#South Sulawesi

[pangeen]

" Scenic Karst and River " //© Fikri Muharom

Music: Halle - Part of Your World (Reprise)

[postcard-from-the-past]

Street scene in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Dutch vintage postcard

[tropichalys]

Tebing Apparalang, Ara, Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

@ Andi Hasbi Jaya

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[newspacein]

A small part of the beauty of South Sulawesi.

Tempat yang indah, kuliner yang beragam, tempat yang penuh dengan kejutan.

since 2019

[southeastasianarchaeology]

Exploring the World's Oldest Rock Drawings in Indonesia

Indonesia's ancient rock art and caves reveal early human life, with the 45,500-year-old art in South Sulawesi marking a key focus for archaeological research.

via Kompas.id, 25 January 2024: Indonesia is home to some of the world’s oldest and most fascinating prehistoric rock art and cave dwellings, particularly in areas like Leang Tedongnge in South Sulawesi, known for its 45,500-year-old rock art. Researchers, including those from Griffith University and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), are delving into these ancient sites to…

[rhk111sblog]

A Chinese Company is building a Nickel Plant in Indonesia and another Chinese Company Geely has agreed to help Indonesia develop its first Electric Vehicle (EV); After the United States (US) President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam, Vietnam called for more Railway Projects with China and announced that they are now China’s largest Trading Partner in South East Asia (SEA); And an Airline in Brunei is buying 30 units of China’s own Commercial Transport Aircraft

[ezhilmozhi]

This is pretty perfect for wallpapers

Moon moths in the genus Actias, Saturniidae

1. North American luna moth, Actias luna (Photo by imbeaul) 2. Malaysian moon moth, Actias maenas (Photo by wanglilan) 3. Indian moon moth, Actias selene (Photo by Dean Morley) 4. South China moon moth, Actias sinensis (Photo by alankwok) 5. Chinese moon moth, Actias dubernardi (Photo by ndjiakechong) 6. Sulawesi moon moth, Actias isis (Photo by oudejans) 7. Taiwanese moon moth, Actias neidhoeferi (Photo by yusufung) 8. Pink spirit moth, Actias rhodopneuma (Photo by tong-tong-) 9. Filipino moon moth, Actias philippinica (Photo by lindaalisto) 10. North American luna moth caterpillar, Actias luna (Photo by giffbeaton)

[reasonsforhope]

"The coral reefs of south Sulawesi are some of the most diverse, colorful and vibrant in the world. At least, they used to be, until they were decimated by dynamite fishing in the 1990s.

As part of a team of coral reef ecologists based in Indonesia and the UK, we study the reefs around Pulau Bontosua, a small Indonesian island in south Sulawesi...

In many places around the world, damage like this might be described as irreparable. But at Pulau Bontosua, the story is different. Here, efforts by the Mars coral restoration program have brought back the coral and important ecosystem functions, as outlined by our new study, published in Current Biology. We found that within just four years, restored reefs grow at the same rate as nearby healthy reefs.

Speedy recovery

The transplanted corals grow remarkably quickly. Within a year, fragments have developed into proper colonies. After two years, they interlock branches with their neighbors. After just four years, they completely overgrow the reef star structures and restoration sites are barely distinguishable from nearby healthy reefs.

The combined growth of many corals generates a complex limestone (calcium carbonate) framework. This provides a habitat for marine life and protects nearby shorelines from storm damage by absorbing up to 97% of coastal wave energy.

We measured the overall growth of the reef framework by calculating its carbonate budget. That's the balance between limestone production (by calcifying corals and coralline algae) and erosion (by grazing sea urchins and fishes, for example). A healthy reef produces up to 20kg of reef structure per square meter per year, while a degraded reef is shrinking rather than growing as erosion exceeds limestone production. Therefore, overall reef growth gives an indication of reef health.

At Pulau Bontosua, our survey data shows that in the years following restoration, coral cover, coral colony sizes, and carbonate production rates tripled. Within four years, restored reefs were growing at the same speed as healthy reefs, and thereby provided the same important ecosystem functions...

Outcomes of any reef restoration project will depend on environmental conditions, natural coral larvae supply, restoration techniques and the effort invested in maintaining the project. This Indonesian project shows that when conditions are right and efforts are well placed, success is possible. Hopefully, this inspires further global efforts to restore functioning coral reefs and to recreate a climate in which they can thrive."

