Doing Sh!t with Doug: Survival – The Hollywood Hills

In my quest for more knowledge during different types of survival scenarios, I have been reading a lot of books on the subject (among other things like making ethanol, solar power, distilling water, making biodiesel, and “The Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook” seen in the video) and watching what videos I can find on different related subjects. After watching a couple of the episodes on TV, I went ahead and bought all three seasons of “Survivorman” recently, and I thoroughly enjoy watching them. I could have probably DVR’d them all for free, but I think Les Stroud deserves any possible money from the purchase he can get. Athough I know Les wasn’t going out there to unknown locations entirely cold, I have to give him a lot of credit for actually going through with the survival scenario and filming alone…that still takes a lot of balls. Also, many people have said their lives were saved in survival situations by things they remembered from his show. My biggest survival scenario these days is surviving my wife’s monthly period…so here you go.

 

Wave-Particle Duality

Largest Molecules Yet Behave Like Waves in Quantum Double-Slit Experiment

There is a fairly easy theory for this that I’ve never seen anyone else bring up:

1) The electron/molecule at point A is not the same electron/molecule at point B. It does not move from A to B, it is continuously displaced from point A to point B creating the illusion of movement. Much like the lights on a marquee appear to move, but the bulbs don’t actually change place. (which is also why Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle is wrongly applied in quantum phsyics. no movement of a single particle, no “system”, no correlation between location and speed. His theory isn’t wrong in general about an actual complete “system”, it just doesn’t apply here. They don’t even quote his actual theory correctly anymore, just the misinterpretation of it as it relates to electrons and other particles.)

2) Newtonian physics actually does hold in quantum mechanics. The equal and opposite reaction for forward momentum in time is moving Backwards in time. (There is probably also an equal and opposite reaction interdimensionally that creates an anti-particle with each particle we see, which cancel each other out after the fraction of a moment the particle we see exists…or what we perceive to see may be both offsetting particles at once) I know it sounds kind of bizarre. It would explain why wave cancellation happens as this article points out. If we have to Pull the opposite reaction from the future as we push one into the future, then wave cancellation would create a situation where the future somehow knows it doesn’t need two offsetting backwards reactions. It would also explain why something in the present (the slit experiment) would alter where the energy was able to be Pulled from in the future, not just where the energy is able to be pushed To from the present.

It explains a lot more than just this slit experiment. Okay, maybe it isn’t that simple to describe concisely really. Understanding this will be the key to breaking the perceived speed of light, as I think Einstein had that barrier wrong.

Doing Sh!t with Doug: Web Surfing for Survival

After last weeks video, I just wanted to cover a few basic weapons for [mostly] home defense, but which are also useful for other survival situations. I’m certainly not claiming to be an expert, and there is plenty of controversy about this topic on the web, so you can consider this a topic of discussion and not something written in stone. I did a lot of research and decided what was best for ‘me’ in different scenarios, and it is quite possible someone will bring up a point I might not have considered for a certain scenario and change my perspective. There are also some things I just can’t say in this video. There are a lot of factors to consider: do you have kids, what is your living environment (house, apartment, cardboard box), what is the most likely threat, what level of threat is it (looting or zombie apocalypse), and what is actually legal..things like that. You don’t want to stop a non-life threatening invasion and spend the rest of your life in jail because of it, that would kind of defeat the purpose. So, if you live in California and you think you need a supressed full auto AR-15 (M16) in order to be adequately protected in your home, you’ve entirely lost touch with the actual goal. A lot of people will go “yeah but, yeah but, yeah but…” when they watch this, and before I start hearing any of them I want to point out that I’m not talking about home defense tactical scenarios where Spec Ops is tearing your house apart at 3am in a raid. This is not for that. Hopefully, if you have done something that would necessitate Spec Ops coming to get you, you’ve already prepared way beyond normal home / self defense scenarios for most people. I did this from the perspective of someone who does not have limitless funds and wants some basic self defense items that would provide the greatest possible use among different scenarios without huge costs or building your own armory.

