• This device keeps Alexa and other voice assistants from snooping on you (Ars Technica) This is a useful technique to see how they spy on you.
• How ancient cats lived on the brink of domestication (Ars Technica) I dunno.  I think that they are still on the brink of domestication.
• I’m a black doctor. I wear my scrubs everywhere now. (Washington Post) He has to wear scrubs to avoid police harassment.
• Defunding Police Requires Public Control Over External Revenue Sources (Shadow Proof) Police get a lot of funding through asset forfeiture.  That money creates corrupt behavior and needs to be redirected.
• How much does the F-35 actually cost? (Speaking Security) DoD Claims less than $80 million. Basic math shows more than  $144 million for a weapon with an availability below 50%.
• The Double Horseshoe Theory of Class Politics (The Bellows) I am not sure if I agree with everything here, but it’s still a thoughtful analysis of class politics that deserves consideration.

Steel being made.  It gets my engineering geek on: