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   by the_prepared 8y ago

   Thanks for the nice convo!
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   by the_prepared 8y ago

   Likewise, thanks for the great questions. 1) I understand why you might look at that post as creating fear (because yes, NK is/was a potential threat and that's worth saying), but IMO it intentionally did the opposite among the au
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   by the_prepared 8y ago

   1) Keep in mind this was written for people scared about what's been happening with NK, especially when Kim and Trump were comparing e-penises over twitter. The threat that many are worried about is some kind of warfare confrontation.
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   by the_prepared 8y ago

   Hi everyone — I'm the one who visited NK and wrote this article. Happy to answer any questions!
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   by the_prepared 9y ago

   Certain pockets will get better, which is natural over time in the tech community. But then as some things get routine, new things pop up or focus changes into fancy UX, etc etc. So the net effect might be a wash in terms of hours / in
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   Intro to Ham radio for emergency preparedness(theprepared.com)

   9 points by the_prepared 9y ago|0 comments
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   by the_prepared 9y ago

   You're basing that on some outdated stereotypes. Lots of preppers do it because they want to be able to help their community in a crisis. They also actively work to prevent the disasters from happening in the first place. Being prepare
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   by the_prepared 9y ago

   Yeah sane wasn't the best word for those hypomaniacs, but you got what I meant - they are not irrational tin foil hatters. Why does that sound like a cop out? Economic decline, the U.S. erosion of the fundamentals of a quality life, ov
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   by the_prepared 9y ago

   There are frameworks for common situations. Too many to list here, but a very common one is being lost while hiking / in the wilderness. People, especially men, will die not because they got lost, but because they moved afterwards when
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    by the_prepared 9y ago

    100% going more mainstream. I know it'll seem like I have an ulterior motive, but it's the opposite - we recently started our site after teaching people one-to-one for a decade because we've seen it go mainstream just in the
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    by the_prepared 9y ago

    I carry the SAS pocket guide: https://goo.gl/hnDJm7
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    by the_prepared 9y ago

    In terms of pocket knives, I personally use the Fox Emerson Wave folding karambit https://theprepared.com/pick/fox-479-emerson-wave-folding-ka...
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    by the_prepared 9y ago

    Thanks for the feedback, but why do those seem contradictory? Honest question. As someone else said, very sane people like Musk, Hawkings, and Gates are warning of AI CRISPR. It's not the cliche SkyNet or Ghost in the Shell stuff per s
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    by the_prepared 9y ago

    We're not hiding anything - it's plainly written around the site we make affiliate fees on some of our links, and it never affects what we write or recommend. We make nothing on most of the top links people click on. Our URL redir
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    by the_prepared 9y ago

    Are you thinking more self defense or utility? Makes a big difference. For example, we love folding Karambits for self defense everyday carry.
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    by the_prepared 9y ago

    We like the Beofeng 8 watt https://goo.gl/q8nSvA It's only about $60 and there are some nice accessories like better antennas and batteries.
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    by the_prepared 9y ago

    I'm an exited valley founder who just launched an emergency preparedness site for the rational crowd: https://theprepared.com Have been prepping in the SF / startup community for almost 10 years and teaching other tech