If legalities were not an issue, I’d be making an entirely different video. I would want things that are suppressed or silent for most scenarios. Very few people see something that doesn’t appear to exist as a threat. Unless someone is buying my ammo and there is an endless supply, I would have very little need for full auto or 3 round bursts. If I needed to survive in the wilderness where elements of society still exist, the items would change quite a bit; I’d want my Gerber knife instead of the Blackhawk, I’d carry a different Leatherman than I do day to day, and I’d probably want a supressed version of my AR7 or a Papoose (one, because I can break it down so I appear less of a threat if people see me; two, because I can carry a shitload of .22LR ammo as compared to the same weight / space of 9mm or even .223 when I don’t have my own supply line; three, because I’ll most likely be close enough with the .22 to have the accuracy to put the bullet in your eye socket if it is a survival scenario; four, because I’m most likely not going to be trying to bring down big game; and there’s probably more reasons I could mention…that people will argue about.) If I had the room I’d probably still want the SIG with a few rounds. These lead to entirely different videos for an entirely different set of scenarios. I always want to learn more, hear more scenarios to have to logically think through, and hear about anyone’s personal experiences that pertain to survival of any type.

This is really just a primer for self defense / survival videos we may do in the future.  At the end of the day, the ultimate survival tool is in your head.

 

Here is a list of websites featured in the video:

www.trojancondoms.com
www.mossberg.com
www.wilsoncombat.com
www.surefire.com
www.blackhawk.com
www.sigsauer.com
www.crimsontrace.com
http://grayguns.com and the store is at http://shop.grayguns.com
www.trijicon.com
www.lapolicegear.com

Doing Sh!t with Doug: Freedom

I went on a search for your definition of Freedom…this is what I found:

Here is a transcript of the video, if you are interested:

I just want to say that you’re all going to die. Every last one of you is going to die. What concerns me is that probably 75% of you who just watched what I said, took it as a threat of some type of impending terror attack. But it wasn’t. It is just a plain and simple fact of life. You are all going to die. But you have been convinced that you can cheat death. The truth is, It doesn’t matter how the healthcare issue turns out in the United States, it doesn’t matter how things pan out in the Middle East or with Al Qaeda, it doesn’t matter if the United States government still exists in 100 years, or if humanity itself even exists for another 20 or 20,000 years… with technology as we know it today, you are all going to die.

What strikes me as odd is that many don’t seem to value the life they are given until it appears to be threatened. You overeat, you over-medicate, many abuse drugs they aren’t even prescribed, and you over consume products and services to the point that you give up an abundance of the free time in your life towards laboring to pay for things that you don’t actually need in order to enjoy your life. Many of you come home and drink your evenings away, most likely watching reality television instead of going out and creating a reality of your own. People sit in front of action adventure video games, sucking down Coca Cola, Krispy Kremes and Marlboros, fantasizing that they had the physique, the training or the guts to do the things which those video games are based on. You sit around watching pornography, with other people having sex, instead of trying to create more intimacy with your significant other, or even trying to go out and find a significant other of your own. You date online. One of the biggest IPOs in history will be an ‘online’ social networking website, which dictates how you may, and may not, interact with your peers on the site. You judge everything you have, and your own happiness, by whether you have more and better things than your neighbor. And strangely, many of you call this Freedom.

Frankly, I don’t think you understand what the word means. If you are reliant on McDonalds to shove Big Macs down your throat because you can’t otherwise feed yourself, are you free? If you have to get drunk or high just to tolerate your life from day to day, is that a sign of Freedom? If you work 60 to 70 hours a week to pay for your iPhone, iPad, iPod, your daily Starbucks, the Range Rover, plasma TVs, private school and health insurance…knowing that the more income you make for the sake of these luxuries, the more taxes you have to pay out of your labor income to have them, are you really free? If the value of your life is based on having more assets than your neighbor, do you ave a free mind of your own? If one terrorist attack has you giving up the basic liberties that this nation was founded on, doing so under the guise of protecting your freedoms, do you really have any freedoms left to protect?

The point is, none of you seem to value your life until the moment that someone or something makes you feel the loss of it is absolutely imminent…as if you would have otherwise lived forever. You find you can’t get healthcare without insurance, and suddenly you value your life. Terrorists from thousands of miles away have success with one attack on the United States, and suddenly you are in fear for your lives. You are up in arms for the government to save you from your fear of death…freedoms be damned. You know, half of you believe in some type of God, so why should you fear death at all? And some of you believe we are all some form of energy, and we are pretty confident in the law of conservation of energy, so why do you people fear death? And the rest of you who don’t believe in anything won’t even be aware that your dead. So what is it that you people are really so afraid of? Yet every day you give up your freedoms as if the sacrifice will provide you some fallacious freedom of eternal life, instead of living the life that you have right in front of you. A people who live in fear are already conquered, and will never be free.

