Featured Links - June 5, 2023

Links to things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about.  

Christ Church in Roches Point

• Salami Slicing, Boiled Frogs, and Russian Red Lines. This is a very good analysis of Russia's strategy in the Ukrainian war and how the Ukraine and the West can counter it. 
• A Compact Fusion Reactor Barely 3 Feet Across Has Hit a Huge Milestone. "Ions inside a compact fusion reactor barely a meter (less than 3 feet) across have been heated to the magic figure of 100 million degrees Celsius (some 180 million degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time in a monumental step towards making nuclear fusion energy a practical reality."
• SpaceX and the science of failure. "When SpaceX’s Starship exploded not long after launch last month, it was generally seen as a failure. But for SpaceX, and for science and technology in general, failure can be the key to success."
• Lost Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture. 'The show was a groundbreaking smash, but behind the scenes it devolved into such toxicity that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says of his leadership: “I failed.” A powerful excerpt from the new book Burn It Down.'
• Writers On Set. From George R. R. Martin: "I want to say a few words about what I think is THE most important issue in the current writers’ strike: the so-called “mini rooms” that the Guild is hoping to abolish, and the terrible impact they are having on writers at the start of their careers."
• Google’s Android and Chrome extensions are a very sad place. Here’s why. "It was a bad week for millions of people who rely on Google for apps and Chrome extensions."
• The Best EV Brands for 2023. I guess it makes sense that PC  Magazine is now reviewing electric cars. As Cory Doctorow says, modern cars are just computers with wheels.