In parallel with this emergency preparedness guide from the Swiss government, which sanguinely asks “for how long would you like to be self-sufficient?” though one cannot choose a period of greater than a fortnight, the UK has introduced a “realistic and reassuring” campaign with similar guidelines on what to have on hand without inducing panic or hoarding impulses among the public in the face of a nebulous, 
unidentified disaster. Though the imagination is invited to wander into dark spots when faced with shortages as with past outreach efforts, from catastrophic and all at once to the creeping unraveling of supply chains, a lesson seemingly forgot five, six years on from COVID—sabotage to the power-grid, severe weather conditions driven by a super-charged El Niรฑo and the latent climate collapse, cyber-attacks, unconfined epidemics or any combination thereof, slow or fast moving, it is always best to expect the unexpected.
synchronoptica
one year ago: the 1975 Women’s Strike in Iceland (with synchronoptica), a 1987 speech by Ronald Reagan denouncing tariffs plus conversation pits
two years ago: assorted links worth the revisit
three years ago: Gym Tonic (1998) plus poisoned-pixels against AI
four years ago: a visit to Knossos
five years ago: the hymn of the United Nations plus Trog (1970)
six years ago: When the Wind Blows (1986), assorted links to revisit plus the Centre for American Politics and Design
seven years ago: chaos erupts as Trump impeachment hearing as supporters disrupt testimony
eight years ago: an audio grimoire read by Vincent Price, the 2008 Recession, more inventions from Simone Giertz, more links to enjoy plus an interesting case of tort law
