Nick Reese
@triantha.co
Thinking about tech. Building companies. Hiking all the trails.
www.triantha.co
https://binarybreakaway.substack.com/
www.triantha.co
https://binarybreakaway.substack.com/
December 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Remembering Pearl Harbor is important for all of us. We also need to learn lessons from that event to honor those who gave their lives.
Part of the story of Pearl Harbor is about how an emerging technology was not understood by the human decision makers.
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Part of the story of Pearl Harbor is about how an emerging technology was not understood by the human decision makers.
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Pearl Harbor and Emerging Technology in Decision-Making Processes
What We Can Learn from the Role of RADAR in the Attack on Pearl Harbor 84 Years Later
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December 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Remembering Pearl Harbor is important for all of us. We also need to learn lessons from that event to honor those who gave their lives.
Part of the story of Pearl Harbor is about how an emerging technology was not understood by the human decision makers.
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Part of the story of Pearl Harbor is about how an emerging technology was not understood by the human decision makers.
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A 700 page report to Congress says Chinas commercial space industry is passing the US.
This at a time when US space policy is sputtering.
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This at a time when US space policy is sputtering.
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China's Commercial Space Industry is Growing...FAST
A New Report to Congress Lays Out a Sobering Truth, Part I
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December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A 700 page report to Congress says Chinas commercial space industry is passing the US.
This at a time when US space policy is sputtering.
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This at a time when US space policy is sputtering.
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A new Trump EO sounds like a moonshot but may never get off the ground. Budgets and workforce have been heavily cut so how this mission becomes reality is a huge question.
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A New Trump AI Executive Order Might Just Be For Show
Genesis Mission and a Great AI Rebrand
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December 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A new Trump EO sounds like a moonshot but may never get off the ground. Budgets and workforce have been heavily cut so how this mission becomes reality is a huge question.
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Nothing like a neighborhood Turkey Trot on a chilly Thanksgiving morning.
Happy Thanksgiving, all!
Happy Thanksgiving, all!
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Nothing like a neighborhood Turkey Trot on a chilly Thanksgiving morning.
Happy Thanksgiving, all!
Happy Thanksgiving, all!
The Emerging Technology that Saved the Pilgrims
Happy Thanksgiving from The Binary Breakaway!
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November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Sunrise in the North Carolina salt marsh.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sunrise in the North Carolina salt marsh.
Holiday time in Manhattan!
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Holiday time in Manhattan!
We stress test planes because we can’t tolerate failure in aircraft. FAR more people use AI everyday and we don’t stress test it.
Can we continue to tolerate AI failures? Check out this comparison between aerospace and AI testing!
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Can we continue to tolerate AI failures? Check out this comparison between aerospace and AI testing!
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Hundreds of Millions of People Use AI Tools Every Day. Have They Been Tested?
A Comparison Between Aircraft Stress Testing and AI Stress Testing
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November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We stress test planes because we can’t tolerate failure in aircraft. FAR more people use AI everyday and we don’t stress test it.
Can we continue to tolerate AI failures? Check out this comparison between aerospace and AI testing!
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Can we continue to tolerate AI failures? Check out this comparison between aerospace and AI testing!
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#quantum computing and post quantum cryptography are viewed as different issues. Why?
We need to combine these worlds because the #cyber threats demand it.
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We need to combine these worlds because the #cyber threats demand it.
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Why Do We Consider Quantum Development and Cryptographic Transition as Separate Business Models?
Microsoft’s Announcement and the Importance of Fending off Absurdity
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November 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#quantum computing and post quantum cryptography are viewed as different issues. Why?
We need to combine these worlds because the #cyber threats demand it.
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We need to combine these worlds because the #cyber threats demand it.
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Three taiknauts are stranded in space in what is becoming an alarming trend.
Their return vehicle was hit by orbital debris just hours before they were to board.
LEO isn’t as big as we think. Read more to see how much of space we’ve junked up.
