SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large “Mad Mike” Williamson alerted me to this uplifting news story about The Made In America Challenge. (Not surprisingly, the contractor lives in Bozeman, Montana, deep in The American Redoubt. Quite few of the vendors are in the Redoubt, too–such as Potlach, for their plywood.) Here’s the list of U.S. vendors that the contractor uses.
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Another from Mike, and also sent in by reader Eric M.: DARPA’s Shredder Challenge Solved. Obviously, using a crosscut shredder is now insufficient. Wet mulching or burning your shredder’s “confetti” output is a sure bet.
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Some more charming privacy news: Startup Turns Your Cell-Phone Number into a Location Fix. (Thanks to Yishai for the link.)
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Reader T.H. sent me a link to a government PDF that doesn’t give me a warm, fuzzy feeling: The Department of Homeland Security’s Approach to Countering Violent Extremism. Pardon me, Ms. Napolitano, but who will define what is “Extreme”? Is my respect for the Constitution “extreme”? Is my respect for the Bill of Rights “extreme”? Is my use of use of VPN tunneling and other privacy measures “extreme”? Is the size of my gun collection or my supply of ammunition “extreme”? Is my multi-year food supply “extreme”? Is home-schooling my children “extreme”? According to Rand Paul, people like me are already under suspicion.