Saturday, October 10, 2026
ArchiveTrump Calls On Ukraine to Stop Hitting Russian Refineries—and Replace Zelensky
Washington is now asking Kyiv to stop hitting the refineries it has just agreed to buy diesel from — and floating the idea of a different Ukrainian president. Zelensky's reply was not diplomatic.
Fukuyama, Thiel, and the Revenge of the Last Man
Fukuyama's memoir tries to rescue the end of history. Steil's counter: Thiel spent a decade proving the thesis wrong from inside liberalism, by trying to put the future beyond democratic reach.
'Wallace and Gromit,' 90% Alone
Nick Park animated the overwhelming majority of his first Wallace and Gromit film by himself, a few seconds a day, for years. It reads less like a making-of than a study in stubbornness.
The Lightbulb Computer
Logic gates made of light bulbs, wired into something that actually computes. Gloriously impractical, and the clearest look you'll get at what a bit physically does.
OpenAI Security: Controlling Models is Now ‘Hell’ (AI Explained cross-post)
OpenAI just admitted controlling their own AI models is getting harder—and a new research paper from basically every major AI lab confirms the problem is widespread and urgent.