Buoyancy - https://moodysonnets.blogspot.com/2026/11/buoyancy.html something light: isn't it odd that we still don't fully understand why planes stay in the sky? What would Étienne-Louis Boullée have said...?
Woman in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/nov/11/woman-in-saudi-arabia-sentenced-to-100-lashes-for-giving-birth-outside-marriage what a barbaric country
UK social media ban expansion for under-16s could cover YouTube Kids - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/10/uk-social-media-ban-expansion-for-under-16s-could-cover-youtube-kids "Regulations under consideration could affect up to 150 platforms, including LegoPlay, Spotify and eBay, sources say" #ukgov utterly clueless again
#AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university #coursework, regulator says - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/nov/11/ai-close-to-impossible-assess-university-coursework-regulator "Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations" it's inevitable
#Nissan reduces petrol car production as EV sales boom in #China - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/11/nissan-reduces-petrol-car-production-as-ev-sales-boom-in-china the same will happen in europe, which is going in exactly the wrong direction on #EVs
Why are Britain’s streets still so polluted? Because the car industry dinosaurs do what they like, and politicians let them - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/11/britain-streets-polluted-car-industry-electric-vehicles-transition "The transition to electric vehicles should be moving apace, but it is not. And why? Incompetence, expedience and cowardice" #EVs
What happens to mathematics when #AI becomes an oracle? - https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/what-happens-to-mathematics-when-ai-becames-an-oracle/ "Wolfram, I think, is demonstrably right that many computer simulations are computationally irreducible, but nature might not be."
Federal judge allows #Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against #BBC to proceed - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/10/trump-10bn-defamation-lawsuit-bbc-allowed "president will have to prove that he suffered “actual damages” from the airing of the document, which was not broadcast in #Florida."
Impeachment Maths - https://emptywheel.net/2026/11/11/impeachment-maths/ "This was always going to be a test vote, to see what would happen for Democrats." interesting analysis
Workers in #Iran sell organs to pay debts and cover living costs - https://www.iranintl.com/en/202611118553 grim
A New #AI Tool From #Google #DeepMind Proved the #Signal Protocol Is Secure - https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-ai-tool-from-google-deepmind-formally-verified-the-signal-protocol/ "unclear how practical it will be for widespread use and how effective it can be at securing large amounts of code."
"“I’ve been a Democrat my whole life. I grew up in a far left environment. I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet, and I absolutely believe #Palantir— all of our products are essentially progressive,” #Karp said." - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/11/11/the-tech-right-pivots-left-01160648 sure
National security of all countries at risk due to #climatecrisis, UK foreign secretary warns - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/11/ed-miliband-national-security-climate-crisis-cop31 more good work from Ed
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