… Dimensional modeling is more important than ever.
The methodology has decades of literature behind it. The patterns are documented, the edge cases are known, and there’s no need to invent solutions from scratch. Facts and dimensions are composable primitives that mix and match to answer questions nobody has thought of yet. Paired with an ERD, tests, and naming conventions, Silver becomes something people can navigate without asking questions.
Gold models are the primary consumers of Silver. Every metric view, every wide table, every consumption artifact in Gold starts by referencing Silver facts and dimensions.
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Monthly Archives: February 2026
China’s Military Uses Hawk and Wolf Behavior to Train AI Weapon Swarms
On January 23, China’s National University of Defense Technology demonstrated something that’s reshaping how autonomous weapons work: a single operator supervising over 200 drones simultaneously during urban combat exercises. The swarm operated with minimal human input, relying on what the People’s Liberation Army calls “effect-based control,” designed to function even when communication signals are jammed.
The technology didn’t emerge from traditional programming. It came from watching hawks hunt.
Engineers at Beihang University, a military-linked institution, observed how hawks select vulnerable prey and trained defensive drones to replicate that behaviour, according to The Wall Street Journal. In parallel tests, attack drones mimicked pigeons to evade threats. The result: in a five-versus-five combat simulation, the hawk-trained drones eliminated all opponents in 5.3 seconds, according to a patent filed in April 2024. — Read More
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