#machinery — Public Fediverse posts

@26pglt
ah, context helps a lot here.
When you say ‘neurodivergent’ do you mean:
A) #Allistic (neurotypical and neurodivergent); or
B) Autistic?
I got to learn the meaning of allistic a little while ago and remember this distinction. It’s an important difference in terms of discussions here imo. I’m allistic but neurodivergent (I have not been diagnosed autistic but I’m not neurotypical either).

The above aside, it should not matter what one’s brain circuitry is like, the onus is on the #teacher/#instructor to ensure the #driver/#rider is fully equiped to drive/ride before being licensed to do so. Imagine what would happen if we handed gun licenses the same way that driver licences are currently handed out. A vehicle is just as dangerous as a gun I would argue.

Everyone is different and every one ‘learns’ differently (the bane of teaching I gather from what I hear because of the diverstiy of strategies and learning experiences teaching demands — with bugger all extra staff to cope with the load, but that’s an entirely different matter).

#Testing is an important part sure, but that testing should also come with #PracticalLessons. Something like a #DefensiveDriving course on a dedicated off-street #track in the driver’s own vehicle. Drivers ought to be taught not only the #RoadRules and the mechanical aspects of #operating a specific piece of #machinery (car, Ute, bike, SUV, urban tractor, etc.), they should also be taught *roadcraft* while getting to know their ride and how to handle their own machinery under stress. Etc… and that’s only the beginning. #Roads need to be safer and in good order. #Signage needs to be comprehensive (maybe even electronically connecting with vehicles HUD). And lots more… #Policing needs a total revamp to get the ‘nazis’ off traffic policing, training them to suit the duties involved (they are dealing with people not perpetrators, more visible on-road presence, technolgically up to date, etc. And the speed-mafia ought to shut their trap and concentrate on the real road killer: ‘distraction’.

I do go on when I get started… sry

Just now thinking about technology that would allow a traffic patrol to electronically pair with a vehicle driven by an offender and taking over control to mimic the patrol car’s behaviour, slowing down, pulling off to the side and switching the ignition off (or battery off). No more dangerous and potentially killer pursuits. Dashcam records everything and uploads copies to driver and police alike to ensure impartiality and fairness in law. That sort of thing.

@26pglt
ah, context helps a lot here.
When you say ‘neurodivergent’ do you mean:
A) #Allistic (neurotypical and neurodivergent); or
B) Autistic?
I got to learn the meaning of allistic a little while ago and remember this distinction. It’s an important difference in terms of discussions here imo. I’m allistic but neurodivergent (I have not been diagnosed autistic but I’m not neurotypical either).

The above aside, it should not matter what one’s brain circuitry is like, the onus is on the #teacher/#instructor to ensure the #driver/#rider is fully equiped to drive/ride before being licensed to do so. Imagine what would happen if we handed gun licenses the same way that driver licences are currently handed out. A vehicle is just as dangerous as a gun I would argue.

Everyone is different and every one ‘learns’ differently (the bane of teaching I gather from what I hear because of the diverstiy of strategies and learning experiences teaching demands — with bugger all extra staff to cope with the load, but that’s an entirely different matter).

#Testing is an important part sure, but that testing should also come with #PracticalLessons. Something like a #DefensiveDriving course on a dedicated off-street #track in the driver’s own vehicle. Drivers ought to be taught not only the #RoadRules and the mechanical aspects of #operating a specific piece of #machinery (car, Ute, bike, SUV, urban tractor, etc.), they should also be taught *roadcraft* while getting to know their ride and how to handle their own machinery under stress. Etc… and that’s only the beginning. #Roads need to be safer and in good order. #Signage needs to be comprehensive (maybe even electronically connecting with vehicles HUD). And lots more… #Policing needs a total revamp to get the ‘nazis’ off traffic policing, training them to suit the duties involved (they are dealing with people not perpetrators, more visible on-road presence, technolgically up to date, etc. And the speed-mafia ought to shut their trap and concentrate on the real road killer: ‘distraction’.

