An astronaut crash lands on an elongated asteroid with extremely strong gravity. He manages to crawl away from his ship and finds that the gravity in the middle is normal and the gravity at the far end is reversed. Time is also affected by gravity and goes backward at the far end of the asteroid. His dog was injured and he...
Neither side can gain total victory. Hamas doesn't have the capability to destroy Israel, and Israel can't destroy Hamas without killing every Palestinian.
The only solution is for an adult to show up and go "I DON'T CARE WHO STARTED IT, BOTH OF YOU GO TO YOUR ROOMS!" But I have no idea who could pull that off successfully.
Gaza’s Hamas-run ministry of health has revised down figures for the number of women and children confirmed killed in the conflict in the coastal strip....
U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said the ministry's figures - cited regularly by the U.N. its reporting on the seven-month-long conflict - now reflected a breakdown of the 24,686 deaths of "people who have been fully identified."
"There's about another 10,000 plus bodies who still have to be fully identified, and so then the details of those - which of those are children, which of those are women - that will be re-established once the full identification process is complete," Haq told reporters in New York.
Israel last week questioned why the figures for the deaths of women and children has suddenly halved.
Haq said those figures were for identified bodies - 7,797 children, 4,959 women, 1,924 elderly, and 10,006 men - adding: "The Ministry of Health says that the documentation process of fully identifying details of the casualties is ongoing."
Same number of dead, the unidentified bodies are just as dead as the identified ones.
Studies have found that that those who work in open offices are more likely to take short term sick leave or a sick day. Those employees might be using 62% more of their sick days due to the environment. Employees with this office layout are also more prone to headaches and respiratory problems due to weakened immune systems.
"why, in a universe vast and ancient enough to host billions of potentially habitable planets, we have not detected any signs of alien civilizations."
Our solar system is essentially in the boondocks galactically speaking.
It's the equivalent of an Iowa farmer going out on his front porch and going "Well, shit, I can see for MILES and I don't see any evidence of any 'New York City!'"
There are LOTS of reasons we might not be able to detect alien civilizations, #1 being we've spent entirely too much time looking at radio waves.
As of last year, we're on the edge of having a communications system that doesn't use radio waves:
Israel crossed the line from self defense into genocide when they started ruthlessly executing innocent civilians and aid workers. You cannot justify their bullshit.
Hi. I’ve been afraid of all non-human life since before I could remember. I got past it, mostly, but I’ve never gotten over the fact that animals can’t speak what they mean....
I've had many cats over the years and no two have been the same.
There was the "Evil Psycho Flying Cat" who was a little murder machine. Going after anything that got in the house on legs or wings, turning her attention to ankles when she got bored:
Whisper, who would howl and howl if he didn't get what he wanted, then whisper "meow" in front of people like "Yeah, man, I don't know who was making that noise, clearly it was not me..."
Cats are obligate carnivores, they HAVE to eat meat, but they will also be DESPERATELY interested in whatever you're eating. Clearly it's better if you have it and they are not subtle about stealing food.
Starvation of civilian populations is a time honored military strategy. Bonus if you starve them out, then use catapults to launch infected/rotten livestock over the walls.
"Chivalry was abandoned, too, if the fight dragged on, such as when Henry V had dead animals thrown into the wells of Rouen in France during his siege of 1418-19 CE. Catapults might launch manure and corpses in the hope of spreading disease amongst the enemy."
Which Monty Python reversed for comedy in Holy Grail:
I've been playing Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and the Suikoden vibe is completely there. I loved that game world, its mythos, the soft connections between the games. It contributed to the inspirational vibe, too....
So far, it's better than all of the Whittaker run and probably 1/2 of Capaldi.
Only 2 real complaints:
Did he really need to say "Space Babies" every few minutes? Seemed excessive.
Is it wise casting a drag queen as a villain given all the anti-drag queen sentiment? I know, I get it, maybe it's not as bad in the UK as it is here, but do we need to further demonize drag queens?
+1 note... LOL...
I was convinced the lost chord was going to be the mystery chord that opens A Hard Day's Night.
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceeded with an offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah....
Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds ( www.nytimes.com )
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TIL that some people do not have an inner voice and think in different nonverbal ways. ( humanities.ku.dk )
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"Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It ( ca.news.yahoo.com )
Comcast Unveils Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Streaming Bundle ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
Cable is dead. Long live the cable bundle. Curious to see the pricing and if the bundle only includes ad tiered options.
Is “diversity hire” a slur? If not, then why don’t we question the competence or qualifications of non-POC hires? Like why are non-POC hires not “cronyism hire” or “familiarity hire”?
I’ve seen this too much in the media and other places, and I am kinda sick of seeing people get unfairly criticized or sidelined.
“ARE YOU ALL SEEING THIS” ( sh.itjust.works )
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services ( www.theguardian.com )
US races to develop AI-powered, GPS-free fighter jets, outpacing China ( interestingengineering.com )
Google accidentally deleted a $125 billion pension fund's account ( qz.com )
[request] Help finding a space movie
An astronaut crash lands on an elongated asteroid with extremely strong gravity. He manages to crawl away from his ship and finds that the gravity in the middle is normal and the gravity at the far end is reversed. Time is also affected by gravity and goes backward at the far end of the asteroid. His dog was injured and he...
Israel’s ‘total victory’ in Gaza is unlikely, top US official says ( www.politico.com )
Gaza ministry revises down figures for women and children confirmed killed ( www.theguardian.com )
Gaza’s Hamas-run ministry of health has revised down figures for the number of women and children confirmed killed in the conflict in the coastal strip....
‘What use is this court if it can’t stop the war?’ Gazans react to ICJ ruling ( www.972mag.com )
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Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Without paywall: https://archive.ph/0KvTq
Creepy Study Suggests AI Is The Reason We've Never Found Aliens ( www.sciencealert.com )
Gotta Catch 'Em All! ( i.ibb.co )
Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters ( www.reuters.com )
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Cat Facts and Behavior, a colloquial thread?
Hi. I’ve been afraid of all non-human life since before I could remember. I got past it, mostly, but I’ve never gotten over the fact that animals can’t speak what they mean....
'Children Are Starving': Rafah Suffers as Israel Halts All Aid and Escalates Assault ( www.commondreams.org )
What are some of your favorite JRPG worlds?
I've been playing Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and the Suikoden vibe is completely there. I loved that game world, its mythos, the soft connections between the games. It contributed to the inspirational vibe, too....
Family of murdered Mexico surfers say men weren’t reckless, they were nature lovers ( www.independent.co.uk )
Episode Discussion | Doctor Who | 1x01 "Space Babies" and 1x02 "The Devil's Chord"
"Space Babies"...
Is Microsoft TRYING to Ruin Xbox? | KnowledgeHusk (16:12) ( www.youtube.com )
US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete ( apnews.com )
World Warned to Prepare for Today's Severe Geomagnetic Storm, First in 20 Years ( www.yahoo.com )
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A Ukrainian sport plane drone just flew 800 miles (1300 km) into Russia to blow up an oil refinery ( www.forbes.com )
It’s the deepest Ukrainian drone strike of the war, so far...
Could you post a photo of your cat and tell me what makes them so special?
My cat passed away around 2 years ago now. I miss him a lot, but just haven't been financially stable enough to adopt another....
What are you up to instead of what you wish you were doing?
‘We will fight with our fingernails’ says Netanyahu after US threat to curb arms ( www.theguardian.com )
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceeded with an offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah....
'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah ( therealnews.com )