4.23m. Mackay's significant wave heights range from 0.35m to 1.21m, with 4 local peaks. Mackay's max wave heights range from 0.46m to 2.09m with 3 local peaks. Cairns's significant wave heights range from 0.2m to 0.59m. Cairn's max wave heights range from 0.29m to 1.34m. Data: © 2025 Queensland Government (Department of the Environment, Science, Tourism and Innovation), CC BY 4.0, https://qld.gov.au/waves, accessed 27 Apr 2025 at 10.50am. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Apparently grey/charcoal/black shades of cars are less likely to be seen on the road and thus involved in more crashes.

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Colours of Cars Sold in WA in 2024 White cars are the most popular sold in Western Australia, followed by grey, silver/chrome, then black. Greyscale cars: White: 43.55%; Silver/Chrome: 13.7%; Grey: 16.4%; Black: 8.01%; Colourful cars: Blue: 7.64%; Red: 4.79%; Other: 2.93%; Green: 1.8%; Orange: 1.19%; Data: WA Department of Transport via https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-10/new-car-colours-more-monochrome-than-ever-before-data-shows/104451484 Chart: @DiDoesDigital White Cars Are Visible and Safe Less visible cars have a higher crash risk and higher risk of severe crashes. Source: S. Newstead & A. D'Elia (2007) “An investigation into the relationship between vehicle colour and crash risk”, Monash University Accident Research Centre, https://www.monash.edu/muarc/archive/our-publications/reports/muarc263
April 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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There are ~3,000 snake bites in Australia each year, which lead to fewer than 3 fatalities.

Eastern Brown Snakes are the deadliest to people in Australia. They also remove thousands of mice per square kilometre of farmland each year, substantially increasing farm productivity.

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We've Seen 110 Snakes in 4 Years. On average, one every two weeks. Zero snakes have bitten us. Snake icons grouped by species: 32 Keelbacks, 24 Yellow-faced whip snakes, 15 Red-bellied black snakes, 13 unknown, 11 Common tree snake, 10 Carpet python, 2 Eastern small-eyed snake, 1 Marsh snake, 1 Northern tree snake, and 1 Brown tree snake. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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To help stamp out trachoma, you can donate to the Fred Hollows Foundation to treat it directly or donate to a charity that helps communities emerge from poverty and break the cycle of infection and re-infection.

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Despite High Income, Australia Faces Neglected Tropical Diseases The number of people in Australia requiring intervention against Neglected Tropical Diseases has come down. Line chart of numbers over time from 2010 to 2022 with a spike in 2013. 2010: 89,732; 2011: 72,560; 2012: 60,279; 2013: 144,692; 2014: 54,311; 2015: 17,476; 2016: 20,994; 2017: 20,123; 2018: 20,123; 2019: 13,700; 2020: 20,401; 2021: 18,286; 2022: 3,477 Data: World Health Organization, CC BY 4.0, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/95935F3/2D6FBE4 (Accessed on 25 March 2025). Chart: @DiDoesDigital What Are Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)? Neglected tropical diseases are a group of conditions caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins, and can cause significant disfigurement, disability, and death. They include preventable and treatable diseases that affect more than 1 billion people globally, especially impoverished communities in tropical regions. These diseases are “neglected” because they’re barely present on the global health agenda. Limited resources are dedicated to tackling them. The World Health Organization's List of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Buruli ulcer; Chagas disease; dengue and chikungunya; dracunculiasis; echinococcosis; foodborne trematodiases; human African trypanosomiasis; leishmaniasis; leprosy; lymphatic filariasis; mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and other deep mycoses; noma; onchocerciasis; rabies; scabies and other ectoparasitoses; schistosomiasis; soil-transmitted helminthiases; snakebite envenoming; taeniasis/cysticercosis; trachoma; yaws Source: World Health Organization, https://www.who.int/health-topics/neglected-tropical-diseases (Accessed on 25 March 2025). Have We Eliminated Trachoma in Australia? Trachoma is a preventable eye infection that can lead to blindness. Australia's the only high-income country that has trachoma. A couple of years ago, we reached the World Health Organization's threshold for “elimination as a public health problem”. The prevalence is really low now. So long as our trend of squashing it continues, we'll be able to declare it eliminated. 2025 could be the year!
April 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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These days you can look up hourly air quality measurements online for a bunch of places, but those numbers won't help you with your cooking.

