Monday assorted links

1. For a start, so many people then are smoking and have PTSD.

2. Oops (music video).

3. Alpha school spreading? (NYT), https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/us/politics/ai-alpha-school-austin-texas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

4. Dire results on inequality in South Africa, https://x.com/manysheva_k/status/1948833739230118077?s=61

5. The surprising durability of Africa’s colonial borders, https://www.noemamag.com/the-surprising-durability-of-africas-colonial-borders/

6. O3 on Edwardian naval fire clock computers, https://chatgpt.com/share/68865e84-7358-8010-8343-e99d050565a1