Warp Five: Prodigy Showrunners Are a New Generation of Star Trek Fans' Caretakers (S2 spoilers) (www.startrek.com)
Netanyahu: Gaza deal must let Israel resume fighting until war goals met (www.reuters.com)
Scammed by the fake Chinese police (www.bbc.com)
Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)
Israel Bombs Yet Another UN School in Gaza as It Enters Month 10 of Genocide (truthout.org)
Wildlife Protections Take a Back Seat to SpaceX’s Ambitions (www.nytimes.com)
Las Vegas hits 120 degrees, hottest day on record (www.fox5vegas.com)
Genesis Virtua Racing Port Almost Cost As Much As The Console Itself, Thanks To The SVP Chip | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
When Sega decided to release the Virtua Processor (SVP) chip for its Mega Drive/Genesis cartridges in response to Nintendo’s success with the Super FX chip in Star Fox, it aimed to bring fast and convincing 3D visuals. However, the high cost of production became evident when only a single game utilized this technology: the...
Emmanuel Macron is avoiding acknowledging the defeat of his liberal camp in the general election, delaying the mandate for the New Popular Front to form a government (peoplesdispatch.org)
Dozens are killed as Russia bombards Ukraine. Among the buildings hit was a Kyiv children’s hospital (apnews.com)
Beryl bears down on Texas, where it’s expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength (apnews.com)
Silicone mask-wearing criminals in China spark security concerns; e-commerce platforms censor product searches - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
TIL the term Redneck likely originated from the sunburned red neck of those working in fields. (en.wikipedia.org)
The term originally characterized farmers that had a red neck, caused by sunburn from long hours working in the fields. A citation from 1893 provides a definition as “poorer inhabitants of the rural districts … men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin stained red and burnt by the sun, and...
Maharashtra: How fetching water is holding back India's women (www.bbc.com)
Fetching drinking water is a gruelling daily routine for millions of women in India....
Wildlife Protections Take a Back Seat to SpaceX’s Ambitions (www.nytimes.com)
Paywalled, but link is a gift article from me
Canada releases 70-year-old document that accuses U.S. of genocide, biological warfare during Korean War (www.thecanadafiles.com)
Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools? (www.aljazeera.com)
BlackRock and Wall Street Banks are Profiting from Israel's Crimes in Gaza, UN Experts Say (geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com)
In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit (www.nytimes.com)
Hours after a battle in eastern Ukraine in August, a wounded and unarmed Russian soldier crawled through a nearly destroyed trench, seeking help from his captors, a unit of international volunteers led by an American....
Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine (apnews.com)
Greensleeves is almost 500 years old. I'm sure there were other very popular songs when it came out, but Greensleeves had to staying power to still be here. What do you think is today's Greensleeves? (en.wikipedia.org)
Not just a song that can be found in the archives, but one that almost everyone can hum, even today....
New "Pedestrian Mod" Turns NiGHTS Into A 3D Platformer | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Why It Matters: This innovative mod shifts the classic title into an entirely new genre, appealing to fans of both the original and platform games alike....
The “Netflix of anime” piracy site abruptly shuts down, shocking users (arstechnica.com)
What the 3.2 Million-Year-Old Lucy Fossil Reveals About Nudity and Shame - Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Popular renderings dress her in thick, reddish-brown fur, with her face, hands, feet and breasts peeking out of denser thickets.This hairy picture of Lucy, it turns out, might be wrong.Technological advancements in genetic analysis suggest that Lucy may have been naked, or at least much more thinly veiled.
I hate Clouds - a personal perspective on why I think Clouds suck (loudwhisper.me)
I hope this won’t be counted as some form of self-promotion, even though I am sharing a post from my own blog....