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- Procedurally Generating Islands (2017) https://plaxdev.wordpress.com/2017/05/04/procedurally-generating-islands/ 8 comments
- Ireland Just Set a New Wind Energy Record | A whopping 70% of the island’s electricity was generated by wind turbines on Wednesday. https://heatmap.news/sparks/ireland-just-set-a-new-wind-energy-record 11 comments upliftingnews
- After 3 days I have finally finished creating this procedural terrain island generator. It's very epic to say the least. https://replit.com/@JimReason/Island-Gen-Baby#main.py 10 comments python
- Fresh - next generation web framework, built for speed, reliability, and simplicity (Just-in-time rendering, Island based client hydration, Zero runtime overhead, No build step, No configuration necessary, TypeScript support) https://fresh.deno.dev/ 39 comments webdev
- I switched my islands architecture static site generator from Webpack to Vite https://tropical.js.org/ 2 comments javascript
- A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still spooked. The study found that the finches’ fearful responses – known as antipredator behaviour - were sustained through multiple generations, which could have detrimental consequences for their survival. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-decade-after-the-predators-have-gone-galapagos-island-finches-are-still-being-spooked 7 comments science
- 'The Maria Generation': Young people are dying and suffering on an island with a highly uncertain future https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/health/sutter-maria-generation-children-puerto-rico/index.html 11 comments politics
- Renewable energy trial will provide Tasmania's King Island with free power by means of "big concrete caverns" which use the constant back and forth flow of the ocean to generate energy http://www.smh.com.au/business/energy/renewable-energy-trial-provides-tasmania-with-free-power-20171117-gznwk7.html 4 comments worldnews
- Minus Electrical Grid, Puerto Rico Becomes Generator Island https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/puerto-rico-power-generators.html 11 comments politics
- What Lies Beneath: Buried deep under an island in the Baltic, the world’s first permanent nuclear-waste repository is nearing completion. If all goes according to plan, future generations may not know it’s there. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/what-lies-beneath/537894/ 4 comments europe
- 5 island spawns generated in 0.15.9 with the Alien Biomes mod https://mods.factorio.com/mods/Earendel/alien-biomes 31 comments factorio
- Procedurally Generating Islands with Javascript https://plaxdev.wordpress.com/2017/05/04/procedurally-generating-islands/ 10 comments javascript
- World Bank: let climate-threatened Pacific islanders migrate to Australia or NZ - World Bank argues structured migration program would prevent forced migration in future generations https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/08/australia-and-nz-should-allow-open-migration-for-pacific-islanders-threatened-by-climate-says-report?cmp=share_androidapp_%ED%81%B4%EB%A6%BD%EB%B3%B4%EB%93%9C%EC%97%90_%EB%B3%B5%EC%82%AC 13 comments worldnews
- I created a tool in World Machine to randomly generate islands https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/5l02jb/i_created_a_tool_in_world_machine_to_randomly/ 9 comments gamedev
- Island Generator http://exupero.org/hazard/post/islands/ 4 comments programming
- Solar/battery electricity systems to be supplied to the Cook Islands: The systems have been designed to supply 95 percent of the electricity requirements. Currently, the islands' electricity is supplied solely by diesel generators. http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/83418973/south-canterbury-business-to-supply-power-systems-to-cook-islands 23 comments worldnews
- Cave art found on a remote Caribbean island suggests the first generations of Europeans to cross the Atlantic and settle in the New World engaged in religious dialogue with the indigenous peoples of the Americas. http://www.upi.com/science_news/2016/07/19/cave-art-reveals-religious-encounters-between-europeans-and-native-americans/5241468934160/?spt=sec&or=sn 168 comments history
- Terasology (Minecraft-like open source project) -PolyWorld - Island World Generator https://vimeo.com/147180825 4 comments opensource
- Procedural Island Generation http://shanee.io/blog/2015/09/25/procedural-island-generation/ 33 comments programming
- I've released ManyLands - an open source random island generator for Unity3d http://nuclearhorsestudios.com/#/theroguesea 5 comments gamedev
- Congress to renew the 55 tax breaks that expired end of 2013, if passed would cost $700 billion over 10 yrs. The loophole enables GE & other corporations to avoid paying federal income taxes, to make it appear that profits earned in U.S. were generated in offshore like the Cayman Islands. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-david-cox-sr/congress-should-keep-ligh_b_5076404.html?utm_hp_ref=politics 35 comments politics
- Clear solar cells could be added to windows to generate electricity. The new semitransparent devices are made possible through a thin film of islands of a crystalline material. http://cenm.ag/mat68 4 comments science
- Need help generating an island using Perlin noise. http://breinygames.blogspot.com/2012/06/generating-terrain-using-perlin-noise.html 46 comments gamedev
- Procedural Island Tilemap Generation http://www.funstormgames.com/blog/2012/09/procedural-island-generation-for-ludum-dare-24/ 11 comments gamedev
