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Boydian Maxims
Things we want according to either Chet Richards or Col. Osinga: Centralized vision, decentralized decision making Optimized for local uncertainty Implicit communication Emphasize implicit over explicit War is a conflict between two learning systems OODA loops are for screwing the … Continue reading
Osinga On Boydian Influences
Colonel Osinga says Colonel John Boyd was influenced by the following books: Tao of Physics Ascent of Man Physics of Philosophy Godel’s Proof Objective Knowledge Structure of Scientific Revolutions Human Prospect The Selfish Gene Fifth Discipline Arrow of Time Chaos … Continue reading
BoydCon07 Overview
Whereas Mark has an excellent brief detailing the explicit knowledge transfer, I spent most of my time focusing on the implicit, but I did manage to jot down a few notes, presented here in chronological order (I think). New post … Continue reading
On Fast Flux Service Networks
Interesting paper up over at Honeynet. FFS Networks rely on a small core group of black motherships behind a layer of hijacked-home-front end systems that are constantly rapidly swapping out IP addresses to deliver illicit content. This is an evolution from having to … Continue reading
Winer On Social Networking Apps
I think he has the right take on it (and the idea that Facebook’s valuation depends on what it does next): We’re all tired of building networks of friends, over and over. Next time we do it, it’ll be for … Continue reading