Brian Loffler
@jazzkat.bsky.social
Equality & Sustainability. All in favour? Good. Let’s do this thing.
Gallium is a by-product of bauxite processing, so might this be an exciting step towards affordable green aluminium production?
@ayrestim
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@ayrestim
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Low temperature and rapid photothermal oxidation of liquid gallium for circular hydrogen production - Nature Communications
Photothermal reactions between liquid gallium and water or seawater enable hydrogen production under light exposure. The authors show that the metal can be regenerated electrochemically, supporting a ...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Gallium is a by-product of bauxite processing, so might this be an exciting step towards affordable green aluminium production?
@ayrestim
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@ayrestim
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
For those who haven’t been following, this outline of the remarkable achievements of Tesla and SpaceX engineers over the past 7 years is gold.
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x.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
For those who haven’t been following, this outline of the remarkable achievements of Tesla and SpaceX engineers over the past 7 years is gold.
x.com/teslarati/st...
x.com/teslarati/st...
“How writing about nineteenth-century cities changed my mind:
“More pro-planning, less fussed about privatisation, more pro-monopolies”.
Worth reading this piece by Dr Samuel Hughes.
(Good for lefties to peak over the centre-right fence to check for common ground.)
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“More pro-planning, less fussed about privatisation, more pro-monopolies”.
Worth reading this piece by Dr Samuel Hughes.
(Good for lefties to peak over the centre-right fence to check for common ground.)
substack.com/@scphughes/n...
How writing about nineteenth-century cities changed my mind
More pro-planning, less fussed about privatisation, more pro-monopolies
substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
“How writing about nineteenth-century cities changed my mind:
“More pro-planning, less fussed about privatisation, more pro-monopolies”.
Worth reading this piece by Dr Samuel Hughes.
(Good for lefties to peak over the centre-right fence to check for common ground.)
substack.com/@scphughes/n...
“More pro-planning, less fussed about privatisation, more pro-monopolies”.
Worth reading this piece by Dr Samuel Hughes.
(Good for lefties to peak over the centre-right fence to check for common ground.)
substack.com/@scphughes/n...
Very solid customer support from @AppleSupport . The just released a precautionary update for Macs stuck on macOS Catalina due to constraints of 12-year-old hardware. 👏
support.apple.com/en-us/100100
support.apple.com/en-us/100100
Apple security releases - Apple Support
This document lists security updates and Rapid Security Responses for Apple software.
support.apple.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Very solid customer support from @AppleSupport . The just released a precautionary update for Macs stuck on macOS Catalina due to constraints of 12-year-old hardware. 👏
support.apple.com/en-us/100100
support.apple.com/en-us/100100
“On incitement to genocide, the Commission concludes that Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, have incited the commission of genocide…”
So why is Herzog invited to Australia?
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
So why is Herzog invited to Australia?
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 AM
“On incitement to genocide, the Commission concludes that Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, have incited the commission of genocide…”
So why is Herzog invited to Australia?
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
So why is Herzog invited to Australia?
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
Censorship is not the answer to Bondi, argues Kenneth Roth, former Human Rights Watch executive director. “A democratic society should welcome, consider, probe, and debate a broad range of views. No one is compelled to listen.”
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Censorship is not the answer to Bondi - Kenneth Roth
A democratic society should debate a broad range of views, the former Human Rights Watch executive director writes
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January 26, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Censorship is not the answer to Bondi, argues Kenneth Roth, former Human Rights Watch executive director. “A democratic society should welcome, consider, probe, and debate a broad range of views. No one is compelled to listen.”
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
Do you support the creation of an Australian Long Weekend by moving the Australia Day public holiday to the second-last Monday in January each year, creating a three-day national event?
Might it help reduce the pain of Jan 26?
www.clothingthegaps.com.au/pages/austra...
Might it help reduce the pain of Jan 26?
www.clothingthegaps.com.au/pages/austra...
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Do you support the creation of an Australian Long Weekend by moving the Australia Day public holiday to the second-last Monday in January each year, creating a three-day national event?
Might it help reduce the pain of Jan 26?
www.clothingthegaps.com.au/pages/austra...
Might it help reduce the pain of Jan 26?
www.clothingthegaps.com.au/pages/austra...
The UN Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement — often called the High Seas Treaty — has officially entered into force on 17 January 2026. Over 80 countries have ratified the Treaty, but Australia is dragging its feet. Time to ratify Senator Watt.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
World's first legally binding treaty to protect oceans takes effect
The High Seas Treaty will govern about two-thirds of the planet's oceans including vast areas beyond any country's borders.
www.abc.net.au
January 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The UN Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement — often called the High Seas Treaty — has officially entered into force on 17 January 2026. Over 80 countries have ratified the Treaty, but Australia is dragging its feet. Time to ratify Senator Watt.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Such a beautiful review of Elora Hardy’s work with bamboo as a truly sustainable building material that has its own cultural design language. Stunning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZj...
