I know that they aren't really falling down the stairs in the same way that I would, and breaking a bone on every step. Presumably there is a technique for descending the stairs in such a way that it looks like you are falling down them.

Today's game is Ghost of Tsushima. It's been a minute since i got on. I wanted to get back to this though before i let this hit the dropped list like so many other things, or worse the "On Hold" List (looking at you Crushing run of The Last of Us Part II and Silent Hill f). So i got on and started going through the story.

Before i talk about that though i wanted to talk about the Haikus. A sort of calm opening to today if you will. I like this. I have very fond memories of tracking them down and doing them when i very first played the game. My favorite aspect of them is how personal they let you get. In a way there's something poetic in itself about how the options can permute into so many other options. And getting the headband with the description personalized to your Haiku is another wonderful touch i love.

Now for the mission that gave me trouble. I chose to use this picture of the sunset i got as it ended as i feel it perfectly encapsulates how i felt finishing the mission. Like it was the peaceful end of an otherwise hard day. I could not for the life of me sneak through the camp i was supposed too in order to get to the ruins.

What i ended up doing is Sniping a guy with the bow, then sprinting past everyone and praying for the best, which turned out to work in my favor. I hopped into the river bed and hugged the side until i reached the waterfall i needed too.

Speaking of water, i love this game's. It has pretty realistic water. Probably wouldn't drink most of it but it looks great. Like a solid 8/10.

I think the hard part of talking about video game water is it almost never looks good out of motions, and in today's age of TAA and all that other bullshit it kind of smears it out of motion (and in too a little) so it makes it hard to really capture what i'm talking about. But it's this kind of smooth flow that's really satisfying too look at.

Getting to play this again after having kind of taken a break has me feeling all kinds of invigorated, then again that could also be the music i have playing while working (Halo 3's One Final Effort, which would lend a lot of credence too that). Very much I've felt kind of confused on what games i want too show (i've got so many), so feeling this way is kind of refreshing.

Donald Trump has pledged to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as early as Monday morning in a “humanitarian gesture”. The US president declared that “Project Freedom” was meant to “free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong”, who he called “victims of circumstance”. It comes after Trump said on Saturday that there was a “possibility” he could order renewed strikes against Iran. Iran’s military warned the US against taking such action, declaring it retained security control over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the decision comes as his representatives were having “very positive discussions” with Iran, who reportedly issued the US president a one-month deadline for negotiations on its proposed deal to reopen the strait and bring an end to the war. However, Ibrahim Azizi, a senior Iranian lawmaker, has warned that US involvement in managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz would constitute a violation of the ceasefire.

The global oil supply squeeze from shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz during the United States-Israeli war on Iran is having an “enormous impact” across the Asia Pacific, Japan’s prime minister warns. Sanae Takaichi made the comments on Monday during a visit to Australia, where both countries signed agreements to boost cooperation on energy and critical minerals.

Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping has been essentially blocked by Iran since it was attacked by the US and Israel beginning on February 28. Eighty percent of that oil is destined for Asia, according to the International Energy Agency. “The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been inflicting enormous impact on the Indo-Pacific,” Takaichi said on Monday. “We affirmed that Japan and Australia will closely communicate with each other in responding with a sense of urgency.” Australia provides approximately one-third of Japan’s energy supplies and is the country’s largest market for liquefied natural gas. Both Canberra and Tokyo have been trying to shore up energy supplies due to the Iran war. “Like Japan, we are very concerned by disruptions to the supply of liquid fuels and refined petroleum products,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

Changes in version 148.0.7778.96.0:

• update to Chromium 148.0.7778.96
• restore support for using FIDO2 via Play services when Vanadium is configured to use third party credential providers including providing a choice between FIDO2 via Play services or another app providing passkeys when both are available (this was lost as part of Vanadium making passkeys work without Play services installed but we've fixed our implementation to avoid losing this standard feature)

A full list of changes from the previous release (version 148.0.7778.60.1) is available through the Git commit log between the releases.

This update is available to GrapheneOS users via our app repository and will also be bundled into the next OS release. Vanadium isn't yet officially available for users outside GrapheneOS, although we plan to do that eventually. It won't be able to provide the WebView outside GrapheneOS and will have missing hardening and other features.

Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial.

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European leaders say President Donald Trump's decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is further proof that they must take care of their own security.

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European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gather in Armenia Monday as they seek to navigate a fraught geopolitical environment under an unpredictable White House. US President Donald Trump will loom large over the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). It takes place in Yerevan, a crossroads between Russia and the Middle East – the two main issues on the agenda. "Leaders from across the continent, with Canada as a guest, will discuss how to cooperate to strengthen security and collective resilience," European Council President Antonio Costa wrote on social media as he arrived in the Armenian capital Sunday. The Iran war, which has rattled the global economy by sending energy prices soaring, has deepened a rift in transatlantic ties. Following a spat between Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who had criticised Washington's handling of the conflict, the United States announced it would withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany. That has added to the doubts surrounding the US commitment to defend its European allies as Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine grinds into a fifth year.