I do go on when I get started… sry

Just now thinking about technology that would allow a traffic patrol to electronically pair with a vehicle driven by an offender and taking over control to mimic the patrol car’s behaviour, slowing down, pulling off to the side and switching the ignition off (or battery off). No more dangerous and potentially killer pursuits. Dashcam records everything and uploads copies to driver and police alike to ensure impartiality and fairness in law. That sort of thing.

@26pglt
ah, context helps a lot here.
When you say ‘neurodivergent’ do you mean:
A) #Allistic (neurotypical and neurodivergent); or
B) Autistic?
I got to learn the meaning of allistic a little while ago and remember this distinction. It’s an important difference in terms of discussions here imo. I’m allistic but neurodivergent (I have not been diagnosed autistic but I’m not neurotypical either).

The above aside, it should not matter what one’s brain circuitry is like, the onus is on the #teacher/#instructor to ensure the #driver/#rider is fully equiped to drive/ride before being licensed to do so. Imagine what would happen if we handed gun licenses the same way that driver licences are currently handed out. A vehicle is just as dangerous as a gun I would argue.

Everyone is different and every one ‘learns’ differently (the bane of teaching I gather from what I hear because of the diverstiy of strategies and learning experiences teaching demands — with bugger all extra staff to cope with the load, but that’s an entirely different matter).

#Testing is an important part sure, but that testing should also come with #PracticalLessons. Something like a #DefensiveDriving course on a dedicated off-street #track in the driver’s own vehicle. Drivers ought to be taught not only the #RoadRules and the mechanical aspects of #operating a specific piece of #machinery (car, Ute, bike, SUV, urban tractor, etc.), they should also be taught *roadcraft* while getting to know their ride and how to handle their own machinery under stress. Etc… and that’s only the beginning. #Roads need to be safer and in good order. #Signage needs to be comprehensive (maybe even electronically connecting with vehicles HUD). And lots more… #Policing needs a total revamp to get the ‘nazis’ off traffic policing, training them to suit the duties involved (they are dealing with people not perpetrators, more visible on-road presence, technolgically up to date, etc. And the speed-mafia ought to shut their trap and concentrate on the real road killer: ‘distraction’.

I do go on when I get started… sry

Just now thinking about technology that would allow a traffic patrol to electronically pair with a vehicle driven by an offender and taking over control to mimic the patrol car’s behaviour, slowing down, pulling off to the side and switching the ignition off (or battery off). No more dangerous and potentially killer pursuits. Dashcam records everything and uploads copies to driver and police alike to ensure impartiality and fairness in law. That sort of thing.

@26pglt
ah, context helps a lot here.
When you say ‘neurodivergent’ do you mean:
A) #Allistic (neurotypical and neurodivergent); or
B) Autistic?
I got to learn the meaning of allistic a little while ago and remember this distinction. It’s an important difference in terms of discussions here imo. I’m allistic but neurodivergent (I have not been diagnosed autistic but I’m not neurotypical either).

The above aside, it should not matter what one’s brain circuitry is like, the onus is on the #teacher/#instructor to ensure the #driver/#rider is fully equiped to drive/ride before being licensed to do so. Imagine what would happen if we handed gun licenses the same way that driver licences are currently handed out. A vehicle is just as dangerous as a gun I would argue.

Everyone is different and every one ‘learns’ differently (the bane of teaching I gather from what I hear because of the diverstiy of strategies and learning experiences teaching demands — with bugger all extra staff to cope with the load, but that’s an entirely different matter).

#Testing is an important part sure, but that testing should also come with #PracticalLessons. Something like a #DefensiveDriving course on a dedicated off-street #track in the driver’s own vehicle. Drivers ought to be taught not only the #RoadRules and the mechanical aspects of #operating a specific piece of #machinery (car, Ute, bike, SUV, urban tractor, etc.), they should also be taught *roadcraft* while getting to know their ride and how to handle their own machinery under stress. Etc… and that’s only the beginning. #Roads need to be safer and in good order. #Signage needs to be comprehensive (maybe even electronically connecting with vehicles HUD). And lots more… #Policing needs a total revamp to get the ‘nazis’ off traffic policing, training them to suit the duties involved (they are dealing with people not perpetrators, more visible on-road presence, technolgically up to date, etc. And the speed-mafia ought to shut their trap and concentrate on the real road killer: ‘distraction’.

