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B-52 Bombers Join B-2s on Diego Garcia 2 min read Military Intelligence B-52 Bombers Join B-2s on Diego Garcia James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.08 91 B-52 bombers flew to the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, where multiple B-2 bombers have...Read More
What the Supreme Court’s Transgender Ban Really Means 3 min read Military Intelligence What the Supreme Court’s Transgender Ban Really Means James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.08 67 The Supreme Court’s May 6 decision to grant the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court’s...Read More
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Denmark to field unmanned vessels for monitoring busy shipping routes 2 min read Military Intelligence Denmark to field unmanned vessels for monitoring busy shipping routes James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.08 79 VILNIUS, Lithuania — U.S.-based Saildrone will deploy four large unmanned surface vessels in Danish waters next month...Read More
Python Performance: Why ‘if not list’ is 2x Faster Than Using len() 16 min read Computer Engineering Python Performance: Why ‘if not list’ is 2x Faster Than Using len() Max Headroom 2025.05.08 94 In Python, you can check a list for emptiness in two ways: if not mylist if len(mylist)...Read More
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Hardware-Aware Coding: CPU Architecture Concepts Every Developer Should Know 25 min read Computer Engineering Hardware-Aware Coding: CPU Architecture Concepts Every Developer Should Know Max Headroom 2025.05.08 97 Even the most elegant algorithms can run painfully slow when they fight against your computer’s underlying hardware....Read More
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