Linkdump 15-09-2018

• Iridium flares to cease by end of 2018 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine 
  RIP Iridium. The new constellation won't flare. Time for me to get good at astrophotography very fast, I think.
  (tags: spaaace astronomy tech science nerd photography )
• The Meteorological Strangeness Of Hurricane Florence | Forbes 
  "Florence also has the potential to be a life-altering rainfall event."
  (tags: meteorology science news nerd doom ecology usa )
• How One Tiny Swedish Submarine 'Sunk' a U.S. Aircraft Carrier | The National Interest 
  "U.S. antisubmarine specialists were 'demoralized' by the experience."
  (tags: news ships usa )
• How to Survive an Authoritarian Government | Extra Newsfeed 
  This is just generally good advice even if you don't live inna terrifying Orwellian dystopia.
  (tags: listicle politics samizdata solidarity activism dystopia socialism sousveillance )