I do go on when I get started… sry

Just now thinking about technology that would allow a traffic patrol to electronically pair with a vehicle driven by an offender and taking over control to mimic the patrol car’s behaviour, slowing down, pulling off to the side and switching the ignition off (or battery off). No more dangerous and potentially killer pursuits. Dashcam records everything and uploads copies to driver and police alike to ensure impartiality and fairness in law. That sort of thing.

@26pglt
ah, context helps a lot here.
When you say ‘neurodivergent’ do you mean:
A) #Allistic (neurotypical and neurodivergent); or
B) Autistic?
I got to learn the meaning of allistic a little while ago and remember this distinction. It’s an important difference in terms of discussions here imo. I’m allistic but neurodivergent (I have not been diagnosed autistic but I’m not neurotypical either).

The above aside, it should not matter what one’s brain circuitry is like, the onus is on the #teacher/#instructor to ensure the #driver/#rider is fully equiped to drive/ride before being licensed to do so. Imagine what would happen if we handed gun licenses the same way that driver licences are currently handed out. A vehicle is just as dangerous as a gun I would argue.

Everyone is different and every one ‘learns’ differently (the bane of teaching I gather from what I hear because of the diverstiy of strategies and learning experiences teaching demands — with bugger all extra staff to cope with the load, but that’s an entirely different matter).

#Testing is an important part sure, but that testing should also come with #PracticalLessons. Something like a #DefensiveDriving course on a dedicated off-street #track in the driver’s own vehicle. Drivers ought to be taught not only the #RoadRules and the mechanical aspects of #operating a specific piece of #machinery (car, Ute, bike, SUV, urban tractor, etc.), they should also be taught *roadcraft* while getting to know their ride and how to handle their own machinery under stress. Etc… and that’s only the beginning. #Roads need to be safer and in good order. #Signage needs to be comprehensive (maybe even electronically connecting with vehicles HUD). And lots more… #Policing needs a total revamp to get the ‘nazis’ off traffic policing, training them to suit the duties involved (they are dealing with people not perpetrators, more visible on-road presence, technolgically up to date, etc. And the speed-mafia ought to shut their trap and concentrate on the real road killer: ‘distraction’.

I do go on when I get started… sry

Just now thinking about technology that would allow a traffic patrol to electronically pair with a vehicle driven by an offender and taking over control to mimic the patrol car’s behaviour, slowing down, pulling off to the side and switching the ignition off (or battery off). No more dangerous and potentially killer pursuits. Dashcam records everything and uploads copies to driver and police alike to ensure impartiality and fairness in law. That sort of thing.

[#TRADESHOW] #ProPak #Shenzhen 2026 – Shenzhen #Food #Processing and #Packaging #Exhibition will be held from October 13 to 15, 2026, at Shenzhen #World Exhibition & #Convention #Center. As a specialized food processing and packaging #trade #expo in South #China, the #event brings together #suppliers of processing #machinery, packaging #equipment, packaging materials, #smart manufacturing #technologies, and #business #logistics solutions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/propak-shenzhen-2026-shenzhen-food-processing-and-packaging-exhibition/

[#TRADESHOW] #ProPak #Shenzhen 2026 – Shenzhen #Food #Processing and #Packaging #Exhibition will be held from October 13 to 15, 2026, at Shenzhen #World Exhibition & #Convention #Center. As a specialized food processing and packaging #trade #expo in South #China, the #event brings together #suppliers of processing #machinery, packaging #equipment, packaging materials, #smart manufacturing #technologies, and #business #logistics solutions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/propak-shenzhen-2026-shenzhen-food-processing-and-packaging-exhibition/

