Aura Capital Partners Global and Nordic News Feed My friend David sits on the news, picks out the most useful bits, and pops them into a feed. What’s particularly interesting is which bits are significant to David – not necessarily the things you’d immediately think of as being key features, but if you follow the [...]
Read more →Please post any feedback you have on the new blurb in the comments. Much appreciated, thank you. Download the PDF here. The Hexayurt Project in a nutshell. The Hexayurt is an extremely simple disaster relief shelter which is designed to replace tents in many applications. Its unique feature is that it can be mass produced [...]
Read more →If you’re linking to this Superstruct game post, please link to the DCAR video entry on my superstruct specific blog. Plausible? This superstruct group post on Facebook has the tech links. Enjoy! Technorati Tags: 2019, superstruct, superstruct2019
Read more →Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California says that some representatives were told that if the bailout bill failed, there would be a catastrophic financial crisis followed by martial law. Things that make you go… hm… Ron Paul… “America is going bankrupt… We’re in the same position the soviets were… we can’t support the empire any more…”
Read more →The Hexayurt can be made in plywood for $132 plus paint for a long-life, durable dwelling, or a rapid deployment unit using folding components can be made. There is no reason that we cannot provide acceptable housing to people unlucky enough to wind up in tent cities. These shelters can be cheaper than tents, for [...]
Read more →Residents of the planned eco towns in England could face strict monitoring of their travel habits, home insulation and even wasted food, to ensure they are truly living a “green” lifestyle. Experts advising the government on its plans to build up to 10 eco towns by 2020, yesterday called for ministers to toughen environmental standards [...]
Read more →From Sinfest Click, read, it’s a one page web comic. I disagree with identifying corporations as the problem – the problem is We The People not getting off their asses to defend their interests – but the general pitch… oh, please read, good reader, please read.
Read more →I want to do a little thinking about what the world will look like in a post-Imperial America scenario. Let me start by defining “Imperial.” Iraq and Afghanistan are occupied or protectorates or colonies depending on how you think about it. There’s no clearly defined exit timeline, nor is there a clear and absolute end [...]
Read more →We were just out of the 1960s when “Equus” arrived, and this creed of communing with one’s inner madman had more appeal than it does today, when people are doing their best to hold themselves together as familiar social structures threaten collapse. Equus review in the NYT
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