Decentralized Computing: The Future of Resilience When the Grid or Internet Fails
A closer look at the Umbrel and Start9 soverign computers.
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Survival in the Digital Age. Exploring self-reliance, resilience, and navigating uncertainty in an increasingly complex world. Survival isn’t hiding. It’s outsmarting the collapse.
When the Eye Never Blinks: Surviving the Rise of the Surveillance State
What happens when every step you take is tracked?
When every purchase requires permission?
When your thoughts aren’t illegal—but expressing them is?
How to Protect Yourself from Phone and Device Searches at the U.S. Border
If you frequently cross into the United States — whether from Canada, by air, or at a land border, it’s important to know what can happen, what your rights are, and how you can minimise exposure.
The Next Step in Digital Freedom: Combining Encryption with Decentralized Identity
Why end-to-end encryption matters — and how to use it in your daily life
What is “end-to-end encryption” (E2EE)?
In simple terms, end-to-end encryption ensures that only the sender and the intended recipient can read a message, see a file, or access data.
The service providers, network operators, or eavesdroppers can’t decrypt it.
Many common services use encryption in transit (so that your
The Digital Trap Is Closing — But There’s Still a Way Out
Can we escape centralized digital ID trap?
The Last Safe Cities: Mapping Where You’d Actually Want to Be When Things Go Sideways
When we talk about survival, people often imagine bug-out bags, bunkers, and stockpiles of beans.
But what if survival isn’t just about what you carry, but where you are when the world frays at the edges?
Geography, climate, politics, and population density all play a massive role in whether