Due to a lingering illness, I have decided to delay the release of this month’s episode of The Power Up Notes, as well as the current and upcoming episodes of Creative Engineering, until I am feeling better. I appreciate your patience, prayers, and support while I take this time to recover. I look forward to getting back to creating new content for you all as soon as possible.
Why DreamHost is Superior to Squarespace (and Why Creators Need to Stop Promoting It)
The Irony of the “Privacy” Sponsor
Last Friday, I was doing some hardware maintenance—dropping my Wii U off for a 64GB NAND upgrade to protect it from factory “rot.” While I was out, I watched the latest from The Linux Experiment.
Nick did a great job explaining why Discord is a privacy nightmare. But then came the sponsor: Squarespace. It’s the ultimate irony. Why are we warning people about Discord “owning” their data while simultaneously telling them to pay $150/month to be “tenants” in the Squarespace hotel?
Proprietary Rot vs. Open Sovereignty
Squarespace is a black box. You don’t own the code, you don’t own the database, and you can’t leave without losing everything you built. Promoting it is promoting digital dependency.
DreamHost (specifically DreamPress) is superior because it respects the Admin:
- Portability: If I ever want to leave DreamHost, I can. I own my WordPress database. I can pack my “house” and move it to any server on earth.
- The “Condo” Model: I’m technically a tenant of DreamHost’s servers, but I own everything inside the walls. They handle the “plumbing” (security and updates), while I keep the keys to my data.
- Integrity: When a creator like Nick promotes Squarespace, they’re promoting a “Vibe” over actual tech freedom. We need to stop giving them a pass on this.
The Discipline of Choice
This isn’t just a tech debate for me; it’s a lifestyle of integrity. This week marks the start of my 46-day Lenten journey (no dining out, no exceptions). It takes discipline to walk past the “easy” fast-food options, just like it takes discipline to build a real website instead of a “black-box” rental.
My Dukes and Knights deserve a platform built on sovereignty, not a “Vibe” built on a proprietary lie.
I personally use and recommend DreamPress from DreamHost for hosting your website. WordPress is the most powerful way to build your site, and DreamPress is specifically engineered to make it run at its best!
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My Thoughts on Ash Wednesday 2026
In this video, I’m sharing my personal reflections on Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. I dive into what I’m giving up this year, my hopes for the season, and what this journey means to me through the lens of my Catholic faith.
Catherine O’Hara on Family
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I’m pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of me. I believe in prayer, even though I’m not that religious. I just have that foundation from my family. I mean when you think that you’re just a human being and one of God’s creatures, you can’t take anything that seriously.
Happy Family Day to all my Albertan readers!
Leave The Rainbow Alone: It’s A Sign of an Ancient Promise
In the modern world, we’ve become very good at “rebranding” symbols. We take ancient signs, slap them on logos or t-shirts, and strip away their original intent until they become mere visual noise. But there is one symbol that deserves far more respect than it currently gets: the rainbow.
It isn’t just a trick of physics or a colorful backdrop for a photo op. It is a sign of an ancient promise, and we need to stop treating it like an ordinary decoration. To understand why it matters, we have to look at the world that existed before the first rainbow ever appeared.
The World That Was: A Lost Environment
Before the Great Flood, the Earth was a fundamentally different place. It is highly likely the planet was encased in a massive “Vapor Canopy”—a layer of water in the upper atmosphere that created a pressurized, oxygen-rich environment.
Think of it as a planet-wide hyperbaric chamber. This canopy would have provided two vital protections:
- Radiation Shielding: It filtered out the harmful ultraviolet and cosmic radiation that causes cellular aging and genetic mutation. This is why ancient records describe humans living for nearly a thousand years.
- Atmospheric Pressure: The weight of all that water in the upper sky compressed the air below. Higher pressure allows blood to saturate with oxygen more efficiently, promoting rapid healing and massive growth.
This environment explains how the Earth could support such massive animal life. The dense air provided the lift needed for giant creatures to fly and the oxygen required to fuel their enormous frames.
The Great Change and the Evidence Beneath Us
When the “windows of heaven” were opened, that canopy collapsed. For forty days and nights, the very shield that protected the Earth became the instrument of its judgment. We don’t have to look far to see the scars of this event; the evidence is all around us if we interpret the data correctly.
Take Alberta, for example. We find sea life fossils in the middle of the prairies and deep within the foothills—thousands of miles from any ocean. Furthermore, our massive oil sands and oil deposits are essentially the “graveyards” of the pre-Flood world.
Oil is formed when massive amounts of organic matter—lush plants and animals—are buried rapidly under extreme pressure. The sheer scale of the Alberta oil deposits suggests a catastrophic burial of a world that was far more biologically dense than our own. These aren’t just fuel sources; they are the remains of the world that existed before the rainbow.
Many claim these things take millions of years, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Look at the fossilized soft-felt hat found in Australia—it turned to solid stone in less than ten years because it was submerged in mineral-rich water. Fossilization isn’t about time; it’s about conditions. The Flood provided the perfect conditions to turn a world into stone and oil almost overnight.
More Than Just a Spectrum
When the water finally settled and the skies cleared, the physics of our world had changed. The atmosphere was thinner, the radiation was higher, and human lifespans began to drop. It was in this “new” air—where direct sunlight could finally hit individual raindrops—that the first rainbow appeared.
The rainbow was established as a covenant. It was a literal “bow” set in the clouds—a sign from the Creator that even though the protective canopy was gone and the world had become a harsher place, it would never again face total destruction by water.
