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re·con·nais·sance noun military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.

• darby_eight 2y ago
  Did you want to grace us with any particular relevance of this knowledge or do you just wanna keep it to yourself? Sadly, after all these years programming, I have yet to discern any real vulnerability in the US government.
  • 082349872349872 2y ago
    I think it was meant as a parallel; historically light cavalry (explorers) and heavy cavalry (exploiters) had different ideals*, different command structures, and when possible even used different breeds of horses. Compare the sorts of teams that do prototyping and the sorts of teams that work to a Gantt chart. * the ideal light cav trooper was jockey-sized, highly observant, and was already a good horseman before enlisting; the ideal heavy cav trooper was imposing, obedient, and was taught just enough horsemanship to carry out orders but not so much that he could go AWOL.
  • qwery 2y ago
    Just guessing/reading: it's a metaphor. You could see the recon as the thinking from the article. The enemy and terrain are the code and various risks and effects associated with changing it.