For today’s video, I kept searching for a place that reflects the current interpretation of Freedom. You know, I looked at all the qualities that the current population tends to demand that a free people should have. Guarantees of shelter, employment, food, security, healthcare…and this is where I finally found your definition of freedom. It’s here with this lion. He has what many of you desire. He is provided shelter. He is guaranteed a job entertaining zoo visitors. He is provided sufficient food for survival. He is provided security from both foreign threats and domestic. He has free healthcare. However, he eats what they tell him he is allowed to eat. They dictate who he can and cannot mate with. Though he has an abundance of leisure time, he is restricted in where he may lie and travel freely, and when he may do so. He is no longer a lion. He has lost all hope of ever one day controlling his own destiny, and this is what many of you seem to strive for. Now, I ask you, is this really your idea of freedom?

Somewhere along the line, the definition of Freedom must have been lost. If you require your government to feed you, clothe you, employ you, house you, heal you and protect you individually during the course of your day, and tell you who you may or may not marry, you are not free…you are confined. The government has taken your freedoms and convinced you that you should feel grateful and secure. Religion has taken your freedoms in exchange for a better after-life. Terrorists have taken your freedoms and laugh at you when you arrogantly suggest you’ve won that war. Corporations have taken your freedoms in convincing you that you cannot possibly live without their product for fear of being ostracized by your peers. Foreigners have taken your freedoms by coming here illegally and consuming this country’s resources at the expense of your labor’s tax dollars, and then having your own government convince you that you are wrong for feeling the illegals have no right to be here.

Demanding dependence upon another entity is not the definition of Freedom, though it is a certain way to be removed from it. With Freedom comes the responsibility for one’s own survival, and that is a responsibility many don’t seems to want to accept anymore.

Let me guess… headlines say “Greek Bailout Imminent”

It’s starting to feel a lot like the story of “Peter and the Wolf” isn’t it? At the end of the day, what does a bailout for Greece even mean? What is it that is really being saved in the long run; a World Economy, an Economic Union, a Sovereign Nation, a failed attempt at Socialism, or the liberty of Greeks as individuals to govern themselves? Or do we look at it as something more sinister, such as a foreign power using economic leverage to subtly take away the sovereignty of a nation without firing a single shot, while trying to look like a savior to the nation that was just conquered? Is there deception in the air? Sometimes things that appear to honor you are intended to destroy you.

I don’t want to get caught up in the Greek issue specifically, but it leads into somewhat of an epiphany I had lately about how people visually represent Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and how that might pertain to the economics of today:

First, is that mass psychology of a social unit tends to also follow ‘Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’ to some degree, not just the individual. As a developing nation, you will first focus on the basic needs of your people, which Maslow referred to as Physiological (food, water, sleep, homeostasis) and Safety (safety of body, employment, resources, health) and I must assume a degree of sovereignty is implied in these levels. If you do not have these resources, you will either attempt to attack a nation that has them in order to survive, or you will perish. A nation will grow into its social stages and eventually seek self-actualization by trying to provide (although it appears it is often by force) a path to other nations to reach the same self-actualization (that is self-actualization as interpreted by the egocentric nation pushing it.) Strangely, a nation will often try to secure lower level needs by throwing a shroud of ’self-actualization’ over the intent, such that the people find it easier to swallow. In other cases, I think it is possible that you can get so caught up in maintaining your visions of self-actualization, even as a collective social unit, that you can start to neglect your lower level needs. I think after a few thousand years of Greek history and myths, the Greeks, of all people, have fallen prey to this last scenario, which leads into the next observation.

Second is that Maslow’s hierarchy is often portrayed in the shape of a pyramid, with the most fundamental needs at the base level on the bottom, and the need for self-actualization at the top. The idea being that, as you achieve and maintain comfort at a specific level, you then work your way up the pyramid to the next level, at some point reaching the peak. What had not occurred to me before is that, when looking at it as a climb up the side of a mountain, past the precipice of the peak there is a sharp slide down to the bottom on the other side. Now, maybe the levels were volume based on relevance to a person’s overall motivations and desires when being envisioned as a pyramid, or maybe it was a subconscious depiction knowing that the less important something is to our actual survival, the harder it is to maintain. It isn’t represented as a square, such that once you reach self-actualization you have a nice platform on which you may rest. You are on a pointed peak that requires great balance and an abundance of your concentration. From a psychological perspective you are in a terrible position because your attention is distracted and you begin to take the lower levels for granted, not realizing when the bottom is falling out from under you until it is too late. From a scientific perspective, momentum is suddenly working heavily against you, keeping in line with the concept that the bigger you are the harder you fall. From an economic perspective, you become a sitting duck to other nations who want your remaining resources, because you are preoccupied with a sense of philanthropy. The Greeks were so focused on their self-actualization, they were oblivious to the fact that their foundation of the lowest level of needs was crumbling. With just a small slight of hand, the coveted vacation spot may soon be known as the German Isles.

