Gordon Smith

@KurtsViews @MatildaBoseley That’s true but the federation blocks bad-actor (and spammer, etc) server reasonably quickly via a block-list. Admins take content moderation quite seriously.

@macalba @MatildaBoseley Doesn't sound very secure. Cant bad actors setup their own servers

@KurtsViews @MatildaBoseley Mastodon is run by several thousand inter-connected (federated) instances (servers). Run by people not corporations. Funded by end-user donations if they so chose. It *is* a bit of a learning curve; it’s to a Twitter work-alike.

@MatildaBoseley Does anyone know how Mastodon earns revenue?

@suggpixc Nature can be weird *and* wonderful.

Spring has arrived at last! #ThePhotoHour #Flowers #NaturePhotography

“What many recent data breaches have in common”: blog.1password.com/what-data-brea…

Out checking fences this afternoon, I found this Bulbine Lily (Bulbine bulbosa), the first of the season. #metz #armidale #ozPlants

@ManuSaunders Did you see that you can turn any mastodon user URL into an RSS feed? Viz. @manusaunders.rss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ecoevo.social/@manusaunders.…

"Geologists are very pleasant companions, especially for geologists. It’s their art, to stop at every stone, and carry out an investigation at every layer of Earth"🔎🪨 - Swiss author Rodolphe Toepffer (1799-1846)

I found a new-to-me group of about 10 Diuris sp. on the property. Dr. Lachlan Copeland in Coffs Harbour tells me that “it's what I call "Diuris sp. aff. alba (Northern Tablelands)". It's unnamed but reasonably common from about Werrikimbe NP to Gibraltar Range.” #metz #ozPlants

@stevenst @JessicaWorboys Indeed, it looked pretty intense on the radar as it moved west to east across the Guyra area. Might have been worse a tad south - at Black Mountain perhaps.

A very fast and fierce storm just ripped through Guyra. Pretty scary for 5 mins, heaps of wind, rain and hail. Then we emerged to a scene from winter! 😳

@hpmilne Quite a few species; so far: Eriochilus cucullatus, Spiranthes australis, Pterystillis sp. incl. P. mutica (Midget greenhood), Caladenia sp. incl. C. major, at least 3 Diuris sp., 2 or 3 Dipodium sp. (incl. 1 with unusual white), Calochilus sp., Microtis unifolia (Onion orchid).

@macalba That’s incredible Gordon! So C. major (Glossodia major) over at your place? Too many cows at Terrys for most of the terrestrial orchids but some ungrazed patches. Do you ever get any other orchids there?

This one from the property we live on. This is Diuris abbreviata, Lemon Doubletail and is separated from D. sulphurea by having the broad labellum, round dorsal petals and shortened lateral sepals. A terrific terrestrial orchid! #wildoz #orchid

The wet/boggy ground is host to several patches of sundew (Drosera sp.) around the property. I’ve never before seen sundew in most of the current locations though I guess we’ve never before seen so many La Niña years in a row either. #metz #armidale #ozPlants

@MuaddibMouse @up_banking Congratulations. You're about 6 weeks ahead of me.

Celebrating 4 laps around the sun with @up_banking

Local sunrise just now. #metz #sunrise

@suggpixc Nice lighting.

This form of transport seems a lot less complicated than the options available today! #ThePhotoHour #farming #History

@hpmilne Good find! I’d not heard of that one before now.

Another orchid from the NSW Northern Tablelands/New England. This is Diuris pallens (Northern Golden Moths) from around Ebor. My brother and I found these in a roadside drain, which is always a good place to look for terrestrial orchids! #orchid #wildoz #diuris

@suggpixc And a magnificent old tree in the foreground.

This old townhouse is in Texas, Qld, Australia. It is still a family home and was built over 100 years ago. #hephotohour #farmlife #countryliving

@DeniseBeale According to Govt., they've asked Optus for details but haven't (yet) had a response: abc.net.au/news/2022-10-0…

As a former Optus customer caught up in the breach, I'm incredibly frustrated. No information from them, the usual bromides. I've done what I can do but government IDs aren't simple or quick to change. Govt seems to be ignoring that #OptusHack

The colder mornings are almost over but there was still a decent frost this morning. This was the state of affairs as I headed off with the dogs a few minutes after sunrise (our local sunrise is currently at about 5:40 am). #metz #armidale #winter