Erik J. Leklem

@TechCrunch Congratulations @NEA , looks like a great one ☝️

Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs tcrn.ch/4gLOMtV

@TrentTelenko Good advances 👏🏼

This is the "Dronification" of military combat engineering. Combat engineering without drones going forward is obsolescent and only done by backward military powers in the 21st Century.

@benkohlmann Good and insightful advice 🙏

IN CONCLUSION Foreign military sales is big business. It’s why there are sales teams allocated to it. But it is not for the faint of heart. Have clear expectations going in, invest time and resources only if the risk-weighted outcome seems worth it, and be prepared for all sorts of shenanigans. Godspeed.

6 Hard Truths about Int'l Defense Sales – from a 20-year veteran in the industry. Many defense startups pitch an international sales story. So I hosted a seminar for our Defense Tech PortCos with a successful and long tenured Int'l Defense Sales lead. Here's what we learned : 1) You need the stomach for exceptionally long sales cycles – even from inbounds 2) Entangling Alliances are a death trap 3) Don’t mess around with ITAR and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – there is no freedom to “move fast and break things” 4) The Defense Tech boom is mostly US based – it’s a lot of talk with limited action overseas 5) So. Much. Risk. 6) It can work with big margins if you’re willing to eat the cost of significant time and financial investments with no assurance of success Deep Dives on each below👇

@janleike This reminds me of human deception under duress training, like hazing or indoctrination. Curious 🧐

Very important alignment research result: A demonstration of strategic deception arising naturally in LLM training

@janleike Interesting research and results, thank you 🙏 for posting.

To ensure future models are safe and aligned, we need to reliably distinguish models that fake alignment from models that actually are aligned. Having a clear demonstration of alignment faking is an important milestone!

@Scs_Connect @SCMPNews 😱😱😱

Chinese PLA recently published a report on targets for a coordinated attack against US carrier strike groups, per @SCMPNews Dec 16. The list incl. radars, sensors and communication systems - part of the US Navy's Cooperative Engagement Capability system. scmp.com/news/china/sci…

@aphysicist Hard truths 😁🇺🇸🚀

why manufacturing people don't want to migrate to x from linkedin

@skyshuford Awesome 👏🏼. Go go go 🇺🇸🚀

We're in the endgame now, final admin and then flight. A year ago Mk 1 was a single structural frame on a table and we hadn't yet completed Mk 0. What's crazy is that, no sarcasm, I actually think we went pretty slow.

@JaharaMatisek There’s a lot to be done…will be curious to see who you interview in the SC enterprise as part of your project.

Just got a pile of money to study how to improve US and Allied security assistance programs 🫡 dscu.edu/dscu/news/dscu…

@isaiah_p_taylor See you there!

Guys I’ve had enough. I’m leaving X and heading to the other app. I’ll still post occasionally, and like + rt my friends’ content to be supportive of them. Reply to a few comments. A scroll here and there perhaps. A rare “DM”. But trust me, my heart will be in the other app.

@scoduckz Snuggie power x2. Love it

Excuse me, what?

@usembassykl Great to see defense leaders visiting to promote bilateral security cooperation. We need more senior officials visiting like this and inking new agreements 🇺🇸🇲🇾

Imperial colonialism by PRC and their aggressive actions in Asia are a threat to world peace ☮️.

@mojorizn1 Cry harder. Thoughts and prayers

SMU just made the playoffs and put Bama out. Oh well.

Internationally recognised Israeli historian Lee Mordechai has concluded that his country is committing genocide in Gaza after compiling a vast, methodical report documenting a litany of war crimes committed since Israel’s invasion began last year pulse.ly/5h8gstdg4r

@graham_euan @GordianKnotRay Chinese imperialism is no bueno

True. More also needs to be made of the fact that China’s coast guard deliberately impedes the passage of Philippines vessels, eg shouldering or ramming them. Contrary to Beijing’s claims, it does not/not respect freedom of navigation or uphold COLREGS in waters it contests.

@Samecali4lights @realMichaelm225 @robbywardshow @ChrisJames61980 @CFBONFOX @oregonfootball And he’s suspended. Small victory ✌🏼

@realMichaelm225 @eleklem @robbywardshow @ChrisJames61980 @CFBONFOX @oregonfootball Lmfao

Oregon shares its Big Ten Champ Game uniform 🔥🦆 What do you think of this uni combo from @oregonfootball?

@Osinttechnical @PaulRieckhoff Red Dawn vibes 🔥

Donetsk Oblast, a flight of Ukrainian Army Aviation Mi-24 Hind gunships head towards the front at low level, only popping up to barely clear treelines on their route.

@timnitGebru Followed. The grass is greener 🦋

Folks, I've finally joined the other app. bsky.app/profile/timnit… I'm still on Mastodon: @timnitGebru@dair-community.social Also on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timnit-gebr… Not sure how much longer I'll be here with Elmo's power increasing like this.