Oliver Seiler

We are looking for teachers willing to test Jasper, a CO2 monitor in their classrooms. Jasper is a prototype and we would like to receive user feedback as soon as possible from several countries. If you are interested, please fill out the form: letsair.org/jasper

This is Jasper, our CO2 monitor, designed for schools, nurseries and anyone who loves penguins and cares about good indoor air renewal.

Photo of a person standing on a stage behind a podium. The stage is polished wood and background projections are green and yellow flora. The speaker is wearing all black and a black mask

Legend @ellearmageddon.bsky.social keynoting #Kawaiicon in a respirator mask and shirt that says TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS

We also have CO2 monitors throughout the venue, and you can check levels before you come to the con to make your own risk assessment.

You can find those reading here (once we actual set them up in the venue for Friday morning): co2.kawaiicon.org

Who's been up all night?

Screenshots of comments left on Facebook. Comment one reads: "She's a fat pinked haired freak show, imagine that fat cun+ giving out health advice". Comment two reads: "You are an absolute nutjob!!! And YOU should be un prison!!! And you are a LIAR, and a attention seeker, You should be embarrassed and ashamed of yourself!!! NOBODY GIVE THIS WITCH MONEY !!! SHE IS A LIAR !!" Comment three reads; "Fuck off bitch, fuck what u think". Comment four reads: "You're a joke hopefully we get covid tribunals soon Seems to me like you were wrong along, and worst still, you KNEW you were wrong yet you were blindly guided by the "science" of Comrade Jacinda. You need to be held accountable". Comment five reads: "You don't deserve a cent. From anyone. Our corrupt politicians stupidly gave you a public platform to spew your garbage. You lied to the country about covid, deaths, cases, lockdowns, masks, social distancing and safe and effective vaccines. You lied, people died. And you gaslit those good people bravely standing up and telling the truth. You and your woke lying mates created the fear and confusion amongst our people. You should be tried, charged and jailed for the damage you have done". Comment six reads: "Hope you're absolutely bankrupt evil pink-haired lying witch". Comment seven reads: "how much money did you make from all those media appearances during covid?? Surely enough to cover your legal fees????". Comment eight reads: "You're a fat pinked haired hack". The final comment reads: "So are school boys still able to ejaculate after getting covid (thinking face emoji) you said they would not be able to in the leaflets you distributed to schools?? you should be the one being sued for your bullshit information during Covid, you made millions of public money telling lies you sick twat".

It’s nuts the crap people believe about me. Someone even thinks I leafleted schools to scare boys into getting vaccinated! That may just sound silly, but misinformation and disinformation like this means some people want me and others like me jailed or even dead. It’s heartbreaking.

I thought everyone could use some good news!

My conservation friends' nesting box survived Wellington's wild storm perfectly and a Ruru (tiny owl) sheltered in it. Then one started making a nest! There's a camera inside now, too. The feeds aren't public but here's how they're doing.

A ruru inside a nest box looking at the camera. The picture is low resolution and blue/black due to the infrared camera.

Hello bird nerds 👋
#nzBirds #ruru

New #MaskBloc alert! I'm so excited for this, I hope you'll donate and share. Help prevent #Covid #LongCovid

PayPal, Square and big banking's war on the sex industry For nearly a decade, PayPal, JPMorgan Chase, Visa/MasterCard, and now Square, have systematically denied or closed accounts of small businesses, artists and independent contractors whose business happ...

New by me -- oh, wait. Sorry.

Ten years ago, by me:

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'Make it stop' - Auckland moviegoers boo AI video depicting Māori and Russell Crowe Auckland film buffs decry "weird" and "offensive" AI-generated video of Russell Crowe screened before movie.

Nobody wants AI generated 💩

www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens...

/cc @edzitron.com

IAQ Metlink/GWRC fail

The new Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) fleet will not provide significant improvements to indoor air quality.

🤯 Yikes, not great.

Many children suffering ongoing Covid symptoms More than 20 per cent of children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are experiencing significant persistent health symptoms following Covid-19 infection, according to a new Otago-led study.

#LongCovid in New Zealand

In a sample of 4200 children and young people who had Covid and controls, over 20% of those who had Covid suffered new health difficulties, including fatigue, persistent coughs, concentration and stomach issues, and sleep disturbances.

www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...

Yep, and contributing to the ominous driver shortage 🤦

We know the science, we've got the tools but yet we simply decide to do nothing 🤬

CO2 meters Borrow CO2 meters to monitor air quality and ensure a healthy environment.

eg Wellington: www.wcl.govt.nz/services/at-...

