David E. Fowler
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Can you imagine how the MAGA‑flavoured Alberta separatists would react if, constitutionally, BC could build a massive renewable energy project anywhere it wanted in the province? The outrage would be instant and volcanic, but somehow the reverse is “common sense federalism.” #cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli
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Went for a little wander down the road in Oberon this morning and found some Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos, and some Crimson Rosellas (adult and juvenile).
#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #YellowTailedBlackCockatoo #CrimsonRosella
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Grey Kangaroos we came across today while visiting Wombeyan Caves.
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #GreyKangaroo #macropod #marsupial
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Crimson Rosellas at the Jenolan Caves Caravan Park in Oberon.
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A White-plumed Honeyeater at Yelarbon a couple of mornings ago. A very busy little bird hopping between branches and foraging for lerps and other tasty morsels.
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Plumed Whistling Ducks are possibly the coolest looking ducks.
These were at Yelarbon Lagoon the other day.
#Bird #Duck #PlumedWhistlingDuck #AustralianWildlife #WildOz
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Also spotted yesterday afternoon at Gilgandra was this small Common Wallaroo.
It was quite wary, with this being a significant crop from about 50m or so away.
#marsupial #macropod #CommonWallaroo #AustralianWildlife #WildOz
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This afternoon, in Gilgandra, I met some Eastern Rosellas and some Mallee Ringnecks (a sub species of Australian Ringnecks)..
#Bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #EasternRosella #MalleeRingneck #parrot
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This morning at Yelarbon, I saw several Red-rumped Parrots, including this pair that popped down to the lagoon for a drink.
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Empire Strikes Back is currently on Japanese TV (it's almost over). I just watched the "I am your father" scene and... Darth Vader's delivery was shit. He speaks way too fast, his words have no time to make an impact. I was half-expecting Luke to ask him to repeat because he couldn't hear well...
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I always liked Rogue One, but never loved it. Not sure why. Maybe the fact that the characters are not developed enough for the most part.
However, I just rewatched it for the first time just after rewatching Andor, and it does hit different. In parts because of Cassian Andor himself (who's now more than "fleshed out") but also because of characters like Saw Guerrera or General Draven, etc. And over all, the show is so good that it makes the movie better. -
I popped out this afternoon for a spot of birding. Wasn't the best time of day for it, but still photographed 19 species (saw a few more than that).
#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #PeacefulDove #OliveBackedOriole #WillieWagtail #RedBrowedFinch
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Tawny Frogmouths I spotted this morning at the Boondall Wetlands.
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A few pictures from Byodo-in, near Kyoto.
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We've had a wet week, and clearly it was wet enough that this little micro-bat decided its usual roost was too damp, so it's sheltering under a rug on our veranda stairwell railing.
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So... My university has decided to have a "new" mascot (I didn't know we already had one, I guess this sort of K with eyes that shows up from time to time here and there?).
Anyone at the uni can submit entries... Hmmm.... 🤔
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New bird for me today, a pair of Eastern Shrike-tits that were foraging in my front yard.
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The melaleuca's are flowering at work, and the Rainbow Lorikeets are making full use of that fact.
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Des fourmis, beaucoup de fourmis.
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Male Golden Whistler spotted from my veranda this afternoon. There was a female flitting around as well, but not quite as close.
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Magpie Lark, wondering what that clicking noise is (it's the camera shutter). Also known colloquially as a Peewee.
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I just put out v1.3.0 of my #DigitalGarden plugin for #WordPress. I feel like it's at the point that someone can install it on their site, and have a page and template for bi-directional note keeping with no additional setup needed.
If anyone tries it out, please lmk!
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A female Golden Whistler, spied very briefly as she flitted through the undergrowth.
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A thing that many people don't want to see and admit is that Japan is in fact quite ugly...
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Je continue de nettoyer mes archives (comprendre : recycler de vieux posts dans mon nouveau blog/newsletter auquel je vous conseille de vous abonner) aujourd'hui Byodo-in.
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Cherry blossoms are almost over this year, so it's already time for a retrospective of the 2026 edition
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When I first moved to Japan, I used to try as many "unknown" (to me) soft drinks I could get my hands on, and then report on whatever social media I used at the time. I haven't done it in years, but yesterday at the supermarket, one drink grabbed my attention. Mostly the "É" in the name.
Verdict: imagine a bitter Aquarius, kinda like Schweppes but not carbonated. Not great, but not terrible either.
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So, did Spring last about a week this year?
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RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@WataruTenkawa_1/116360576081527211
Shikoku has the best brood oranges, just so you know.
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Just a few pictures I took today.
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Things I will never understand with neither Anglos nor Japanese people: having job-related events (like talks, etc) on weekends or meetings at lunch time.
When I'm suggested a meeting during lunch time, my answer is a clear, plain and simple "hell no!" (also, I'm not available during lunch break, even if I'm very obviously in my office).
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There are some slaps in the face that hurt more than some others.
There is this nice little restaurant near campus. I often go. It's owned by a couple. My wife is friends with the woman. Their son is my daughter's age, they go to the same school, even were in the same class when younger. I walked by it this evening, I casually glazed at the posters they often have on their window and... one of them was for the Sanseito!!! WTF?!?!? -
Just an interesting machiya (traditional Japanese townhouse) that I encountered this morning.