[#TRADESHOW] #ProPak #Shenzhen 2026 – Shenzhen #Food #Processing and #Packaging #Exhibition will be held from October 13 to 15, 2026, at Shenzhen #World Exhibition & #Convention #Center. As a specialized food processing and packaging #trade #expo in South #China, the #event brings together #suppliers of processing #machinery, packaging #equipment, packaging materials, #smart manufacturing #technologies, and #business #logistics solutions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/propak-shenzhen-2026-shenzhen-food-processing-and-packaging-exhibition/

The 15th #China #Innovation & #Entrepreneurship #Competition has opened #registration for its “#AI + #Construction #Machinery” division, running from Aug 13 to Sep 15, with project submissions due by September 25 (Beijing Time). Co-organized by #XCMG, a leading #Chinese construction machinery #manufacturer, the competition focuses on advancing #intelligent and #green #technologies for the #industry under the theme “Green Intelligence for a #Better #World.” https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-launches-ai-construction-machinery-competition-with-xcmg/

The 15th #China #Innovation & #Entrepreneurship #Competition has opened #registration for its “#AI + #Construction #Machinery” division, running from Aug 13 to Sep 15, with project submissions due by September 25 (Beijing Time). Co-organized by #XCMG, a leading #Chinese construction machinery #manufacturer, the competition focuses on advancing #intelligent and #green #technologies for the #industry under the theme “Green Intelligence for a #Better #World.” https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-launches-ai-construction-machinery-competition-with-xcmg/

The 15th #China #Innovation & #Entrepreneurship #Competition has opened #registration for its “#AI + #Construction #Machinery” division, running from Aug 13 to Sep 15, with project submissions due by September 25 (Beijing Time). Co-organized by #XCMG, a leading #Chinese construction machinery #manufacturer, the competition focuses on advancing #intelligent and #green #technologies for the #industry under the theme “Green Intelligence for a #Better #World.” https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-launches-ai-construction-machinery-competition-with-xcmg/

Thursday, August 27, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-27-2026/

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/breaking-the-heart-of-the-heartland. "The unavoidable reality is that things are really very bad in #rural #America. Moreover, the devastation hitting the heartland is squarely a consequence of Trump’s #actions... The #tariffs raised the prices of #farm #machinery, #chemicals & #fertilizer. The final straw was the loss of #foreign #markets to #rival #agricultural #exporters such as #Brazil."

Huh, this is clever. It uses the existing bucket curl cylinder, super easy build, no messing with hydraulics at all.

💡 I wonder if I can design one for the quick-fitting I've got and how much force that would get me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eReHh34APBo

#MiniExcavator #LogSplitter #Machinery #DIY #Firewood

Grotto Design with Automata (1615), from Les raisons des forces mouvantes
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Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/df34ceaa-504c-4248-84b2-464ad4685293

#grottoes #fountains #gardens #machinery #grotesques #nature #artifice #caves #design #sculpture #art #publicdomain

Yesterday, I spent the whole day making a part for the CNC machine. It was totally boring ....

I am making a motor mount for the 1KW Servo that I will be using as a spindle motor.

#gpumoto #cnc #milling #machinery #diy #handmade #HagenimBremischen

Up to 40% of bushfires in parts of Australia are deliberately lit. But we’re not doing enough to prevent them

"There are many, complex reasons why people light fires. Commonly reported drivers include: relieving boredom or creating excitement, gaining positive recognition for putting out a fire (they want to be seen as a hero), as a cry for help, or because they’re angry."

"There is almost no research in Australia or internationally into the effects of community awareness, and prevention campaigns or targeted strategies to prevent firesetting, including bushfire arson, in higher risk groups."

"Failing to address deliberate firesetting will have significant long-term consequences for public health, human life and the environment."