But how does this really relate to economics today? Along with an incline, a peak, and subsequent decline in what I would refer to cumulatively as the Information Technology Revolution and its subsequent bubble, there has also been a parallel journey up the incline of the pyramid of ‘Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’, a peak, and now a quick decline down the other side back towards the basic necessities of life. It appears to me that most industrialized nations, after 15 years of easy money bubble markets and exponential technological growth, have become stuck in self-actualization and do not realize they are actually quickly sliding down the far side of the pyramid. Just as it takes people time to acclimate to a new economic reality, they are forced to acclimate to being on a new level of the pyramid. It appears the governments are still striving for globalization, while the people want their government to save “them”, not save the world. When there is a disconnect that large between the people and their government, people do not feel they can vote it away, and the people revolt. The first signs of it showed up with the Greeks, who individually do not want to accept extreme austerity measures for the benefit of individuals residing in the rest of the European Union. The point being that social unrest is replacing globalization as the new economic trend, and it is a bubble that is just beginning.

As people worldwide are beginning to rebel, some governments are crumbling and other governments are quickly jockeying for power in an attempt to come out of this as the new world superpower. Allegiances among nations appear to be quickly changing, and globalization may once again quickly stagnate as people demand that their governments prioritize their economic survival over the survival of foreign nations. Crumbling governments also restrict information to the people, in order to limit propaganda which entices them to rebel, and limit their ability to congregate in order to rebel. Governments in fear of revolt begin to take away your freedoms. As governments provide fewer social services, people will have less leisure time with a shift back towards actual labor for survival. Employers will most likely demand a higher level of work and less acceptance of personal internet usage. In scenarios such as the current societal trends, people tend to focus more on circles of close family and friends and less on acquaintances. There is an undisputable trend away from “the easy life” we had for a decade and a half, and once again away from globalization.

So what seems to be the epitome of representing the absolute peak of this pyramidal trend, and the paradigm shift we are about to experience? It will most likely go down in history as being Facebook. It represents a peak in globalization, a peak in socialization, a peak in information technology, a peak in entrepreneurship, a peak in maximizing revenue from the intangible and a peak in the masses providing the bulk of the resources (content) for the benefit of the few (Facebook Inc) once again in history. Facebook’s existence relies upon its 845 million users globally to provide the content with which Facebook makes an advertising revenue stream, yet we have seen how easy it is for a government to shut off access to a specific website, or the entire internet, to an entire nation. In reality, restrictions to Facebook’s website are in essence controlled by individual governments primarily and only secondarily by Facebook themselves. China doesn’t care if U.S. stock holders of Facebook get hurt if they restrict Facebook access to the Chinese…and why should they? Facebook is already being acknowledged as a political tool which has helped topple regimes across the Middle East, do you think these governments will continue to allow access under those circumstances in the future, when governments themselves feel threatened? People will most likely have less and less time to play on the internet, as employers demand that employees once again work in order to increase profit margins. People may be more likely to start using it for political propaganda, and less for leisure, thus increasing the odds that you will be restricted or monitored. If Facebook already dictates how you may and may not interact with your peers on their website, how much effort do you think it would take to restrict certain topics of discussion entirely? Once you have reconnected with an old peer, do you really need Facebook to maintain it, and if you don’t care to interact with that peer by other methods, did you need to reconnect with them at all or was it really just a superficial addition to the quality of your life? As governments tend to monitor social media to a greater extent to search for potential threats, and demand more power to fight a perceived threat without trial, do you think people will continue to be so free in their posts and providing content that displays their personal beliefs? Will people continue to frequent the site as their freedoms of speech become more and more restricted, and the risks of doing so become greater? Without the user provided content, where is the revenue stream? Facebook’s profit last year was about 1% of the estimated value of the IPO. If this is truly the peak of the “need” for Facebook, and it can’t find a way past the obvious obstacles towards accelerating that growth, which the current trend suggests may arise, then that is a long time to wait for a return on investment. There aren’t that many barriers to entry with social media and people are fickle, do I even need to say the word MySpace? Is Facebook really a service that you feel the current 845 million users can’t live without nor could never be restricted from, in order to validate the $100 billion valuation, which is based solely on advertising revenue in a declining consumer market and driven purely by a users willingness to upload personal content?

