Odds ‘n Sods:

Andrew Hankinson, a journalist at FHM magazine in the UK, e-mailed us to mention that he is looking for a survivalist in the US to spend a few days with. There would also be a photographer. He’s looking for someone who lives somewhere remote, hopefully in a survivalist community. The idea is to sample life as a survivalist. It is a serious piece coming on the back of much Peak Oil debate in the UK. If anyone could help – it would need to happen sometime in early August. lease contact him via e-mail.

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Cheryl N. flagged this from The Telegraph: Bigger Than Roosevelt’s New Deal: The Fannie and Freddie Bailout, as well as this from The Mogambo Guru: The Problems-Solving Paulson Package

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Reader KT mentioned a mobile “under the hood” arc welding generator made by Zena Corporation.

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D.A.B. found this article about DARPA’s Big Dog robotics program.