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Total Dust Emissions Across Australia Airborne soil particles are worse in summer where ground is dry and there's less vegetation cover compared to winter. A grouped bar chart of amount of dust in tonnes per hectare to June 2020 grouped by Emission, Dry deposition, and Wet deposition shows the highest emissions from Nov to Jan around 3k tonnes per hectare. Dry depositions are also much higher than wet depositions. Data: Emmerson KM & Keywood MD (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: air quality, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/ Chart: @DiDoesDigital Dust Travels Everywhere From July 2019 to June 2020, the estimated total dust emissions in Australia was 40 tonnes per hectare. Dust that's swept into the atmosphere ranges from smaller than 2.5 micrometres to hundreds of micrometres. The larger particles cause visibility issues and filthy solar panels. They “deposit” onto the ground swiftly, meaning they don't get to travel far. The smaller particles, however, stay in the air longer and can waft thousands of kilometres onto cities far away. Source: Emmerson KM & Keywood MD (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: air quality, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/ Dust Can Be Gross Airborne dust can muck up your respiratory system. Mineral dust contains metals like iron that cause lung inflammation. Thanks to the extra droughts and bushfires from climate change, we’re likely to see an increase in the number of dust days too. Vegetation programs might help keep the dust down. Australia generally has great air quality, except during specific events like dust storms and bushfires. There’s increasing demand for real-time air monitoring to help people know when to close the windows or mask up. Source: Emmerson KM & Keywood MD (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: air quality, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/ Try a Low-Cost Sensor More of the public are buying low-cost air sensors. They’re not super accurate but they can give you an idea about trends or when your over-cooked pancakes are hazardous. Photo of home air quality sensor on the bench showing PM2.5 at 578µg/m³ and "HAZARDOUS" with a scary red label.
April 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Down under, you can use the Southern Cross to tell time and direction.

Aboriginal Australians are among the world's first astronomers. The southern cross forms part of the Emu in the Sky, a dark constellation, which has featured in storytelling for thousands of years.

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Find South Using the Stars In the southern hemisphere, you can use the Southern Cross (aka “Crux”) and The Pointers constellations to find South. The chart of the Southern Cross and The Pointers shows a line drawn from the highest star of the cross, Gracux, through the lowest star of the cross, Acrux, and another line drawn perpendicular from Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, and the two lines marked as roughly south, not far from where the South Pole is marked. Chart: @DiDoesDigital Check the Star Clock: Part 1 Imagine a 24-hour clock face. Around 1st April, Crux appears high in the sky at midnight. At the 20 hour mark, it's ~8pm. The 24-hour clock face has 0 at the top, labelled (midnight), 6 to the right, 12 at the bottom, labelled (midday), and 18 to the left. The Southern Cross constellation is positioned at the 20 hour mark with repeating, fading copies of it clockwise indicating the direction of travel. The chart is labelled 1st April
 8pm. Chart: @DiDoesDigital Check the Star Clock: Part 2 For each month after April, take 2 hours. At 1st May, if Crux is at the “20” mark, subtract 1 month × 2 hours to get 18: ~6pm. The 24-hour clock face has 0 at the top, labelled, 6 to the right, 12 at the bottom, and 18 to the left. The Southern Cross constellation is positioned at the 20 hour mark. An arrow points anti-clockwise, labelled "Subtract 2 hours". The chart is labelled 1st May 6pm. Chart: @DiDoesDigital You Can Find South and the Time! Around 1st June, when Crux appears at the “6” hour mark, subtract 2 months × 2 hours to get 2, which means it’s ~2am. The 24-hour clock face has 0 at the top, labelled, 6 to the right, 12 at the bottom, and 18 to the left. The Southern Cross constellation is positioned at the 6 hour mark. An arrow points anti-clockwise, labelled "Subtract 4 hours". The chart is labelled 1st June
 2am. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Are you also pleased to know that the Tassie geo database has 97 results for "fossiliferous"?

