"Also, if you want people who live in dangerous places to pick up and move, I hope you'll enjoy your new neighbors from florida, new orleans, etc."
The inland areas of the US have plenty of room. New Orleans residential areas aren't necessary at that location and could be fifty miles inland or more. Only the container port and supporting infrastructure are important, the rest is for sentiment.
Florida is prosperous enough to build safe houses or safe rooms. If you live inland enough to be away from storm surge, build a shelter or robust house. People don't love concrete and rebar until they need it and it's too late.
Personal solution that rocks even if I never have to deal with a disaster: My window-free ISO container shop (2x 40ft High Cubes) attached to a steel I-beam foundation isn't going anywhere, and that's where I'll hang during the next hurricane (Hugo was a learning experience). No rain, no bugs, no fucking dirt daubers nesting in my auto parts (they love bolt holes!), no humidity problems, and very convenient to configure.
If I lived in Tornado Alley I'd weld a skin of rebar around them after pouring a slab, tie them down like a hardened aircraft shelter, and shotcrete the lot.
Using a monocoque structure like an ISO container (me lubs cheap/dry/tough/metal structure!) means an earthquake won't bother likely it either. The ceiling and walls won't collapse (ISOs often float away when their parent ship sinks) and my equipment will be preserved for rebuilding anything that got zapped.
There is not much "preparation for the big one" other than a good bug out location in another state along with the kit, route planning (which routes AROUND choke points!) and personal transportation to get you there. Have paper maps and a compass and know how to use them. GPS is lovely, but backup is even better. Radios are nice to have, and a CB will let you listen to truckers and other users for traffic info as well as report emergencies when cell towers are down.
It's not unreasonable to hike 25 miles a day even for a fat sloth like me, and a bicycle will take you much further as well as haul some water and MREs. (Don't bring food you actually LIKE as you'll use it up too quickly.) Folks with motorcycles will have even more range.
You don't need expensive gear, but you should have at least one pair of hiking boots (much love for GI desert boots!) and several pairs of socks. Break in the boots when you get them or you will suffer badly breaking them in on the march out.
Capitalism is wonderful but is amoral, and there is no moral reason to be a sheep in a pack of wolves.
It's OK to do anything you can get away with. The little people get away with little things, while our masters feast and get away with large things. If they make it too onerous for us, we can rise and kill them. If not, we do their will in return for shiny objects.
All my associates know I usually have machines on-hand, and I remind them if I need something (usually tools or auto parts).
I'm big on human networking. Be nice to (deserving) others and you can end up with Lots of Stuff for very little actual effort.
One friend has four children and I keep him/wife/youngsters in computers. He does auto salvage, so we both "win".
"I have a freshly loaded PC/etc up for grabs. Trade me something interesting for it."
Food is always good, and if you have friends on the dole they may swap groceries for computers.
I don't know the equivalent of Craigslist where you are, but that would be another way. Many geek forums have a section where you can offer trades for gear you do want.
"It's sickening to throw out all that electronics, metal, and otherwise pretty good hardware just because someone wants to upgrade or because a component died. "
I don't throw the old ones out, I take those other people dispose of.
I collect organ donors, scavenge the dead for parts, then build extra PCs for barter (a good way to get all sorts of useful stuff AND future customers for more 'puters), gifts, workshop machines, and so forth.
I wouldn't buy a new retail proc without a motherboard and memory though. By the time a processor is obsolete so are its mobo, and obsolete RAM is often spendy.
"no problem, look at how Taser International's massive legal team can get all the maimings and deaths by electrocution swept under the run by buying off judges and doctors and county coroners. The military-industrial complex can steam-roll over peons, it's just operating costs and part of the business plan."
Let's go back to good old-fashioned clubs for the close work and bullets for the determined adversaries.
You're literally being silly. NK wants MONEY, not conquest, and is well aware that the US can simply wipe it out. That won't be necessary because South Korea will continue to prop them up. It's a GAME.
There were, back in The Day, fighters armed with tac nukes sitting Zulu Alert ready to greet the Nork march South with annihilation.
That's still quite practical with missiles, and if NK attacked a Japanese reactor that would be ample justification for erasing the Norks completely.
We don't need manned missions to deploy military hardware.
The idea of manned missions for space is as silly as manned aircraft, which we are rapidly supplanting with remote-manned systems.
The ideal mechanical servant is expendable. The ideal job is not done by humans, but for them at their will. Work on the remotely manned tech that we REALLY need on Earth and Space.
