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SurvivalBlog reader D.B. sent in this link to an article on the vehicle mounted anti-ambush shotgun arrays used in Rhodesia. Having problems being ambushed?

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In the relentless march to bring SkyNet into reality: Darpa robot ship. Question is, how long before they decide to arm one? – DMS

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Reader B.B. sent in the link to a nice video on antique hand cranked sewing machines. This link has a nice instructional video as well as an article.

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70 percent of Americans are being treated for a depression they DON’T HAVE, says award-winning investigative journalist. Is this because we can’t manage our own health anymore and the current trend is to push pills? Or are we just a lazy society drifting through life without any meaning? – D.S.

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BBC News – Laser pointers should be classed as offensive weapons. Excerpt: “Laser pointers should be classed as “offensive weapons”, the British Airline Pilots Association has said. The call comes after a New York-bound plane was forced to turn back to London Heathrow Airport after a laser beam hit the cockpit after take off, causing a “medical issue” for one of the pilots.”