I am not that person but Trent Telenko is a retired DoD logistics guy who is active on Twitter and gives exhaustively detailed analysis, so I expect he'll write about it at length in the next day or two. He's unabashedly pro NATO/Ukraine so you should keep that bias in mind, but I've found his posts consistently illuminating since the outset of the conflict.
My immediate impression of the aftermath was that the collapse of the road deck looked very much like the failure of the San Francisco Bay Bridge following the 1989 earthquake, which was fixed in a month (which seems like lightning speed by today's standards).
I believe it's in military logistics, specifically in the non-tracked land vehicle (trucks) department for the US Army in the 1990's and 2000's. At least that's based on what I've read of him and his personal history that he has talked about online. I'm not sure about his specific unit though as I don't have his resume.
His thread on Russian tire maintenance took off like wildfire, and his Twitter fame got a little into his head. He suffers from the very known effect of narrow experts "expanding" their opinions to fields they have no business in. Just look at Elon Musk.
That said - Telenko's logistics and transport takes are valid - anything else, just know where that's coming from.
I think he was just pointing out that Trent is pro-NATO/Ukraine and is not really an impartial source of news/information. Don't think he was implying anything wrong with it.
I mean he might emphasize Russian failings and avoid talking much about their logistic successes, and likewise I assume he's circumspect about Ukrainian shortcomings in public. Just don't expect pure impartiality. I am also biased in favor of Ukraine.
Two lawyers can argue different sides of a case with the same set of facts. These arguments will be completely different based on what side of the case they are arguing. That's why it is important to know the bias of the person you are listening to and make sure you hear the arguments from people with different biases to get a good understanding of what is happening.
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I am not that person but Trent Telenko is a retired DoD logistics guy who is active on Twitter and gives exhaustively detailed analysis, so I expect he'll write about it at length in the next day or two. He's unabashedly pro NATO/Ukraine so you should keep that bias in mind, but I've found his posts consistently illuminating since the outset of the conflict.
https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1578501990513975296
My immediate impression of the aftermath was that the collapse of the road deck looked very much like the failure of the San Francisco Bay Bridge following the 1989 earthquake, which was fixed in a month (which seems like lightning speed by today's standards).
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/public-affairs/mile-marker/winte...
Trent Telenko also has some fairly unconventional opinions about electoral fraud in the US which, for me, cast his opinions in a different light.
He's entertaining but it's always a bit unclear what his specific expertise is.
I believe it's in military logistics, specifically in the non-tracked land vehicle (trucks) department for the US Army in the 1990's and 2000's. At least that's based on what I've read of him and his personal history that he has talked about online. I'm not sure about his specific unit though as I don't have his resume.
His thread on Russian tire maintenance took off like wildfire, and his Twitter fame got a little into his head. He suffers from the very known effect of narrow experts "expanding" their opinions to fields they have no business in. Just look at Elon Musk.
That said - Telenko's logistics and transport takes are valid - anything else, just know where that's coming from.
This is a fair appraisal and I don't think you should have been downvoted.
When you bring up Elon Musk in a negative context, you walk right into it. HackerNews is a special place :)
Can you explain the bias comment? I don’t understand.
I think he was just pointing out that Trent is pro-NATO/Ukraine and is not really an impartial source of news/information. Don't think he was implying anything wrong with it.
I mean he might emphasize Russian failings and avoid talking much about their logistic successes, and likewise I assume he's circumspect about Ukrainian shortcomings in public. Just don't expect pure impartiality. I am also biased in favor of Ukraine.
Two lawyers can argue different sides of a case with the same set of facts. These arguments will be completely different based on what side of the case they are arguing. That's why it is important to know the bias of the person you are listening to and make sure you hear the arguments from people with different biases to get a good understanding of what is happening.