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posted by janrinok on Monday June 11 2018, @07:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the asking-soylent dept.

Imagine being isolated off-grid for an unknown number of years. Maybe you're stuck somewhere like Davidge or Mark Watney; or perhaps you've chosen a life of isolation like Yoda or Obi-Wan Kenobi. Maybe you're a survivor of the $Apocalypse. Wouldn't keeping a journal be a great idea? You could pass on your knowledge, keep track of daily activities, maybe even keep yourself from going insane!

Forget all the wastefulness, extravagance, and complexity of most modern devices, you've got survival to think about! Obviously power usage would be a major concern, but ergonomics, searchability, repairability, and data robustness would be important too. Keeping in mind that this is a dedicated device for journaling and barring the old Russian pencil and paper, what would the best solution look like with off-the-shelf modern technology?


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Bot on Tuesday June 12 2018, @07:31AM

    by Bot (3902) on Tuesday June 12 2018, @07:31AM (#691813) Journal

    I guess the writings will not be very interesting.

    Day 1: found no other people alive, plenty of food
    Day 10: still no answers from outside
    Day 63: my bunker is very comfortable, i built another bed just in case
    Day 164: apparently the hd with all the porno movies died
    Day 166: HELP!! SOMEBODY %&DAMN HELP
    Day 168: THATS IT GONNA CROSS THE OCEAN

    The end.

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