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Yeah, that one is weird. How do they function like a battery without running out of juice? They must be some sort of catalyst, I would think.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock Sulfur is useful in a number of processes, including the production of sulfuric acid.

Heh, funniest thing I've read all day.

Miami is currently 29 C (85 F) with 77% humidity. I.e. it feels like 35 C (95 F). Yeesh, what a horrible place for a high intensity football match.

Perhaps related in theme to "Ghost in the Shell"?

Who's the veep?

The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes An intriguing finding. It turns out we are all being brainwashed.

Steam has DA:I 90% off, so I picked up a copy. One of these days I'll probably even play it.

First three seasons of The Boys is on Freevee now, for those who don't have Prime. It is a pretty twisted series.

I'm playing some more user modules for Solasta, which are a bit hit and miss in terms of quality. Currently I'm running through the "Depths of Darkness" module, which is a re-creation of the old "The Sunless CItadel" PnP module for DnD. It's a pretty decent effort compared to many of these user creations, so I'd recommend it if you like Solasta. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2860765207

Streaming Rogue on Freevee and finding it oddly addictive. At least it's not a police procedural.

The Starship launch video was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I can't wait to see it go through a full launch/recovery cycle.

https://www.universetoday.com/167049/did-earths-multicellular-life-depend-on-plate-tectonics/

Not sure if this has been mentioned in here before, but a sequel to the Orphan Black sci-fi series is coming out June 23 on AMC. It stars Krysten Ritter of Jessica Jones fame. I enjoyed the original, particularly the remarkable work of Tatiana Maslany who simultaneously played more than five different and completely unique characters, so I'm looking forward to it.

Using algorithms to decode the complex phonetic alphabet of sperm whales Just, wow. I can imagine it's like trying to talk to a completely alien race. Where do we even begin?

Yes, Shogun was a pretty historical drama. The live action version of The Tick has been available on FreeVee, so I've been amused by that.

NASA's Advanced Solar Sail Has Successfully Deployed in Space