During my job search, I've seen job postings go up, stay up for weeks or months, and then get re-posted.  So at risk of generalizing my experience, if candidates can't find jobs and companies can't find candidates, is the job market working for anyone?

It's a busy season for the Jewish people right now: it's sukkah -building season! Sukkah styles vary dramatically, and that includes me building several iterations with the same pile of lumber for more than a decade.

I've had the rare privilege of managing an aircraft development program from early drawings on napkins through first-flight approval. During that time I had the most effective of feedback loops: living with the consequences of my choices earlier in the process. Due to the holiday on Wednesday, today is my only post this week.

I've written about wartime industrialization before , but a recent podcast and blog post made me more optimistic about the US' ability to ramp up production...as long as we start planning better.

It's fashionable to ask if the aircraft carrier is obsolete: small uncrewed aircraft can operate from smaller ships or extremely-far land bases, long-ranged anti-ship missiles put them at risk, and they're extremely expensive to build and operate. My opinion is that the carrier is still valuable as long as it can re-focus the carrier strike group for range and endurance.

I'm weird in how I use the internet. I avoid most algorithmic feeds, and instead have curated a system of bookmarks, RSS feeds, and "this isn't a feed but I want it to be" kludges to keep up with my various sources. So let's get weird.

The Economist has run a few articles recently about "involution" in the Chinese economy, which is a concern that companies in some key markets (e.g. electric vehicles) are competing too hard. I disagree!