An inability to translate clear signals is perhaps the most interesting lesson I’ve found from an analysis of North Korea’s 1968 capture of the USS Pueblo spy ship. The following paragraph comes from unclassified CIA files: Studies in Intelligence Vol 59, No. 1 (Extracts, March 2015). The ship would gain little insight or warning from … Continue reading USS Pueblo Capture by North Korea: Weak Translation to Blame?
Facebook announced very publicly it was deleting its trove of facial recognition data. Somehow this has been falsely reported as Facebook won’t use facial recognition. Let me be very clear here: Facebook said it will continue using facial recognition. The reports bury this fact so far down it’s highly suspicious. Why would all the headlines … Continue reading Facebook Facial Recognition Was Criminal. Deleting It Is A Coverup Story.
German war history is frequently told incorrectly, obscuring huge waste and a lack of mechanization related to Nazi incompetence. A history book “Mechanized Juggernaut Or Military Anachronism“, for example, is described by its publisher as “myth-busting”: One of the great misconceptions about World War II is the notion that the German Army was a marvel … Continue reading The power of disinformation: “75 percent of the German Army relied on horses” in WWII
A new history book called “Hidden Gifts” dives into the complexity of Middle-East stability and comes up with this enticing premise: …embroiled in a paradox—an ever-increasing demand for security despite the increasing supply… Except, this isn’t a paradox. Unregulated increases in security have an inversion effect, which is exactly why Facebook boasting about its massive … Continue reading The Security Paradox: Higher Investment Leads to Less Safety