Even Spring (Australia) doesn’t work locally. Generally, if you are above the Tropic of Capricorn, you have the wet season and the dry season.

I think other people just look for additional context. E.g. if you’re reading a news article where the subject is the northern hemisphere then winter is clear. If there is no context, it’s probably just poorly written content.

Same here, although I don’t know how long I’ve been on DDG exactly. I never not find what I’m looking for.

I wouldn’t usually say this, but same here. I spend three months of the year in a leadership position (with some operational requirements) with the a United Nations agency in disaster relief in South Asia (volunteer with some fringe benefits - meals, accommodation etc.). Have done so since 2004. Apparently I’m not of use to the SES (QLD). I’ll just keep ensuring that global disasters are managed appropriately whilst the experts back home keep everything going here.

I was in Brisbane for the local weather event. I contacted the SES again. Again, no use. Instead I personally contacted a few disability support organisations and arranged to fill sandbags and install them at their clients homes (I did over 30 homes). Interestingly, the SES and others were nowhere to be seen. Seems they could have used some assistance.

I don’t have high hopes. Kevin and Alexis had an opportunity to succeed with Digg and Reddit already. The enshittification of Digg was complete, there’s no going back. And Reddit, well, it’s Reddit.

We need something new and innovative, and I don’t see resurrecting a dead horse as adding any value to the current ecosystem of social and news apps.