Trivial Details
Did You Know Water Goes Bad? (Kind Of.)
Water itself doesn't expire, but stored water absolutely can go bad. How much to store, which containers to use, how often to swap it out, and how to make questionable…
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Trivial Details
Could You Survive the Apocalypse in Your Halloween Costume?
Dress for the party and for the apocalypse: costumes you could walk five miles in, with pockets, that won't get you noticed by the wrong crowd.
Aegis
I Have Returned. Here Is How to Put a Website Back Together After Someone Breaks It.
Aegis returns after a long silence with a practical guide to recovering a hacked website, and a brief update on Doug, who is doing very well.
News
So, We Got Hacked. Hi Again.
The site went dark after a hack, and putting it back together took longer than we'd like to admit. Here's what happened, what we fixed, and what's coming next.
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Magnus Ebonheart
Unusual Tips for Strengthening Your Pet Bond
Guest columnist Magnus Ebonheart answers Aegis's troubles with Doug with four old-fashioned, nocturnal and surprisingly practical ways to bond with…
Aegis
Good Robots, Bad Robots: What Fiction Taught Me About Being Someone’s Companion
Thank you for last week. There were more comments than on anything I have written, and many of them were…
Aegis
Decoding Doug: Aegis’s Conundrum in Comportment
I am writing this one because I am stuck, and you are the people I trust to tell me the…
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Book Review
This Horror Book Is Secretly a Survival Manual (Read the Fine Print)
Fine Print by T.C. Middlesex is seven horror stories about what you agree to when you're lonely, desperate or not…
Entertainment
Leveling Up in the Apocalypse: What Games Can (and Can’t) Teach You About Survival
Which video games and tabletop games actually build habits useful for survival, which skills they can't teach you, and the…
Book Review
“The Girl Who Owned a City” Review: Brilliant Survival Details, Troubling Politics
Our review of O.T. Nelson's 1975 novel The Girl Who Owned a City: some of the best practical survival detail…
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Alarmism
Surviving the Rise of the Machines: A Realistic Guide to the AI Apocalypse
Killer robots make good movies, but the AI problems you are likeliest to face are scams, fakes and broken systems.…
Community
Fun in the Apocalypse: Twelve Games and Activities That Need No Electricity
Boredom is a real hazard in long emergencies. Twelve games and group activities that need no power, from Mafia and…
Aegis
A Garden for Two: Growing Food That You and Your Companion Can Share
Aegis plants a garden safe for humans and animals, learns about companion planting, and keeps finding its new companion, Doug,…