Linkdump 03-11-2018

• ‘Oumuamua, Thin Films and Lightsails | Centauri Dreams 
  "`Oumuamua could be defunct sails floating under the influence of gravity and stellar radiation. Similar to debris from ship wrecks floating in the ocean. The alternative is to imagine that `Oumuamua was on a reconnaissance mission."
  (tags: spaaace coolstuff science astronomy news nerd )
• Why self-service machines give such awful change | Chalkdust 
  Because maths.
  (tags: maths tech zeitgeisty )
• Seagulls were trained to defecate on German U-boat periscopes | Vintage News 
  Pretty sure the seagulls would do it voluntarily given half a chance
  (tags: history sailing )
• Jesus would like to connect with you on LinkedIn! Inside the Church of England's digital conversion | WIRED 
  In which a monolithic institution is traditionally conservative in its adoption of novel paradigms. "Christians habitually fret that every new invention could be “of the devil”, but once that stage is passed they switch to purely trying to use it to “get more bums on seats”."
  (tags: religion tech zeitgeisty #getoffmylawn internet )
• Hemingway, Hounded by the Feds | The New York Times 
  A poignant piece. It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you.
  (tags: writing books mentalhealth coldwardinosaur history )