The Carriers

A long read about the Navy's new carriers:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/UK_aircraft_carriers

Film: Mission Impossible - Fallout Directed by Christopher McQuarrie

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4912910/

Film: The Hudsucker Proxy Directed by the Coen brothers

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110074/

Book read: The National Debt by Martin Slater

Not the most promising of titles, I got this book on the strength of a couple of reviews and my passing interest in British economics.

It presents a "how we got to now" analysis of British history told through the national debt.  Each major historical moment is analyzed (typically wars or times of trouble) and the debt we built up is presented.

It is written really clearly and explains some technicalities very well.

Android article

Great article on how Google are closing sourcing strategic parts of Android to keep the competitive moat high:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/

Antartic Survey Ship

Video of launch here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-44834768/attenborough-launches-boaty-mcboatface-polar-ship

Filesystem article

Good article on file systems history:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2008/03/past-present-future-file-systems/