I’m not sure what being almost 10yrs post robocop makes me feel, but I don’t like it. This future isn’t what I was promised in the 80s, and while no killer robots is nice, I still feel a bit cheated
Finished Three Days to Never by Tim Powers. First half was pretty dense and slow, but second half, when things were getting obvious, and plans finally getting into motion, were very interesting, and was able to read them in just a few days....
I’m currently plowing through the 9th of the Malazan books by Steven Erikson, and I don’t really want them to finish. One of the best bits of writing I’ve so far encountered.
I’ve got a foot-high stack of Sanderson to help me get over it though, so that’s ok.
The Malazan books are in some ways comparable to the Stormlight books, but they are a lot more dense and there’s almost no hand-holding whatsoever. The story is detailed, spread over several continents, and has tons of important characters. You’re expected to remember things from several thousand pages ago without there being any recap, and frankly I like it. When each book is already around 1300 pages, and there’s 10 of them, constant recaps would do my nut in. There’s a good dramatis personae, and a glossary in each book, which helps.
That’s just false. The carrington event happened due to a sun spot on the sun’s equator. Last week’s was far further down, and was classified as “the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003”. The CME from the carrington event was fired out of the sun on the solar plane, directly at the earth, while last week the CME was vaguely in our direction, but well below our orbit. The sun is a ball, not a flat disc, and it didn’t somehow steer the ejection toward us out of a sense of malice. The carrington event produced currents in static wire that were sufficient to set telegraph stations on fire. That would have tripped every breaker in the power grid, you can’t “harden” against that level of induction. It’s like saying that a practice amp and a Marshall plexi are the same volume because they both go up to ten on their volume knob. All you, and the pillock in that video, are saying is that you don’t understand the mechanism behind that number
Yeah, it’s sad to see unique bits of history fall foul of the whims of a tyrant. In the same Vance, the historical sites in the Middle East being destroyed by fundamentalists is a tragedy.
Every time I start to think that the UK is becoming a world-leader in stupid, immoral decisions by an increasingly corrupt and selfs serving political elite, the US manages to pull something jaw-dropping out of the bag to knock us back into second place. Somehow, we’re both gaining speed in this race to the bottom!
Maybe because there’s an army of us born and raised before diagnosis was common, living undiagnosed, and thinking we’re just fuckwits or that we broke our brains when younger.
A combination of having to live with just themselves for company over lockdown, and finding au/adhd memes that start as funny, and then slide toward “oh fuck, that actually explains a lot… is that… me?” has led a lot of people to seek help and diagnosis, so it looks like a rise of adult au/adhd spectrum individuals.
It also works on forever chemicals. They studied levels of PFAS in the blood of firefighters (who are commonly exposed to high levels in the foam they use), and found a clear difference between those that regularly donated blood and those who didn’t
Futuristic movies timeline
Somehow the "5" was changed to "N" on the Mirage-2000 deliveries..... (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
Halo: Combat Evolved remaster reportedly in the works, being considered for PlayStation release (www.eurogamer.net)
Are you ready to rock? (leminal.space)
Met chief says millions of men are danger to women and girls in England and Wales (www.theguardian.com)
Millions of men in England and Wales pose a danger to women and children, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police has said....
US intelligence officials share evidence that Russia has used North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. Ministry of Defense’s Intelligence Service reported that Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles to strike Ukraine....
Tom Cruise's "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 8" production has been delayed, again, due to submarine malfunction— budget said to be nearing $400M. (www.worldofreel.com)
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? May 28
Finished Three Days to Never by Tim Powers. First half was pretty dense and slow, but second half, when things were getting obvious, and plans finally getting into motion, were very interesting, and was able to read them in just a few days....
Choice paralysis (lemmy.world)
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants For Hamas And Israeli Leaders (www.forbes.com)
A factual comparison of the recent solar storm to the Carrington event (www.astronomy.com)
Spoiler - though they were both G5 storms, they weren’t really that comparable....
Check it out! Technology survived a Carrington Event (youtu.be)
I guess you already knew since your phone is working.
Sucks to suck! (lemmy.world)
Found in the wild in Tennessee
Is This the End of Plastic? Visa's New Technology Could Replace Physical Cards (www.cnet.com)
Slugs (1988) (lemmynsfw.com)
I understand it was legitimate, necessary even. But I will still mourn. She deserved better. Fuck Putin. (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
get rekt (mander.xyz)
A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President (www.nytimes.com)
[TIMED OUT] In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria [Progressive Rock] (lemmy.world)
This post timed out without being solved. The answer was “In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3” by Coheed and Cambria.
Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits (www.nola.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14453556...
What are some good role models for men?
Feel free to highlight people from both reality and fiction - and why they make a good role model.
The sudden rise of AuDHD: what is behind the rocketing rates of this life-changing diagnosis? (www.theguardian.com)
A Quick ‘Fart Walk’ Might Be Just What You Need to End Your Day (www.self.com)
A GI doctor explains why 2024’s version of the Hot Girl Walk is so good for you.
Dr 4Chan's Medical Advice (lemmy.world)