-via Phys.org, March 11, 2024

[asudogi]

Here's my zine contribution for nusantara TWST, it's the staffs vising Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

[gosulsel]

PGI Sulsel Bakal Gelar SSAO Seri Kedua, Ajang Atlet Golf Manca Negara Unjuk Gigi - Gosulsel

MAKASSAR, GOSULSEL.COM - Persatuan Golf Indonesia (PGI) Sulsel akan menggelar South Sulawesi Amateur Open (SSAO) seri kedua. Kompetisi internasional ini nantinya berlangsung di Padivalley Golf Gowa pada 2 sampai 4 Februari 2023. Ketua Panitia SSAO seri kedua, Herman Agus Mahmud mengatakan bahwa...

http://gosulsel.com/2023/01/12/pgi-sulsel-bakal-gelar-ssao-seri-kedua-ajang-atlet-golf-manca-negara-unjuk-gigi/

#PGISulsel #SouthSulawesiAmateurOpenSSAO

[yesornopolls]

Do you like the flag of the former Bone Sultanate (Indonesia)?

The Bone Sultanate was a monarchy in the south-west peninsula of Sulawesi, which is now part of Indonesia. It was established in the 14th century and lasted until 1905 when it came under Dutch rule. The Bone Sultanate was succeeded by the Bone Regency, which is now part of Indonesia.

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #250 (woo!)

Apsarasa radians

From the noctuidae family. They can be found in the north-eastern parts of the Himalayas, south-eastern Asia, the Andamans, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Image sources: [1] [2]

[yesterdays-xkcd]

I'm waiting for the day when, if you tell someone 'I'm from the internet', instead of laughing they just ask 'oh, what part?'

Online Communities [Explained]

Transcript

[Hand-drawn fantasy style map with land and sea areas representing populations of online communities, plus some fictious jokes and references. Each area or item is labeled.] Map of Online Communities and related points of interest Geographic area represents estimated size of membership

[A giant continent with:] The Icy North (Yahoo, Windows Live) containing the Mountains of Web 1.0, AOL, Qwghlm, Yahoo Games, Reunion dot Com, Classmates do Com, Faceparty, E-Harmony, Friendster (off the coast of which is the The Lonely Island), My Space containing The Series of Tubes, MySpace Bands, and the much smaller Attractive MySpace Pages, Blurty, O.K. Cupid, Cyworld, Orkut, Facebook, and Livejournal & Xanga - the coasts of which form the Bay Of Angst.

[The Noob Sea is bordered by AOL, the Icy North, MySpace, and an island system off the coast of Yahoo Games consisting of:] Second Life (and the much smaller island Third Life), Lineage, World of Warcraft, Runscape, Ultima Online, EverQuest, Final Fantasy 11, and further off, 2Channel and 4Chan. [To the east is labelled "Here be anthopomorphic Dragons].

[The Gulf of Youtube is bordered by Facebook, Myspace, and the island continents of:] Piczo, Broadcaster, the river Bit Torrent, Flickr, Last.FM, and DeviantArt with the subsection Gays of Web 2.0, and off the south coast and between another island is the Straits of Web 2.0.

[Off the pennisula of MySpace, island of Second Life, and island continents of Broadcaster et al is the Sea of Culture which hoasts the Peer-to-Peer Shoals. The Sea of Culture is separated from the Ocean of Subculture by and island system consisting of:] Digg, Fark, Reddit, Slash Dot, Soviet Russia, and Something Awful, which surround the Bay of Trolls, and Spaaarta (You're The Man Now Dog), Stumble Upon, and Delicious on the south end of the Viral Straits and the north end of the Sea of Memes, the Isle of Slash, Numa, and Your Base.]

[On the south end of the Sea of Memes, mostly made up of the IRC isles with a dotted outline where Usenet is located, is:] Stallman's Airship, Google's Volcano Fortress, Sourceforge, and the Wikipedia Project bridged island system that connects to M.I.T., EnGadget, Gizmodo, and Make Blog.

[West of the Wikipedia Project lies the Blogipelago with:] BoingBoing, Technorati, [something that can be read as T.W.B. or T.M.Z.], Cory Doctorow's Balloon, Sulawesi, Xu Jinglei, Post Secret, the Shipwreck of the S.S. Howard Dean, the Huffington Post, and the Wet Sea.

[North of the Blogipelago lies the Compass Rose-Shaped Island, with the north arm labelled Practicals (Noob), the south Intellectuals (Pi), west Focus on Real Life (I.R.L.), and the east Focus on Web (dot Com).]

(Not a complete survey. Sizes based on the best figures I could find but involved some guesswork. Do not use for navigation.) Spring 2007