5 Tips for Working From Home Safely During a Pandemic

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It's not every day you find yourself working from home due to a pandemic, so it's probably no surprise that you're not really prepared. Contagion, 28 Days Later, Zombieland - none of these were quite large enough warnings that this day would come and to be prepared. (How's your cardio, by the way?) Assuming COVID-19 doesn't mutate into COVID-19Z, here are some tips you can follow to help ensure you have a safe, productive, and otherwise enjoyable working from home experience over the next several weeks.

Fallout 4 Intro Story - Did it Work?

The article below dives into the gameplay and 'realism' problems caused by the Fallout 4 back story. I had a very hard time accepting any character visual edits I made beyond the defaults choice of male or female, so the article resonates with me quite a bit. I just couldn't see adding any kind of blemish or crazy hairstyle; my character was supposed to be a normal suburban domesticated family man or woman.

To suddenly be a different person 200 years later after a cryo-nap just doesn't make sense. 'Hey, I know, let me fashion a meal from this giant mutated cockroach without even being a little freaked out.'

That said, it's still a very good game. The story is just sort of broken. Here's the article.

http://www.pcgamesn.com/fallout-4/fallout-4-intro

Computers of the Apocalypse

I came across this story on Geek.com and found what has to be the coolest real-life visual for a post-apocalyptic computer ever:

Source: http://www.geek.com

As it happens, it's just a computer somehow still fulfilling its purpose at an auto shop in Poland. Still, this 'ancient' computer would make a great prop in just about any post-apocalyptic setting. I can certainly imagine stumbling into the ruins of an old diesel shop and finding this thing somehow still running, connected to some unknown power source, and holding some forgotten secrets of a forgotten era. 

Best Bugout Vehicle Ever

A good friend of mine recently acquired a new zombie apocalypse vehicle, complete with a spare tire on the hood, no power steering, and layers upon layers of military issue green paint. What you see here is a 1991 British Army Land Rover. Other than the tires, it has all original equipment and only about 60,000 miles on it.



It has no electronic engine parts to speak of, so the impact of an EMP event is theoretically non-existent. It has no stereo and no GPS, so unless you bring your own GPS tracking device - err, cell phone, you've nothing to worry about in regards to signal emissions. Basically, it's the perfect vehicle for getting off the grid. In fact, the only real issue I see is that it's somewhat conspicuous in a world of of VW Beetles, Lexus SUV's, and all manner of soccer mom transports. Still, when the balloon goes up (as they say), it's a great vehicle for getting the heck out of Dodge (or suburbia).

Otherwise, all it's really missing is a world overrun by zombies.