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Category: Simple Knowledge

  • When You Call 911 [Emergency]

    “Operator! Give me the number for 911!”-The Simpsons Emergency! Call 911. In that type of situation, you should always be aware what you should do. First, before you do anything else, say your current location and whether you need police, fire assistance or an ambulance. This is done so that the operator can dispatch the…

  • An Informant’s Story [Secrets]

    The New York Times had this article on North Korean spies. The informers themselves remain of limited use to American and South Korean spymasters, in part because the North has no broad cellphone network, making it easier for the authorities to eavesdrop on calls and harder for handlers to direct operatives in real time. As…

  • Making an Agent [Become One]

    Ever wanted to join the secret service? While I won’t discourage you, I won’t pretend it is not hard work. In a past article in the Washington Post, we discover the journey of an agent in training. “Use the force necessary. You can hit them with your car, stab them with a big pin,” Mixon…

  • Link Roundup 3

    Scam School Erasing David Wilderness Survival Lessons from Hatchet The Best TED Talks [Learn From Others] ExiTool: A More Practical Approach To Escaping Your Automobile – Exittool – Gizmodo How blast-proof suits work – Boing Boing How Grenades Work Rules of Thumb – STUNT FLYING Subscribe:     RSS | Twitter | Email

  • The 81 Master Tricks and Tools of Jason Bourne

    Jason Bourne. The trained assassin who has an arsenal of strength, tricks and gadgets to complete his missions. This article aims to dissect the original Jason Bourne film trilogy, and the later two films, so that you can soak up as much information on Jason Bourne as possible. Highlights In the Identity, the watch Bourne…

  • Link Roundup 2

    Best Buy Missing 20 Laptops, Police on Lookout For Tom Cruise Wannabes – Mission impossible best buy robbery – Gizmodo Do A Total Background Check On Yourself – The Consumerist Skeptic » Reading Room » Learn to be a Psychic in 10 Easy Lessons The Boy Who Heard Too Much : Rolling Stone How to…

  • Nigerian 419 Scammer Interview [Scams]

    Scammers are known far and wide for being persistent, annoying and good at their job. In a recent interview with a reformed scammer, we learn about the life of a scammer. One interesting bit in the interview was how the scam system worked: At the bottom are the “foot soldiers”, kids who spend all of…

  • Privacy: Don’t Show All of Your Cards to Survive [Guest Post]

    Post by John from Destiny Survival I’m from the old school. I’m a middle aged man from a rural background, who’s been around for some time before the Internet, blogging, Twitter, ad nauseam. People today have no sense of what it means to keep things private. For example, teens don’t have the sense to know…

  • Listen to Police, Fire and EMS Scanners and More [Link Roundup]

    I’ve been collecting a bunch of links for a while, and rather than have a post on each one, I thought I’d just let you enjoy them all. Live Police, Fire, and EMS Scanners A Pocket Detective for Daters TRAKR RC Car Lets You Spy With the Power of Apps Crack a Wi-Fi Network’s WEP…

  • Intrepid Eddie: Survival Preparation [Guest Post]

    This post was written by Intrepid Eddie A short time ago, the Lone Iguana contacted me and asked if I was willing to write a guest article on Lone Iguana about what I have done in preparation for possible survival situations.  This was sparked by a Lifehacker article and the ensuing comments it generated. Let…