https://www.metafilter.com/ The past 24 hours of MetaFilter Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:23:32 GMT Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:23:32 GMT en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 A graphic novel about space travel Somehow they got the Crash Test Dummies to rewrite the lyrics of their classic, as a trailer for the book. Purple apes and robots and spiders that were soooo large]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213553/Mmmm-Moon-Prince tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213553 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:23:32 GMT funkaspuck aliens graphicnovel Music pirates robots spiders https://www.metafilter.com/213553/Mmmm-Moon-Prince/rss The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213552/Mangrove-forests-are-healing-after-decades-of-human-destruction tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213552 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:06:08 GMT chariot pulled by cassowaries MangroveForests Mangroves https://www.metafilter.com/213552/Mangrove-forests-are-healing-after-decades-of-human-destruction/rss Annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence [PDF] "...This has served to highlight that many components of the observing system are under considerable threat, including key aspects such as measurements of the top-of-atmosphere radiation budget and ocean heat content that are critical to continued monitoring of the indicators presented herein."

Abstract: In a rapidly changing climate, evidence-based decision-making benefits from up-to-date and timely information. We track twelve key sets of indicators of the state of the climate system, closely following Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment report (AR6) methods, to produce our fourth annual publication. One of the indicators, the Earth's energy imbalance (EEI) provides a crucial integrative measure of the overall heating of the planet and the pace of climate change – this has more than doubled since the 1976–1995 period. A newly added indicator of temperature extremes, the number of days experiencing marine heatwaves, has more than tripled between 1991 and 2025. For the 2016–2025 decade average, observed warming relative to 1850–1900 was 1.26 [1.13 to 1.36] °C, of which 1.24 [1.0 to 1.5] °C was human-induced. Human-induced warming reached 1.37 °C relative to 1850–1900 in the year 2025, increasing at a rate of 0.27 [0.2–0.4] °C per decade over 2016–2025. This high rate of warming, which matches the all-time high seen last year in the instrumental record, was caused by a combination of greenhouse gas emissions being at an all-time high of 54.6 ± 5.5 GtCO2e yr−1 over the last decade (2015–2024), as well as reductions in the strength of aerosol cooling. Despite this, there is evidence that CO2 emission growth is slowing. The continuation of these annual updates could track decreases or increases in the rate of human influence and climatic changes presented here, reflecting the outcomes of societal choices during the critical The data presented herein can provide a useful reference point for the drafting of the IPCC seventh assessment report. In total, we employ analysis from over 40 global datasets (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20499280, Smith et al., 2026a). Future monitoring of these indicators, such as ocean and satellite measurements of the Earth's energy imbalance, are threatened by geopolitical and public funding decisions. Our ability to consistently track many of the indicators requires the continuity of observation programs and coordination mechanisms, including the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) program, that enable their effective integration and use.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213551/Indicators-of-Global-Climate-Change-2025 tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213551 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:14:25 GMT Wordshore academia climate Copernicus data energy heat knowledge paper report science weather https://www.metafilter.com/213551/Indicators-of-Global-Climate-Change-2025/rss Hidden Code: How Slot Machines Actually Work - The Computer Inside - the tightly regulated world of slot machine software logic, and the ways (in terms of game design) casinos push their edge as far as possible.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213550/Regulated-Probability-Engines-Wrapped-in-Theater tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213550 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:59:13 GMT rongorongo computing davesgarage gambling las probability rng slotmachines vegas https://www.metafilter.com/213550/Regulated-Probability-Engines-Wrapped-in-Theater/rss aside from the outfits, is that it feels like what we all thought the internet would be. The hackers travel through a neon-colored cyberspace that looks like a digitized New York, skyscrapers erected out of long stretches of code. They create cookie monster viruses that eat away at stretches of text like pac-man. They shout things like, "Hack the planet!" with the unbridled optimism of a group that believes technology might save the world. When they're done, they just step away from their keyboards, wearing punk red parachute shirts and silver armor rings that extend past their knuckles, to weave in between zooming New York traffic while on rollerblades.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213549/Roger-made-up-the-rules-for-how-hackers-dress tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213549 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:59:37 GMT chavenet AngelinaJolie Costumes Fashion Hackers MatthewLillard RogerBurton SubStack https://www.metafilter.com/213549/Roger-made-up-the-rules-for-how-hackers-dress/rss Little Algeria - the Kansas city taking a World Cup team to its heart (A feel-good story from the USA.)]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213548/-we-are-just-thrilled-that-theyre-here tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213548 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:51:27 GMT Kiwi Algeria Football Kansas Lawrence Soccer USA WorldCup https://www.metafilter.com/213548/-we-are-just-thrilled-that-theyre-here/rss Episodes of Bluey have been translated to Yolŋu Matha, an Indigenous language spoken by the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land in northern Australia. Bluey's dad Bandit is voiced by Dimathaya Burrawanga, the lead singer of King Stingray, a band from the top end.

In Australia the episodes will be available on iview from July 5.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213547/Yow-Manymak-Bluey-is-finally-available-in-an-Australian-Language tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213547 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:28 GMT neonamber Aboriginal Australia Bluey Indigenous Yolngu https://www.metafilter.com/213547/Yow-Manymak-Bluey-is-finally-available-in-an-Australian-Language/rss died (not died because he never existed). Link goes to an Instagram post from Tibet House, the "Dalai Lama's cultural center in America."]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213546/Robert-Thurman-Passes tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213546 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:56:59 GMT ecourbanist Buddhism RobertThurman Tibet https://www.metafilter.com/213546/Robert-Thurman-Passes/rss Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel's Secretive 'Dialog' Society More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking.

A trove of internal records from a secret society for powerful figures in US politics, finance, and tech was left exposed online, WIRED has confirmed, naming participants in its events and revealing sensitive personal details they were assured would stay private. One of several Bluesky discussions.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213545/He-who-controls-the-spice-controls-the-universe tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213545 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:31:53 GMT adamvasco Deep_State Dialog_Society Palantir Thiel https://www.metafilter.com/213545/He-who-controls-the-spice-controls-the-universe/rss