Kaz Fernandes
@kazfernandes.bsky.social
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Coder. Rock climber. Burrito connoisseur. Late-night cereal enthusiast. Loves seeing live music.
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Work hard, stay positive, be awesome.
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#motivation
#positivity
:) (Yes I know most of us don't bother with Facebook these days, I don't really use it either. But those pics are still accessible so there's no point in uploading them elsewhere.)
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ChrisADED
7 days ago
For more suggestions on how to
#AUSIFY
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#Music
playlist, check out:
www.ausify.com.au
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#Ausmusic
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@bearingsband.bsky.social
's new album is out today ā¤ļø
bearingsband.bandcamp.com/album/comfor...
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Comfort Company, by Bearings
10 track album
https://bearingsband.bandcamp.com/album/comfort-company
about 14 hours ago
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Caskets' new album is out today ā¤ļø
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SoundCloud - Hear the worldās sounds
Explore the largest community of artists, bands, podcasters and creators of music & audio
https://soundcloud.com/captives/sets/the-only-heaven-youll-know-1
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Open Culture
2 days ago
David Bowieās 100 Must Read Books
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David Bowieās 100 Must Read Books
Image by Avro, via Wikimedia Commons In 2013, the curators of the touring museum exhibit āDavid Bowie Isā released a list of David Bowie's 100 favorite reads, providing us with deeper insights into hi...
https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/david-bowies-100-must-read-books.html
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.NET
2 days ago
.NET Conf 2025 is almost here! Three days of coding magic, live demos, and insider tips from the experts who build .NET. Mark your calendar, grab your virtual seat, and letās code together. Here's what you need to know:
msft.it/63321tyMAP
#dotNETConf
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The Conversation AUNZ
2 days ago
Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers. š Read the full story:
theconversation.com/how-the...
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Quanta Magazine
2 days ago
The idea that depression stems primarily from a lack of serotonin has lost much of its support. Scientists are rethinking the causes ā and definition ā of the illness.
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The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think | Quanta Magazine
Depression has often been blamed on low levels of serotonin in the brain. That answer is insufficient, but alternatives are coming into view and changing our understanding of the disease.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-cause-of-depression-is-probably-not-what-you-think-20230126/
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Kevin Kelly
4 days ago
The natural state of all possessions is to need repair and maintenance. What you own will eventually own you. Choose selectively. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living
amzn.to/3mQL4c4
#excellentadvice
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Cassiopeia
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Maralyn Parker
5 days ago
Horse racing is cruel and should be banned
#MelbourneCup
#NupToTheCup
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"No matter how many things we buy or acquire ā cars, houses, designer clothes, etc ā the pleasure soon fades and we are back again with the old sense of dissatisfaction and the need for something new, something else."
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Visual Studio
7 days ago
š .NET Conf 2025 in on its way... š Join us November 11th for an action-packed keynote welcoming the release of .NET 10! See some of the amazing new things you can do with .NET 10, C# 14 and Visual Studio 2026. Save the date:
msft.it/63329tDtKH
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Action for Happiness
8 days ago
A great way to feel happier is to try a new activity or take a different approach. Join us for
#NewWaysNovember
and get daily ideas to help you find new ways forward
actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov...
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Resilience
10 days ago
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To Plastic, or Not to Plastic? The Ethical Failure of a Wasteful Society
In Hamlet, the prince ultimately actsābut only after much hesitation, after much suffering. Let us not wait until we are beyond saving to make our choice. To plastic, or not to plastic? That is not just a question. It is one of the defining moral decisions of our time.
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-10-28/to-plastic-or-not-to-plastic-the-ethical-failure-of-a-wasteful-society/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Action for Happiness
12 days ago
Optimistic October - Day 27: Be kind to yourself today. Remember, progress takes time
actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-o...
#OptimisticOctober
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UN Environment Programme
13 days ago
Biodiversity is the web of life that keeps our planet healthy. But itās under threat from pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. Explore more on what biodiversity is all about and the ongoing work to protect it for people and the planet:
unep.org/unep-and-biodiversity
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@tayloracorn.bsky.social
's new album is š„
tayloracorn.bandcamp.com/album/poster...
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Poster Child, by Taylor Acorn
12 track album
https://tayloracorn.bandcamp.com/album/poster-child
12 days ago
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SIDE BANGS
12 days ago
Focus on the things that make you feel joy instead of the things that make you feel afraid
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SIDE BANGS
12 days ago
I refuse to see a world being overcome with greed, hate, dishonesty, and betrayal. There is so much good around us, and many who believe in doing what is right instead of doing what is easy and wrong.
