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Palestinian Relief Bundle includes indie classics (and hundreds more) for just $8

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I wish someone gave you a brain.

The Palestinian Relief Bundle on Itch.io contains 373 items for a minimum cost of $8. 213 of the items are are games, including greats such as Wandersong, A Short Hike and Coffee Talk. All proceeds go towards the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF), a non-profit working to provide food, water and medical treatment in Gaza.

All of the items in the bundle, which also includes tabletop source books, comics and soundtracks, would normally cost $1657 (around £1339). While it's available for $8, Itch.io lets you pay more than that if you're feeling charitable - and the current average contribution is around $11.52.

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The world is facing irreversible water ‘bankruptcy’. Billions of people are at risk

Strange, the article doesn't mention at all the effects of industry on the consumption of water supplies. This is something that has been known to be very impactful for quite a while especially in water-scarce that I remember learning about in Geography, but I suppose it has been addressed to some extent?

The article I linked mentions the water isn't replenished to source, which affects the ability of communities to access it. I get the feeling that, like this example, perhaps the impact of industry is just being covered up? Anyone know any more about this?

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Bro these racists are so embarrassing

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Yes, though it is preferred not to be the drinkable kind. Without giving a fatwa (religious verdict) the way to think of it is the goal is to not drink alcohol. In particular is highlighted to not get drunk or addicted to it, but of course there may be other subtending reasons too. Intentions matter greatly in islam; it's generally very practical.

At the same time the prohibition against drinkable alcohol in islam is so strong even the people who buy/sell, or even serve alcohol are considered sinning so best to stay well clear. That's why there is such a distaste for the stuff in islamic culture, but for practical purposes as a chemical it can be extremely useful.

It could also be argued that it naturally appears in some foods (like overripe bananas I believe), but of course those probably aren't haram as you're likely not going to suffer the same effects.

Allah knows best.

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We Fly: Bristell B23 Energic

Great read, thanks for sharing. The article is well-written by someone well-informed (and highly qualified); refreshing in this day and age. I work in aviation but don't actually read much of these, so it was nice surprise - the account of the flight did read a bit like an ASOR though!

Seems it's still just the batteries holding us back on electrified aircraft! Hopefully solid-state batteries will improve things.