Peter Sprivulis
@thisnannuplife.bsky.social
Geeky Doc. Trying to understand complex systems. Blog my thoughts at thisnannuplife.net
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Many more French submarines for a fraction of the cost.
And much greater flexibility with our other defence options, materiel purchases, in an era of rapidly changing warfare and automation of all forms of drones in air, on land and in the sea.
And much greater flexibility with our other defence options, materiel purchases, in an era of rapidly changing warfare and automation of all forms of drones in air, on land and in the sea.
January 19, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Many more French submarines for a fraction of the cost.
And much greater flexibility with our other defence options, materiel purchases, in an era of rapidly changing warfare and automation of all forms of drones in air, on land and in the sea.
And much greater flexibility with our other defence options, materiel purchases, in an era of rapidly changing warfare and automation of all forms of drones in air, on land and in the sea.
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i just feel like america has no business starting fights with the country that makes ozempic
January 19, 2026 at 8:05 AM
i just feel like america has no business starting fights with the country that makes ozempic
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"In the 26 years since the Tour Down Under began in 1999, the number of January days over 41C in Adelaide have almost tripled compared with the previous 26-year period.
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You cannot sell health, human performance, and the future, while promoting businesses that actively undermine that future."
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You cannot sell health, human performance, and the future, while promoting businesses that actively undermine that future."
As Adelaide rolls out the welcome mat to cycling world for Tour Down Under, I feel ashamed | Maeve Plouffe
Australia’s WorldTour race on my local roads fills me with pride, but as the years go on it feels like hosting international friends in a house that is visibly on fire
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:36 AM
"In the 26 years since the Tour Down Under began in 1999, the number of January days over 41C in Adelaide have almost tripled compared with the previous 26-year period.
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You cannot sell health, human performance, and the future, while promoting businesses that actively undermine that future."
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You cannot sell health, human performance, and the future, while promoting businesses that actively undermine that future."
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January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Dilbert Creator Dies https://theonion.com/dilbert-creator-dies/
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Dilbert Creator Dies https://theonion.com/dilbert-creator-dies/
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cherchez l'intrus !
January 17, 2026 at 7:59 AM
cherchez l'intrus !
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A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
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A four hundred year old jarrah tree slaughtered for a few extra tonnes of bauxite? Alcoa must be stopped. Enough is enough.
These Jarrah forests are, even as regrowth forests after logging practices decimated the magnificent old growth stands, are so important to protect. That Alcoa has allowed this happen on their watch is appalling. Their industry should be wound up. These forests & their eco-systems must be protected.
Over the past 6 years, the land around this significant jarrah tree was cleared and mined or turned into road. Now, it has died, likely as a result of the disturbance.
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 AM
A four hundred year old jarrah tree slaughtered for a few extra tonnes of bauxite? Alcoa must be stopped. Enough is enough.
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Sure seems like ICE is gping into a violence spiral in MN. They act out, people monitor and protest, they get madder and more agitated, people monitor and protest more.
They‘re going to kill more people, administration’s going to congratulate and encourage more, they’re gonna kill MORE people.
They‘re going to kill more people, administration’s going to congratulate and encourage more, they’re gonna kill MORE people.
January 15, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Sure seems like ICE is gping into a violence spiral in MN. They act out, people monitor and protest, they get madder and more agitated, people monitor and protest more.
They‘re going to kill more people, administration’s going to congratulate and encourage more, they’re gonna kill MORE people.
They‘re going to kill more people, administration’s going to congratulate and encourage more, they’re gonna kill MORE people.
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The Earth energy data just came in from CERES for October, 2025, and guess what? Right. A new record low for the 36-month running average for Earth albedo, now down to 28.689%.
The Climate 8-Ball says, "fewer clouds, less ice, more tequila."
Code Yikes!
The Earth energy data just came in from CERES for October, 2025, and guess what? Right. A new record low for the 36-month running average for Earth albedo, now down to 28.689%.
The Climate 8-Ball says, "fewer clouds, less ice, more tequila."
January 15, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The Earth energy data just came in from CERES for October, 2025, and guess what? Right. A new record low for the 36-month running average for Earth albedo, now down to 28.689%.
The Climate 8-Ball says, "fewer clouds, less ice, more tequila."
