Offline survival assistant – local LLM and Kiwix, runs from a USB stick (github.com)

13 pointsby soloyo2 hours ago9 comments

oxedom 40 minutes ago

Make it a USB DeadDrop!

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

MSFT_Edging 22 minutes 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 9 minutes 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.

SrslyJosh 8 minutes ago

If you need this, you're not gonna make it.

tobadzistsini 40 minutes ago

Already posted on hn. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50264853

ccozan 38 minutes 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 34 minutes 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 18 minutes 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... )