In the current economic climate, many people are tightening their belts and becoming increasingly concerned about their loved ones at home. Others just want the peace of mind from knowing their homes are alarmed against unknown visitors. There might even be a few folks who want to prepare for the …

Looks like we had an earthquake in Virginia today around 2PM, and it was felt all the way up the coast to Maine and into Canada.

The USGS is reporting it as a 5.8 or 5.9 magnitude quake.

Thanks to Xeni Jardin, here’s a Google map showing how close the epicenter of the quake was to the North Anna …

Colonizing a new land, whether on another planet or even just across an ocean, can be perilous work—obstacles are often insurmountable and constant danger close. We also dream of colonizing other planets in our fiction, but we actually just have to look to our past to witness how difficult this …