Reader Alfie Omega recommended some very sobering observations from Peak Oil guru James Howard Kunstler. Yes, he's coming from a left-of center political perspective, and the timing of Hubbert's Peak may be decades (or more) premature, but this is still worth pondering.
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Those RFID chips
just keep getting smaller and more numerous. Now Hitachi
has announced a nascent RFID dust.
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JB in Tennessee spotted a disposable toothbrush with self-dispensing toothpaste in the handle called Fresh 'n Go. JB notes: "It is advertised as good for about two weeks use, but I find that I can stretch one to 5-6 weeks. I have packed a handful in my family BOB, as well as in individual camping and survival kits. They were available initially in a few drugstore chains, but now the only reliable source seems to be direct from the manufacturer at $10 for [a package of] six units."