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Claims Built on Fraudulent Trials Should Be Ignored
By David Tuller, DrPH When researchers cite fraudulent studies in support of their claims, it is best not to take anything they write at face value. That is certainly the case with a recent paper titled “Persistent physical symptoms not explained by structural abnormalities or disease processes: a primary care approach to promote recovery,” published earlier this month in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. (I use “fraudulent” here not in the legal sense but in the sense of “deceptive” or “deceitful.”) As evidence of something or other, the paper’s references include both the fraudulent PACE trial, whose reported findings have been discredited and rejected by leading medical authorities, and a fraudulent pediatric trial of the Lightning Process, in which the investigators violated core methodological principles of scientific research. (The Lightning Process, a woo-woo “brain retraining” program, was created by osteopath and former spiritual healer Phil Parker, who once claimed to be able to diagnose people’s ailments by stepping into their bodies for a look-see.) The Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care has emerged as something of a house organ for members of the biopsychosocial ideological brigades, including prominent non-Nordic fellow travelers like Professor Paul Garner and Professor Trudie Chalder. (The former is the corresponding author of this paper; the latter is one of multiple co-authors.) Both were also co-authors of a similarly misguided document published by the same journal In 2023–a manifesto from the self-styled Oslo Chronic Fatigue Consortium called “Chronic fatigue syndromes: real illnesses that people can recover from.” The new paper’s goal is to offer primary care physicians a short summary of “contemporary theories of PPS” along with purported “evidence-informed pathways” for treating patients. The research involved a “narrative literature review and consensus development with experienced practitioners.” In other words, the paper presents the beliefs, opinions and …https://trialbyerror.org/2026/04/01/claims-built-on-fraudulent-trials-should-be-ignored/
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Latest from #CancerEvo member Matt Froid:
Overcoming vascular niche–mediated TKI resistance in acute myeloid leukemia through miR-126 inhibition
#Cancer #JanusEffect #AML #ABM
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41540-026-00675-6?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20260320&utm_content=10.1038/s41540-026-00675-6 -
Mon fils, écoutant les Pogues pour la première foisJ’ai réfléchi au pourquoi de sa réaction (surtout qu’il n’a pas dû écouter beaucoup de musique mexicaine dans sa vie – uniquement celle du film Coco de Pixar, à moins qu’il en écoute en secret). J’en ai même discuté avec une amie irlandaise. La raison est probablement que cet album est très « enjoué » et énergique avec une pléthore d’instrument, des sonorités traditionnelles, etc. Des choses que l’on trouve aussi dans la musique traditionnelle mexicaine… Et pas vraiment dans les musiques auxquelles il est habitué, que ce soit la J/K-Pop et « ma » musique, pas toujours la musique la plus enjouée du monde.
https://swamp.fr/mon-fils-ecoutant-les-pogues-pour-la-premiere-fois/ #Lego #ThePogues -
A couple of critters from around camp.
The camp Kookaburras know about people and hang around in the hopes of stealing a sausage or something.
And this morning, I found this female Red-necked Wallaby (with joey in pouch).
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #RedNeckedWallaby #LaughingKookaburra #bird #marsupial #macropod
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Keep plowing through adversity.
#photography #train #durango #silverton #railroad #colorado #silentsunday
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My local Kookaburras quite like the perch I put up in the back yard. This one spied a lizard on the ground and caught itself breakfast this morning.
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I dunno how it feels that only after getting removed as #Megaplex staff for not having the right "everything and everyone is fine as is, change is bad" attitude ig, I finally work on my own furry projects again.
This includes fursuit head making, drawing, and coding up two furry related apps!
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And now there's a male (yep, very much a male) Swamp Wallaby in the backyard in the afternoon sun.
Not that usual to see them at this time of day.
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #SwampWallaby #marsupial #macropod
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Swamp Wallaby in the backyard this morning while I was making my breakfast.
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #SwampWallaby #macropod #marsupial
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Had one of the local Swamp Wallabies in the backyard this morning :)
The yard has been recently mowed so it was eating the ferns instead (and the odd long grass amongst the ferns).
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #SwampWallaby #marsupial #macropod
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The #Aurora forecast for last night was good enough that I took a punt on going out to photograph it.
I live in south east Queensland, which is around the 28º latitude and thus far too close to the tropics to usually get aurora, but the 1.5 hr drive to a darkish area west of Brisbane proved worth it.
As aurora photos go, these are fairly tame, but for the location, I'm extremely happy with having got this much.
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But the thing that intrigued me was this bird that was flying in a stationary way looking down (for fish? it was high tide)
It's clearly not a black kite. I don't think it's the first time I see it, but I really don't know the species. If anyone knows, I'm all ears.Edit: It seems that it's an osprey. Thanks everyone.
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Eastern Grey Kangaroos spotted yesterday arvo (the female with Joey in pouch) and this morning (the rest of them).
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #EasternGreyKangaroo #macropod #marsupial
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Complaining that the snow inconveniences them while expecting their day to be normal and not disturbed by this pesky"nature" is the most Parisian thing.
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The killing of Rob Reiner has many specific, and tragic echoes across history. Here's my attempt to understand the turning of a son against a father:
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These toe beans are perfect #ToeBeansThursday https://mastodon.social/@nowathecat/115643397741360497