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BāRāAIāN
12 days ago
Music and Nature Work in Harmony to Ease Stress and Lift Mood - Neuroscience News
neurosciencenews.com/music-nature...
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Music and Nature Work in Harmony to Ease Stress and Lift Mood - Neuroscience News
The viral phrase ātouch grassā may be more than internet humorāscience shows that engaging with nature and music can significantly boost emotional and physical well-being.
https://neurosciencenews.com/music-nature-mental-health-29858/
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New Scientist
13 days ago
There are hundreds of coherent theories attempting to explain the origins of experience. Robert Lawrence Kuhn explores what they reveal about free will, artificial intelligence and life after death
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What 350 different theories of consciousness reveal about reality
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2498968-what-350-different-theories-of-consciousness-reveal-about-reality/?utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1761333036-2
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Maria Popova
13 days ago
Chance, choice, and how to claim your life ā a D.H. Lawrence gem
www.themarginalian.org/2025/04/29/d...
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WellnessDay.App
13 days ago
How to start a new chapter in life
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Kevin Kelly
14 days ago
An open heart is the most direct path to an open mind. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living
amzn.to/3mQL4c4
#excellentadvice
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Open Culture
15 days ago
How to Practice Effectively: Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help Us Master Skills in Music, Sports & Beyond
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How to Practice Effectively: Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help Us Master Skills in Music, Sports & Beyond
Practice makes perfect, so the clichƩ says, although like many clichƩs, it has also spawned corrective variants. 'Practice makes permanent,' a common one of them goes, and what it lacks in catchiness ...
https://www.openculture.com/2018/10/how-to-practice-just-about-anything-effectively.html
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Daily Dose of Philosophy
16 days ago
Agree?
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@dynatronsynth.com
's new EP is out today ā¤ļø
dynatron.bandcamp.com/album/void-o...
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Void of Infinity, by Dynatron
4 track album
https://dynatron.bandcamp.com/album/void-of-infinity
15 days ago
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Really loving Maggie Lindemann's new album! (released last week)
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i feel everything
my sophomore album, āI FEEL EVERYTHINGā out NOW ā” : https://maggielindemann.lnk.to/ifeeleverything
https://soundcloud.com/xmaggielindemann/sets/i-feel-everything-2
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@actionadventure.bsky.social
's new album is out today ā¤ļø
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Ever After, by Action/Adventure
13 track album
https://actionadventureband.bandcamp.com/album/ever-after
15 days ago
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George The Station Cat
15 days ago
Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday The moment you let go of expectation and embrace appreciation, your whole world transforms.
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"Happiness is not just a personal feeling but also a measurable public health resource." Journal article (open access):
www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
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When does happiness start positively impacting your health?
When does happiness start positively impacting your health? Happiness is a public health resource, according to international researchers, who say they have found countries with people who
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/when-does-happiness-start-positively-impacting-your-health
18 days ago
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Nature
18 days ago
There is one point of agreement among both enthusiasts and sceptics: the future has already arrived
go.nature.com/3WL73iS
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Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking?
Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.
https://go.nature.com/3WL73iS
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Action for Happiness
18 days ago
Optimistic October - Day 21: Let go of the expectations of others and focus on what matters to you
actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-o...
#OptimisticOctober
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A more accurate 5-line summary of
#Stoicism
from
@sbwrightpoet.bsky.social
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18 days ago
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A 5-line summary of
#Stoicism
that a friend just sent me:
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Open Culture
23 days ago
A History of Philosophy in 81 Video Lectures: A Free Course That Explores Philosophy from Ancient Greece to Modern Times
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A History of Philosophy in 81 Video Lectures: A Free Course That Explores Philosophy from Ancient Greece to Modern Times
Above, you can watch 81 video lectures tracing the history of philosophy, moving from Ancient Greece to modernĀ times. Arthur Holmes presented this influential course at Wheaton College for decades, an...
https://www.openculture.com/a-history-of-philosophy-in-81-video-lectures
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Create the Ripple
26 days ago
āWhen you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.ā Max Planck A small shift in our thinking can change how something feels. Less have to, more get to. A reframing that can make all the difference. š§”
#kindness
#positivity
#gratitude
Image by Joyfulsmolthings
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David Morgan-Mar
20 days ago
Ever wondered about the 65,000 years of Australian Aboriginal culture and history? Here's a good primer from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
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The epic story of Australia and its first peoples ā like you've never seen it
The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep. It's one you should know, but possibly one you've never been told. Well, not like this anyway.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/deeptime/tell-me-a-story/
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Fast Company
20 days ago
"Instead of paying for what you have actually read or watched, the advertising system turned you into the product."