Graph showing CO2 measurements climbing steeply from just below 500ppm up to 4500ppm, then declining rapidly. The incline is marked with a shadowed background and '83' - which is the number of the bus service. The background is colour coded from green (<800) via yellow (<1200) and red

Lately I haven't been well on the Wellington buses. Stale air and HVAC not working properly. So last night I took an Aranet CO2 air quality sensor from work and tried it on the No.1 bus from Newtown to Johnsonville.
Here are the levels at some time points while travelling home.😳
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Thomas Nash (@thomasnash.bsky.social) Wellington Regional Councillor and Transport Chair, Te Pane Matua Taiao Greater Wellington. Adjunct Lecturer Massey University.

@thomasnash.bsky.social you are chairing the transport committee and were present during my presentation. It's extremely disappointing to see so much inaction and authorities passing the bucket instead of taking responsibilities. Other municipalities can provide good ventilation on public transport.

And worse: GW is currently procuring new trains, and there are no sufficient requirements for ventilation for the new trains. Instead they just require UIC 553 which targets 5000ppm CO2.

So it looks like everyone is passing the bucket and nobody is taking responsibility. I'm not a lawyer but from my understanding GW has the ultimate responsibility for H&S, but as far as I an tell there's no tangible action - not even data collection to know the extent of the issue.

Besides that, there are plenty of studies that all demonstrate that the observed CO2 concentrations are not only inacceptable for public health but impacting the driver's cognitive capacities similar to a drunk driver. How is that acceptable?

I received a response from Metlink, which basically explained that drivers cannot control the aircon or even open windows any longer, and a number of excuses why without national standards they won't pursue any engineering solutions because it's "too hard".

Slide: Metlink and GW have been aware of poor ventilation on public transport for a long time - Metlink commissioned study showing buses regularly exceeded 800ppm indicating inadequate ventilation, October 2022 - “Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains”, July 2023, found that in buses and trains with more than 50% of seats occupied, ventilation was typically poor, with CO2 levels above 800 ppm 94% and 77% of the time, respectively. - “On-board bus air quality - Impact of changing ventilation on a double-decker bus” NIWA study from July 2023 requested by Metlink - “the results suggest that existing ventilation may be insufficient at times of high passenger volumes”, MoH advice requested by Metlink in May 2023 - In a published OIA response Metlink stated that it "believes there is significant further testing that needs to be undertaken and is advocating that Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the Ministry of Health conduct more robust testing to enable national air quality standards for public transport buses to be determined.“ - “investigation into engineering solutions for improving air quality in public buses started in December 2022” - OIA response - Driver shortages due to high levels of sickness regularly being quoted by Metlink as reason for the high levels of cancelled or delayed services

- Educate drivers to keep windows open, and open all doors at every stop, especially now during favourable weather - Remind drivers to not use recirculation but always let enough fresh air in - Put up information sheets for drivers and passengers to remind them of the importance of ventilation - Install publicly accessible CO2 monitors to provide immediate feedback to the driver, and to make passengers aware of air quality, as well as to identify harder to ventilate routes/vehicles with regular higher levels - Reward drivers who consistently have well ventilated buses - Perform spot checks, especially during peak times

I have presented this to GW transport committee in Feb/24 and suggested some easy and cost effective work arounds while engineering solutions are being developed

Slide: 4 layers of risk management, most to least effective: - First try elimination: eliminate risks - If elimination is not reasonably practicably: Substitute, Isolate, Apply engineering control measures - If there is still risk: Apply administrative control measures - If risk still remains - PPE is the last line of defence

Including that 'PCBUs “must minimise risks to health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable, by taking one or more that is the most appropriate and effective taking into account the nature of the risk”'
Yet, passengers are only left with the least effective 'last line of defence' (masks)

MoH also recommend a target of <800ppm CO2 or 5ACh for procurement of new buses and reminded Metlink of the 'Hierarchy of control measures'.

Which isn't correct - NZ has regulations that apply - to drivers and passengers. Metlink has asked Ministry of Health for guidance and were given standards and exposure limits, told that these apply public transport, including to passengers.

Thanks for sharing your data. Sadly this isn't uncommon, or unknown by GW/Metlink.
There have been a number of studies and investigations into this, but without any meaningful action (as as as I can tell).
Instead Metlink and GW seem to be hiding behind a 'lack of national standards'.

GitHub - the-butcher/ARANET4_VIS: Utility Web App for rendering Aranet4, SmartAir and Inkbird measurements. Utility Web App for rendering Aranet4, SmartAir and Inkbird measurements. - the-butcher/ARANET4_VIS

This is a great tool to create visualisations and mark certain time periods github.com/the-butcher/...

Some libraries have them for hire