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Lots of great lines in this post by @bf.wtf
“A world generates a story. And world-building is what the computer is for. Not in the fantasy sense, but in the practical one. Running your business is world-building. Raising a family is world-building.”
https://shimmeringvoid.leaflet.pub/3m7

Dialogical Design - shimmeringvoid
Humans are world builders

Trump says U.S. will permanently pause migration from 'Third World Countries' | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-us-will-permanently-pause-migration-third-world-countries-2025-11-28/

China claims it has completed the first phase of construction of the first underwater data center, which is powered by wind energy and cooled by seawater (Anna Lagos/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/china-dives-in-on-the-worlds-first-wind-p…

China Dives in on the World’s First Wind-Powered Undersea Data Center
The $226 million project uses ocean breezes and seawater to stay cool.

Q&A: How changing your diet could help save the world #nutrition

Q&A: How changing your diet could help save the world
For many of us, the holiday season can mean delightful overeating, followed by recriminatory New Year's resolutions.

Brigitte Bigot has died.
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2025/12/28/brigitte-bardot-french-screen-legend-and-animal-rights-activist-dies-aged-91/

Brigitte Bardot, French actor and animal rights activist, dies aged 91
Bardot shot to fame in the 1950s, subsequently retiring and becoming active politically

For all you nature lovers (especially herpetological sorts, i.e. lizards, and more specifically, geckos here in Aotearoa) get a load of this: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-strange-beautiful-lizard-at-the-bottom-of-the-world/ Stunning. I tried t…

The world of Ghost of Yōtei is even more gorgeous than that of Ghost of Tsushima, and the way the world reacts even more impressive: Leaves shuffling, trails in the snow, the sound of hoofbeats on icy lakes. It's a dream just to walk around the world.
The image is a screen grab that to be honest looks drab compared to the scene on an HDR 65" TV.

"The study, which was released on Wednesday, found that 308 of the world’s #billionaires had a combined CO2 tally that, if they were a country, would make them the 15th most polluting country in the world"
What the world *really* can't afford is billionaires.
#ClimateEmergency

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/rising-heat-kills-one-person-a-minute-worldwide-lancet-countdown

How the global fish trade is spreading 'forever chemicals' around the world #AnimalRights

How the global fish trade is spreading 'forever chemicals' around the world
Eating fish may well be good for you, but it carries a hidden risk of exposure to so-called "forever chemicals." A new study published in the journal Science has revealed that the global seafood trade is acting as a massive delivery system for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), industrial pollutants that persist in the environment for decades.