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I helped build the internetās ad economy. Now I want to save it
'The internet we want is possible. We just have to choose to build it.'
http://f-st.co/EVGQhms
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Petra Michaela
20 days ago
Sometimes we forget that life is made up of moments, not plans. Moments that shine because we truly feel them. When you pause and do what makes your soul sing, everything begins to flow again. It doesn't take much, just the courage to give yourself time for what makes you feel alive.
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Maria Popova
20 days ago
This week's oasis of small sanities, in a single place ā how to be a good explorer on the lifelong expedition to yourself, Nick Cave on how to use your suffering, Humboldt on how to read the poetry of nature:
mailchi.mp/themarginali...
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How to be a good explorer on the lifelong expedition to yourself, Nick Cave on how to use your suffering, Humboldt on how to read the poetry of nature
Hello <<Name>>! This is the weekly email digest of The Marginalian by Maria Popova. If you missed last week's special edition ā the 3 elements of the good life, Rudyard Kipling on writing, instructions...
https://mailchi.mp/themarginalian/explorer-suffering-nature
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BāRāAIāN
20 days ago
Why Teenage Songs Define Us: The Science of Musical Memory
https://neurosciencenews.com/music-memory-neurodevelopment-29830/?BāRāAIāN=http%3A%2F%2Fscitech.news
#neuroscience
#science
#neuroscience
#science
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Why Teenage Songs Define Us: The Science of Musical Memory - Neuroscience News
A global study reveals that our most emotionally resonant music tends to come from our teenage yearsātypically peaking around age 17.
https://neurosciencenews.com/music-memory-neurodevelopment-29830/?B%E2%88%99R%E2%88%99AI%E2%88%99N=http%253A%252F%252Fscitech.news
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Quotes from the Forum
22 days ago
#philosophy #wisdom #virtue #stoic
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Mark Williamson
23 days ago
In a culture that glorifies endless consumption, saying 'Iām happy with what I haveā is revolutionary
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Guardian Australia
21 days ago
Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects of being human, according to Stoicism. So why are we handing it over to a machine? | Brigid Delaney
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Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects of being human, according to Stoicism. So why are we handing it over to a machine? | Brigid Delaney
All of us, no matter what our circumstances, have the ability to be more wise, more just, more courageous and more moderate Feeling not so great about being in the world right now? Uncertain and anxious about the future? Older cultures have left behind maps and guides for living in uncertain times, whether it be through texts, philosophies, religions or letters. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/18/critical-thinking-is-one-of-the-most-important-aspects-of-being-human-according-to-stoicism-so-why-are-we-handing-it-over-to-a-machine?CMP=aus_bsky
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"Your brain will always find problems ā thatās its job. But you donāt need life to be perfect to start noticing whatās working. Actively look for what went right, and find ways to actively engage with and share the good in your life." More great advice from
@neuranne.bsky.social
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Ness Letters: Noticing What Works
The Ness Letters are a weekly newsletter by Ness Labs, exploring how we can think better, work smarter, and live happier.
https://nesslabs.com/newsletter/noticing-what-works
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Action for Happiness
22 days ago
Optimistic October - Day 17: Take a small step towards a positive change you want to see in society
actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-o...
#OptimisticOctober
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Guardian Australia
26 days ago
Coral reefs, ice sheets and Amazon rainforest approaching a tipping point due to global heating, report says
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Coral reefs, ice sheets and Amazon rainforest approaching a tipping point due to global heating, report says
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C āas fast as possibleā, warm water coral reefs will not remain āat any meaningful scaleā, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns The planet has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline and risking the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, according to a new report. The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also āon the brinkā of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/coral-reefs-ice-sheets-amazon-rainforest-tipping-point-global-heating-scientists-report?CMP=aus_bsky
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The Conversation AUNZ
26 days ago
A new economic update shows itās more important than ever to think carefully about what progress means.
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āDoughnut economicsā shows how global growth is out of balance - and how we can fix it
https://theconversation.com/doughnut-economics-shows-how-global-growth-is-out-of-balance-and-how-we-can-fix-it-266889?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760303470-1
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