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Tassie Tracks Their Old Rocks This shows the number of listed geosites in the Tasmanian Geoconservation Database by era. Bar chart of sites by era from Oldest first. Mesoproterozoic: 7; Neoproterozoic: 43; Paleozoic: 249; Mesozoic: 66; Cenozoic: 748; and Unknown: 14. Data: Natural Values Atlas (www.naturalvaluesatlas.tas.gov.au), 21 Apr 2025, © State of Tasmania · Chart: @DiDoesDigital Our Geological Heritage is Precious Geoheritage helps define Australia through its iconic landscape. Our geoheritage has significant aesthetic, cultural, economic/tourism, and environmental value. It also informs our future climate. Like biodiversity, geoheritage is a form of natural heritage but benefits from separate recognition. For example, it requires different conservation strategies to plants and animals. Australia has an old and stable land mass, so we have heaps of preserved geological features rarely found elsewhere. McConnell A, Janke T, Cumpston Z & Cresswell I (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: heritage, independent report to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, DOI: 10.26194/7w85-3w50. Tasmania Has Special Old Rocks Tasmania is a global geodiversity hotspot with rocks of every geological period from the Mesoproterozoic. Unlike most of Australia, Tasmania keeps a nice record of geoconservation sites. You can find info about: - 39 globally significant sites - 26 rarities - 32 outstanding references Entries in the Tasmanian Geoconservation Database also include the geoconservation values the sites encompass, their significance to conservation, their sensitivity to disturbance, and advice on site management. Data: Natural Values Atlas (www.naturalvaluesatlas.tas.gov.au), 21 Apr 2025, © State of Tasmania · Analysis: @DiDoesDigital Can We Protect Our Geoheritage? The pressures having the greatest impact on geoheritage include: - “Inadequate resourcing for heritage conservation/management.” - “Inadequate protections (poor statutory controls and poor governance)” The highest priority action to improve the management of geoheritage is: - “Improved recognition, including at the statutory level, and moving beyond land-based-only heritage” Vote for representatives who pledge conservation action. McConnell A, Janke T, Cumpston Z & Cresswell I (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: heritage, independent report to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, DOI: 10.26194/7w85-3w50.
April 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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One thing I enjoy about this social media chart challenge is that I can sneak in silly choices I wouldn't usually make.

Behold my gradient, lack of data point circles, and use of curvy lines!

I also don't have to spend time making it work at all the screen sizes and ratios.

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Carlton is a Densely Populated Suburb Carlton, Melbourne is among Australia's most densely populated suburbs. And yet it boasts Victoria's 12th best offering of well-loved open spaces.¹ Line chart of Population density (persons/km²) shows in 2018: 11,453.8; 2019: 11,562.7: 2020: 11,472.5; 2021: 9,382.5; 2022: 9,928.5; and 2023: 11,753.5. ¹ Neighbourlytics (2024), 'Where are Australia's most well-loved open spaces?' https://www.neighbourlytics.com/post/where-are-australias-most-well-loved-open-spaces. Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2024), Data by region, Region summary: Carlton https://dbr.abs.gov.au/region.html?lyr=sa2&rgn=206041117, accessed 19 April 2025. Chart: @DiDoesDigital.
April 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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I went on a lot of side quests in pursuit of a more complex and interesting chart than this but they mostly didn't pan out. Here's a simpler but shinier visualisation instead.

According to the ABS, lots of Aussie businesses cease trading in the December quarter each year.

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The Ebbs and Flows of Actively Trading Australian Businesses In the 2023–2024 financial year, the net change of actively trading businesses, including entries and exits, was 2.8%. Business Entries: 436,018 Start Total: 2,589,873 End Total: 2,662,998 Business Exits: 362,893 Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2024) 'Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits', ABS Website, accessed 19 April 2025. Chart: @DiDoesDigital.
April 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Will we do better this year?

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Australia's Press Freedom is Bordering on Problematic The World Press Freedom Index shows Australia's score is declining (0 is worst, 100 is best). The line chart shows the score from 2014 to 2024. The scores are: 2024: 73.42; 2023: 78.24; 2022: 73.77; 2021: 80.21; 2020: 79.79; 2019: 83.45; 2018: 84.54; 2017: 83.98; 2016: 82.16; 2015: 82.97; and 2014: 83.09. The "problematic" range of 55–70 is shown. An arrow points to the recent "satisfactory" scores just above problematic. Note: The methodology changed in 2022.
Data: Reporters Sans Frontieres (2025). Chart: @DiDoesDigital The World Press Freedom Index Compares the Level of Freedom for Journalists and Media Globally "Press freedom is defined as the ability of journalists as individuals and collectives to select, produce, and disseminate news in the public interest independent of political, economic, legal, and social interference and in the absence of threats to their physical and mental safety." https://rsf.org/en/methodology-used-compiling-world-press-freedom-index-2024 Our Position Among 180 Countries & Territories Slipped to 39th in 2024 - Just 6 years earlier, our position was 19th. A dramatic fall. - The Reporters Without Borders findings point out that: press freedom is not protected by the constitution, we have highly concentrated media with close ties to political leaders, and growing pressure from the authorities. What will our position be in 2025? We'll find out in a couple of weeks on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day. - https://rsf.org/en/country/australia Our Federal Election Falls on 3 May: World Press Freedom Day Vote for representatives without vested interests and with a platform of integrity. Support Australian journalism to support a healthy democracy.
April 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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The Green Catbird's genus name is Ailuroedus, from the Greek for "cat-singer" or "cat-voiced".

