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Latest approach. There's no point in trying to negotiate with Trump so don't bother. Just wait him out. He'll be gone eventually.

Apparently both Iran and Israel are now playing this game.

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https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/08/noaa-to-end-support-for-arctic-report-card-01031276

We're losing all the scientific reporting from the Arctic. NOAA, GISS, PIOMAS, in a few years the JAXA satellite images and analysis. Pretty soon we'll have no idea any more about the state of the Arctic Ice.

https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php?msg=442612

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Dear lazyweb: Trying to find a comedy sketch where Man Like Mobeen (I think) goes to the petting zoo, meets the pigs and explains to camera that pigs are not kryptonite for Muslims. And that they don't disable Muslim superpowers. Like being able to fly.

Anyone remember that?

Google AI search is getting seriously confused by all those words. As usual.

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Another scare article about UK datacentres that claims huge water consumption. And a comment that sets that particular issue right. UK (and EU) datacentres use closed loop cooling and not evaporative cooling. So do not consume water.

But. The heat still has to go somewhere. And the entire site still uses huge amounts of energy.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/09/slough-famous-the-office-datacentres-locals-hub-europe#comment-175361582

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Labour want closer ties with EU. Without breaking Labour's red lines on EU.

So, cherry picking deals as a close outsider in the outer ring of the EU. Classic UK Exceptionalism. They seriously think the EU will go along with that?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/09/uk-eu-reset-talks-brexit-burnham-hamish-falconer

The country actually wants free movement, single market and customs union. But Labour can't be seen to be trying to achieve that. Because ... what?

21-Aug-26 07:10
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Long essay about NEETs (16-24, not in employment, education, or training)

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/william-davies/young-people-are-different

What about the late 30, early 40 NEETs? I worry about them too.

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EU Copernicus July Summary

https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-highest-july-global-ocean-surface-temperatures-exceptionally-hot-dry-conditions-fuel

> Global air temp, joint 2nd warmest July on record, 1.47°C above pre-industrial.

> Hottest and driest Western Europe on record

> Ocean SST (60°S–60°N) highest on record for the month, at 20.96°C, Beating previous 20.89°C of July-23. Close to all time daily records from 2024 at end of month.

> Nino3.4 region highest for July, El Nino continues to grow.

https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/?dm_id=nino3.4
https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/?dm_id=world2
https://pulse.climate.copernicus.eu/

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I've been wondering for a while about the crews of the ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/ordinary-seafarers-trapped-strait-of-hormuz-iran-strikes-killed

> 20,000 seafarers.
> Most vessels – at least those with responsible owners – are receiving regular supplies of fresh water, food and other goods ferried by small boats from shore, yet most crews have no way of getting out of a perilous situation.

20-Aug-26 18:25
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So farewell then, William Orbit.

Your passing got me digging out One Dove and Madonna's best album.

There were bits about the late 90s that weren't so bad. Despite the pre-millenial tension.

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Feels like the swifts have gone. A couple of weeks early.

So it goes.

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# Cocktail - Cora Middleton

50ml Jamaican Rum, 15ml Dry Vermouth, 15ml Lemon, 10ml Dbl Syrup, optional 15ml egg white , 3 Raspberries muddled, shake, double strain, raspberry & mint

A Rum Clover Club. 60/20/20/10 also works. And a dash of absinthe.

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The 24th week of the Israel-US-Iran war begins

A couple more weeks and it will be 6 months.

Does anyone know what's going on? Is the Strait of Hormuz fully open? Is Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank, Iran, Oman, still being bombed? No, No, Yes.

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