Never Pay to Work: The VA's Warning on Job Scams Aimed at Veterans
On October 28 the VA published a warning about job scams targeting veterans and military families. The warning signs, the safe places to search, and where to report it, straight from the source.
It's 4:20 Somewhere. Now a Free, Open-Source API Tells You Exactly Where
The Official 420 World Clock at 420.menow.us shows live where on Earth it is 4:20, with cannabis-law cards for every zone, and its data is a free, no-key, MIT-licensed API at api.420.menow.us.
JellyDazzle and KoiKnife Are Out on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android
Two LIBCSystems apps, the music-reactive kaleidoscope JellyDazzle and the koi guide KoiKnife, are now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Mac and on Google Play, with every store link here.
The Public Record: Where to Start
Three legitimate starting points for service records and unit history — VA.gov, the National Archives, and the branch history offices — with one caveat each.
Standing the Watch
What myvets.us is, what this blog adds, and why the record is worth keeping.
Why Service Records Are Worth Preserving
A DD-214 is a historical document, not just paperwork. Paper fades, copies get lost, and redundancy is how a record survives.