This mod lets you play as a soldier from the Hazardous Environments unit, sent to the Black Mesa facility to restore order after the events of Half-Life. The mod features a completely original campaign, separate from the Half-Life: Opposing Force expansion, even though they share a similar premise.
This week’s SNL host delivered a long sketch where they played Harry Potter in a surprising twist. Due to a last-minute script change, this Harry Potter is romantically interested in Ron (played by Ben Marshall), leading to a completely different storyline than the original TV show.
Word in the streets, or at least down the grapevine, is that big, well-known investors are rejoining these funds en masse. Managers with entropic piles of capital are utilizing ETFs to gain Bitcoin exposure in a manner facilitated by what they call “standard rules and reporting.”
Researchers have developed a novel framework for dissecting complex time series models and revealing the underlying drivers of their predictions.
Enter MorenoDV_, a gentleman of unknown origin but impeccable flair for dramatic data interpretation, who, in a missive dated January 17th (a day, one trusts, otherwise unremarkable), reassures us that the bull cycle persists. One is tempted to ask, “Like syphilis?” but refrains. Yes, despite the horror of Q4 2025-when wallets were flayed and nerves frayed-the bull, it seems, is merely dozing, possibly off champagne and hubris.
Apparently, this cache of digital trinkets is distributed amongst a frankly alarming number of issuers: Canary, Bitwise (twice, naturally – consistency is for the uninspired), Franklin Templeton (one assumes they know what they’re doing, though one doubts it), Grayscale, 21Shares, REX-Osprey… the list goes on. It’s a veritable bazaar of financial engineering.
New research reveals that large language models are becoming safer in simulated pediatric consultations, but bigger isn’t always better.
Well, slap my wallet and call me volatile-Steak ‘n Shake announced on January 16, 2026, that it’s doubled down on its Bitcoin obsession, adding a cool $10 million to its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). Apparently, accepting Bitcoin payments has been the secret sauce to their same-store sales surge, which is either genius or the financial equivalent of putting ketchup on a filet mignon. 🍔💸
It transpired that, despite this vexing oversight, the occurrence did not come to light until a subsequent month:
in November, the disconcerting truth was unveiled. The matter, preserving our most conscientious hopes, was
forthwith communicated to the vigilant stewards of regulations at the commencement of the year past. 📜📢
Naturally, Bitcoin’s aspirations towards the hundred thousand mark (how terribly vulgar!) give the little altcoins a bit of room to breathe and, presumably, inflate their own self-importance.