tavu

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Aurora australis set to light up Australian sky as agencies monitor ‘severe’ solar storm in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] tavu@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

Last night:
aurora from backyard, shed and rolls of wire mesh in foreground. Curtains lavender at top blending to green at base, with some green lower on horizon.
May 2024 was better:
backyard aurora shed in foreground. Curtains deep red high blending to green low and distinct swirly green band lower across horizon
April 2023:
aurora overlooking trees and road. Faint red curtains

...all from Melbourne's far outer west, using an old sony nex camera. Did my best to preserve it as perceived by my eyes. No enhancement or turning up the colour (like phones and some cameras do now with their baked-in AI enhancement).

Australia Post rival shuts operations without warning in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] tavu@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Good riddance. Yet another lowballing courier undercutting what should be a natural monopoly for standard parcels operated by public-owned AusPost (unless the Libs get in again and have a go at privatising it).

Last mile provider FAST Group's post-merger meltdown: PE-backer freezes fund amid financial red flags (tl;dr - Sendle no more) in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] tavu@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Good riddance. Yet another lowballing courier undercutting what should be a natural monopoly for standard parcels operated by public-owned AusPost (unless the Libs get in again and have a go at privatising it).