Regenerative Agriculture: A Sustainable Form of Farming Industrial farming practices have a devastating impact on the environment. In 2016, agriculture and forestry accounted for nearly 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Much of this output stems from the use of nitrogen-based fertilizers and nutrients. At this rate, climate change will continue to cause catastrophic weather events at increasing frequencies. The air we breathe and the food we eat will also continue to decline in quality. Fortunately, the very industry that is poisoning our planet can provide the antidote with regenerative agriculture. The Rodale Institute suggests regenerative agriculture as an alter...
Technology Companies Will Become More Transparent Over Time
Poor Prioritization Creates Riches The rapid rise of Silicon Valley technology companies inspired a new capitalist paradigm. Software no longer needed to be mature or devoid of bugs before ending up in the hands of consumers. With venture capital to burn and dreams of exponential returns, founding technology teams raced as fast as they could to grow their customer bases. The “Internet 2.0” business model seemed perfect. Technology teams focus on growth at all costs with the ultimate goal of monetizing their users. Monetization is primarily done through targeted advertising. In exchange for the use of a company’s products and services, users are subjected to advertisem...
How to Appear Off Grid Without Actually Doing It
Disappearing in Plain Sight It's become incredibly easy to find information about people. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms collect and exchange our data whether we want them to or not. Moreover, government institutions know who we are, where we are, and what we're doing. This lack of privacy isn't just unsettling. It can be outright dangerous. "Doxing" is the internet publication of identifying information (documents) about public or private individuals. Thousands of people have been doxed, which can ruin their careers or their personal lives. Some innovators challenging the status quo require even more privacy, as their personal safety is at risk....
Bunker Basics: 2018 Year in Review
Unprecedented Events Another year is behind us, but what a year it was! 2018 brought us many unprecedented events, many of which involved the tech industry, geopolitical tensions, and the economy. We listened to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, provide testimony regarding a foreign government using a technology platform to influence our presidential election. While I've expressed fear about how powerful Facebook is becoming, the public seems to be growing concerned about its power as well. Facebook's stock price dropped nearly 20% over the course of 2018. Geopolitical tensions in the East were not limited to those with Russia. A trade war with China has led to heightened rh...