Collaborate Disseminate
The easy answer is really a semantic one: nothing that can be done in cyber (information technology) is directly comparable to widespread kinetic destruction of military forces. Once something approaches that level of destructive force, it’s no longer … Continue reading Why a Cyber Pearl Harbor Will Never Happen
The Air Force is having a moment regarding a decision to abort an exercise due to sleep loss. “If it was a real world sortie, I can guarantee that those crews would get their energy drinks of choice, roll out to the plane, and fly to defend our nation,… Continue reading “Quitting” When Unready: A Curious Case of Sleep Loss
A new graphic from the Porsche newsroom is an excellent example of what I’ve been calling the gap between the ERM (easy, routine, minimal judgment) and ISEA (identify, store, evaluate, adapt) functions for every form of “intelligence”. Data on “infrequ… Continue reading Porsche “Adaptive Cruise” Safety Model
The first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, was launched by the United States in 1953. A new guided missile system was needed which could destroy entire formations of high-altitude, high-speed aircraft at a greater ranges with a … Continue reading New Coyote Anti-Swarm Missile Straight Out of 1953
New podcast with journalist Ravi Somaiya, to promote her new book “Golden Thread“, discusses the latest thinking on 1961 assassination of the UN Secretary-General: Dag Hammarskjöld was called ‘the greatest statesman of our century’ by John F. Kennedy, … Continue reading Ace of Spades: Assassination of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld
New podcast with journalist Ravi Somaiya, to promote her new book “Golden Thread“, discusses the latest thinking on 1961 assassination of the UN Secretary-General: Dag Hammarskjöld was called ‘the greatest statesman of our century’ by John F. Kennedy, … Continue reading Ace of Spades: Assassination of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld
According to Time.com the “4th Wave” of COVID-19 infections seems to have a very particular acceleration path through specific parts of America. The distribution of infections reminded me of maps of Americans voting for slavery in the 1854 Kansas-Nebra… Continue reading COVID-19 2021 Wave Mapped to 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Votes
Great article in Scientific American says too much of scientific research is trying to be “appealing” (e.g. wrong, yet surprising and therefore attracting attention) instead of accurate. …surprising results are surprising because they go against what e… Continue reading Surprise! Surprises Often Are Wrong.
July 24 1933 was the day the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was founded, thanks to a call from Albert Einstein to aid people suffering under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Although much of the world greeted the Nazi takeover with indifference or apa… Continue reading This Day in History 1933: IRC Was Founded
An incredibly expensive electric car ($500-600K) has this to say about its simulation features: Totem claims that using gaming algorithms and internal combustion engine calibration, it can make engine torque, gear ratios, power band, engine brake, and … Continue reading Can Electric Cars Be Made to Smell Like Real Horses?