Welcome to ROUNDFILED, one of the Internet’s newest features. It is brought to you by the fine folks at LoCO Labs.

Many items fly across the Outpost radar every day. Not all of them rise to postworthiness. ROUNDFILED is scientifically engineered to squeeze whatever valuable residue it can out of the daily slag heap, then to blend those juices together in a nutritious news cocktail.

You’re welcome!

— LoCO Labs

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On yesterday’s episode of “Fresh Air,” NPR’s long-running gab-a-thon, host Terry Gross spent almost 40 minutes interviewing UC Santa Cruz Psychology Professor Craig Haney about the psychological impacts of long-term solitary confinement.  More specifically, they talk about the statewide prison hunger strike that was launched last summer by four inmates housed in the Secure Housing Unit (SHU) of Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City. Well worth a listen. And if you want more on the topic, check out Benjamin Wallace-Wells’ recent story in New York Magazine.

— Ryan Burns

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Humboldt’s reservoir is full and yours is not! The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District took a press release victory lap around the news — first reported in the Outpost yesterday — that Ruth Lake has filled up to the tippy-top, despite Saharan drought conditions everywhere else in the state.

Check this badass photo of Ruth:

That is what is technically known as water, people.

Said Board President Aldaron Laird:

It’s nice that our community can work together towards a common goal. I would like to thank residents and businesses for conserving our most valuable resource, water. And of course we’re very happy that the reservoir is now 100% filled. While we may be one of the few agencies in California with a full reservoir, we encourage everyone to continue to use water as wisely and efficiently as possible.

The district helpfully attaches the following infographic of other reservoirs in the state. Not to rub it in, or anything.

— Hank Sims

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If none of today’s new LoCO Jobs listings grabbed you, perhaps you’d like to learn to program like it’s 1989! Local comedian, wizard and (apparently) programmer Dr. Foxmeat is recruiting students for a class on how to program your own basic side scroller video games.

Then you will know how to do that. Details in the poster below (click to enlarge).

— Andrew Goff