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What media has your favorite worldbuilding?
  • BattleTech/mechwarrior. I think it started as a tabletop game? Lots of media came from it, and video games pop up every few years starting in 1989.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech

    The series began with FASA's debut of the board game BattleTech (originally named Battledroids) by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock III and has since grown to include numerous expansions to the original game, several board games, role playing games, video games, a collectible card game, a series of more than 100 novels, and an animated television series.[3]

  • www.cnbc.com Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279

    The company is refreshing its entire e-reader lineup, launching four new Kindle devices.

    Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279

    I still have an old Kindle and it still gets months of battery life. I occasionally read comics so this may get me to upgrade.

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    Trump campaigns in Coachella in rare visit to solidly Democratic California
    www.pbs.org WATCH: Trump campaigns in Coachella in rare visit to solidly Democratic California

    With the presidency on the line in battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, Donald Trump spent Saturday night in solidly liberal California, seeking to link Vice President Kamala Harris to what he described as the failures of her home state.

    WATCH: Trump campaigns in Coachella in rare visit to solidly Democratic California
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    Biomolecular condensates mediate bending and scission of endosome membranes | Nature
    www.nature.com Biomolecular condensates mediate bending and scission of endosome membranes - Nature

    Plant ESCRT component FREE1 forms liquid-like condensates that associate with membranes to drive intraluminal vesicle formation.

    Biomolecular condensates mediate bending and scission of endosome membranes - Nature

    > We propose that condensate-mediated scission represents a previously undescribed scission mechanism that depends on the physicomolecular properties of the condensate and is involved in a range of trafficking processes.

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    jalopnik.com Nissan Is So Screwed, Man

    Dealer profits drop 70 percent year over year, and the automaker's operating profit dropped 99 percent in the last quarter

    Nissan Is So Screwed, Man
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    TIL Disney's Star Wars Hotel was a massive waste of time

    I'm only an hour into this person's 4 hour(!) review/criticism of the Star Wars hotel and am baffled at how poorly this was handled.

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    apnews.com The iPhone 16, new AirPods and other highlights from Apple's product showcase

    Apple has squarely shifted its focus toward artificial intelligence with the unveiling of its hotly anticipated iPhone 16 along with a slew of features coming with the next update to the device's operating system.

    The iPhone 16, new AirPods and other highlights from Apple's product showcase
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    www.theguardian.com Scandal-hit Fyre festival is back with tickets at nearly $8,000

    Event in 2017 was axed over inadequate accommodation, food and water – and landed its co-founder in jail for fraud

    Scandal-hit Fyre festival is back with tickets at nearly $8,000
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    Hybrid conversion alternator?

    I have an old v8 laying around that’s not very useful to me. Is there a company that sells conversion kits that replace the alternator and starter with an EV motor? I can’t seem to find one.

    Edit: like this:

    https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-engines/l8b/

    Found one:

    https://m.roadkillcustoms.com/e-charger-bolt-on-electronic-supercharger/

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    www.slashfilm.com Hollywood's Next Big Comic Book Movie Will Make The Boys Look Like Sesame Street - SlashFilm

    If you thought The Boys was intense, gory and hyper-sexual, wait until you get a load of Hollywood’s next big comic book adaptation.

    Hollywood's Next Big Comic Book Movie Will Make The Boys Look Like Sesame Street - SlashFilm
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    pv-magazine-usa.com Existing California solar customers may get blindsided with net metering cuts

    Customers that have invested in solar under NEM 1.0 and 2.0 may be forced into a regulatory scheme that would threaten their return on investment, based on guidance from the California Public Advoc…

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