We don't need meat tourists. Let the romantics pay out of pocket for adventure.
Just as UAVs are taking over the dull and dangerous jobs of aerial surveillance and warfare, so to can remote-manned spacecraft take over exploration. Astronauts don't explore, they merely operate equipment while demanding
There is plenty of time to play about with sending manned missions when we have more advanced knowledge of space and a far more advanced matrix of supporting technologies and materials to choose from.
We can also exploit tech growth of other countries. Spacefaring won't be a single nation Cold War cockwaving exercise like the Moon missions. Other countries benefit from US tech, why not turn the tables?
"This means that there is a dearth of very good engineers in the technical fields, which destroys the potential investments you would like to make!"....in the US. There ARE other countries.
Try unconventional lifestyles and learning things to stretch your check over a lifetime. Learn to fix nearly everything you own. Have useful hobbies. Make friends with all the technology around you.
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"Also, if you want people who live in dangerous places to pick up and move, I hope you'll enjoy your new neighbors from florida, new orleans, etc."
The inland areas of the US have plenty of room. New Orleans residential areas aren't necessary at that location and could be fifty miles inland or more. Only the container port and supporting infrastructure are important, the rest is for sentiment.
Florida is prosperous enough to build safe houses or safe rooms. If you live inland enough to be away from storm surge, build a shelter or robust house. People don't love concrete and rebar until they need it and it's too late.
Personal solution that rocks even if I never have to deal with a disaster:
My window-free ISO container shop (2x 40ft High Cubes) attached to a steel I-beam foundation isn't going anywhere, and that's where I'll hang during the next hurricane (Hugo was a learning experience). No rain, no bugs, no fucking dirt daubers nesting in my auto parts (they love bolt holes!), no humidity problems, and very convenient to configure.
If I lived in Tornado Alley I'd weld a skin of rebar around them after pouring a slab, tie them down like a hardened aircraft shelter, and shotcrete the lot.
Using a monocoque structure like an ISO container (me lubs cheap/dry/tough/metal structure!) means an earthquake won't bother likely it either. The ceiling and walls won't collapse (ISOs often float away when their parent ship sinks) and my equipment will be preserved for rebuilding anything that got zapped.
You are absolutely right. The Viet Cong moved thousands of tons of supplies by bicycle under horrendous conditions including air attack.
http://www.psywarrior.com/BicycleSuppliesTrail.jpg
http://www.travelersdigest.com/war_pics/bikes.jpg
http://www.country-data.com/frd/cs/vietnam/vn01_07h.jpg
They walked the bikes so they could carry more, but a modern bicycle trailer would also work well.
There is not much "preparation for the big one" other than a good bug out location in another state along with the kit, route planning (which routes AROUND choke points!) and personal transportation to get you there. Have paper maps and a compass and know how to use them. GPS is lovely, but backup is even better. Radios are nice to have, and a CB will let you listen to truckers and other users for traffic info as well as report emergencies when cell towers are down.
It's not unreasonable to hike 25 miles a day even for a fat sloth like me, and a bicycle will take you much further as well as haul some water and MREs. (Don't bring food you actually LIKE as you'll use it up too quickly.) Folks with motorcycles will have even more range.
You don't need expensive gear, but you should have at least one pair of hiking boots (much love for GI desert boots!) and several pairs of socks. Break in the boots when you get them or you will suffer badly breaking them in on the march out.
"Coastal defences should be okay in most places but obviously anyone near the coast should retreat inland if possible."
Anyone whose home is near the coast should consider moving permanently out of range. There will be more tsunamis, so planning should reflect that.
Put residential areas inland, and more expendable construction at the coast.
It's cruel to drag the young as a rent-a-crowd for the old. If they aren't interested, dump them somewhere else and go enjoy the event.
"WTF?... What a fucking low standard we should hold 16 year old's to these days?"
Sixteen year-old chicks haven't changed. You have. (I'm old too, BTW.)
Speech is less precise than typing, just as a GUI is less precise than typing.
Granular control requires precise input.
The Joe Stack model isn't a bad idea. After all, if Boomers are going to die anyway they can make that count too.
If there are no intolerable consequences there isn't much reason NOT to waste people who really piss you off.
Capitalism is wonderful but is amoral, and there is no moral reason to be a sheep in a pack of wolves.
