3 mn read It is a joke. A sad, macabre joke. And it is infuriating to anyone willing to actually pull their head out of the shiny object ayahuasca trip and see that it is creating more damage than it is benefitting the DoD, and particularly the Air Force. I have a simple solution, that will likely be […]
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6 mn read Military Software Must Forge a New Path Military systems heavily rely on software-driven architectures and cloud-based deployments. In this rapidly advancing world, Kubernetes-based architectures offer a modern solution to this challenge. Kubernetes-based architectures enable the development of scalable, reliable, and secure military systems. Military organizations can streamline the deployment and management of applications and services […]
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2 mn read What services do you take for granted? Most likely, everyone reading this article has the ability to open a checking account or apply for a loan. But what about the “unbanked?”. According to the World Bank’s Global Findex report, 1.4 billion adults were “unbanked” worldwide in 2021. The United States, a “developed country” accounted for […]
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6 mn read We’re finally rolling! About The Rosie Project How we started: In May of 2021, on the day-to-day grind at Northrop Grumman, Amanda McCrea and I was having a conversation about how difficult it is for military spouses to get jobs after PCS-ing with their significant others. She expressed that she knew people who changed their […]
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15 mn read The Story of Drainpipe: How I built an AI Startup during a Global Pandemic It’s January 2020, the week a helicopter crash rips away a living legend, Kobe Bryant, and the same week an opportunity I never dared to pursue opens itself up, inviting me to let it consume me. Today, we realize that dream. […]
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2 mn read Blockchain, DAO, Defi, DLT, GameFi, NFT, the Metaverse – Web3 is similar to learning a new language and the barrier to entry obscures the paradigm shift unfolding worldwide. Web3 represents the third generation of the internet, a decentralized and user-owned version of the web, where participants control and self-custody their data and digital assets while […]
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5 mn read For years there has been a conversation around Artificial Intelligence becoming so strong and so universally informed that it can become a threat to the continuity of humanity. As artificial intelligence continues to grow in production use today, we are uncovering different aspects where there is a lot of risk. I’m Dominick Romano, an engineer […]
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6 mn read At times it feels like a dream. At times it feels like a nightmare. We have woven an advanced series of cultures, social structures, and processes together through thousands of years of iteration, and trial & error which has propelled the advancement of our species. Innovators are the initiates of the flame, blazing a path […]
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5 mn read Team APIs: Transforming Communication to Enable Technical Delivery We often discuss the need to transform our sociotechnical architectures in business and government – but what does that mean? We can improve how our organizations deliver software by creating structures and applying similar architectural design patterns to the systems and teams dedicated to building and maintaining […]
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5 mn read Disclaimer: I am not a zero-trust architecture or cybersecurity expert. My background and experience have always been focused on the human side of the equation. In the Army, I was a Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT) collection and analysis NCO. Additionally, my Master’s is in Peace Operations Postconflict Reconstruction Policy. My opinions and perspectives in this […]
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