Odds ‘n Sods:

Thanks for your patience as we get the kinks worked out in SurvivalBlog’s new primary server in Sweden. The new server can 5 terabytes of traffic per month. Overall, it is looking good. But we still have some issues with false McAfee anti-virus warnings. We hope to have that resolved soon.

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Mongolian Nomads Build a Yurt in an Hour, You Can Watch It in Two Minutes. (Thanks to F.J. for the link.)

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AmEx (American Expat) sent this: Tiny rustic farms battle for survival in Los Angeles area.

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A most unusual TED Talk: Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun.[JWR’s Comment: Sadly, his statist idealism is unfounded. A “state monopoly on violence” is an invitation for repression. History has shown that the vast majority of nations drift toward totalitarianism. There is no remedy or recourse for the citizenry when the state has monopoly on the tools of violence. That is why gun registration laws are utterly repugnant.]

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And speaking of guns, here are two news stories on proposed civilian disarmament from a couple of coastal Nanny States: New Jersey plan to ban ammunition, and in California: Long guns now targeted for ‘open carry’ ban. (Thanks to Lee M. and Scott S. for the links.