It's OK to do anything you can get away with. The little people get away with little things, while our masters feast and get away with large things. If they make it too onerous for us, we can rise and kill them. If not, we do their will in return for shiny objects.
I LIKE shiny objects.
All my associates know I usually have machines on-hand, and I remind them if I need something (usually tools or auto parts).
I'm big on human networking. Be nice to (deserving) others and you can end up with Lots of Stuff for very little actual effort.
One friend has four children and I keep him/wife/youngsters in computers. He does auto salvage, so we both "win".
"I have a freshly loaded PC/etc up for grabs. Trade me something interesting for it."
Food is always good, and if you have friends on the dole they may swap groceries for computers.
I don't know the equivalent of Craigslist where you are, but that would be another way. Many geek forums have a section where you can offer trades for gear you do want.
"It's sickening to throw out all that electronics, metal, and otherwise pretty good hardware just because someone wants to upgrade or because a component died. "
I don't throw the old ones out, I take those other people dispose of.
I collect organ donors, scavenge the dead for parts, then build extra PCs for barter (a good way to get all sorts of useful stuff AND future customers for more 'puters), gifts, workshop machines, and so forth.
I wouldn't buy a new retail proc without a motherboard and memory though. By the time a processor is obsolete so are its mobo, and obsolete RAM is often spendy.
If you have initiative, you will seek out learning. If you don't have initiative, grab a broom.
Save the resources for the gifted instead of wasting them on window-lickers.
"no problem, look at how Taser International's massive legal team can get all the maimings and deaths by electrocution swept under the run by buying off judges and doctors and county coroners. The military-industrial complex can steam-roll over peons, it's just operating costs and part of the business plan."
Let's go back to good old-fashioned clubs for the close work and bullets for the determined adversaries.
... the Satanists pay out over one billion dollars in settlements (fo far) worldwide for playing SYSTEMATIC "hide the pedo predator".
That way it never dies.
"You do know that even if you were to fellate them 24/7 for the next fifty years, they won't let you into their little club, right?"
The economy is tough enough it's worth doing for the hot meal.
"Surely you jest. There's a reason the second amendment is a part of the united States Constitution..."
We are well past hope of peaceful change, but still far too comfortable for the masses to act.
You're literally being silly. NK wants MONEY, not conquest, and is well aware that the US can simply wipe it out. That won't be necessary because South Korea will continue to prop them up. It's a GAME.
There were, back in The Day, fighters armed with tac nukes sitting Zulu Alert ready to greet the Nork march South with annihilation.
That's still quite practical with missiles, and if NK attacked a Japanese reactor that would be ample justification for erasing the Norks completely.
That way your tips have better odds of going to your server.
Nothing wrong with cash at all.
Unmanned missions at this primitive stage of technology ARE better than manned missions that gobble the budget.
If your goal is romantic tourism, send people early.
If your goal is to RAPIDLY EXPLORE space and LEARN about what's out there, remote-manned missions are the way to go.
We don't need manned missions to deploy military hardware.
The idea of manned missions for space is as silly as manned aircraft, which we are rapidly supplanting with remote-manned systems.
The ideal mechanical servant is expendable. The ideal job is not done by humans, but for them at their will. Work on the remotely manned tech that we REALLY need on Earth and Space.
We don't need meat tourists. Let the romantics pay out of pocket for adventure.
Just as UAVs are taking over the dull and dangerous jobs of aerial surveillance and warfare, so to can remote-manned spacecraft take over exploration. Astronauts don't explore, they merely operate equipment while demanding
There is plenty of time to play about with sending manned missions when we have more advanced knowledge of space and a far more advanced matrix of supporting technologies and materials to choose from.
We can also exploit tech growth of other countries. Spacefaring won't be a single nation Cold War cockwaving exercise like the Moon missions. Other countries benefit from US tech, why not turn the tables?
"This means that there is a dearth of very good engineers in the technical fields, which destroys the potential investments you would like to make!" ....in the US. There ARE other countries.
Try unconventional lifestyles and learning things to stretch your check over a lifetime. Learn to fix nearly everything you own. Have useful hobbies. Make friends with all the technology around you.
Did that. However, because THEY saved and because I saved, we were in a much better position to care for them during their dying process.
We all croak. Live a balanced life and you can be reasonably comfortable until you start "dying in earnest".
When THAT comes I'll either OD or pull a Hemingway. Nothing, at ALL, wrong with suicide when the alternative is slow gnarly incontinent insanity.