Introduction A few months back, we posted the introduction to the ISG micro Operations Center, with the intent of showcasing the “what” of the project. So while we hope it was an interesting look at what the project is, a little less defined is the “why?”, and more importantly, the “how?” of the device. After…
Introduction “If you can’t secure your connection in some dingy hotel, nothing else downstream will matter.” That’s the answer I received when I asked if I could use a Raspberry Pi to remote start a car, like a total noob. Looking back it was the perfect answer for a stupid question, but like a LOT…
Prologue Late in 2019, we (the world) found ourselves in the grip of a Type III emergency. A strange illness was making its way around the globe, toilet paper became currency, and information changed forever. I was, like so many others, utterly dependent on the grid, woefully unable to describe what the internet even is,…
Introduction “War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.” ― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West It’s tough to convey a point, at times. Porteus wrote “a murder makes a villain, a million [deaths make] a hero…” I think…
So, in the annals of internet redundancy, is the ISG emphasis on mobility. It’s to the point that it’s frustrating in a way that calls to mind Shel Silverstein’s “Hector the Collector”, and leaves the impression on me that I’m presenting my junk as if it were treasure. The other day, Jake was cruel enough…
In early 1990, I was utterly uninterested in any sport except boxing. All others, it seemed, were some convoluted route to what boxing was at it’s very core: two men in a fight. In boxing, men didn’t set out to chase a ball or perform a feat against gravity, they sought to physically beat another…
Introduction In the interest of presenting a skills test that can be done simply on most ranges with a minimum of resources, we wanted to share the ISG pistol skills course. Each block is an isolation of a specific, relevant skill, as well as give an objective, diagnostic measure to show you where to…
Carry the Fire: Author’s Notes on Rethinking Emergencies Flashback: ISG had been a public entity for a year or two after Gino and I met, and people started making a request. They’d ask “why not make this into a book?” After all, if there was a real emergency, access to the internet might be down.…
Introduction In the world of disaster management, the most impacted populations are the most underserved. When it comes to self defense, almost everything is tailored to the adult male, and very rarely does serious conversation spill over into discussion on “hey, what happens to our families?” Given the ongoing reality in Ukraine, we have yet…
Introduction Hurricane Ida rolled in on August 29th, 2021, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina. The last time a storm this strong made landfall, I was sitting a hotel room, waiting to go to MEPS the following day. Within a couple months, I’d be in Biloxi, looking on some of the most ravaged…
