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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?
(Score: 1) by CZB on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:20PM (2 children)
A typewriter modified to feed rolls of aluminum foil.
If your thoughts are really good, form them into epic poetry and teach them to an oral society. Its the medium with the longest track record.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:35PM
Well that foil survive very long in the harsh Australian bbqing summer environment?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 13 2018, @12:47AM
FTFY! Even better if you have a typewriter that types in a lost language that only a Verified "Seer" can read by looking through and Official "Seer-stone". You could become the creator of the world's fastest imploding religion, and apologist for a past history of racism!
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/05/17/no-the-mormon-church-did-not-apologize-for-having-a-history-of-racism/ [sltrib.com]