Notices by Carolyn (cstamp@mastodon.social), page 2

@flowerpot @benroyce " It appears the man fell, and the cassowary attacked him after the fall, Taylor said."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/14/us/cassowary-bird-kills-florida-man/index.html

"Class II is the same category as alligators, honey badgers and clouded leopards..."

Would he have entered the enclosure of a leopard?

@flowerpot @benroyce Of course, a Florida man is involved. I wonder if he truly understood the birds he decided to raise.

" The National Zoo's...enclosures were built with doors and gates to separate them from humans who needed to enter.

"At no time, ever, do we ever go in with the cassowary," he said. "Not because they're mean, but because we know how dangerous they could be if they got spooked for any reason.""

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-florida-man-has-been-killed-by-a-cassowary-apparently-the-world-s-most-dangerous-bird

@benroyce This is adorable: "Observed behavior at a wildfowl center in Uganda describes what happens when someone bows to their resident shoebill Sushi – and what happens when they don’t. When visitors greet Sushi with a bow, the greeting is returned, and visitors may even be able to touch him. When visitors do not greet him with a bow, the bird moves away, and will not allow visitors to touch or approach him."

https://birdfact.com/articles/are-shoebills-dangerous

The real story behind the tranquility of this shot: There is a salt water marsh behind & to the right, and this is dusk. So...I was standing in water as deep as I could without compromising my camera and camera bag with the tide still incoming. Less flesh exposed to bites. :)

#NovaScotia #RedSandBeach #heron #MinimalistPhotography

#NovaScotia #RedSandBeach

I wish White men would stop freaking out about a decline in fertility rates.

Also, the ones who are freaking out about fertility rates are the creepiest men. Stop being creepy.

The human race has bigger threats to our sustainability than fertility rates. Climate change, war, pollution...

With 8.2 billion people, we really are in no danger of dying off by any but self-inflicted extinction.

@ATLeagle @chris @GottaLaff @eilonwy The non existent invasion of people legally claiming refugee status? It really will be a long time before folk won't spit on the mention of USA.

@chris @GottaLaff @eilonwy Yeah, but I thought it against the constitution to have army deployed within the US border (outside of a war, I guess).

@eff "There are also fears that police could use fingerprints stored on government databases."

So PIN passwords.

"Most modern phones & some laptops encrypt their data using a strong cryptographic keys only accessible when the user unlocks it with the passcode...

If the device is locked but not turned off, the key remains loaded on the device’s memory. Powerful hacking tools made by companies like Cellebrite can recover the key and decipher the data."

@eff "Britain’s counterterrorism law allows police to demand that people passing through the country’s border hand over devices along with passwords and PINs. If they refuse, they can be charged with terrorism."

So US not the only scary border...

@eff "“If detected by a border agent, the fact that you wiped your hard drive may prompt the agent to ask why you did so,” the EFF’s guide says. “Even traveling without devices or data that most travelers typically have could attract suspicion and questions.”"

Reason: I don't want some creepy gestapo pawing through my underwear. I guess I'd have to come up with a more snowflake-aimed rewording... ;)

@NatePHedi @jerasikehorn.bsky.social https://trans-express.lgbt/post/780059017315811328/norwegian-transgender-politician-wants-to-give

When the orange regime is done, US lawmakers are going to have to get busy codifying things that had been left for civility, and make laws holding the president accountable for his pledge to the constitution.

@Westcoastmaven @tusk81 They've already imprisoned women for miscarrying.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59214544

One day we'll know exactly what Putin has on the orange rapist. Maybe distant future...

@evoterra "You need to get your balls back. I'm a dancing clown."

Thanks for posting that. Just brilliant.

Elsewhere, I saw someone disheartened by trans awareness day because of the trolls who also participate. A reminder that an 85-yr-old conservative American man changed his mind because he was presented with new information, which caused a new awareness of a world bigger than that he grew up in. Education & being visible makes more of an impact than many think.

‘Just plain old Larry’ gives reason for hope of better things.

https://www.wpr.org/news/larry-jones-wisconsin-testimony-gender-affirming-care-viral

"We are not for sale." :)

"Our differences make us a helluva lot more interesting."

https://youtu.be/-UFBrRJkqnA

David Suzuki was the first celebrity I saw in the subway when I first moved to Toronto. :)

I grew up watching The Nature of Things, so it was a big deal. Who is more Canada?

He presents Sarah Harmer with the Humanitarian Award. They met on a gravel pit during a protest. :)

And 89!!! His passion keeps him looking much younger.

https://youtu.be/bYKCFRapcHk

Anne Murray receives yet one more Juno. 😃

Well earned. She was a trailblazer.

https://youtu.be/YH8xn8VeLYo