Code Yikes!
The Earth energy data just came in from CERES for October, 2025, and guess what? Right. A new record low for the 36-month running average for Earth albedo, now down to 28.689%.
The Climate 8-Ball says, "fewer clouds, less ice, more tequila."
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@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
It's genocide (@amnesty)
It's genocide (@hrw)
It's genocide (@btselem)
It's genocide (@MSF)
It's genocide (@alhaq_org
It's genocide (@UNHumanRights
It's genocide (@UN_HRC
It's genocide (@pchrgaza
It's genocide (@LemkinInstitute
Protesting genocide is hate speech (@AlboMP
It's genocide (@amnesty)
It's genocide (@hrw)
It's genocide (@btselem)
It's genocide (@MSF)
It's genocide (@alhaq_org
It's genocide (@UNHumanRights
It's genocide (@UN_HRC
It's genocide (@pchrgaza
It's genocide (@LemkinInstitute
Protesting genocide is hate speech (@AlboMP
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 AM
@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
It's genocide (@amnesty)
It's genocide (@hrw)
It's genocide (@btselem)
It's genocide (@MSF)
It's genocide (@alhaq_org
It's genocide (@UNHumanRights
It's genocide (@UN_HRC
It's genocide (@pchrgaza
It's genocide (@LemkinInstitute
Protesting genocide is hate speech (@AlboMP
It's genocide (@amnesty)
It's genocide (@hrw)
It's genocide (@btselem)
It's genocide (@MSF)
It's genocide (@alhaq_org
It's genocide (@UNHumanRights
It's genocide (@UN_HRC
It's genocide (@pchrgaza
It's genocide (@LemkinInstitute
Protesting genocide is hate speech (@AlboMP
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Marvin Gaye did not have a single clue what was going on in the world lmaooooo
January 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Marvin Gaye did not have a single clue what was going on in the world lmaooooo
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Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne’s Brimbank park, wildlife expert says
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Thousands of flying foxes have perished in the heatwave that scorched south-east Australia last week, the largest mass mortality event for flying foxes since black summer.
Extreme temperatures resulted in deaths in camps across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Grey-headed flying foxes, listed as vulnerable under federal environment laws, were the most affected. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
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To build the future sustainably,
Perth needs to grow up
Not out
Embrace higher density to curb urban sprawl of the longest city in the world, and to preserve resources, and enhance liveability
#urbanism+
www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...
Interview 9News Perth Kelly Williams
Perth needs to grow up
Not out
Embrace higher density to curb urban sprawl of the longest city in the world, and to preserve resources, and enhance liveability
#urbanism+
www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...
Interview 9News Perth Kelly Williams
Perth needs to grow up jan26 | Prof Ray Wills
To build the boom sustainably, Perth needs to grow up. (Not out.)
Western Australia's population is set to surge, with Perth at the epicenter, fueled by our enduring mining boom and the rise of giga-...
www.linkedin.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:11 AM
To build the future sustainably,
Perth needs to grow up
Not out
Embrace higher density to curb urban sprawl of the longest city in the world, and to preserve resources, and enhance liveability
#urbanism+
www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...
Interview 9News Perth Kelly Williams
Perth needs to grow up
Not out
Embrace higher density to curb urban sprawl of the longest city in the world, and to preserve resources, and enhance liveability
#urbanism+
www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...
Interview 9News Perth Kelly Williams
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www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/L...
For people of Western Australia only, here is a petition to expand Yellagonga Reserve in the northern suburbs of Perth.
I support this proposal.
Submit and then confirm your email to complete the process on the official state government website.
For people of Western Australia only, here is a petition to expand Yellagonga Reserve in the northern suburbs of Perth.
I support this proposal.
Submit and then confirm your email to complete the process on the official state government website.
LC e-PetitionsePetition Details
Details about a Legislative Council petition.
www.parliament.wa.gov.au
January 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/L...
For people of Western Australia only, here is a petition to expand Yellagonga Reserve in the northern suburbs of Perth.
I support this proposal.
Submit and then confirm your email to complete the process on the official state government website.
For people of Western Australia only, here is a petition to expand Yellagonga Reserve in the northern suburbs of Perth.
I support this proposal.
