Yeah, this is one of those constant annoyances that you kinda just live with. It doesn’t matter that much, because compound words were at some point not one word, and there may be separate words that you use today that will join together during your career. Electronic mail became e-mail became email. As long as the casing doesn’t hide the meaning, you’re doing it right. Also be consistent. Don’t recreate such monstrosities as XMLHttpRequest.

On Tuesday afternoon, researchers’ fears were confirmed. The pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales rushed to the shore, stranding themselves on Cheynes Beach near Albany, in southern Western Australia.

By Wednesday, 52 of the whales had died, the authorities said. A team of local volunteer and conservation officials managed to move the remaining 45 back into the water and attempted to herd them back out to sea, using boats and kayaks to guide them. However, that afternoon, the whales re-stranded themselves further along the beach, the authorities said. The Australia Broadcasting Corporation reported that the whales had again formed a huddle before drifting back to shore.

Lord of War is a fantastic Nicolas Cage movie!

Wildfires driven by an extreme heatwave have encircled Palermo after temperatures in the Sicilian city climbed to 47C (117F) on Monday.

But while the heat stifles the south, northern regions continued to bear the brunt of bad weather caused by the arrival of cooler air from northern Europe, with more torrential rain and gales forecast in Lombardy, Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Giuseppe Sala, the mayor of Milan, said residents endured a sleepless night as winds exceeded 63 mph (100 km/h).

Sala said: “What we are seeing is not normal. We can no longer deny that climate change is changing our lives. We can no longer turn a blind eye, and above all, we can’t not do anything.”

The civil protection minister, Nello Musumeci, said: “Climate change is not just a contingency and Italy must realise that it now has a tropical climate. On one hand, we are paying the price of climate change, for which we should have paid more attention several years ago, and, on the other, of infrastructure that does not seem to be totally adequate for the new context.

The COP28 will certainly be interesting.

Myst, Superhot VR, Beatsabre

The “personal responsibility” re: climate change bullshit is toxic and plays straight into the capitalist narrative.

I totally agree, but people also need to be careful when they’re trying to place blame in general. My main question is: how could it have possibly been any different? Anger and blame are pointless and unhelpful. Unless it’s like the oil company situation where they knew and then actively deceived. Those fuckers should be beaten to death in front of their families (this is totally a joke, of course, or is it? idk).

Much of this comes down to human nature and one thing leading to the next like dominoes. The US is setup as a representative democracy & humans can’t see beyond the tip of their noses -> people vote for today and ignore the future -> politicians don’t risk their jobs over something their voters don’t care about -> climate change kills a shitload of people, eliminates snowmelt, and scorches bread baskets -> mass migrations, war, famine, chaos. The most important questions is: what will we do with today to shape the future?

This rhymes with Lusitania

In the US, climate change/global warming has rarely been important to voters.

Here are the “issues of the day” for the presidential elections since the 60s (scraped from here):

• 2020: COVID-19 pandemic, racial tensions, deeply polarized electorate
• 2016: Health care costs, Economic inequality, Terrorism, Foreign policy (Russia, Iran, Syria, Brexit), Gun control, Treatment of minorities, Immigration policy, Shifting media landscape
• 2012: Role of government, Spending & tax rates, Nuclear Iran, Arab Spring, Global warming, Campaign finance
• 2008: Great Recession, Financial panic, Bailouts, Iraq War
• 2004: Terrorism, Iraq War, Job growth
• 2000: Impeachment, Presidential ethics, Good economy
• 1996: Waco standoff, Oklahoma City bombing, Good economy
• 1992: Persian Gulf War, Fall of Berlin Wall and Breakup of Soviet Union, Recession
• 1988: Stock market crash, Iran-Contra, Progress in US-USSR relations (INF Treaty)
• 1984: Recession and Subsequent Recovery (start of bull market for stocks), Defense Spending
• 1980: Iran hostage crisis, USSR invasion of Afghanistan (Summer Olympics boycott), Inflation
• 1976: Watergate (Impeachment, pardon of Nixon)
• 1972: Vietnam War, International Relations (Detente with USSR, Visit to China), Watergate
• 1968: Vietnam War, Civil Rights, Assassinations (Robert Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King)
• 1964: Great Society (Civil Rights), Vietnam (Gulf of Tonkin), Good Economy
• 1960: Sputnik/space (keeping up with USSR technologically)

Regular people aren’t totally innocent here.

