Monthly Archives: February 2024

This week’s links (2024-02-25)

In brief: ⚖️ New Zealand begins sentencing of those involved in White Island volcanic eruption (2024-Feb-26) [Reuters] 🎞 34 Awesome—and Awesomely Bad—Outdoor Movies You Can Stream Right Now (2024-Feb-26) [Outside] 🏔 1924 Everest Anniversary Reignites Rumors: Did the Chinese Remove … Continue reading

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This week’s links (2024-02-18)

In brief: 🏃 Running out of trouble (2024-Feb) By Grace Tame [The Monthly] … 🏃 I knocked the bastard off – Retracing the footsteps of a murderer (Ep 3) (2024-FEB-18) [Beau Miles|YouTube] ❝ A BLOODY LONG RUN – EPISODE 3/3: … Continue reading

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This week’s links (2024-02-11)

In brief: … 🏦 Have you heard of the ‘Man Box’? Here’s why it can be harmful (2024-Feb-11) [SBS News] ❝ The Man Box 2024 found those who most strongly agreed with rigid ideals were more likely to have engaged … Continue reading

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This week’s links (2024-02-04)

In brief: 💩 There Are New Rules for Pooping on Mount Everest (2024-Feb-09) [Outside] Mountaineers now must haul their feces back to Base Camp in wag bags. 🌳 The Wollemi Pine was long thought extinct. Now experts are trying to … Continue reading

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In the February-2024 Sky

08 Feb – Venus near crescent Moon 08 Feb – alpha-centaurids and beta-centaurids peak 09 Feb – Mercury near crescent Moon 10 Feb – New Moon 11 Feb – Lunar perigee 358,088 km 11 Feb – Moon and Saturn close … Continue reading

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February – Biderap Dry Season

Biderap Dry Season (January-February) Hot, dry weather. High temperatures and low rainfall. ❝ I don’t know why, we used to play around the tussock grass. Playing hidey. So they must have been big enough to hide around. And it was … Continue reading

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