The future of sustainable design | Culture By Design | ABC Australia
YouTube video by ABC Australia
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Such a beautiful review of Elora Hardy’s work with bamboo as a truly sustainable building material that has its own cultural design language. Stunning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZj...
We should use this smart technology to refine Australian lithium. Acid-free process + a byproduct than can be used in concrete mixes.
Attention: Senator Tim Ayres
electrek.co/2026/01/15/t...
Attention: Senator Tim Ayres
electrek.co/2026/01/15/t...
Tesla releases rare look at its lithium refinery, confirms production start
Tesla has released a new video giving us a closer look at its massive lithium refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas,...
electrek.co
January 17, 2026 at 3:19 AM
We should use this smart technology to refine Australian lithium. Acid-free process + a byproduct than can be used in concrete mixes.
Attention: Senator Tim Ayres
electrek.co/2026/01/15/t...
Attention: Senator Tim Ayres
electrek.co/2026/01/15/t...
Michael Bradley: Why a Bondi royal commission won't give answers.
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There's a glaring problem with calls for a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack
Australians deserve answers after the Bondi Beach shooting — but a royal commission won't deliver them.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Michael Bradley: Why a Bondi royal commission won't give answers.
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ICYMI the word’s first formally-recognised climate refugees have started arriving in Australia from Tuvalu.
Their pain; our gain.
If only we rich countries had taken climate action sooner, they might still have their precious homelands.
www.abc.net.au/pacific/firs...
Their pain; our gain.
If only we rich countries had taken climate action sooner, they might still have their precious homelands.
www.abc.net.au/pacific/firs...
Tuvalu's first climate migrants arrive in Australia - ABC Pacific
Tuvalu's first climate migrants have arrived in Australia, beginning a historic relocation as rising seas threaten their island home.
www.abc.net.au
January 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM
ICYMI the word’s first formally-recognised climate refugees have started arriving in Australia from Tuvalu.
Their pain; our gain.
If only we rich countries had taken climate action sooner, they might still have their precious homelands.
www.abc.net.au/pacific/firs...
Their pain; our gain.
If only we rich countries had taken climate action sooner, they might still have their precious homelands.
www.abc.net.au/pacific/firs...
Just possibly it's the oil?
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billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
January 4, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Just possibly it's the oil?
billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
I stand with Jewish people in the face of such shocking hatred & violence.
I definitely do NOT stand with accused war criminal Netanyahu.
Journalists: please don’t show his hateful divisive commentary as if it is valid, truthful & useful.
I definitely do NOT stand with accused war criminal Netanyahu.
Journalists: please don’t show his hateful divisive commentary as if it is valid, truthful & useful.
December 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I stand with Jewish people in the face of such shocking hatred & violence.
I definitely do NOT stand with accused war criminal Netanyahu.
Journalists: please don’t show his hateful divisive commentary as if it is valid, truthful & useful.
I definitely do NOT stand with accused war criminal Netanyahu.
Journalists: please don’t show his hateful divisive commentary as if it is valid, truthful & useful.
So grateful for @aelluswamy Tesla AI team efforts finessing much safer road travel through Full Self Driving, all on stock-standard EVs. After just 1 week in Aus 1 million km driven on FSD; 10 billion km internationally.
Biggest road safety advance ever.
thedriven.io/2025/12/13/t...
Biggest road safety advance ever.
thedriven.io/2025/12/13/t...
thedriven.io
December 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
So grateful for @aelluswamy Tesla AI team efforts finessing much safer road travel through Full Self Driving, all on stock-standard EVs. After just 1 week in Aus 1 million km driven on FSD; 10 billion km internationally.
Biggest road safety advance ever.
thedriven.io/2025/12/13/t...
Biggest road safety advance ever.
thedriven.io/2025/12/13/t...
In Germany IKEA started selling Balcony Solar kits 6 months ago. No electrical installation needed; just plug into nearest power outlet. Great for renters. Potential to cut energy bills by 35%, especially for balconies facing west.
Australian regulators?
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/25/i...
Australian regulators?
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/25/i...
Ikea begins offering balcony solar kits
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is selling plug-in solar kits in Germany, with storage-inclusive systems starting at €1,229 ($1,425) and reaching €2,800 for versions featuring four 520 W panels. The k...
www.pv-magazine.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
In Germany IKEA started selling Balcony Solar kits 6 months ago. No electrical installation needed; just plug into nearest power outlet. Great for renters. Potential to cut energy bills by 35%, especially for balconies facing west.
Australian regulators?
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/25/i...
Australian regulators?
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/25/i...
Christiana, Tom & Paul were all in that Paris conference hall 10 years ago today when the gavel dropped, signifying the adoption of an historic #climate pact.