- Pacific island nation of Tokelau to become first entirely solar-powered country on Earth in October; they have been using diesel generators http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/7408149/tokelau-to-shed-diesel-dependence 5 comments worldnews
- Java 2D Island Generator, first real project since I started learning! http://www.mediafire.com/?99u69o5f496w8df 5 comments gamedev
- This is Our Generation’s Three Mile Island – Lets Not Screw it Up http://depletedcranium.com/this-is-our-generations-three-mile-island-lets-not-screw-it-up/ 7 comments technology
- Storm-resistant tech that generates electricity using seawater tested | The floating energy generator is an ideal energy solution for tropical islands that have conventionally relied on fossil fuels for their energy needs. https://interestingengineering.com/energy/storm-resistant-tech-tested 2 comments technology
- Working on an explainer video for my huge procedural island system. Made this little tutorial in the meantime explaining the code behind how a single chunk was generated using multithreading techniques. Hope you like it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmZQMzObjNo 2 comments gamedev
- House unanimously passes Asian American and Pacific Islander museum bill: “Creating a national museum would ensure there is a physical space to commemorate and share our story with future generations,” Rep. Grace Meng said in a statement. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/house-unanimously-passes-asian-american-pacific-islander-museum-bill-rcna26249?amp%3B_branch_match_id=843884350269388250&%3B_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKzkstL9ZLLCjQy8nMy9ZP8jcos3AqcakqSLJPzkyxLc6NzytIic%2FLi09Lik9MVEtLSs4BCnuWOwYZezqVZhVFehlkBpQmufulJ5pGFlX6%2B1VmRRiZpBlFeVoapTkH51V6mHsGB6SlhgW6J3nq%2BpqVhQQCAESxsiV9AAAA&%3Bfbclid=IwAR3IBujrYJ0iPubGNga5YryONyjX24f2ZI92fCSnyH7ISPfeVQGbI-M6vTQ&%3Butm_source=socialflow&cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_aa 66 comments upliftingnews
- From hydrogen islands to hydrogen valleys. Small communities are becoming energy self-sufficient with clean-burning hydrogen gas generated from wind power. The question now for Europe is whether it can be replicated on a larger scale. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/from-hydrogen-islands-to-hydrogen-valleys/ 26 comments energy
- Puerto Rico is left without an important power generator for a year, after a the recent 6.4 earthquake that struck the island on past Tuesday. It is estimated that it produces at least a third of the whole electricity needed to power the isle, leaving many without electricity. https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/2020/01/08/jose-ortiz-costa-sur-no-funcionaria-ano.html 52 comments worldnews
- Coral reef tourism is worth $36 billion a year. Over 70 countries have reefs that generate approximately $1 million per sq km. The reefs generate jobs and critical foreign exchange earnings for many small island states that have few alternative sources of employment and income. https://www.nature.org/newsfeatures/pressreleases/coral-reef-tourism-is-worth-36-billion-to-the-travel-industry-and-host-natio.xml 338 comments science
- Florida lizards evolve rapidly, within 15 years and 20 generations: Scientists working on islands in Florida have documented the rapid evolution of a native lizard species — in as little as 15 years — as a result of pressure from an invading lizard species, introduced from Cuba http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/10/23/anole-lizards-evolution-florida/ 11 comments science
- Intriguing: Two accents used by a homeless man on the streets of Dublin reveal him as coming from a particular kind of family, in a particular generation, and having attended a specific school in the '60s on the Med island of Malta. Read discussion below article. http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/martin-the-pigeon-man-homeless-on-the-streets-of-dublin-for-many-years-is-not-only-maltese-but-from-a-very-particular-social-background/ 52 comments linguistics
- Indonesia's authorities have urged people living near the coast to move to higher ground after a powerful earthquake off the island of Java. Officials said the quake, estimated by US monitors at magnitude 6.8, had the potential to generate a tsunami. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49209310 4 comments worldnews
- A tsunami threat alert has been issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre for PNG, the Solomon Islands, Pohnpei, Chuuk, parts of Indonesia, Nauru, Kosrae and Vanuatu. First waves (if any have been generated) are expected to hit the shores of PNG at 11:17 GMT (6 minutes from now) http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.tsupac.2016.12.17.1058 4 comments worldnews
- The government distributed pamphlets advertising a wonder drug that would increase the height of short people. Those who responded to the pamphlets were sent away to uninhabited islands along to rid the next generation of their substandard genes. http://listverse.com/2010/05/30/top-10-crazy-facts-about-kim-jong-il/ 70 comments worldnews
- Remember the plan to build a nuclear waste site impenetrable to distant generations? There is a mystery pit in Oak Island that has resisted all attempts at uncovering what's hidden inside http://www.unmuseum.org/oakisl.htm 3 comments reddit.com
- The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption in January 2022 generated a megatsunami as high as 85 meters high. Detailed analysis of the event shows how underwater blasts generated huge waves that battered coastlines throughout the island nation. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01272-x 5 comments science