Instead of "Good morning", it says, "heeeir-Ieee-aaa-aarr!"

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Times I've Heard a Catbird Wail The Green Catbird is territorial and likes to attack its reflection in my bedroom window. 5:30 AM. How dare you. The circles for times of day a catbird wail is heard ranging from 5:30 AM to 6:31 PM, with overlapping circles between 6:40 AM and 7:08 AM as well as between 4:35 PM and 4:54 PM. Chart: @DiDoesDigital Our Neighbours Mistake This Bird's Sound for a Crying Child It's like a meowing cat or a wailing baby. Listen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Green_catbird_call.wav Photo of a Green Catbird with green feathers and spotted plumage sitting on a branch high in a tree, partially hidden by green leaves. Photo: Green Catbird by Wesley Moore
April 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Look, they weren't all going to be winners.

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How Busy I Am vs Quality of Chart There is a negative relationship between how much I have going on and the respectability of my charts. Forgive me. The line chart shows quality of chart on Y Axis, "How busy is Di" on the X Axis, and an arrow pointing from the top left to the bottom right showing that as I get busy, quality goes down. Data: today's activities. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Sense8 came out ten years ago, but I still enjoy rewatching it.

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Cluster Visits in Season 1 of Sense8 A complicated chord diagram shows Will made the most visits to other sensates at about 38 visits. Data: CC BY-SA license: https://sense8.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_connections Code on GitHub. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The meaning of "mateship" can be positive or a bit spicy and has changed over time. Have a read of the Wikipedia page, especially the section on "mate": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateship

Mate.

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Interest in Mateship Trending Down The Google search interest in the topic of “Mateship” is trending downward since its last peak in May 2005. Interest on the Y axis ranges from 0 to 100 Dates on the X axis range from 2004 to 2025, with tick labels for 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. The interest is very spiky year to year with few peaks and dips each year without an obvious recurring pattern. Until 2010, interest tends to score between 30 and 100. After that it's mostly below 40, except for large spikes in March 2010 at 50, April 2015 at 57, and April 2020 at 61. It's remained below 26 since 2020. Data: Google Trends (https://www.google.com/trends) Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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The ACT threatened species site tells you where to find them. Supposedly the Gang-gang Cockatoo can be seen at Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie, which are both beautiful spots in (long) walking distance of the CBD. Let me know if you spot one!

www.act.gov.au/environment/...

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ACT Threatened Species Radial tree diagram showing clusters of Frog, Fish, Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Plant, and Invertebrate threatened species. There are 70 species but their names are clipped off. Each species has a coloured dot next to it. The Koala's name fits and has a light red dot. Data: ACT threatened species, ACT Government, 
CC BY 4.0, https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/9ikf-qahj Chart: @DiDoesDigital There Are 70 Native Species on the ACT Threatened Species List The main threat to the endangered Gang-gang Cockatoo is destruction of its habitat. Photo of two cute female gang-gang cockatoos. Photo: Gang-gang Cockatoos © Andrew MacDonald Many of the Threatened Species in Australia’s Capital Are Adorable A major threat to the vulnerable Scarlet Robin is habitat loss and degradation. Close up photo of a Scarlet Robin Photo: Scarlet Robin © Andrew MacDonald Save a Threatened Species Today! Donate: Make a tax-deductible donation to Wildlife Warriors:
https://wildlifewarriors.org.au/ Volunteer: Join a group to count species and revegetate habitat e.g.
https://www.molonglo.org.au/ Vote: Vote for representatives who pledge strong climate and environment action. Quoll by Fauzi Arts from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0)
April 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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The Australian World Heritage List has 20 places, including entries like "Australian Convict Sites" that actually encompass 11 individual places in Australia like "Port Arthur Historic Site" and "Cockatoo Island" so there are really 39 individual places.

