Had a little over a pound of portobello mushrooms that I had bought about a week or so and needed to use before they went south. So, decided to make Hungarian mushroom soup for lunch today. I'll probably compliment the soup with an oven roasted turkey breast sandwich with basil pesto. #CoSoFood #foodporn #foodpron

This does not bode well for #Nature: Humans to push further into wildlife habitats across more than 50% of land by 2070. Sharing increasingly crowded spaces could result in greater risk of pandemics, human and animal conflicts and loss of nature. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/humans-to-push-further-into-wildlife-habitats-across-more-than-50-of-land-by-2070-study-aoe

Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek has given approval for the first stage of what will be the biggest renewable and storage project in the world, the Sun Cable Australia-Power Link. The approval includes the 800 kms transmission link to Darwin from the pastoral property near Elliott in the Northern Territory, and will allow for up to 10 gigawatts of #solar and# battery #storage to be built, providing up to 4 GW of 24/7 green power. #Singapore #Australia https://reneweconomy.com.au/sun-cable-plibersek-approves-first-stage-of-worlds-biggest-solar-project/

#politics #TFG #horror #humor #comedy

#Innewsoftheabsurd Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. #nature #insects #plants #nightlights https://e360.yale.edu/digest/streetlights-insect-food

There is now a new term being added to the dictionary and it is "Danger Season" which is a stretch of time from May to October and it brings with it extreme weather. So far this season, 99% of the country’s population has been touched by at least one extreme weather alert. #ClimateChange https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-16/extreme-weather-touches-most-of-america-this-danger-season

#Innewsoftheabsurd Rare sighting: ‘Doomsday fish’ found near La Jolla Shores. The last time an Oarfish was seen was 2011 for instance, more than 20 oarfish reportedly washed ashore in Japan, just a few months before a 9.1 earthquake struck. #predictions #earthquakes #California #ocean https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/rare-sighting-oarfish-washes-up-at-la-jolla-shores/

What is the hottest temperature humans can survive? These labs are redefining the limit: In 2019, physiologist Ollie Jay started designing a chamber that could simulate the heatwaves of today and of the future. Jay’s team is also exploring which cooling strategies work best to reduce the health risks of heat exposure. #ClimateChange #heat #humidity #science https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02422-5

#Innewsoftheabsurd Getting old sucks. Looks like our suspicions about how we age have been confirmed. The first changes occurs at about age 44: changes included molecules linked to cardiovascular disease and the ability to metabolise caffeine, alcohol and lipids. At about age 60 include molecules involved in immune regulation, carbohydrate metabolism and kidney function. There might be a third one at age 78. #age #science #nature https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/14/scientists-find-humans-age-dramatically-in-two-bursts-at-44-then-60-aging-not-slow-and-steady

‘Unacceptable’: a staggering 4.4 billion people lack #safe drinking #water, study finds. New estimate doubles the previous figure, raising questions about which is correct and highlighting gaping data holes. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02621-0

A German military base near the western city of Cologne was temporarily closed on Wednesday as authorities investigated the possible sabotage of water supplies. #Germany #water #sabotage https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/europe/germany-military-base-water-sabotage-intl/index.html

Interesting #music combination: Post Malone singing "Have The Heart" featuring Dolly Parton. #cosomusic https://youtu.be/8mW_FI-SN0Y

#Innewsoftheabsurd Oklahoma passed the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program which promised parents a tax credit of up to $3,750 per student for spring tuition. So, Global Harvest Christian School responded by raising its spring tuition to $3,500 from $1000. Yes, State is subsidizing #religion. #education #politics #oklahoma. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/08/13/oklahoma-private-school-tax-credit-tuition-increase-some-schools/74781756007/

Twelve percent of swabs taken from the fur, mouth, and anorectal area of pets living with an MPox patient tested positive for MPox virus DNA, but blood cultures showed no signs of infection, according to a new US study. #monkeypox #mpox #zoonotic #CoSocats #CoSoDogs https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/cdc-investigation-finds-viral-dna-no-live-virus-pets-mpox-patients

Monkeypox (MPox) has slowly crept up in the news as more cases are found outside the endemic zone. The current subtype (Clade 1) is 10x more deadly than Clade 2. Please, make sure to keep yourself informed of the current situation. This reminds me a lot of HIV when it first started out in Africa but it was initially ignored because it only affected homosexual men. #zoonotic, #health #disease https://www.wired.com/story/mpox-outbreak-global-public-health-emergency/

#Innewsoftheabsurd Former ChiPootle CEO to become next Starbucks CEO: He will be able to work from California and make more money than departing CEO. https://www.businessinsider.com/brian-niccol-pay-millions-starbucks-ceo-office-california-stock-options-2024-8

California fire meets politics head on. There is currently a bill (Senate Bill 610) to overhaul California’s decades-old wildfire mapping system and backers include the California Building Industry Assn., the Housing Action Coalition and Yimby Action,. You know where this is heading...an attempt by these backers to wrest control and have the ability to build anywhere. #wildfire #housing #politics https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-11/proposed-bill-would-abolish-california-fire-hazard-rankings

There are several interesting stories with regards to using "swarm intelligence" and a few examples on how it is used in setting up shipping routes or data mining. (2/2) https://research.cs.queensu.ca/TechReports/Reports/2012-585.pdf