Moody: the works

A list of links to all my non-tech writings:

Essays

Glanglish - with audio versions

Moody Essays 

Travel writings

Moody Travels (with photos)
Walks with Lorenzetti
A Partial India

Novels

Doing the Business
Egyptian Romance

Poems

Moody Sonnets - with audio versions

261028

Big Tech lobbying pushes EU towards sweeping deregulation of data protection rules, new research reveals - https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10/big-tech-lobbying-pushes-eu-towards-sweeping-deregulation-data-protection-rules-new #privacy #surveillance #ai

“For € 500 million, we’d set up an independent Tuta Drive instance on BND infrastructure – with quantum-resistant encryption.” - https://tuta.com/blog/german-bnd-to-use-google-cloud using #google for #bnd is utter folly

#Jio shares surge 21% in market debut after blockbuster #India IPO -https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/jio-shares-surge-21-in-market-debut-after-blockbuster-india-ipo/ valued Jio at around ₹12.5 trillion (around $131.9 billion)

#China’s top-secret #spaceplane can’t hide in low-Earth orbit -https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/chinas-top-secret-spaceplane-cant-hide-in-low-earth-orbit/ " The DIA’s threat assessment suggests China may soon place directed energy weapons in space. "

“No human at the helm”: Delaware plan would let #AI #agents run entire businesses -https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/no-human-at-the-helm-delaware-plan-would-let-ai-agents-run-entire-businesses/ " Owners of AI-run firms would evade liability for “reckless” AI, US Rep. Comer says. " what could go wrong...?

#Anthropic #IPO warns its #AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity -https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/anthropic-ipo-warns-its-ai-could-blackmail-people-become-sentient-end-humanity/ no biggie, right?

#Discord will let public server messages be discoverable in #Google Search -https://mashable.com/tech/discord-public

ED138: What a New Dwarf Planet Portends - https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2026/10/28/ed138-what-a-new-dwarf-planet-portends/ "ED138 turns out to be the largest trans-Neptunian object we’ve found in the last two decades" #space 

#Microsoft faces potential vote: Shareholders curious about its plans to tackle emissions  - https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/10/28/microsoft-faces-potential-vote-shareholders-curious-about-its-plans-to-tackle-emissions/5305953 " #Greenhouse gas output has risen dramatically since the company promised to become carbon-negative by 2030 " aren't we all?

Rise of Palestinian parties in Knesset will redraw Israel’s political landscape - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/palestinian-parties-knesset-election-exit-polls-redraw-israel-political-landscape glimmer of hope