Notices by bananabob :tinoflag: 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 (bananabob@mastodon.nz)

Ministry apologises after beneficiary told food ‘not an essential need’

https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/22-01-2026/ministry-apologises-after-beneficiary-told-food-not-an-essential-need

#TheSpinoff #NZ #MSD #Heartless

@rspfau https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4981

New Zealand opts not to join international statement warning of deteriorating situation in Gaza

Either this government doesn't read the will of the people or it just doesn't care.

My money is on they don't care.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/582978/new-zealand-opts-not-to-join-international-statement-warning-of-deteriorating-situation-in-gaza

#RNZ #Gaza #NZPol

Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why

<<The engineer, whose name was Craig Hannah, was also a keen naturalist and photographer. He saw the same thing happening repeatedly and wondered if it would be of interest to insect researchers. This led him to the University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, to which we are both affiliated. >>

https://theconversation.com/thousands-of-flies-keep-landing-on-north-sea-oil-rigs-then-taking-off-a-few-hours-later-heres-why-265622

#TheConversation #Nature #Pollination #OilRigs #Hoverflies

Ancient DNA Reveals Mysterious New Group of Humans in Colombia With No Genetic Ties to People Today

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-reveals-mysterious-new-group-of-humans-in-colombia-with-no-genetic-ties-to-people-today-180986819/

#Archaeology #CentralAmerica #SouthAmerica #DNA #Genetics

@Jerry I registered and I am getting this message "Please click the link in your email inbox to verify your account." I have had no email.

@Jerry @rimu Hi Jerry, It is https://piefed.social/

Power companies launch online resource for struggling customers

Have they ever thought of reducing their prices?

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/542170/power-companies-launch-online-resource-for-struggling-customers

#RNZ #NZ #Electricty

@CStamp I can attest to this having had a subdural hematoma caused by banging my head on the car roof. Not a pleasant time in hospital I can tell you and the pain was unbearable.

On Christmas Day one of our hard drives failed. Luckily our backup plan worked. I would suggest that if you haven't tested your backup plan to see if it works. Then you should.

#Linux #LinuxMint #Computer #HardDrive #Backup

@Gargron I have trouble finding my way into list management. How do I get there?

This was under the radar

North Korean troops for Russia’s war in Ukraine: what we know so far
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/16/north-korean-troops-for-russias-war-in-ukraine-what-we-know-so-far

#TheGuardian #Ukraine #Russia #NorthKorea

@BeAware Your right. I used a trowel rather than a spade

So digging into the Flipboard Fediverse feeds I have found this link to all Flipboard Federated Accounts on Google Sheets

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit?pli=1&gid=1931282018#gid=1931282018

#FlipBoard #News #Magazines

Do you know who I miss from the identica days? Stav! @evan how is he these days?
#identica