Now they ask: Can the Paris Agreement survive? Is it OUR only chance of survival?
A must-listen.
www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/par...
Now they ask: Can the Paris Agreement survive? Is it OUR only chance of survival?
A must-listen.
www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/par...
Paris, 10 Years On - Has it Changed the World?
This week, we pull back the curtain on the Paris Agreement - the moment that changed global climate politics. A decade later we ask, what has it truly delivered?
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December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Christiana, Tom & Paul were all in that Paris conference hall 10 years ago today when the gavel dropped, signifying the adoption of an historic #climate pact.
Now they ask: Can the Paris Agreement survive? Is it OUR only chance of survival?
A must-listen.
www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/par...
Now they ask: Can the Paris Agreement survive? Is it OUR only chance of survival?
A must-listen.
www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/par...
Blimey. This is next level autonomous driving. Tesla is approved for 19 FSD cars testing anywhere in Spain; no onboard safety driver, just remote security monitoring.
driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-s...
driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-s...
Tesla Secures Approval for FSD Testing in Spain
Spain has introduced a comprehensive national framework for autonomous vehicle testing, providing Tesla with a clear regulatory path to conduct advanced testing on public roads. The new Automated Vehi...
driveteslacanada.ca
December 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Blimey. This is next level autonomous driving. Tesla is approved for 19 FSD cars testing anywhere in Spain; no onboard safety driver, just remote security monitoring.
driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-s...
driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-s...
“There’s a public health imperative to quickly expand the adoption of autonomous vehicles.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Fear Self-Driving Cars. They Save Lives.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“There’s a public health imperative to quickly expand the adoption of autonomous vehicles.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Today’s reason to be cheerful: whilst the LNP is lurching further towards conservatism, the electorate is moving towards progressive politics. The olds are being replaced by more thoughtful younger voters.
australianelectionstudy.org
australianelectionstudy.org
Australian Election Study | The Australian Election Study website
australianelectionstudy.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Today’s reason to be cheerful: whilst the LNP is lurching further towards conservatism, the electorate is moving towards progressive politics. The olds are being replaced by more thoughtful younger voters.
australianelectionstudy.org
australianelectionstudy.org
Disappointing that Australia hasn’t signed the COP30 “Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change” aimed at fighting climate disinformation from the fossil fuel lobby.
It’s not too late to sign.
www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2...
It’s not too late to sign.
www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2...
Climate Change: 24 Nov 2025: Senate debates (OpenAustralia.org)
Making parliament easy.
www.openaustralia.org.au
November 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Disappointing that Australia hasn’t signed the COP30 “Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change” aimed at fighting climate disinformation from the fossil fuel lobby.
It’s not too late to sign.
www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2...
It’s not too late to sign.
www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2...
Brilliant interview with Kim Stanley Robinson on this week’s episode of Outrage & Optimism. If you haven’t read his landmark book Ministry for the Future, take it with you on summer holidays for some high-impact story-telling.
www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/kim...
www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/kim...
Kim Stanley Robinson on pre traumatic imagination and the stories that change us
This week, we explore storytelling as a cultural tool for moving from despair to determination in a reflective conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, the acclaimed author of The Ministry for the Futu...
www.outrageandoptimism.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Brilliant interview with Kim Stanley Robinson on this week’s episode of Outrage & Optimism. If you haven’t read his landmark book Ministry for the Future, take it with you on summer holidays for some high-impact story-telling.
www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/kim...
www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/kim...
Wow. Arrested Development and Oumou Sangaré added to the lineup for #WOMADelaide 2026.
Only 100 sleeps till opening night. Yay!
www.womadelaide.com.au/news/womadel...
Only 100 sleeps till opening night. Yay!
www.womadelaide.com.au/news/womadel...
Arrested Development, Oumou Sangaré & Jovanotti Join Massive WOMADelaide 2026 Lineup
www.womadelaide.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Wow. Arrested Development and Oumou Sangaré added to the lineup for #WOMADelaide 2026.
Only 100 sleeps till opening night. Yay!
www.womadelaide.com.au/news/womadel...
Only 100 sleeps till opening night. Yay!
www.womadelaide.com.au/news/womadel...
“As nearly 200 countries commit to tripling renewable capacity by 2030, South Australia offers practical proof that this goal can be achieved in a way that is economical, equitable and secure.”
Great work from Richie Merzian & team.
www.ceig.org.au/wp-content/u...
Great work from Richie Merzian & team.
www.ceig.org.au/wp-content/u...
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
“As nearly 200 countries commit to tripling renewable capacity by 2030, South Australia offers practical proof that this goal can be achieved in a way that is economical, equitable and secure.”
Great work from Richie Merzian & team.
www.ceig.org.au/wp-content/u...
Great work from Richie Merzian & team.
www.ceig.org.au/wp-content/u...