In Praise of Boring
Doing work that doesn't feel matched with the present urgency is hard. But it needs to be done.
Cognitive Ecology
One small contribution to the cognitive ecosystem.
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Destroying Networked Organizations
Once a network is identified, counter-network operations commence to learn more about the network and conduct operations against it.
Mapping Networked Organizations
Counterinsurgency tactics have increasingly focused on understanding networks - let's look at how that's done.
Counter-Network Operations and You
Introducing a short series on the use of social network analysis to understand and destroy underground groups.
Community Defense Requires a Community
It's great that people want to do community defense, but usually they're approaching it backwards. You can't truly defend a community you aren't part of.
VPNs: Simply Do Not
Unfortunately, the VPN advertisements on every possible piece of content on the internet appear to have worked on people.
Understanding Your Equipment
You have two choices: understand your equipment, or have someone else do it for you. A brief rant about imitating organizations in different contexts than your own.
On The 2024 Election
The 2024 election presents two terrible options. Let's talk about what this means for the left. Don't worry, there's no electoralism.
Forecasting
Predicting the future is impossible, but that doesn't mean you should never think about it.
Skills are a Burden
A brief rant about consumerism, learning, and skill maintenance.
The Paradoxes of Counterintelligence
Guerrilla groups have to make major tradeoffs in their counterintelligence strategy. Examining three of them in detail can help ensure these dilemmas are approached consciously.
Threat Modeling 101
How to identify, assess, and reduce risk to yourself, your community, or... anything, really, by establishing a threat model as the basis for your security efforts.
DIY Wound Packing Trainers
DIY wound packing trainers are not hard to make, are great training materials for a stop the bleed-style class, and depending on how many you make, can cost around $8-15 each.
How does radio jamming work?
A brief introduction to communications jamming and the factors that go into making it more or less effective.
Reliability Does Not Mean "It Works"
One of the biggest misunderstandings I see from firearms buyers (new and experienced alike) is the concept of reliability. The argument essentially boils down to "why are you calling my gun unreliable - it's always worked for me!"