Disruptions
A disruption is an event that causes cascades of failure to sweep through a network.
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Terrorism Returns. Keep Moving Forward.
With explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, terrorism returned to America today. The situation is still unfolding, just a few miles …
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What I Found Interesting This Week 4/7/13
I’ve been thinking a bit about how to make the things we need locally. Here’s what I found: Is Minecraft the future of …
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Can a Home be Smart AND Resilient? Yes, but…
Here’s a big trend that may help us become more resilient. It’s simply automation for your house. The reason we need automation is …
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What I Found Interesting This Week 3/17/2013
Here’s what I found interesting this week. Enjoy. What’s your home’s solar potential? Here’s a nice way to find out. This tool was …
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What I Found Interesting This Week 3/3/2013
Here’s two seemingly unrelated items that caught my eye this week. As different as they are, they are connected. They are both connected to …
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Forget Food Scandals. Let’s Focus on How to Produce More Food Locally
There’s a food scandal raging in Europe. Apparently, horsemeat was sold as beef in a wide variety of supermarket products, from burgers to packaged lasagna. …
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Prepping for Disruptions Like Nor’easters
Today, the Robb family is getting ready for a big winter storm that’s about to hit us. A real Nor’easter. Fortunately, I’ve winterized the …
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GMO Food is the Biggest Experiment in Human Health Ever, Opt Out
I get quite a few of the seeds I plant in my garden from Baker Creek. They’ve got a stunning variety of heirloom seeds …
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A Global Economic Reset? Don’t Wait to Find Out. Build Something Better
Building a resilient life, home and community is its own reward. It’s simply the best way to live a good life. However, there’s also …
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How to Avoid Fragility and Failure
Sandy knocked out power for 8.5 million people, mostly in New York and New Jersey. Wow. What’s worse? A week later, nearly a million …
