to be clear tho, "sovereignty" over the strait is in fact not legal in terms of international maritime law, so it's unlikely oman will sign on and even if they do it's even less likely anyone will recognize this outside iran
Okay folks I've responded to the data center heat island paper. It is the worst study on AI and the environment I've ever read, by far. Thank you to @beijingpalmer.bsky.social for flagging. blog.andymasley.com/p/data-cente...
In April, the health part of universal credit to be halved (or frozen for new claimants) unless their condition is terminal or severe & lifelong. Multiple sclerosis, learning disabilities, bipolar, Parkinson’s, ME may not meet new eligibility criteria. More cruelty towards people with disabilities.
I feel like people often confuse the actual trilogy with all the supplemental material that has been actually good and has fleshed out the characters and the prequel era. The movies themselves still suck.
Who watches 80s and 90s sf for the SFX space battles? I posit this does not hold up to scrutiny.
…I think it’s the kind of thing a grown man tells himself, particularly in These Times, rather than, “As a boy I was moved by feelings of joy and delight and wonder and yearning in a way that I, a Grown Man in These Times, dare not admit to for fear of looking Womanly.”
The whole “I’m only here to see the Federation shooting at the Romulans!!” thing is so bizarre that I don’t even believe it’s true. I don’t believe that’s what moved and thrilled and delighted that boy sitting down to watch TNG or whatever every week…