Reader W.E.P. mentioned this: Feds tracking articles that include “zombie apocalypse”. [JWR’s Comment: Of course “zombie apocalypse” is often used as to describe other disasters. This leads me to ask: Are the spooks looking for clues or cues for socioeconomic collapse?]
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Reader D.V. and Stephen F. both recommended this article over at KK* Cool Tools: Homesteading Alone. (It is three book reviews, in one.)
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F.G. flagged this bit of bureaucratic nincompoopery: OTC inhalers to be phased out to protect ozone layer
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Greg C. mentioned Reason # 948 to Leave California: Orange County Couple Threatened With $500-Per-Meeting Fines For Home Bible Study
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Steve G. pointed me to an interesting piece on low-level encryption for generating passwords for web sites.