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Their return vehicle was hit by orbital debris just hours before they were to board.
LEO isn’t as big as we think. Read more to see how much of space we’ve junked up.
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Three Chinese Taiknauts are Stranded in Space. Is This Enough for Us to Take the Orbital Debris Problem Seriously?
Orbital Damage to a Return Vehicle Strands Three in Space
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November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Three taiknauts are stranded in space in what is becoming an alarming trend.
Their return vehicle was hit by orbital debris just hours before they were to board.
LEO isn’t as big as we think. Read more to see how much of space we’ve junked up.
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Their return vehicle was hit by orbital debris just hours before they were to board.
LEO isn’t as big as we think. Read more to see how much of space we’ve junked up.
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In recognition of this Veterans Day and everyone who served, an article about forgotten military tech.
Surge Engines. Happy Veterans Day!
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Surge Engines. Happy Veterans Day!
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The Most Frightening Military Technologies that We No Longer Think About
Happy Veteran’s Day from The Binary Breakaway
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In recognition of this Veterans Day and everyone who served, an article about forgotten military tech.
Surge Engines. Happy Veterans Day!
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Surge Engines. Happy Veterans Day!
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Sometimes the path to blooming isn't straight...
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sometimes the path to blooming isn't straight...
You’ve waited for it! Part two of our series on the legal conflict impacting emerging tech R&D is here.
This is an issue impacting all of us and is not well understood. We’ve broken it down here.
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This is an issue impacting all of us and is not well understood. We’ve broken it down here.
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The Billion Dollar Conflict Between Fiscal Responsibility and R&D
Part II of Our Series on the Conflict Between the Fiscal Responsibility Act and the CHIPS and Science Act and How it Will Impact Emerging Technology
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November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You’ve waited for it! Part two of our series on the legal conflict impacting emerging tech R&D is here.
This is an issue impacting all of us and is not well understood. We’ve broken it down here.
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This is an issue impacting all of us and is not well understood. We’ve broken it down here.
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Three Chinese taikonauts are stranded on the ISS after their return craft was struck by orbital debris.
Orbital debris is a significant problem and this will not be the last time space activities are impacted.
Will we take action before more serious damage is done?
Orbital debris is a significant problem and this will not be the last time space activities are impacted.
Will we take action before more serious damage is done?
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Three Chinese taikonauts are stranded on the ISS after their return craft was struck by orbital debris.
Orbital debris is a significant problem and this will not be the last time space activities are impacted.
Will we take action before more serious damage is done?
Orbital debris is a significant problem and this will not be the last time space activities are impacted.
Will we take action before more serious damage is done?
It was 2026. Then it was 2027. Now 2028?
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced the mission to the moon has suffered another setback.
See what this means for commercial space and the US space program.
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Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced the mission to the moon has suffered another setback.
See what this means for commercial space and the US space program.
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A Major Setback in the Next Mission to the Moon and an Inflection Point for Commercial Space Companies
To 2027…and Beyond!
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November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It was 2026. Then it was 2027. Now 2028?
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced the mission to the moon has suffered another setback.
See what this means for commercial space and the US space program.
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Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced the mission to the moon has suffered another setback.
See what this means for commercial space and the US space program.
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The Halloween light up bike parade. A tradition in our neighborhood. Happy Halloween everyone!
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Halloween light up bike parade. A tradition in our neighborhood. Happy Halloween everyone!
Let’s not let the latest fragility outage fade from the news cycle. First #aws now #microsoft.
Now is the time to scope a Known Fragility Database and identifying zero day fragilities.
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Now is the time to scope a Known Fragility Database and identifying zero day fragilities.
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Microsoft Joins the Party with its Own Major Internet Outage
The two companies that had major cloud infrastructure outages in the last two weeks own 51% of the global cloud market.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Let’s not let the latest fragility outage fade from the news cycle. First #aws now #microsoft.
Now is the time to scope a Known Fragility Database and identifying zero day fragilities.