Which once again brings us back to the Greeks, and a reference to another relevant story. The Greeks had spent 10 years trying to conquer Troy, just as Facebook has spent about the same amount of time trying to conquer the masses. The Greeks knew that the circumstances that allowed them to continue an attack on Troy were coming to an end. As somewhat of a “Hail Mary” to keep their efforts from being spent in vain, they came up with the idea that is now known as the “Trojan Horse.” To the Trojans, the Greek’s parting gift of the wooden horse appeared to be a representation of the Greek’s self-actualization as an offering for the goddess Athena, which appealed to the Trojans own self-actualization as well. What it turned out to be was the catalyst the Greeks used to remove the Trojans from their basic needs of survival. The Trojans were entranced with the wrong part of the pyramid, as many seem to be today. Ironically, the Trojans must have also believed the phrase “Greek Bailout Imminent”, in order to fall for the ruse. I think Facebook realizes that the circumstances that allowed them to continue an attack on the masses with social media are also coming to an end, and now they present you with a “Trojan Horse” which they are calling an Initial Public Offering. They’ll pitch you the peak of the pyramid, but watch out for the crumbling foundation.

Doing Sh!t with Doug: Workin’ That Pussy

Well, the project we had scheduled for this week was subject to a rain delay in the middle of shooting it, so I thought maybe I should quickly whip up this tutorial on ‘Workin’ That Pussy.’ Not much else to say after that. [Totally safe for work]

Doing Sh!t with Doug: Living Around L.A.

Somebody had the idea of me visiting every place I ever lived in Los Angeles as one of my videos. It was a long day, not always pleasantly nostalgic, and it made for a long damn video. You do get to see some parts of Los Angeles and Orange County though. It may drag a little at times, but for posterity sake (and because we have no desire to make a fallacious ‘documentary’ like Michael Moore) we really did hit every single place I ever lived for more than a few days. This video trilogy is probably more anectodal than comedic, I think, but there are some interesting stories. Again, this is not scripted and I just do this on the fly since I’ve got nothing better to do with my life right now, so there are times when what I’m saying might appear to make no fucking sense at all… and Lydia, with all her editing genius, still couldn’t find any way to fix it in the edit since we didn’t really do multiple takes on most shots. But what the hell, it’s not “60 Minutes” anyway, so what does it matter. Though after watching these videos, I’m thinking I should probably stop saying “fucking” so much, huh? Eh, who really fucking cares…

 

 

 

And again, I would like to thank Lydia for her hard work. She plays producer, audio engineer, editor, videographer, and head of transportation…though she was obviously not in charge of hair and makeup. : )~

Doing Sh!t with Doug: Tasmanian Devil Dung

Lydia was hung over, so she thought it would be a good day to teach everyone how to make Tasmanian Devil Dung. It is good for what ails ya. It’s semi-instructional, so the video kind of drags a bit…no naked women jumping out of a cake or anything (although you might be willing to jump out of a cake naked if you eat one of these things.) I don’t really remember what made me come up with this idea and I don’t really know how to describe it. Tastes weird at first, then kind of grows on you, but everything in it are natural ingredients. Most of the ingredients are rumored to have some type of therapeutic effect…though that may be mostly old wives’ tales. It has a strong caffeine kick and a bit of a euphoric feeling to it. Lydia says it clears out her sinuses. If you try and make it, you don’t want to eat more than one or two at a time, as they do have some spices in them that could be toxic if consumed in high levels…so consider this yet another disclaimer. The name kind of speaks for itself I guess; they have lots of caffeine, you feel a bit spun after eating one, and they look like little shit piles…and they may possibly grow extra hair on your genitals. And whatever you do, don’t bite anybody afterwards, because it might be contagious.

Tasmanian Devil Dung Recipe:

100% Cocoa – Four 1oz Squares
Ground Coffee Beans – 4 Teaspoons
Cinnamon – 1 Teaspoon
Nutmeg – 1/2 Teaspoon
Clove – 1/4 Teaspoon
Honey – 4 Tablespoons
Vanilla – A few drops
Raisins – 1 cup

Yes, I am too lazy to put the recipe into a nicely formatted HTML table right now. : )

When Did This… Become Hotter Than This

Okay, I had to throw this together this morning…

Doing Sh!t with Doug: Doug’s West Hollywood Tour

I guess I should throw something up about this. I got coerced into making some videos. Honestly, Lydia does all the hard work, I just run my mouth a lot. We started, what may hopefully become a video series, with a personalized tour of West Hollywood. We did this on the fly, so looking back there are a few things that didn’t actually come out right…like the strip being more dead when I got here. Strip was still busy then, dead now. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the tour.

*Also: We hope no Weasels were hurt in the making of this video, we were just kidding… Oooooooowwwwww! Bud-dy!

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