Submit and then confirm your email to complete the process on the official state government website.
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Petition to make January 10 National Not Happy Jan! Day in Australia
Because we desperately need one public holiday that is free of any contention and can unite everyone to increase our social cohesion
Because we desperately need one public holiday that is free of any contention and can unite everyone to increase our social cohesion
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Petition to make January 10 National Not Happy Jan! Day in Australia
Because we desperately need one public holiday that is free of any contention and can unite everyone to increase our social cohesion
Because we desperately need one public holiday that is free of any contention and can unite everyone to increase our social cohesion
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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From my 2009 submission to Australian Senate:
"Australia is the Middle East of renewable energy and Western Australia is the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy. We are an energy superpower based on our renewable energy resources"
aph.gov.au/~/media/wopa...
#auspol
"Australia is the Middle East of renewable energy and Western Australia is the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy. We are an energy superpower based on our renewable energy resources"
aph.gov.au/~/media/wopa...
#auspol
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM
From my 2009 submission to Australian Senate:
"Australia is the Middle East of renewable energy and Western Australia is the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy. We are an energy superpower based on our renewable energy resources"
aph.gov.au/~/media/wopa...
#auspol
"Australia is the Middle East of renewable energy and Western Australia is the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy. We are an energy superpower based on our renewable energy resources"
aph.gov.au/~/media/wopa...
#auspol
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Attention World:
Boycott the World Cup, USA, 2026
Boycott the World Cup, USA, 2026
January 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Attention World:
Boycott the World Cup, USA, 2026
Boycott the World Cup, USA, 2026
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The latest CO2 data just came in from Mauna Loa and the 3-year rate of CO2 growth just hit a new record high, now growing at a rate of 7.97 ppm per 3 years.
(That dip in the mid-1990's is Mt. Pinatubo. Google is your friend.)
Code Yikes!
The latest CO2 data just came in from Mauna Loa and the 3-year rate of CO2 growth just hit a new record high, now growing at a rate of 7.97 ppm per 3 years.
(That dip in the mid-1990's is Mt. Pinatubo. Google is your friend.)
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The latest CO2 data just came in from Mauna Loa and the 3-year rate of CO2 growth just hit a new record high, now growing at a rate of 7.97 ppm per 3 years.
(That dip in the mid-1990's is Mt. Pinatubo. Google is your friend.)
Code Yikes!
The latest CO2 data just came in from Mauna Loa and the 3-year rate of CO2 growth just hit a new record high, now growing at a rate of 7.97 ppm per 3 years.
(That dip in the mid-1990's is Mt. Pinatubo. Google is your friend.)
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Guess who was working from home today but now has to go into the office and face the extreme heat because a coworker is ill?
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Guess who was working from home today but now has to go into the office and face the extreme heat because a coworker is ill?
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A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Censorship BBC style.
BBC journalists have been instructed not to say the Venezuelan leader Maduro has been kidnapped.
The directive from the BBC News Editor instructs journalists to use "captured" or "seized" but not use "kidnapped". #USA #Venezuela #media #journalism #propaganda www.thenational.scot/news/2574092...
The directive from the BBC News Editor instructs journalists to use "captured" or "seized" but not use "kidnapped". #USA #Venezuela #media #journalism #propaganda www.thenational.scot/news/2574092...
BBC 'bans' journalists from saying US 'kidnapped' Maduro, leaked email shows
The BBC has told its reporters not to use the word 'kidnapped' when describing the US government’s allegedly illegal abduction of Venezuelan…
www.thenational.scot
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Censorship BBC style.
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Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
December, 2025, Arctic sea-ice volume data just came in from PIOMAS, and this last December just set a new record low for December sea-ice volume.
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Code UFB!!!
December, 2025, Arctic sea-ice volume data just came in from PIOMAS, and this last December just set a new record low for December sea-ice volume.
Grateful for this data: psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
December, 2025, Arctic sea-ice volume data just came in from PIOMAS, and this last December just set a new record low for December sea-ice volume.
Grateful for this data: psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...
Code UFB!!!
December, 2025, Arctic sea-ice volume data just came in from PIOMAS, and this last December just set a new record low for December sea-ice volume.
Grateful for this data: psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...