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Ask Soylent: Suggestions for a Minimalist Journaling System?

posted by janrinok on Monday June 11 2018, @07:43PM   Printer-friendly
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DanRichNC writes:

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: 3, Interesting) by bzipitidoo on Monday June 11 2018, @10:45PM (1 child)

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Monday June 11 2018, @10:45PM (#691650) Journal

    If SD cards are so awful, why do I hear that SSDs are pretty good now? They've maybe pulled ahead of HDDs in reliability.

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  • (Score: 2) by Immerman on Tuesday June 12 2018, @01:44PM

    by Immerman (3985) on Tuesday June 12 2018, @01:44PM (#691885)

    Maybe because SD cards aren't SSDs? Aside from the underlying bit-storage technology they're completely different products.

    You may as well ask: If floppy disks are so bad, why do I hear that hard drives are pretty good now?