I made a timelapse of the Australian wildfire smoke tinting the skies brown over New Zealand's Southern Alps. This was yesterday evening from the Cashmere hills in Christchurch city.
I made a timelapse of the Australian wildfire smoke tinting the skies brown over New Zealand's Southern Alps. This was yesterday evening from the Cashmere hills in Christchurch city.
Wonder why this #Indonesia #fire, which I only just read about, didn't get nearly as much attention as the one that happened in #Switzerland a week later.
Academic freedom is eroding under political pressure and institutional fear, and universities should defend free speech by treating controversy as a teaching opportunity instead of silencing dissent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/08/world/college-cancel-culture-gets-worse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #fire #academicfreedom #freespeech #universities #censorship #education
Wonder why this #Indonesia #fire, which I only just read about, didn't get nearly as much attention as the one that happened in #Switzerland a week later.
Fighting Fire with Fire: Scalable Oral Exams
https://www.behind-the-enemy-lines.com/2025/12/fighting-fire-with-fire-scalable-oral.html
#HackerNews #Fighting #Fire #with #Fire #Scalable #Oral #Exams #Education #Innovation #Assessment
Help My c64 caught on fire
https://c0de517e.com/026_c64fire.htm
#HackerNews #Help #My #c64 #caught #on #fire #c64 #fire #retrocomputing #techdisaster #vintagecomputers
Remember: #Socialism is the #fire department saving your house. #Capitalism is the #insurance company denying your claim.
Remember: #Socialism is the #fire department saving your house. #Capitalism is the #insurance company denying your claim.
Discussion of drone at 240 feet... came back that Intel 24 is at 11,000 feet (so no issues) 11/21/25 2124 #DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
"Suggest we move and reposition" based on INTEL24 images. 11/21/25 2125 #DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
"Containers on top are locked in place and are all empty" 11/21/25 2122 #DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
Discussion of drone at 240 feet... came back that Intel 24 is at 11,000 feet (so no issues) 11/21/25 2124 #DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
INTEL 24 is overhead and streaming video, there's apparently a link the LAFD folks can access for the stream.
"Containers on top are locked in place and are all empty" 11/21/25 2122 #DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
Discussion about whether or not able to move rigs, and risks, as it would impact ability to run water, etc. 11/21/25 2115 #DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
"All companies on starboard side" asked to move apparatus, due to risk of containers collapsing. 11/21/25 21102#DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
"Need to move rigs on starboard side in case of issues with stability of containers. If containers start to go, will be concerned with those rigs and personnel." 11/21/25 2111 #DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
"Fire is spread sub1 through sub 4, compartments 13, 15, 17, 19. Fire is moving towards the stern of the ship." They are concerned about compartment 10, "dangerous goods" there, so keeping an eye on which direction the fire is burning. 11/21/25 2110 #DockIC #PortOfLosAngeles #fire
