As this shit show shows no respite, I figured this was a good time to discuss what the girl and I are doing in terms of preparing and what my thoughts are on this developing situation. Stockpiling 101 for Beginners Seems to me that as of a few weeks ago, everyone woke up and decided to be a prepper. An admirable pursuit, but sadly, the way most people are going about it is panic driven ...
Debunking Coronavirus Myths – Yes, Some Are Completely Idiotic
On the heels of my no-bullshit Coronavirus explanation article which I recommend you take a quick look at, I feel the need to clarify and debunk some of the nonsense I have seen over the past few weeks. Drinking X Will Kill the Coronavirus Drinking Bleach Will Kill the Coronavirus Can't believe I have to even write this but bleach is not safe to drink. Folks, please don't imbibe ...
Coronavirus: A No-Bullshit Explanation of Where We Are Now
This could get dicey folks. As of 26 minutes ago, we hit over 80,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus including a disturbing rise in a country adjacent to my own. The spread of this virus has shone a light on the darker impulses of our species from democratic abuse to predatory behaviour from merchants hoping to cash in on a crisis. Like many of you, I have been keeping my eye on the ball and ...
Conversation time
After so many years of blogging (admittedly, not so much recently), its interesting to sit back and muse about what MTJS represents and how the girl and I have evolved along the way, both as people and as content creators. MTJS was created as a way of justifying my purchasing habits, I figured if I wrote about hardware then surely it was reasonable to keep buying it, over time the community ...
Security Information Overload: From Panic to Apathy & the Remedy
Security overload leads to apathy. How often do you hear a car alarm go off and roll your eyes hoping the owner would disable the blasted thing before the incoming headache comes a knocking? The primary objection I have to such systems is they work too well. Every week I hear an alarm being triggered in my neighbourhood. This information overload being fired in our direction recreates the same ...
On Biased Blogger Reviews & Scribbling Opinions as If They’re Gospel
Re-reading my past scribbles is always interesting to me, not because I am obsessed with my own written word, but rather because bloggers, by virtue of being given a platform to be highly opinionated, tend to ignore uncomfortable realities when it's much easier to outright declare this is the best knife or this is the best option. The reality is far more nuanced. I started off being ...