Dozens of fires burn across Queensland as severe weather season looms
Parts of the state are still reeling from last season’s flooding, storms and rainfall, with the majority of council areas disaster-declared already. ⌘ Read more

Bridget Archer to attempt immediate return to politics as election looms
Well known for crossing the floor during her two terms in federal parliament, former Liberal Bass MP Bridget Archer will seek a return to politics. She says she will seek preselection to run for the Tasmanian Liberals in a state election, which is yet to be called. ⌘ Read more

Amazon Makes Last Minute Offer for TikTok as Ban Looms
Retail giant Amazon today made an offer to acquire TikTok just days ahead of when TikTok must be sold off or face a ban, reports The New York Times. Unspecified participants involved in the TikTok talks “do not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously,” and multiple interested parties are scrambling to plead their cases for a TikTok purchase.

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Instagram Adds New Features to Reels as TikTok Ban Looms
With TikTok on track to be banned from U.S. app stores starting on Sunday, Instagram is adding new features to Reels, its video-based feature that’s modeled after TikTok.

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Going forward, there will be a new Reels feed that includes videos that your friends have liked or commented on, so you can see what your friends have watched and what they like. Your friends … ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net I saw those, yes. I tried using yarnc, and it would work for a simple twtxt. Now, for a more convoluted one it truly becomes a nightmare using that tool for the job. I know there are talks about changing this hash, so this might be a moot point right now, but it would be nice to have a tool that:

1. Would calculate the hash of a twtxt in a file.
   
2. Would calculate all hashes on a twtxt.txt (local and remote).
   

Again, something lovely to have after any looming changes occur.

Labor ‘getting nervous’ for Dunkley by-election
Former Labor senator Stephen Conroy says he believes Labor will be “getting nervous now” as the Dunkley by-election looms.

Mr Conroy said there has been some “definite swing” coming to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

“Whether he can get there probably a little too early to call,” Mr Conroy told Sky News Australia.

“He’s certainly coming from behind.

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Light Snow Falls on Snohomish County
Dark clouds loomed as snow fell on parts of Snohomish County, Washington, on February 26, when a storm system moved through the region. Footage taken by X user @1technodiva shows snowy conditions in Three Lakes on Monday. Several schools in Snohomish and King counties were either closed or operating on delayed schedules Monday morning due to the weather, according to local reports. Credit: @1technodiva via Storyful ⌘ Read more

decided to publish the initial words I wrote up for this granular delay I created, available at the !loom: @!(loomref “bugz”)!@.

the !loom now has better page navigation. thanks !worgmap :)

okay, now !worgle and friends are uploaded to the !loom: [[/loom/worgle]]. #updates

created an initial wiki page about my !loom. #updates

added weewiki and orgparse to the #loom today [[/loom/weewiki]] [[/loom/orgparse]]. #updates

introducing the #loom, a collection a small literate programs woven to HTML: [[/loom]] #links #updates #literateprogramming

I need a loom for all my random woven literate programs. #halfbakedideas #literateprogramming