Couldn't agree more.

Vibes when booting up DCS for the first time in a very long time.

The level of corruption never ceases to amaze.

Been slowly working through this book and I've gotta say, it's changed my perspective on the events that led up to D-Day. What those men and women went through in the years-long lead-up to the invasion is incredible and makes me wonder about the parallels to today.

"I thought he'd something other than exactly what he said he'd do"

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The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

Great piece by @timothysnyder.bsky.social and an important read for federal public servants during this tumultuous time.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Making it a misdemeanor to claim that a technology is a "solution" to a problem without a defined CONOP.

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Defense analyst: it was due to an all-domain AI enabled COTS based non-kinetic quantum effector FFBNW

Interviewer:

Defense analyst: Delivered at pace.

Excellent points by Dr. Pawling bringing important context to be mindful of when thinking about naval self-defense.

More posturing to try and normalize Chinese presence

Water salute - Wikipedia

It's a water salute!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_s...

Why Syria's civil war restarted YouTube video by CaspianReport

Good introductory breakdown of the dynamics at play that led to the stunning change in Syria over the last several days
youtu.be/WPxrifmtlQI?...

One of the biggest lessons from Syria is that, just a month ago, almost no one could have predicted the Assad regime would fall today. The "realities on the ground" crowd would have denied such a possibility. A reminder of why people in Ukraine fight rather than surrender.

At this point in my life, caffeine is more "part of a balanced breakfast, lunch, and dinner" than a "stimulant drug".

Really enjoyed this insightful writeup on being realistic about where AI is going, and it's not the pessimistic view you might expect.

Great analysis of a crashed Ukrainian drone, certainly worth a read for anyone interested in asymmetric defense technology.

True power is having others take the fall for your failures

Reposting both as a reminder to myself to deep dive this as well as share what looks to be an awesome resource for using LLMs in a research context.

This week @olliecarroll.bsky.social & I look at how Ukraine’s drone war is evolving. Ukr observing 1,000 Russian drones in each 24 hour period. Drones carrying more & flying further per dollar. More types, from bombers to interceptors. AI guidance advancing rapidly www.economist.com/europe/2024/...

I hadn't seen this yet, thank you for sharing!

It's tough to realize that numbers can be complicated. "Number bigger than last year" doesn't tell the whole story, and actually can represent a proportional cut at the expense of our national defense.

At this point, I'm just waiting for A-life to get fixed and then I'll pick it up as well. Looks like it has a tone of potential.

SAA when they have to fight when a mild breeze

This is giving 2021 Afghanistan vibes.

Couldn't pass up a deal on amazing content like this! I was hesitant when it was just free, but extra free is a steal.

Excellent look-back at the significant operations occurring in the Black Sea just a year ago. As always, great work by @covertshores.bsky.social

You're almost to the final stage of maker impulse buy, where you convince yourself you NEED it at your home to have the motivation to use it and end up buying it.

And then it sits unused for a year after a week of binging it.

Happy Thanksgiving to all! To good times with family and great food!