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Posted by soloyo 3 days ago

Offline survival assistant – local LLM and Kiwix, runs from a USB stick(github.com)
29 points | 16 comments
oxedom 3 days ago|
Make it a USB DeadDrop!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_dead_drop

tobadzistsini 3 days ago||
Already posted on hn. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50264853
lukifer 3 days ago|
They appear to be different projects, here's the GitHub of the one you're linking: https://github.com/anonnerdfrenzy/survival-llm
ccozan 3 days ago||
neat idea but it requires a PC, this requires power and an outlet, which in a true disaster case is not possible.

Is there anything but for mobile? Or even a dedicated device.

katmannthree 3 days ago||
Many people have generators for shorter term emergencies. Even in places with severe infrastructure damage they often have grid power, just unreliably and only for a few hours at a time.

Also there's solar. For the cost of a gaming PC you can get a solar and lfp battery setup that will power a laptop for a very long time.

ccozan 3 days ago||
I understand, myself have such a backup battery for the house. But I am still pleading my case for a mobile solution. If there is a earthquake or large scale disaster, I am more inclined to have already my phone on me than my laptop.

( not sure what was the downvote for... )

iamnothere 2 days ago||
Kiwix works on mobile, with easy access to pre-download many books including survival books. No local LLM, but there are apps for this as well, so you could build your own setup without much effort.
jvanderbot 3 days ago||
Once again I have to suggest Project Nomad.

It already puts together an installer, stack, knowledge base, and local LLM support

Edit: copied up https://www.projectnomad.us/

genpfault 3 days ago|
> Project Nomad

This?

https://github.com/Crosstalk-Solutions/project-nomad

https://www.projectnomad.us/

jvanderbot 3 days ago||
Yep!
MSFT_Edging 3 days ago||
Why though?

Why take "book" and make it even more fragile and dependent on a dozen factors?

You're better off printing actual survival guide PDFs duplex with 4 pages per side, binding that, and storing it with a little magnifying glass.

"oh the world is ending, just let me set up my solar charging station to power the LLM which will read a book for me".

phoghed 3 days ago||
Why even make that and not buy something premade?

I’m going to assume someone made this because it’s fun and cool to them.

cguess 3 days ago||
https://www.howtoinventeverything.com
skyberrys 2 days ago||
He is a great author, I love his explainer book.
trencedamp 2 days ago||
Is there a book with all the info this has?
GianlucaBav 2 days ago||
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SrslyJosh 3 days ago|
If you need this, you're not gonna make it.