MostlyTato

markmccaughrean, 2 days ago to climate

Nothing else matters.

Almost 80% of IPCC climate scientists believe we're heading for 2.5ºC of warming this century; 50% say 3ºC.

These are objectively disastrous numbers.

Over 70% say that lack of political will is to blame; 60% also blame vested corporate interests.

I'd add the demagogues, populists, & their cronies, weaponising denialism for their own short-term selfish gains.

History will judge our generation very harshly.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/world-scientists-climate-failure-survey-global-temperature

#ClimateCrisis

MostlyTato, 5 days ago to ai

The problem for searching for a search engine that doesn't use AI is that you are using an AI search engine to search for it.
I'm not sure, but I think this may act as a metaphor for far too much. IDK, maybe I should do a web search on that.
#AI #browser #web #internet

MostlyTato, 5 days ago to random

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9-0WGo9Zrk

mkwadee, 5 days ago to random

Today we travelled to the #CityOfBath, which is just over an hour away by train, making it suitable for a day trip. We cycled to our #RailwayStation and left our #bikes there. In #Bath, we only used pubic #buses and walked everywhere; we were lucky that although today had been planned well in advance, the weather was wonderful.

MostlyTato, 5 days ago to UKpolitics

Is this the right time to post this again? Too soon? Naaaah Sod off Tory Scum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9-0WGo9Zrk
#ukpolitics

MostlyTato, 5 days ago to UKpolitics

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force...as if millions of voices cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. But they were Tories, so its all cool."
#MayThe4thBeWithYou #ukpolitics

atomicpoet, 5 days ago to random

What if someone took those flying cars from Blade Runner and turned it into a open world sandbox game?

That is Crime Cities. But saying this is similar to Blade Runner doesn’t even scratch the surface.

In terms of gameplay, Crime Cities is like a cross between Descent and Grand Theft Auto. You’re in a flying car, cruising a crime-infested city, looking for random missions to earn money.

These missions vary considerably. One one mission, you make a delivery. On another, you’re taxing someone to a strip club. Yet on another mission, you act as a bounty hunter and must gun some criminals down.

The story is pretty fantastic too. You’re on a literal prison planet, trying to infiltrate a criminal organization, trying to stop a potential terrorists. Or at least, that’s what your handlers say. It all gets very murky quickly.

What especially makes this stand out, though, is the aesthetic. Oh yes, you have the art deco stylings of Blade Runner. But because this game came out in 2000, there’s lots of Y2K stuff going on too. One of the NPCs is actually called CyberDog (like the Apple web browser), and he’s wearing an ocular device similar to the R-Zone.

It just amazes me too that, back in 2000, email was seen as the height of futurism. They really thought that, in terms of communication, things wouldn’t get better than receiving electronic text. And perhaps they had a point because email has not been replaced as the primary communications platform for 50 years, so maybe we will be using it in the faraway future. I’m nevertheless impressed.

Techland made this game. They’re famous for the Dying Light and Dead Island series. But they also made one of my favourite Western FPS games of all time, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger. That company is one of the reasons I watch game development in Poland so much.

If you plan on getting this game, I have some advice. First of all, restart your computer after installing – otherwise the menus will have excruciating lag. Also, do not run this game with a 16:9 or 16:10 ratio because your HUD will be cut off. Be sure to keep this at 4:3.

Once you get past those hiccups, this is quite fun! Nothing is quite like cruising around a cyberpunk landscape in your flying car. That, right there, makes it worth it.

Currently, GOG.com has this available for a -79% off its regular price of C$4.65. It’s selling for C$0.99. If you’re looking for a novel experience, this is a killer deal.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/crime_cities

MostlyTato, 6 days ago to science

Can the known particles and interactions explain consciousness?
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/consciousness-arise-particles/
#science

MostlyTato, 6 days ago to UKpolitics

Hahaha hahaha the racist party got beaten by a man with a bin on his head. Love it.
#ukpolitics

patrickworld, 6 days ago to gardening

This mthrfkr #Weeds #Gardening #Summer

MostlyTato, 6 days ago to gardening

The pond in my area is finally settling and has been loaded with plants, whilst comfrey corner is flowering nicely.
#gardening #allotment

Flowering comfrey and borage in the corner of the allotment, next to the stepping stone path.

stux, 8 days ago to random

:nkoWave: Hello and a good meowing everyone! :blobcathearts: Have a most wonderful day and stay safe ♥️😸🐾

fkamiah17, 10 days ago to UKpolitics

Cold War Steve 👏 🤣

#UKPolitics

MostlyTato, 13 days ago to UKpolitics

Re-posting again because...
#UKpolitics #tories #conservatives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9-0WGo9Zrk

18+ fkamiah17, 13 days ago to random

WEEK 30: White supremacist group Patriot Front march through the streets of Charleston, West Virginia today. Curious lack of riot police.

MostlyTato, 13 days ago to animals

Not taken a pic of Hendrix for a while, though I saw him the other day, so here is a slightly older pic.
He's funny, he doesn't like hoomans talking to each other, he gets the hump, sods off, comes back to see if they have stopped than sods off again if they haven't!
Bless him, he's my little pal and its always a joy to bump into him.
This spot is where we go so he can rollypolly for me at face level.
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #MastoCats

KokopelliBFree, 13 days ago to photography German

#3GoodThings

1. Glad and grateful that my appliances are working fine.
2. Tiny #KBFWalk with extended coffee break despite everything.
3. Stayed way more creative than expected.

Yours?

#KBFPhotography #MobilePhonePhotography #Photography
#KBFWotY #Spring #April #UrbanNature #BloomScrolling

@3goodthings

MostlyTato, 13 days ago to gardening

The woodland bank looking particularly verdant. Its been there for over three years now, so is quite mature for a little patch of guerrilla gardening. Its very low maintenance, just remove the fallen oak leaves in spring, and weed out any aggressive plants (I'm looking at you wild strawberries) in summer.
#gardening

Close up of the greenery along the bank, showing the different variety of plants.

MostlyTato, 13 days ago to gardening

Free eggs from the uncared for chickens on the allotment. They have started to sleep in my compost because its warm and dry, and I'm currently getting an egg each morning.
Meanwhile Stigg (the owner) is hunting all over the field for eggs and not finding any.
He says the birds don't go in anyone else's area so he can't really ask for the eggs. Anyway, he isn't talking to me so...
He really should take better care of his livestock.
They are my chickens now.
#chickens #allotment #gardening

View of eight chicken eggs sitting in the composter.

MostlyTato, 13 days ago to gardening

The Gate to Nowhere (at least for the moment). I've moved on to another area to start allotment 2! Been whacking in fence posts and just put in the front and back gates.
#allotment #gardening