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A one stop shop to help you find the data you are looking for.
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Z.17: Hacking the Algo
It’s not hard to find articles decrying Social Media (SM) algorithms for controlling our world these days.
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Z.16: Progressive Insurance
I like the insurance industry.
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Z.15: Buying the last war
One significant reason why the military has such an unwavering reputation for ‘fighting the last war’ is because we are often buying equipment years…
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Z.14: ‘Operator Syndrome’?
I first heard about ‘Operator Syndrome’ when it was included in the House version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Z.13: Islands of Innovation
My go-to first move for improving any unit I'm assigned to is ‘find ways to use the data we already have’.
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Z.12: Curiouser and Curiouser
I had a spark of insight while I was sitting in a room of fellow Colonels and Navy Captains last month.
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Z.11: A Eulogy for the Yeet
I have a lot of respect for retired colonel Michael McGurk. Last month the army announced we were ditching the standing-power-throw, aka the ‘yeet’, as…
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Z.10: Everybody wants to be a warrior…
until it’s time to do warrior shit.
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Z.10a: AFT Deep Dive
Here’s the post for the real data nerds.
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Downrange Data
Downrange Data
The guns and zeros of data driven advantage in the Army.
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