Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Friday, June 24, 2011
Episode-690- Not the End but a Massive Shift of the World as we Know It
From: June 23, 2011 on The Survival Podcast. Disclaimers & Policies
"One of the favorite topics on prepper forums and in doomer literature is TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it). I think what many fail to focus on with this is the (as we know it) portion. The fact is the world as people of their time knew it has ended many times, it will continue to end.
At one time a Roman citizen was the most advantaged in the world, so also there was a time when it was a great to be a Greek, an Aztec or a member of the Hopi Tribe. None of these civilizations really “ended” they shifted and adapted, the decedents are here with us. In the case of the Greeks they are now on the verge of bankruptcy but we still have Greece. The Aztecs may be gone but their descendants are part of the blood of Mexican and Latin American citizens today as are many of their customs.
Shifts are strange, at times they benefit us, sometimes they harm us and sometimes they can all but destroy us. Some our subtle and some are massive and even tiny shifts can cause massive change over time. The only constant in shifts it they ALWAYS occur, they never stop and we will always have to deal with them.
Today’s show covers a few such shifts but mainly focuses on being prepared for them, no matter what form they may take."
-Jack Spirko
Join me today to discuss…
A special farewell to my friend and brother Ron Hood
Why shifts must occur
Some current economic shifts
Some current cultural shifts
Some current climate shifts
Lessons from history
The truth about our economic future
How shifts don’t have to be bad but are for most people
Preparedness is really about needs first, wants second and luxury third
Friday, June 17, 2011
Audio Podcast: Episode-672- Embracing Technology as a Modern Survivalist
From: Thursday, May 26th, 2011 on The Survival Podcast. Disclaimers & Policies
"Technology gets a bad rap with some preppers but I find it amusing that they voice their displeasure in places like an internet forum. To do so they are using electricity, a computer and an internet connection. I have asked more than one such person if they ride a hose to work each day or drive a car, that usually makes a solid point strait away."
"Also please consider that things like bow drill fires, the sun compass, the spear, the atlatl and dead fall traps were at one time, “cutting edge technology”. So today we discuss some of my favorite technology resources and how I use them as part of my planning, prepping and to create lifestyle redundancy." - Jack Spirko
Discussing the following technologies:
- Emergency Weather Alerts/Radios
- Google News Alerts
- Facebook/Twitter
- Off the shelf back up power
- Solar/Hand Crank Radio
- The GPS
- Thumb Drives – Portable Data
- Lap Top Computers
- Digital Camera
- Ready.gov etc.
- YouTube (Download Helper)
- Mobile Apps
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