Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

My dad's assisted living facility is implementing a VR-experience system designed for seniors.
If only there was also a way for them to time-travel!

Related to my post earlier today that showed decadal changes in ice thickness, this animation shows the corresponding transition from older (usually thicker) #Arctic sea ice to younger (usually thinner) ice in early December...

Data from https://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0611/versions/4

Israel Confirms Use of White Phosphorous, Says It's Only Used to Create Smokescreens - The Messenger

https://themessenger.com/news/israel-lebanon-white-phosphorous-smoke-screen-bombs-us-supplied-border-village-nine-injured-2

Zelenskyy pleads for U.S. aid to Ukraine ahead of White House meeting https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/zelenskyy-arrives-dc-deliver-remarks-ahead-tuesday-white-house-meeting-rcna128996 #Ukraine 🇺🇦

https://youtube.com/watch?v=n4moUSlzpBM&si=WbHbnqSWclJp1lS_
🇺🇸🇺🇦Ukrainian Children, Parents Get Help Navigating US School System when Ukrainian come to find out American is Not English (VoA News VIDEO) #Ukraine #USA #Mastodon #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

Since today is apparently "Jer Reminisces about Battlestar Galactica Day," here's a comic I made in like 2005:

I found another Battlestar Galactica comic I did:

Apparently the Supreme Court accepted Jack Smith's petition. Apparently, a lot of folks here are unaware of that.

https://www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-court-first-step-toward-trump-review

Google Fiber’s 20-gig service costs $250 per month https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/11/23997336/google-fiber-20-gbps-speed-early-access-2024?utm_content=bufferf7979&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Epic vs. Google: Google Loses
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38607424
#hackernews #tech

Tropical Cyclone Jasper to become more severe, prompting Queensland weather warnings for floods, heavy winds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/12/tropical-cyclone-jasper-qld-queensland-severe-weather-warnings-floods-heavy-winds?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #worldnews #guardian

Coherent: The affordable Unix-like PC OS from over a decade before Linux 0.01

https://github.com/gspu/Coherent

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/gspu/Coherent

#linux #unix

Tasmanian government a ‘shambles’ as push to suspend judge derailed by constitutional concerns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/12/tasmanian-government-a-shambles-as-push-to-suspend-judge-derailed-by-constitutional-concerns?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #worldnews #guardian

The House Intelligence Committee's Surveillance 'Reform' Bill Is a Farce

Link: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/section-702-needs-reform-and-oversight-not-expansion-congress-should-oppose-hpsci
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38607071

In Washington, President Zelensky met with the managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva.

We discussed very specific things, including the review of the long-term financing program for Ukraine and further cooperation for the sake of stability and strengthening of our country. An important decision to allocate a tranche of $900 million to Ukraine. USA.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Zelensky

Without comment ...

Donald Tusk elected as Polish prime minister.

Hope returns and fascism fails.
#Poland #EU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67681940

The Mother Cat. 1856. #CatsOfYore #Cat #Cats #History #catsodon #catsofmastodon #catcontent #ilovecats #vintage https://www.meisterdrucke.ie/fine-art-prints/Ludwig-Knaus/684088/The-mother-cat.html

"Wind and solar are important new energy resources but, like all new sources, they have their own impact on our environment including the gas peaking units needed to back them up and the additional transmission facilities needed to deliver the electricity they produce."

PSE hasn't deployed a new wind turbine since 2012 but okay. However, they have built plenty of gas-fired power plants to replace the coal they're no longer burning.

‘Unprecedented mass #coralbleaching’ expected in 2024, says expert
2023 is first year of potential pair of #ElNino years and since 1997, every instance of these pairs has led to #coral mortality. Record-breaking land and sea #temperatures, driven by #climate breakdown, will probably cause “unprecedented mass coral bleaching and mortality” throughout 2024, according to a pioneering coral scientist. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/07/unprecedented-mass-coral-bleaching-expected-2024-professor-ove-hoegh-guldberg #climatechange #climatecrisis #cop28