Heather C

A life full of learning. Philosophy, behaviour, aesthetics, our environment, research, art, tech, social science, music. All the good things. BBeSt, MA and MBA

[Heather C @heath3rc]

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[Aravind 🌍 🛰 @aravindEO]

I have consolidated a list of over 50 global Earth observation, remote sensing, and geospatial-related events this year 🛰️ 🌍

If you don't find one on the list that is relevant to EO, please submit it via the form on the page. HNY!

[Hugh Possingham @HugePossum]

Below is a useful summary of the federal government’s promised nature reforms. In the mean time, critical habitat for two endangered bird species has been approved for destruction on Eyre Peninsula @BirdlifeOz @Biodivcouncil

https://t.co/88cuDHEJQu via @davidlimesalt

[Peter H. Diamandis, MD @PeterDiamandis]

54% of long English posts on LinkedIn are AI-generated... and the number is only growing. The age of human-like content created by machines is all across the internet; the question is, can you spot the difference?

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

This is cool

[Milan Kovac @_milankovac_]

Our new hand/forearm with double the number of degrees of freedom now in action on the bot! There’s 22 DoFs on the hand, and 3 on the wrist/forearm.

This little video was made last night in the lab (teleoperated) and is real-time. Gives us confidence that we’ll very soon be making all new bots with those on.

Still some work to finish by end of year, in particular around extended tactile sensing integration (much more surface coverage than the previous hand), very fine controls through tendons, and shaving some weight off the forearm. All actuation has been moved to the forearm, which has increased its weight.

Interesting challenge around having enough squishiness/compliance and a protective layer on the fingers & palm, without affecting tactile sensing too much.

Congrats to all the hardware and firmware teams for this milestone, and happy thanksgiving to everyone!

[Heather C @heath3rc]

Third time is a complicated charm… I don’t see yet how this is going to become mainstream in its current 2024 format. I get the concept but it takes a lot to learn the tech jargon, multiple steps of things.

Parking this here for later read: https://t.co/eLCmAPdEtn

[Heather C @heath3rc]

@elonmusk Regardless it’s all just opinion… opinion does not always equal truth.

[Heather C @heath3rc]

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[Heather C @heath3rc]

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[Gregory Andrews @LyrebirdDream]

Climate action needs to be beyond politics. Thanks Clare Carnell from Liberals for Yes for dropping in on my #ClimateHungerStrike to give me a dose of encouragement. We both agreed climate change is a major national security issue. Sign my petition here.👇🏽
https://t.co/ZsUEhb9T58

[Aravind 🌍 🛰 @aravindEO]

It's crazy to think that all these birds will soon have laser comm terminals and probably some Earth observing instruments (see Starshield).

Although not a great idea to visualise this on 2D, helps to show the kind of global coverage Starshield would have.

[Heather C @heath3rc]

Anyone in Brisbane who needs to work on their stress levels (which is probably all of us), this event will help: https://t.co/CJtw8RRxXr

[Heather C @heath3rc]

First signs of Spring in Sth East QLD came in early July with Wattle tree flowers…
Australia thaws in mid-winter warmth — is winter over? - ABC News https://t.co/JRtqcWI1LE

[Heather C @heath3rc]

@elonmusk When do “tweets” become x’s? And we can say we x’d about bla. Or did you see what Elon x’d today?

[Heather C @heath3rc]

The long dry: Why the world's water supply is shrinking https://t.co/H6XXFhaFMp

[Heather C @heath3rc]

The burning of Australia’s nature https://t.co/v8BKxZbGiT

[Heather C @heath3rc]

The battle to retain our biodiversity https://t.co/zSBrpJ5AQo via @ABCaustralia

[Heather C @heath3rc]

Scientists create Biodiversity Council in desperate bid to help save Australia’s threatened animals and plants https://t.co/tcGQMvhqkO

[Heather C @heath3rc]

Tree rings offer insight into devastating radiation storms https://t.co/d0jS2XheW4 via @uq_news