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Now is the time to scope a Known Fragility Database and identifying zero day fragilities.
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For the second time in as many weeks, a major internet cloud provider is experiencing an outage.
Microsoft Azure is reporting widespread outages across Starbucks, Minecraft, O365, and more.
AGAIN this is not because of an attack. It’s because of fragility and complexity.
Microsoft Azure is reporting widespread outages across Starbucks, Minecraft, O365, and more.
AGAIN this is not because of an attack. It’s because of fragility and complexity.
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
For the second time in as many weeks, a major internet cloud provider is experiencing an outage.
Microsoft Azure is reporting widespread outages across Starbucks, Minecraft, O365, and more.
AGAIN this is not because of an attack. It’s because of fragility and complexity.
Microsoft Azure is reporting widespread outages across Starbucks, Minecraft, O365, and more.
AGAIN this is not because of an attack. It’s because of fragility and complexity.
For Halloween…a tale FAR scarier than ghouls and goblins.
Technology “failure”
The story of the Concorde provides a great lesson at a moment when the US is cutting R&D funding.
Tech failures are complex and they create opportunity. Read more⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Technology “failure”
The story of the Concorde provides a great lesson at a moment when the US is cutting R&D funding.
Tech failures are complex and they create opportunity. Read more⬇️⬇️⬇️
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The SPOOKY Tale of a Technology Failure and What We Can Learn About Ideas Before Their Time
Happy Halloween from The Binary Breakaway!
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October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
For Halloween…a tale FAR scarier than ghouls and goblins.
Technology “failure”
The story of the Concorde provides a great lesson at a moment when the US is cutting R&D funding.
Tech failures are complex and they create opportunity. Read more⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Technology “failure”
The story of the Concorde provides a great lesson at a moment when the US is cutting R&D funding.
Tech failures are complex and they create opportunity. Read more⬇️⬇️⬇️
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We have a known exploited vulnerabilities database for #cybersecurity.
#aws proved we need a known fragility database. This is how we build resilience to mass outages. Read more here:
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#aws proved we need a known fragility database. This is how we build resilience to mass outages. Read more here:
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The AWS Outage and the Need for a Known Fragility Database
Fragility and Complexity are Vulnerabilities, AWS Proved it.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We have a known exploited vulnerabilities database for #cybersecurity.
#aws proved we need a known fragility database. This is how we build resilience to mass outages. Read more here:
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#aws proved we need a known fragility database. This is how we build resilience to mass outages. Read more here:
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I just learned that the background in photos like these is called a “step and repeat.”
Great night for our team at Optica Labs yesterday being named one of the top 20 startups in DC.
We are building #ai safety and testing and people are demanding safer AI. What is your view on AI safety?
Great night for our team at Optica Labs yesterday being named one of the top 20 startups in DC.
We are building #ai safety and testing and people are demanding safer AI. What is your view on AI safety?
October 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I just learned that the background in photos like these is called a “step and repeat.”
Great night for our team at Optica Labs yesterday being named one of the top 20 startups in DC.
We are building #ai safety and testing and people are demanding safer AI. What is your view on AI safety?
Great night for our team at Optica Labs yesterday being named one of the top 20 startups in DC.
We are building #ai safety and testing and people are demanding safer AI. What is your view on AI safety?
The worst outcome from the #aws outage is it falling out of the news cycle.
Fragility may not panic people the same way as a zero day but it should.
More failures like this are likely because of the nature of cloud. Is there another $100B lesson coming?
Fragility may not panic people the same way as a zero day but it should.
More failures like this are likely because of the nature of cloud. Is there another $100B lesson coming?
October 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The worst outcome from the #aws outage is it falling out of the news cycle.
Fragility may not panic people the same way as a zero day but it should.
More failures like this are likely because of the nature of cloud. Is there another $100B lesson coming?
Fragility may not panic people the same way as a zero day but it should.
More failures like this are likely because of the nature of cloud. Is there another $100B lesson coming?