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Nick Reese
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Thinking about tech. Building companies. Hiking all the trails.

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Has anyone ever asked this question?

At a time when we are spending trillions to pursue AGI, who is AGI for?

Where do humans factor into how we are building #ai? Read more here⬇️

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Who is AGI For?
Quotes and Promises that Ignore Human History
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February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
You’ve waited for it. Now it’s here!

Part 2 of our series on an FDIC model for space economic activities is out! Read below for more on how a self insurance model is critical for economic opportunity beyond LEO.🪐

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Scoping an FDIC Model for Cislunar and Interplanetary Economic Activities
Part Two of Our Series on Space Economic Assurance
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January 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Four years ago, I helped a friend cut live edge planks from a section of tree trunk. They’ve been stored outdoors since.

Now I’m making this plank into a coffee table for my mother’s new apartment.

Stick around for updates!
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Predictions about Trump 2.0 are fraught with error and I’m no exception. Here are some things I was wrong about regarding space as a priority for Trump 2.0.

What’s more interesting is why I was wrong and what it means for the space industry.

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One Year into Trump 2.0 and Bad Signs for the Space Industry
Inflated Demand for Space Launches and the Potential Abandonment of Space Priorities
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January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Olive oil or cold peanut butter?

That’s the choice American oil companies need to make.

The technology for Venezuelan oil production is expensive and complex and it depends on stability.

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The Technology Venezuelan Oil Needs is Not Simple or Cheap
A Look at What Oil Investment in Venezuela will Need to Buy
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January 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
If we are ever going to mine in the moon, we need to find a way to balance risk. The banking sector may have a model we can use.

An FDIC model for lunar mining could create the assurance private companies need without direct government costs.

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An FDIC Model can Create Assurance for Cislunar and Interplanetary Economic Missions
Part One of Our Series on Space Economic Assurance
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The Chinese are in the middle of a multi year effort to surpass the IS space economy.

What is the US doing about it? Not much.

Check out part II of our series on the Chinese commercial space industry.

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China is Spreading its Space Economy Around the Globe, and the US Answer is Unclear
Part II of Our Series on the Chinese Commercial Space Industry
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January 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Big promises for the moon and Mars but for three words:

“Within available funding”

The Trump EO dissolves the space council and pushes us to go to Mars without funding. Emerging tech policy is being made this way and everyone needs to pay attention.

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A New Trump Executive Order Hides Bad News for the Space Industry Behind Exciting Language
Three Words that Will Change the Space Industry Beyond LEO
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January 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
More important information on the developing situation in Venezuela.

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Venezuela's Veep: Did She Cut a Deal with Trump?
Emergency Throwback
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January 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
An important read right now.

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Special Edition: Operation Absolute Resolve and Venezuela’s Oil
Oil Primer
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January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The US just seized Venezuela without Congressional action.

The president just said we are going to “run the country” without a timeline.

What else do you call that?
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Now would be an excellent time to review the history of US led overthrows of governments. Actually, a good time would have been a year ago.

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January 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
If you are interested in energy issues at the cutting edge, check out Energy Common Sense. I have the pleasure of working with Dr. Kissane and this is one of the best resources you’ll find.

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The Voices I Trust
and that Sharpen My Thinking
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December 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Just before your New Years Eve celebration, a look at the technology that makes that champagne pop possible.

Here’s to happiness in 2026. Thanks to everyone on Bluesky for being some welcoming.

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The Technology Behind Your Champagne Toast
Happy New Year!
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December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A humble Canada Goose.🪶
#birds #birding #birdphotography
December 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Sometimes you just wake up and know it will be a good day.
December 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy holidays no matter how you celebrate. Just do what you do with good people and enjoy.
December 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ever wonder how Santa does it all in one night? Check out the tech that makes the sleigh fly!

Happy Holidays!

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The Technology Behind Santa's Sleigh
A Holiday Post From The Binary Breakaway
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December 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A Northern Shoveler coming in for an icy landing.🪶
#birds #birding #birdphotography
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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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
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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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 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
Nothing like a neighborhood Turkey Trot on a chilly Thanksgiving morning.

Happy Thanksgiving, all!
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from The Binary Breakaway!

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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