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This seems like a major blunder. The US needs Turkiye on its side to expand NATO, besides the whole risk of “in for a penny, in for a pound.” Obama lost a lot of face with his red line, but at least he avoided getting the US entrenched in another Middle East conflict, which they’ll just make worse by their mere presence.

The fentanyl crisis is just revenge for the opium trade.

EDIT: My mind has been changed by the incredibly patient Carcosa. It’s certainly not top down, but I still think that the CCP remembers the opium trade when thinking about this issue, which contributes to how much they’re willing to disrupt their own pharmaceutical production to enforce their controls absolutely.

You hear that Venus? We’re coming for you!

https://web.archive.org/web/20230717194719/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230717-death-toll-in-kenya-starvation-cult-case-passes-400

Probably some sort of crime. It’s definitely not sanitary.

The fingertip is believed to belong to the sender of the letter who suffers from psychiatric problems

Well, that will show him! /s

Honestly, it’s just sad; this person needs help.

https://archive.ph/WMbw2

Nah, it’s named after the authentication protocol Kerberos. They’re just techies promoting network security.

Perhaps you didn’t understand my comment or the article. The 60C number is, in fact, a meaningless, joke of a number, because they’re talking about how hot the ground is. Duh, the ground gets really hot. Be careful walking your dogs, though. Their paws can get severely burned quite quickly.

The heatwave has not hit its peak yet in Spain. That’ll be Monday through Wednesday next week. Highs will be around 43C (109F). 40C isn’t a big deal to me, but anything higher gets savage fast. The forecasts for Sardinia and Sicily actually aren’t as bad as the article predicts (not even hitting 38C/100F), but wunderground could just be inaccurate.

The bottom line for reasonable people is: if you’re forecast to get temps above 40C, take it seriously.

Or, like, don’t. I don’t know you, and I won’t be affected by your death, so get fucked or don’t. That’s on you. You’re just some human. You’re the lowest form of life on this planet in my eyes, and there are far too many humans already.

The temperature of the ground in some areas of Spain has hit more than 60C [140F] during the deadly heatwave sweeping Europe, satellite recordings have shown.

Temperature records have been broken on most of the continent, including France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy, where highs of 40C [104F] were recorded again on Wednesday.

Sicily and Sardinia were forecast to be as high as 48C [118.4F].

These temperatures are no joke. For reference, it was about 48C (119F) in west Texas where the 2 Floridians died a couple weeks back.

Anyone experiencing this kind of heat needs to make it their #1 priority. Stay cool. Stay hydrated. Pay attention to yourself and your loved ones for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

I mainly use ergonomics. I got a chair that works for me, I switched to a Kinesis Freestyle Pro, I switched to a trackball mouse, I raised my monitors up, and if I’m going to be doing a bunch of typing, I throw on wrist braces with aluminum stays.

The split keyboard and better posture were the biggest wins for me. The whole mechanical keyboard fad has been terrible for people’s wrists.

Other things I’ve heard worked for some people that are worth trying: warm gloves or compression gloves. Apparently some people get pain in their wrists from typing in cold environments (like an office). Taking breaks, doing wrist stretches, and having hobbies that use your hands differently can certainly help.

Frostpunk is phenomenal! It sucked up all my free time for a couple weeks.

Oxenfree is gorgeous.

Oh man, there are so many great games if you’re willing to play old stuff (although it looks like the summer sale is over):

Still on Sale

• System Shock (remake)
• Psychonauts 2
• Myst 25th Anniversary Collection
• Death Road to Canada
• Alan Wake
• Alan Wake’s New Nightmare
• Project Zomboid

Classics

• Jazz Jackrabbit Collection
• Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection
• Contra Anniversary Collection
• System Shock: Enhanced Edition-
• System Shock 2
• Grim Fandango Remastered (I can’t recommend this one enough; best game ever)
• Mortal Kombat 1+2+3
• The Settlers 2: Gold Edition (this one is also fantastic)
• Theme Hospital
• Dungeon Keeper Gold
• Dungeon Keeper 2
• SimCity 2000 Special Edition
• SimCity 3000 Unlimited
• SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition