So Facebook went down early the other morning (for like a millisecond). Instagram did too, apparently. And everyone handled it really, really well. Actually, I wasn’t present for the kerfuffle. But by the time I plugged in and caught the slew of “news” stories covering #facebookdown’s aftermath (and all the corresponding Facebook posts – ‘cause it was back online, finally, an eternity of five minutes later), I really did feel.. Read More
What’ll really happen on Z-day
A couple times now, I’ve heard the government’s got a Z-day plan. For those who slept through Zombie 101, Z-day is that inevitable hour when the clock strikes apocalypse o’clock and the undead begin trolling the streets for living snacks on legs. And while there was indeed a plan for this at the Pentagon, it was actually just a training exercise using an outlandish example. However, it is surmised that.. Read More
Hey, remember that time we almost all died?
You’ve probably heard what’ll happen if Yellowstone’s super volcano blows, right? Most seem to think that if it “erupts” (I’m making air quotes – you just can’t see them – ’cause it’ll be more like a full on explosion), then we’re over like Brad and Jen when he met Maleficent. Done. Impact winter. Covered in ash, and slowly freezing to death under an atmospherically dimmed sun. “Dim Sum?” No, not.. Read More
Let’s Apocalypse! ( A Juxt-expose-ition)
WHO HERE LIKES VICE? For those of you who are unfamiliar with who they are, they are these guys who’ve managed to educate young folk on world events by portraying their journalistic endeavors in a more attractive way: from teaching us about drugs like the “get-anyone-to-do-what-you-say” drug, “Scopolamine”, to “sneaking” inside North Korea. Think “Hipster Christiane Amanpour”. Anyway, they used to make these awesome documentaries for free on Youtube; but.. Read More