Apocalypse Then: [Wired's] Favorite World Expiration Dates

It looks better in the print magazine, but Wired has a rundown on their favorite potential apocalypse dates of the last 1000 years or so.

Apocalypse Then: Our Favorite World Expiration Dates via Wired

Children are our future

Children are our future, and our children are thinking about an environmental apocalypse in their lifetime. One in three of kids surveyed were afraid the world will actually end in their lifetime, while over half said they think it will merely be an unpleasant place to live.

That's a good start, but I hope they're playing their video games.

Via Treehugger

Forward thinking

Some forward-thinking individuals spent a whole lot of money making these 16' tall granite pillars with "instructions" on how to rebuild society after some kind of apocalypse. I think the instructions are well meaning and I agree with many of them, but they're really more like the 10 Commandments than real instructions. What I want to see is a 16' tall granite pillar covered with the basic principles of electronics or chemistry.

American Stonehenge: Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse from Wired.

Site work

I'll be messing with the look of the site for the next few days, don't be surprised if it looks all goofy.

Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse?

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Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse?

Ground Zero

This neat tool has been making the rounds. Plug in your location and the size of your nuke - or asteroid - and it will give you info on what gets destroyed. Click the map pin for details on the various zones. For a some nice examples see this BLDG|BLOG article.

Via Neatorama.

An Axe to Grind

An axe is a very simple but very useful tool. Most folks probably don't even know how to swing one correctly. Cool Tools has a short review of the USDA's free guidebook on the use and maintenance of the axe.

The USDA Forest Service has a number of other interesting looking publications, including some on rock crushing and using saws.

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