The history of video games goes back decades — dating back to the dawn of computing itself.

“The first quarter-century of your life was doubtless lived under the cloud of being too young for things, while the last quarter-century would normally be shadowed by the still darker cloud of being too old for them; and between those two clouds, what small and narrow sunlight illumines a human lifetime!” – James Hilton, Lost Horizon The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, the emphasis is on firearms and ammunition companies in the American Redoubt. Idaho Some sad news, from Sandpoint, on July 4th: Army Surplus destroyed in fire. This was the iconic store that was the inspiration for “Grogan’s War Surplus” in the humorous books written by … The post SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Recently, my wife cut the end of her thumb while slicing peppers to go on pizza. I followed her into the bathroom and as she kept pressure on the cut, I retrieved the first aid tote from the linen closet. After rinsing the wound under the faucet followed by a quick examination, we had a brief discussion regarding the extent of damage and whether or not stitches would be needed. Anyone eavesdropping on our exchange would have decided we were two of the most careless people alive as we compared her bleeding thumb to the various injuries from our past … The post Stocking Up: OTC Medications – Part 1, by A.F. appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Today is the anniversary of three famous battles: On July 9, 1386, in the Battle of Sempach: the pike-armed militias of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated the Habsburg army of Duke Leopold III of Austria. — On July 8, 1401, the Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroyed Baghdad, killing 20,000 people. — On July 9th, 1755: Battle of the Wilderness. This was also known as the Battle of The Monongahela. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at … The post Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — July 9, 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

In his first official visit abroad, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy discusses resetting relations with the EU and reinforcing commitments to Ukraine at a meeting with Polish FM Radosław Sikorski

Uganda is making iris biometrics part of its new national digital identity card.  It serves not just as an added layer of “security” but also as an alternative for people who do […]

by Frank Bergman, Slay News: People who were “vaccinated” for Covid with mRNA injections have had decades wiped from their life expectancy, a new peer-reviewed study has revealed. The bombshell study, published in the renowned Swiss medical journal MDPI, has sent shockwaves through the scientific community. However, the study has further confirmed warnings from leading experts about […]

Five minutes before midnight on the last day of 2023, a doctor in northern Rwanda sent a WhatsApp message requesting supplies. His patient, a woman who had just given birth, was hemorrhaging. By land, it would take about four hours to reach this region of the mountainous country. Instead, the journey took just 18 minutes. A drone dropped a red box, containing a blood product that supports coagulation, with a white paper parachute outside the medical center. But after the treatment, the woman was still struggling. “Within another 10 minutes we were able to send blood to save the young mother,” says Pierre Kayitana, the Rwanda general manager for Zipline, the company that operates the drone system that serves medical centers across the central African country. The post Drones Are Whizzing Lifesaving Supplies Across the ‘Last Mile’ appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

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