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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 1h

Excellent. Times like these I wish I was born 20 years later so I could play with all these new toys during my career. 😁

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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 3h

That made me laugh. Her sanctimonious angst is so very strained and manufactured - could someone please offer her a laxative.

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Nick @knockaboutwok.bsky.social · 21h

John Oliver has some really simple advice for dealing with these people.

youtube.com/shorts/ru3y1...

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Glen Le Lievre @lelievre.bsky.social · 23h

Ptoo!

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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 1d

I would ask @susiedent.com

Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 1d

But could we stop laughing long enough to ridicule him into retirement?

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Dave Watson @ecosystemunraveller.com · 2d

Time for another #AwesomeBirds #WildOz edition. This distinctive jobbie is found throughout mainland Australia, but rarely sits still. Often in pairs, these dim sim sized champions can be tricky to spot, but once you key in on their sharp notes, you’ll notice them all over.

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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 1d

He also has bone spurs, as will his sons, if war is declared.

Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

Is there a feint smell of cronyism here? A mistletoe researcher. Mistletoe birds... I will let the public make up its own mind. 😂😂

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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

Could someone check with Zali if she is a member? If she's not, would that mean Parliamentary Sports Club is bereft of actual sports people? Should they rename it the Nameless Faceless Fat-arsed Parliamentary Hacks Club?

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Dumbe Blonde @dumbeblonde.bsky.social · 2d

Like um….QANTAS?

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 2d

Australia's much loved wildlife and places sorely need greater care and legal protection.

Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.

theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.

Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short

Labor is close to a deal on its environmental law reforms. Will they strong enough to protect nature?

theconversation.com

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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

And, to be honest, if you do not care enough, then shut-up and take the opprobrium you will receive as the extinction drivers for these species, without a single word in response - you have earned the label as the destroyer of the future.

#AustralianBirdOfTheYear2025
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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

There is no longer a guarantee their populations can recover, but... if we actually do what is needed, at least we will not be "pissing our social licence against the wall", to use a slang expression.
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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

For #Baudin's (and for the Gang Gang) we need to STOP destroying what is left of their forest habitat. We need to plant foraging habitat. etc
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Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

There are options available to conserve both species. There have always been options to conserve both species. It's just it is always a minority who care enough and act to try and save these species.
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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

...coupled with #logging, the actual area of destruction would be astronomical. #Logging has removed the majority of trees of a size and age that could develop the hollows needed by the two cockatoo species.
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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

It is #landclearing. It is #logging. (And a good deal of illegal shooting and poisoning by some in the agricultural sector.)

Much of the damage has already been done. #Landclearing has destroyed tens of thousands of square kilometers of suitable #foraging, #nesting and #roosting habitat and...
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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

As much as some conservation warriors would like to push in this particular case, it's not #cat and it's not #fox that are the primary drivers in the continued loss of these species. It is, and has been for many many decades, the loss of habitat through anthropogenic causes.
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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

When I reviewed the votes as of today (10/10) it was no surprise #BaudinsBlackCockato and #GangGangCockatoo were right up there in the top 3. These two, and the leading #TawneyFrogMouth are #habitatdependent species that are diving headlong into #extinction.
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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 2d

I put this together for LinkedIn, but it is just as good here.

I know it is a rather superficial bling exercise, but the "Australian Bird of the Year" does highlight some species in dire straits across this country.

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#AustralianBirdOfTheYear2025

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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Glen Le Lievre @lelievre.bsky.social · 3d

Cease fire

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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 3d

PPS LLMs, on the other hand. They are ripe for abuse and misuse.

Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 3d

PS I'm not anti machine-learning. I just do not consider it intelligent (that requires sentience only found in living organisms), and I certainly do not believe the hype and claims made by its corporate peddlers. I think it has shown promise as an adjunct tool in the researchers' toolbox.

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Eddy Cannella @eddyc.bsky.social · 3d

I read it. Interesting stuff. I'm biased because I was a victim of an AI generated report, which cited me for a field survey I never carried out, and results which, given the subject matter, could not have been true. It really does come down to validating output and having the knowledge to do so.

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