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I’ve Visited 10 of the 20 World Heritage Listed Places in Australia Map of Australia shows places Visited and Yet to Visit. Labelled and visited places include: Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Uluru & Kata Tjuta Unlabelled, visited places include: a convict site marked at Cockatoo Island, Naracoorte Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, Gondwana Rainforests of Australia marked at Lamington National Park, Greater Blue Mountains Area, Kakadu National Park, Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, and Wet Tropics of Queensland marked at Cairns Labelled and unvisited places include: Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, K'gari, Ningaloo Coast, Purnululu National Park, Shark Bay, Tasmanian Wilderness, and Willandra Lakes Region Arrows indicate that Heard and McDonald Islands, Lord Howe Island Group, and Macquarie Island are out of view off the edge of the map Map: @DiDoesDigital Data: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australian Heritage Database
April 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Numbats used to be all across mainland Australia but by the '70s there were only about 300 individuals in Western Australia. We've done well to control predators and improve fire management but they still need our help!

www.numbat.org.au

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Numbats Eat 15,000+ Termites a Day The adorable, stripey numbat only eats termites, which are not very nutritious so they have to eat a lot to stay alive. 15,000 tiny termite icons packed in. Termite icon by Edy Subiyanto from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0) Chart: @DiDoesDigital There are only ~1,400 left in the wild Numbats are preyed upon by invasive foxes and feral cats. Fires and land-clearing cause loss of habitat. Collection of firewood also depletes important shelter sites for numbats. Numbat photo by JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons · @DiDoesDigital Numbats are unique marsupials Awake in the day Termites only move to the surface when the ground warms up during the day. Because numbats only eat termites, they have to be awake then. They’re one of the only marsupials active solely during the day! Long tongues Numbats have a long, slender sticky tongue around 10–11cm long to slurp up their lunch. No pouches Unlike other marsupials, numbats also have no pouches! Save a numbat today! Donate Make a tax-deductible donation to Project Numbat:
https://www.numbat.org.au Vote Vote for representatives who pledge strong climate and environment action. Numbat icon by Phạm Thanh Lộc from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0)
April 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is a natural language and visual language using hand shape, orientation, location, movement and expression.

Apparently Australian Indigenous sign language is not only used by people with hearing loss: many Indigenous languages are multi-modal!

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Auslan vs Steno Fingerspelling Australian Sign Language fingerspelling vs stenographic fingerspelling and the English alphabet The letters a, b, c shown in Auslan gestures, stenographic keyboard layout, and English. The Auslan fingerspelling sign for "a" is Left hand FIVE handshape with palm facing back and right hand ONE handshape with palm facing forward, touching pointer to left thumb-pad. The fingerspelling sign for "b" is both hands OK handshape with palms facing each other, touching both hands pointer and thumb tips together. The fingerspelling sign for "c" is right hand OPEN CIRCLE handshape with palm facing to the left. The stenography keys for fingerspelling "a" are A and asterisk. The steno keys for "b" are P, W, and asterisk. The steno keys for "c" are K, R, and asterisk. Note: The Auslan Finger Spelling font is by Domenico Ventura and the stenographic diagrams are from Typey Type for Stenographers using Plover theory · @DiDoesDigital A chart of the Auslan fingerspelling alphabet from a–z. Note: The Auslan Finger Spelling font is by Domenico Ventura · Chart: @DiDoesDigital A chart of the stenographic fingerspelling alphabet from a–z. Note: The diagrams are from Typey Type for Stenographers · Chart: @DiDoesDigital About Auslan and Stenography Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is the sign language used by the majority of the Australian Deaf community. It’s a natural language distinct from spoken or written English. The two-handed manual alphabet in Auslan is used to fingerspell proper nouns, technical terms, and words for which there is no widespread sign: maybe around 10% of conversation. A machine stenographer presses multiple keys together like playing a piano chord to produce whole words at over 200 words per minute. Key combinations usually correspond to sounds like “ch” or the “oi” sound in “ploy” rather than individual letters. When a whole word cannot be written, however, a stenographer may use fingerspelling instead to type the word out 1 letter at a time. Auslan and stenography both offer ways to communicate at conversational speeds using your hands!
April 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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You can tamper with Git history by using `--date=` to change the "author date". For example:

git commit --amend --date="Wed Apr 9 22:00 2025 +1000" --no-edit

My commit dates are usually skewy from interactive rebasing.

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A Git Commit Date Is Not the Same as the Author Date Here are my commits over a period of 150 days and the delay in days from authoring to committing. History diverges! The chart shows commits as violet lines spread evenly over the X-axis. The length of the lines represents the delay in days from authoring to commit up to 2 days. There is one clump with many commits delayed by hours. There are 2 separate commits that have a large, 2-day delay. Data: https://github.com/didoesdigital/typey-type/ Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM