I think I am in love…

This is absolutely fascinating. A rare recording of Hitler’s normal speaking voice: Hitler’s secretly recorded conversation in Finland.

Marshal Mannerheim, celebrating his 75th birthday on 4 June, 1942, received a surprise visit by Adolf Hitler. Thor Damen, a sound engineer working for the Finnish Broadcasting Company, tossed a microphone on the parcel shelf of the ceremonial carriage, allowing for the two men’s conversation to be covertly recorded.

For the work on my novel, I’ve been researching breathable gas mixtures for saturation diving.

• Saturation diving
• Argox
• Hydrox
• Hydreliox
• Trimix
• Theoretical considerations on the ultimate depth that could be reached by saturation human divers; Abraini, Risso et al.
• Probing the Limits of Human Deep Diving; Bennett, Elliott et al.

“An expressionist oil painting of the great Bitcoin disaster of 2022”

Fabian A. Scherschel × DALL·E

Deadlyslob, a stand-up dude from some godforsaken place somewhere in Canada, is one of my favourite streamers. I’ve been watching him a lot, originally for his Escape from Tarkov content. In the last few weeks, he’s played an amazing Bannerlord campaign with a character called Wyseal. He’s now bringing the story to YouTube. Do yourself a favour and watch this series! It’s amazing. Better storytelling than House of the Dragon. I’m serious.

World of Warships launched an update today that includes a number of graphics improvements like better wave physics for more realistic ship wakes, dynamic reflections on surfaces and the simulation of wetness on ship hulls. They’ve also improved some map textures and seem to have made the water prettier in general. It’s quite stunning. Here are some impressions of what Scharnhorst looks like out at sea in the new game version:

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SPOILER ALERT!
♬ original sound - Fabian A. Scherschel