Chris Bronk

If you need a good rainy day essay on war studies and futurism, I offer... Considering the Value of Future History link.medium.com/U76uTBdrc8

@Teheimar @Object_Zero_ Amen

@Object_Zero_ All those threats can be mitigated within existing agreements in NATO and between Denmark and USA. No need for USA to own Greenland for that.

Greenland - As viewed from a proper map Why Greenland? Well because Moscow bases almost all of their strategic military assets on the Kola Peninsula next to Finland. This is where the Russian ICBM silos, submarine bases, and their strategic bombers are. If you look at the flight path (ballistic or powered) from Kola to anywhere on the lower 48, then everything goes over Greenland. Greenland is the theatre where any strategic exchange between Washington and Moscow is contested. If you want to intercept a ballistic missile, the best point to do so is at the apogee, at the top of the flight path. The shortest route for an interceptor to get to an apogee is from directly below the apogee. That’s where Greenland is. So, without stating what should happen here, this is **why** the Trump administration says they **need** Greenland for national security. The other thing that is happening is that the Northern Passage through the Arctic is opening up, and soon there will be Chinese cargo ships sailing through the Arctic to Rotterdam. It’s faster than the Suez and the ships aren’t limited to Suezmax size so China and EU trade is going to accelerate a lot. This means Chinese submarines will also be venturing under the Arctic into the Northern Atlantic, IF THEY AREN’T ALREADY DOING SO. Hence, the North East coast of Greenland serves not 1 but 2 critical strategic security objectives of US national security. If this wasn’t clear to you, please understand that the Mercator global map projection is for children and journalists only. It is not a useful guide to where any countries or territories actually are in the real world that we live in. No self respecting adult should be using Mercator for their worldview. Anyone saying “there must be some other secret reason for Trump being interested in Greenland” is a certified ignoramus.

In an op-ed for the @ChronOpinion, @techpologist warns that inconsistent U.S. policy on advanced AI chips could erode the country’s technological edge at a pivotal moment. bit.ly/49cjbzr

New research from @RiceUniversity @BakerInstitute fellows Gabriel Collins & @techpologist shows that global AI power depends not just on software but on secure electricity. ⚡🖥️ Read more: bakerinstitute.org/research/ai-ge… #AI #EnergySecurity #BakerEnergy

💥 Just published! The Hobby School’s Chris Bronk (@techpologist) dives into the collision of computing and global politics in “Information Power!” now live in @CACMMag. From AI to attention wars, tech is reshaping how we think & govern. 📖 Read it here: cacm.acm.org/research/infor…

Qualitative AI Methods open.substack.com/pub/chrisbronk…

💻 Not your typical software update. The Hobby School’s Chris Bronk explained the AWS outage on Houston Public Media’s Hello Houston. The hyperscale reset caused widespread disruption. @techpologist breaks down what happened and what’s next. 📷 Listen: bit.ly/4hwHNGU

New article out now. Want to know what I was working on down under? Read this. Information Power! cacm.acm.org/research/infor…

Chicago hasn't been this interesting since 1968. open.substack.com/pub/chrisbronk…

The future is Brazil open.substack.com/pub/chrisbronk…

Mississippi burns again? open.substack.com/pub/chrisbronk…

@aallyahpatrice That he attended church on the reg with his uncle the rev tells me that this case only gets bigger. The family, the NAACP and the Black Congressional Caucus will leave no stone unturned on this.

Reed’s uncle, Rev. Jerry L. Reed, said his nephew was joyful, happy and obedient. Every other Sunday, Jerry, a pastor at Living Faith Miracle Temple Cogic in Grenada, said Trey would attend church. He wanted to be a truck driver.

Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, of Grenada, Mississippi, was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University on Sept. 15. Campus police reported no foul play, but his family is seeking answers and has hired legal counsel. capitalbnews.org/trey-reed-delt…

As state lawmakers consider a bill to address AI-altered political ads, Hobby School's @techpologist and @UHPoliticalSci's Zachary Zwald joined @HoustonMatters to discuss the ethics of AI, meaningful human control in AI and responsible AI. Listen at bit.ly/4jRhUlf.

Info security=national security🔐 @techpologist of @RiceUniversity @BakerInstitute examines the risks of shifting agencies to #AI. Training AI requires pooling massive amounts of secure data. Could this be the next big #cybersecurity risk? 🔗 Read more: bakerinstitute.org/research/secur…

@LindseyGrahamSC What happened to the Senator Graham we once knew?

To the hand-wringing Europeans who felt offended by President Trump rejecting being lectured by President Zelensky: Be my guest to defend Ukraine from Putin. It is long past time for the Europeans to show they are capable of defending their own continent.   They’ve allowed their militaries to be hollowed out and when Europe speaks, no bad guy listens.   I say this with great sadness: The last group of people that I would count on to defend freedom are the Europeans.

I just published DeepSeek: End of the world for Silicon Valley? Yeah…nah. link.medium.com/zTbcrlaCMQb

Fascism’s rise in the world’s democracies aided by X’s @elonmusk Elon Musk speaks at Germany's AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party 9news.com.au/world/elon-mus…

@vardi @qz Don’t debase my little convection oven.

The air fryer is a hoax qz.com/air-fryer-hoax… via @qz

Some thoughts on how AI will impact Mexico and its economic engagement with the US.

Why?