Freelance writer & ag/hort journalist: Climate change, farming, space, science and environment. Closet apanthropist. Auckland, New Zealand. #SustainableFarming #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #agsky #energysky #Spaceskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mveup6ubu22o😞Good luck little guys. #BirdFlu #AustralianSeaLion #SouthAustralia #KangarooIsland [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mveup6ubu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mvdxl23ygs25Anthropic founder calls for global #AI slowdown amid fears of risk to humanity https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/361032705/anthropic-founder-calls-global-ai-slowdown-amid-fears12 Sep 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdxl23ygs25https://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mvbxro6oyc2eI'm watching Season 1 of Silo. Seem to be going through a post apocalyptic phase at the moment.😁 Thoroughly enjoying it but find it really jarring every time the guy from Judicial is on screen as he looks like Andrew Tate. 🧐12 Sep 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbxro6oyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mvblkyudjc2cKeep an eye open for this. Why some solar power systems with batteries won't work in a blackout #energysky #renewables #solar https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/personal-finance/1349453/why-some-solar-power-systems-with-batteries-won-t-work-in-a-blackout11 Sep 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvblkyudjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mvbhv7irds2jDoesn't apply in NZ where you're able to record without the other persons knowledge. “You have to announce, ‘I have an Apple Watch — this Apple Watch is recording,’” Blair said. “Absent that, it is a criminal violation.” #Apple #AlwaysListeningWatches [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbhv7irds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mvbhfpc36k2fUS lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case. #AI #hallucinations https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994207/chatgpt-new-mexico-lawyer-fined-murder-appeal11 Sep 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbhfpc36k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mv5oiykrps2x#Antarctica #spacesky #Space #LivingInSpace [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5oiykrps2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mv4vtvebcc2aSome farmers are looking to #PerennialGrain crops in an effort to withstand drought/floods. But these crops don't bring in as much revenue. ’I’m in survival mode’: Farmers turn to new crops for earnings in the face of repeated droughts #agsky #agriculture https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/08/im-in-survival-mode-farmers-turn-to-new-crops-for-earnings-in-the-face-of-repeated-drought?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=green_newsletter&utm_medium=referral&insEmail=1&insNltCmpId=257&insNltSldt=10080&insPnName=euronewsfr&ins_iid=YmEyNjNmMzMtZmU1Ny00NGUwLWFlZDctYWQwYWU4ZDY3ZmFm&isIns=1&isInsNltCmp=110 Sep 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4vtvebcc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mv37ntzk722fFor millennia, farmers relied on human #urine for its vital plant nutrients. As #SyntheticFertilisers get more expensive, is it time to give pee a chance? Second opinion: Human faeces and urine safe to use on food crops say scientists #agsky #npk #fertiliser https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/01/16/human-faeces-and-urine-safe-to-use-on-food-crops-say-scientists/ #NPK [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv37ntzk722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mv2rixihpc2tThe Front Page: Women founders are getting more funding – so why is the gap still so big? #sexism #GenderDiscrimination https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-front-page-women-founders-are-getting-more-funding-so-why-is-the-gap-still-so-big/YUQJC72VBZHR5CMZX77HCXD6AM/09 Sep 2026 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2rixihpc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mv2psiog4226Keep suing them. Keep prosecuting them. Or just shut them down. Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxv2vwjjq3o09 Sep 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2psiog4226https://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mv23lke7cc22While there is cautious optimism the vicious yellow-legged hornet may have been eradicated in NZ, in the US the fight is still on. These guys hunt #honeybees & are a threat to commercial horticulture. The Hornet and the Honeybee #horticulture #agsky #Hornets #pollination https://ambrook.com/offrange/environment/the-hornet-and-the-honeybee08 Sep 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv23lke7cc22https://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3muvynfn7ds2u#Sydney CBD solar farm to cut #CarbonEmissions by 2,000 tonnes a year #energysky #renewables https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/sydney-to-get-largest-cbd-solar-farm-in-southern-hemisphere/10711128607 Sep 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvynfn7ds2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mutpmuyudk2s"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time." [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutpmuyudk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mut6yuhnf22nSensible. The Netherlands is also upgrading - replacing older turbines with more efficient newer ones. It can take years to get a consent to erect wind turbines on a new site - more cost effective to simply upgrade on an old consent. #Wind #renewables #energysky [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mut6yuhnf22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3mut2xwgbys2o#Europe seeking greater autonomy as the global order once championed by the United States is shifting under US President Donald Trump. German rocket reaches #space in European launch first #spacesky #satellites https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/1272123/german-rocket-reaches-space-in-european-launch-first06 Sep 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mut2xwgbys2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/delwynd.bsky.social/post/3muswqhn2r22xHeading off to the Climate Change & Business Conference tomorrow in Auckland - always good. Livestream registrations are still available by the looks of it. climateandbusiness.com/programme06 Sep 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:2mfps4tmuf25lsnbjpun3fs5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muswqhn2r22x