DIY DoD Budget
Take some satisfaction in slashing bloat with this fun little webapp courtesy of CAP. (Can’t get at the core of the problem though.)
The 4,000 kWh Stack
Here’s a smart metric to keep in mind when packaging a governance platform. Baseline electricity requirement for optimum human development is 4,000kWh annually per person. The report.
Awakening, Shuras, Lashkars, Sulwa Judum
Open source counter insurgency is zooming. Problem is very few understand it. Shaun Waterman, writing for ISN, does a great job going over various opinions. Too much to quote.
Doing this well, however, requires information flows that are just too rare in the disparate and destitute areas where this approach works. It’s a mitigation strategy, not designed to strengthen the state.
Be wary of anyone who says this strategy is in a COIN textbook.
Security Imperative + Education
Two smart guys (Shelton and Dalton) make the case. Too bad they’ll never be heard.
Solar Powered Fridge
Scaling this thing would be great for international development as well as resiliency.
