The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, U.S. wildlife officials said.

The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wisdom-alba...egg-at-74/

I don’t know a lot about the northwest Hawaiian islands and the creatures who live there, but if there’s a bird living there, older than I am, and she laid an egg - I’m optimistic about what I can accomplish today.

I was in a good mood this morning until I read this article. 


https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/state-...98233d7764

Google researchers published a paper today in Nature about their new AI weather forecasting model GenCast.  It’s tested even more accurate than the ECMWF model, which had been considered the best.

https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/ge...-accuracy/

Hawaii has always been problematic with forecasts due to mountains, microclimates, etc.  I use the Apple Weather app, although many days it’s far from accurate.  Temperature and wind speeds are not too far off, but rainfall - when, where, and how much are not to be counted on.  Until Google GenCast gets an app (or if it gets an app) does anyone have a Hawaii forecast model they can rely on?

Civility encompasses the capacity to extricate oneself from conflict.

Currently, myBB lacks a feature that facilitates user-to-user blocking, preventing individuals from disengaging from potential disputes.
On Punaweb, the sole means of removing oneself from conflict is to cease using the platform, a strategy I often employ for extended periods.

The ignore function offered by myBB is inadequate, as it does not allow users to prevent specific individuals from viewing their posts, thereby leaving the possibility of persistent harassment open.

There are alternative bulletin board platforms, such as XenForo, that offer user-to-user blocking features.
It seems probable that Rob is unwilling to invest in a transition to such a platform.
In any case, I foresee the situation here continuing to decline unless users are able to independently avoid harassing behavior.

One cannot depend on an partial moderator engaging subjective and arbitrary actions accompanied by drive-by labeling to end harassment on a web forum.

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Patricia has been posting ad infinitum about her deleted attachment over on the Moderator 2 needs moderating thread.

I offered her one last chance to post, for the coveted “final word” noting that I would delete any further discussion as the topic has run its course.

She has continued to post and I in turn delete, so this thread is for her and anyone else who would like to pursue the discussion in a thread which is about that topic.

Patricia’s most recent message on the Moderator 2 needs moderating thread, now deleted and transferred here:


Wait...

M2

After rereading and seeing your comment that all of my comments,  regarding the image you removed, will be deleted, I requested that before you delete them, I would appreciate you sending me a copy of the image you say you have (which I have still not seen) so that I can have the opportunity to discuss it with you. I also stated that I did not understand why my comments were slated to be deleted and I asked for what reason(s) they would be deleted. 

But instead of forwarding me the image or answering my question, you deleted my comment? Why?

Our catchment folks have gotten increasingly difficult to reach so Iʻm looking for someone who can clean our tank and replace the UV light.  We have the light, just need to get it installed.  Mahalo.

Please read an excerpt from the Punaweb Forum Rules which members agreed to when they registered.  I have placed a portion in bold, which most relates to the recent deletions and comments about censorship:

By registering on this discussion system you agree that you will not post any material which is knowingly false, inaccurate, abusive, hateful, harassing, sexually orientated, threatening or invasive of a person's privacy, or any other material which may violate any applicable laws.

Failure to comply with these rules may result in the termination of your account, account suspension, or permanent ban of access to these forums. Your IP Address is recorded with each post you make on this discussion system and is retrievable by the forum staff if need-be. You agree that we have the ability and right to remove, edit, or lock any account or message at any time should it be seen fit.

.    If community development was a competitive sport, I'd say that the County, State, and Federal Kilauea disaster relief efforts are running nose to nose to nose.  Which is to say that they are all at a dead stop.  

      Starting with FEMA:  Replacing the road and waterline along the coast is on hold because of a dispute about the bid specifications and the alleged actions by PGV developers who ....  Oops, we don't want to go there again.

     Then there's the County's refurbishment of Isaac Hale Beach Park.  There's a pile of disaster relief money waiting to be released to rebuild the area into a replication of a Native Hawaiian fishing community designed and policed by a local militia.  Plans have been drawn up, grants have been approved, and the stewards have been selected.  What's the hold up?  The funding can't be released until the road and highway are installed.

     Tying for last place in performance is the State's Pohoiki boat ramp dredging adventure.  Sure, the bid specifications went out and Goodfellow, Bros. was the low bidder for the debris removal.  Unfortunately, the low bid was far higher than the amount of funding available, so the entire project is on hold until the governor agrees to pay more ransom money.  (Yet another Punaweb scoop!)  It's a holiday weekend, so I can't tell you just how much money it will take to get the rocks to start rolling, but Greggor should weigh in soon.

     And how much dredging are we talking about?  A channel 325 feet long and 160 feet wide.  Or what a couple of guys on Bobcats can move in a week.

     So when will the Pohoiki boat ramp be reopened?  Possibly before the next lava flow.

Punatang wrote...
"What is the justification for this concern?

Well, I was concerned by the censorship. I was concerned that I was prevented from judging for myself whatever it was that you shared. I get concerned whenever I hear "conspiracy theory" because it's a cheap shot with deplorable origins most often used by people with weak arguments or something to hide. There's more but it's Thanksgiving.
I wish you all the best.. "

Your concerns are 100% valid! Moderator 2 did exactly that. Buried a portion of post and falsely proclaimed what the content was that was removed. Furthermore, they knew they lied because they refused to share the original paragraphs because they don't support the nonsense moderator 2 claimed.

Moderator 2 needs moderation and is a little liar.

Personally, I don't care too much where this leads because Puna Web fell from any position of value in many people lives, years ago. People such as moderator 2 only enforce the reasons why many left this forum long ago. People who jump to wrong conclusions became an impassable factor long ago here and Moderator 2 is a good example of that nonsense.

Wishing everyone a happy holiday spent with family and friends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKIX6oaSLs