"As we enter another summer of high fire danger, our failure to fund arson research should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds."
>>
https://theconversation.com/up-to-40-of-bushfires-in-parts-of-australia-are-deliberately-lit-but-were-not-doing-enough-to-prevent-them-243584
#bushfires #arson #fires #destruction #harm #BlackSaturday #paraphernalia #machinery #FossilFuels #governance

paper machinery

#Paper #Machinery #IntricateDesign #WatercolorElements #GoldAccents #Morphing #Surreal #VibrantColors #DecorativeGears #MechanicalParts #Img2Img #AiArt #AiArtists #StableDiffusion #AiArtCommunity

get: https://aieris.art/featured/paper-machinery-eris-and-ai.html

Stop logging native forests in a climate and biodiversity emergency Pt 1
Logging NSW native forests - How is the air pollution and greenhouse pollution monitored?

Logging operations by NSW State Forestry involve road enlargements lasting months before the actual extraction takes place. The forests paths are trailblazed to push the huge and heavy machinery into biodiversity habitats. All this is done with fossil fuel-powered heavy-duty vehicles and machinery. These actions contribute to the emission and/or creation of health-harming air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

“Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) disproportionately contribute to the creation of air pollutants and emission of greenhouse gases—with marginalized populations unequally burdened by the impacts of each.”

Traffic-related pollution leads to premature deaths through direct air pollution.
“Traffic-related pollution can trigger a variety of health problems, including asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, heart disease and ultimately premature death. Air pollution from heavy-duty vehicles is higher in urban settings, in areas close to interstate highways and along truck routes.”

Climate disruption leads to weather extremes and disasters (bushfires, floods, drought and heatwaves) All involves human suffering, and impoverishing the web of biodiversity.

These 'extras' or externalities are not on any balance sheet. The robbing of habitat and the associated impacts on residents and wildlife deminish the web of life.

There seems to be no monitoring of the pollution cause inside wildlife habitats, the human habitat (Bellingen/ Gleniffer homes) and the global atmosphere. (Climate Change Detection and Attribution)

Pt.2 and links:
Stop logging native forests in a climate and biodiversity emergency Pt 2
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/111015823447627475

#FossiFuel #machinery #HDVs #trucks #pollution #exposure #Air #externalities #OneHealth #NSWLogging #logging #BellingLogging #Bellingen #RosesRoad #GlenifferRoad #Climate #GHG #SaveTuckersNob

Stop logging native forests in a climate and biodiversity emergency Pt 2

Logging NSW native forests - How is the air pollution and greenhouse pollution monitored?

It is not ok to do industrial logging in a biodiversity crisis.
It is not ok to kill our atmosphere
It is not ok to kill the diversity of life on the planet.

>> Pt 1 -Stop logging native forests in a climate and biodiversity emergency
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/111015825441949480

Links:
Electrifying heavy-duty vehicles could reduce environmental inequalities
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-electrifying-heavy-duty-vehicles-environmental-inequalities.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01219-0
Camilleri, S.F., et al, Air quality, health and equity implications of electrifying heavy-duty vehicles, Nature Sustainability (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-023-01219-0.

SF Harvest and haul contracts
https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/596557/North-Coast-Haulage-Contract.pdf

Australia is party to the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement came into force in 2016. It was a major step forward in international efforts to address climate change
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/international-commitments

Climate Change Detection and Attribution?
https://archive.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch9s9-1-2.html

Air pollution is a silent threat that robs people of their health and lives
https://www.cleanairblueskies.org/

#FossiFuel #machinery #HDVs #trucks #pollution #exposure #AirQuality #externalities #OneHealth #NSWLogging #logging #BellingLogging #Bellingen #RosesRoad #GlenifferRoad #Climate #GHG #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #biodiversity #SaveTuckersNob

#SaveTuckersNob meeting, Bellingen

Residents and friends of biodiversity (more-than-human systems) around Roses Road and Gleniffer Road, are invited to a picnic.

Saturday 2nd September
603 Roses Road
12.00- 2.00 pm

#logging #BellingenLogging #deforestation #ClearFelling #RosesRoad #GlenifferRoad #Bellingen #traffic #trucks #dust #FossilFuel #machinery #livability #water #catchment #consultation #RemnantVegetation #koalas #GKNP #biodiversity #conservation #ClimateEmergency #governance #SaveTuckersNob