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Ok, there has been an unexpected turn of events - my little prehistoric village will have to wait... because I got recommended another game and made the mistake of checking it out... and now I'm completely hooked. Has anyone player The Long Dark??? It's a hardcore open-world survival game where you take the role of a crash-landed bush pilot who must survive the frozen Canadian wilderness in the aftermath of a global geomagnetic disaster. Honestly I've never played anything like it. I'm in the story mode (in order to learn the game mechanics as there's no tutorial) but there's also a sandbox mode where the whole game worlds are open for you to explore and it's supposed to be the strongest aspect of the game. There are no zombies or anything like that; it's just you in an extremely harsh environment combating the natural elements in order to survive. Hunger, cold, thirst, wildlife. Absolutely amazing - and very challenging. I bled out to death within minutes on my first attempt, died of hypothermia on Day 1 (very realistically portrayed by the way with my vision getting blurry, feeling disoriented, and then passing out) on my second one, and now I'm slowly getting hold of it on my third attempt at last. Very realistic in the sense that even getting fire started is a challenge at first. Very eerie, almost haunting landscapes, gorgeous visuals and stylised art, superb soundtrack and brilliant game mechanics. Incredible immersive, slow paced and contemplative. Does a great job of capturing the feeling of struggling to survive in an unforgiving environment... The visuals as well as the sound and immersive atmosphere actually makes you feel cold and hungry and dizzy... What a masterpiece... @Bluewolf @Mel81x @Dr. Gonzo

Only 44 currently - I wanted to get the infrastructure in place first (food production, clothing & tools, etc.) so I limited the number of the inhabitants. Going to fully focus on increasing the population by constructing more huts now that I have ample supply of food and linen/wool. My inner farmer is happy

Another two hours and I'm about to advance to the 4 (out of 6) era. Took a few screenshots for you @Bluewolf:

Spektr-RG: Powerful X-ray telescope launches to map cosmos One of the most significant Russian space science missions in the post-Soviet era has launched from Baikonur. The Spektr-RG telescope is a joint venture with Germany that will map X-rays across the entire sky in unprecedented detail. Researchers say this information will help them trace the large-scale structure of the Universe. The hope is Spektr-RG can provide fresh insights on the accelerating behaviour of cosmic expansion. It should also identify a staggering number of new X-ray sources, such as the colossal black holes that reside at the centre of galaxies. As gas falls into these monsters, the matter is heated and shredded and "screams" in X-rays. The radiation is essentially a telltale for the Universe's most violent phenomena. Spektr-RG is expecting to detect perhaps three million super-massive black holes during its service life. VIDEO - LAUNCH The telescope rode to orbit atop a Proton rocket which left the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 17:31 local time (12:31 GMT). It will be many weeks however before the mission's work can begin in earnest. The spacecraft must first travel to a popular observing position some 1.5 million km from Earth known as Lagrange Point 2. It's here that Spektr-RG can enjoy a stable environment free from the shadowing and temperature swings it would otherwise experience if operating closer to our home planet. But once testing is complete, the observatory can get on with the business of scanning the sky. Spektr-RG is constructed as a two-in-one telescope. Taking up most of the room on the spacecraft bus, or chassis, is the German-developed eRosita system. Nestled next to it is the Russian-built science hardware known as ART-XC. Both use a cluster of seven tubular mirror modules to corral the X-ray light down on to sensitive camera detectors. Working in tandem, eRosita and ART-XC will map the radiation as it floods across the cosmos in the energy range of 0.2 to 30 kiloelectron volts (keV). Over the course of six months, they should complete one full-sky survey, which will then be repeated again and again to improve on the detail. Scientists expect the data to be a revelation. An all-sky X-ray map has never before been produced at the sought-after energies and at such fine resolution. A key goal of Spektr-RG will be to investigate the mysterious cosmic components referred to as "dark matter" and "dark energy". This duo makes up 96% of the energy density of the Universe, but next to nothing is known about them. The former seems to pull on normal, visible matter gravitationally, while the latter appears to be working to drive the cosmos apart at an ever faster rate. Spektr-RG's insights will come from mapping the distribution of hot, X-ray-emitting gas. This will illuminate the great clusters of galaxies that thread across the Universe. And in doing so, it will identify where the greatest concentrations of dark matter can be found. "We're aiming to detect about 100,000 clusters, and in fact, above a certain mass limit we expect to detect all the clusters in the Universe," explained Prof Kirpal Nandra from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany. "We then measure their masses and see how the number of clusters of a given mass evolves over cosmic time. This gives us a potentially very accurate measure of the amount of dark matter, and how it clumps together," he told BBC News. "Our sensitivity allows us to map all this out to huge distances, all the way back to more than half the age of the Universe. That means we see the large-scale structure not just as it is today, but back then as well. And we also see how it's evolved over time. That's what gives you the ability to test cosmological models and to see perhaps the influence of dark energy and whether this has changed over time." Spektr-RG has taken decades to develop. Russian scientists have had to cope with inconsistent funding down the years and as a consequence, the concept that launched on Saturday is quite radically different from what was originally envisaged. The mission has been described as the most important astrophysics venture in post-Soviet Russia. Prof Nandra said his Russian colleagues certainly saw it that way. "It puts them right at the forefront of X-ray astronomy; it's a massive opportunity for them," he added. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48966645

Only 0.183s behind pole is very encouraging; especially on a relatively long lap and on a power track such as Silverstone. Last year the gap to P1 was 0.7s so it's a great improvement by Red Bull & Honda. Max was complaining about a turbo lag as well, so it's likely that there's even more to get out of the car... Race pace looked very good during the training sessions so it can get interesting tomorrow! Hope to see Max on the podium. Gasly improved as well; only a bit over three tenths behind Max and both of the cars starting between the two Ferraris could be helpful for the strategy. Albon in P9 is nice too - that's three Honda engines in top 10. According to AMuS, Honda is considering introducing its next engine specification before the summer break at the GP of Hungary. The upgrade should bring an extra 25-30 HP.

Just imagine: - bring back refuelling - bring back multiple tyre suppliers - get rid of too complex aero, simplify it, bring back more ground effect

Good, race strategy has been miserably boring since they took it out.

Brilliant.

Batard you crack me up. You've genuinely got me following Marseille's results.

Formula 1 is considering bringing back in-race refuelling as part of rule changes from 2021! https://www.grandprix247.com/2019/07/12/todt-we-should-go-for-refuelling-in-formula-1/

I think he can play anywhere really. The most important is finding a coach who believes in him and helps him in the transition to Europe. A chinese made an offer to pay his release club but Bruno said he doesn´t want to play in China, he wants a move to Europe. From yesterday´s match versus Flamengo, some of his highlights, this kid is an amazing midfielder. Lead the matches in passes, ball possession and steals:

Wait til the end (not that long to wait)