When you understand that context, the rainbow stops being “cute” and starts being solemn. It represents mercy, survival, and a divine guarantee. Using it for mundane or contradictory purposes feels like taking a sacred legal contract and using it as gift wrap.
Respecting the Promise
The rainbow belongs to everyone, but it doesn’t belong to every cause.
- It’s not a trend: Trends fade, but a promise is everlasting.
- It’s not a blank canvas: You cannot project whatever meaning you want onto it without ignoring the history written in the very earth we walk on.
- It’s a reminder: Every time it appears, it’s meant to make us stop and reflect on the moment the Earth changed forever.
We should leave the rainbow alone—not because we don’t like color, but because we should respect the weight of the promise it carries. Let it stay in the clouds where it belongs, serving its original purpose as a reminder of mercy in a world that lost its ancient shield.
Join the Conversation
This is a lot to take in, and it challenges a lot of what we are told about history and science. But the evidence—from the oil sands in my backyard here in Alberta to the “stone” hats of Australia—is hard to ignore.
If you want to dive deeper into the science of the Canopy Theory, discuss more geological evidence, or talk about what this means for us today, I’d love to have you in our community. I’m always willing to discuss these topics further over on the Swagnilla Ice Discord.
- Peasants: You can join the free areas of the Discord and join the public chat.
- Knights: You get full access to the paid areas of the server where we go into deeper detail on these theories as well as the Peasant tier’s benefits.
- Dukes: You’ll have access to the private channel where we test out beta ideas for the server as well as all previous tiers benefits.
Let’s keep seeking the truth together and reject the garbage of lies the world is offering.
Building a Massive Coal Coke Array | Creative Engineering 58
In Episode 58 of Creative Engineering, I setup a massive coal coke production array in my flat world. I’m using Immersive Engineering to get our fuel production off the ground, with four ovens running at once. Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode where I show you how to automate the system and handle the creosote oil byproduct!
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The Made-in-Alberta Solution: Sovereignty Without the $500B Shaky Foundation
The debate over Alberta’s future has been stuck between two dead ends: an Ottawa government trying to centralize everything with “strings” attached, and a secessionist movement built on a shaky foundation that would require borrowing $500 billion from the Americans just to keep the lights on.
I don’t like the idea of independence because it’s a gamble on a loan we can’t afford. But we don’t have to settle for Ottawa’s overreach either. There is a third way. It’s the “Made-in-Alberta” Solution—securing our sovereignty within a strong and free Canada by using the Crown.
- The Crown Shield: Using the Lieutenant Governor While Mark Carney manages a fragile minority government, Premier Smith has a solid majority and a massive 91.5% mandate. We can use that power through the Royal Prerogative. Under Section 92 of the Constitution, the province has exclusive power over the “Administration of Justice.” By working directly with the Lieutenant Governor (LG), Smith can establish provincial institutions like the Alberta Police Service as Crown-backed entities. Carney can’t “disallow” them without attacking the King’s representative—a move his own party would never survive.
- The Great Decoupling: Indigenous-Led Safety The Feds have failed our Indigenous communities with an underfunded RCMP model. We can fix this by using the LG’s office to fund and empower every Nation to stand up their own police force.
- Cree (Nehiyaw): Reclaim the Okihcitâwak (Lawkeepers). The Cree are already targeting gang culture via the Young Warriors Project – this should be encouraged and helped.
- Blackfoot (Niitsitapi): Restore the Iikunukahtsi (All Comrades Society). When policing is rooted in heritage instead of federal red tape, we can target gangs by restoring identity. Gang culture is a colonial import; by empowering traditional peacekeepers, we reduce gangs to a non-Native problem.
- The King’s Corridor: Economic Unification The East has proven they can’t lead. While Carney is busy with “global statesman” trips, the West should take the wheel. By using the LG in Council, Alberta can sign direct “Crown-to-Crown” trade agreements with Ontario, Saskatchewan, and BC. These agreements bypass the federal “One Canadian Economy” bottleneck. It forces Carney to focus on what he promised: external trade with the USA and the CUSMA 2026 review.
Why This Wins This model proves that Alberta doesn’t need to exit the building to own the house.
- No $500B Debt: We use existing constitutional architecture, not foreign loans.
- Total Control: We manage our own taxes, policing, and trade corridors.
- Western Leadership: It prepares the country for a Western leader who actually respects provincial jurisdiction.
The Bottom Line: We don’t need a divorce; we need to take the lead. The “Made-in-Alberta” solution is about being more loyal to the Constitution than the Feds are. It’s about being sovereign and free—right here in Canada.
I Built an Electric Power Station in My Flat World | Creative Engineering Episode 57
In this episode of Creative Engineering, Swag constructs a power plant that converts Stress Units into RF energy, storing it for the upcoming Immersive Engineering projects featured in the next episode. Watch as he walks through the build process and learns from his mistakes, providing valuable insights for anyone looking to create their own power plant.
My Answer to Alberta’s Independence Petition
Is Alberta seeking independence, or just a new landlord? As a content creator who designs systems to last, I’m looking at the structural integrity of the recent “Independence” petition. From huddling in the dark in Winfield to seeking a half-trillion-dollar loan from the U.S. Treasury, the blueprint for this movement is failing.
In this video, we dismantle the “debtor-state” logic and address the serious “Treason” and “Unethical” labels recently dropped by Premiers David Eby and Doug Ford.
Opening Music: ‘Call to Statesmanship’ composed by Kessler, performed by the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets. Source: YouTube Audio Library (Public Domain).
