Charlie StrossLen Deighton has died (age: 97):
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/len-deighton-obituary-death-32565cvnk
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Dr David Clements
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Astrophysicist and SF writer. Infrared astronomy, space astronomy, astrobiology with phosphine on Venus! SF includes the collection Disturbed Universes. Non-fiction: Infrared Astronomy: Seeing the Heat. Based at Imperial College London, but words my own.
Steve JacksonNewly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/17/nigel-farage-videos-support-rioter-neonazi-event-far-right-slogans?CMP=share_btn_url
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/17/nigel-farage-videos-support-rioter-neonazi-event-far-right-slogans?CMP=share_btn_url
Henry StoneTop counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-kent-resignation-e2e17a76d79617a68370f076c0291208?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-03-17-Breaking+News
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-kent-resignation-e2e17a76d79617a68370f076c0291208?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-03-17-Breaking+News
Dr David MillsI want to watch a film.
I have a DVD of the film.
The DVD won't play in my player
The film is available on apple TV.
Apple TV won't let me buy it.
This has wasted about an hour.
It took 6 minutes to torrent it.
I did try to pay. I even own a legal copy.
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD“A key federal vaccine advisory panel has abandoned an attack on the covid-19 mRNA vaccines — a shift that comes as some Republicans warn that any more changes to vaccine policy could damage the party in the midterms”.
Progress. This is why it’s critical to keep defending public health.
RFK Jr.’s advisers had a plan ...
RFK Jr.’s advisers had a plan ...
Steven Heywood'Jurors are truly, uniquely independent. They rock up and do their jobs quietly and diligently, not seeking advancement or political approval, not dependent on the whims of politicians or fearful of scapegoating by the media. And, despite the best efforts of populists – on both ends of the political spectrum – to suggest otherwise, the public recognise and respect this. Trial by jury may well be the one part of our ailing, failing criminal justice system which retains widespread public faith.'
Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty
This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our…
Mark UngrinHappy International Women's Day!
A reminder that this specific screwup has now killed ~25 million people.
A world that allows an influential, entitled, ignorant man to just shout down a smarter and more knowledgeable woman 👉can literally kill you.👈
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
Reminder: the Science for Fiction podcast current has two episodes - The Random Universe and Planets Everywhere - available via your usual podcast services eg. https://open.spotify.com/show/7HzQoyNyNI115W3kgqZAku?si=wjnjxhTeQR-l0oVAI-JQew
Ben Lockwood (broadly defined)One of the more overlooked (but no less insidious) aspects of AI is its purpose to deskill the workforce. Workers are much easier to exploit if they no longer know how to code, design, engineer, write, or even think. Labor has much less power without skill.
@JugglingWithEggs Hopefully when these tax exiles are back in the UK they'll have to pay their tax bills properly. That might even make a profit!