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Title: Text files on survival
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 14, 2007, 08:24:18 AM
http://www.nakedcomputing.org/text/textfiles.com/survival/
I mirrored the textfiles.com section on survival.  Some is crap, some is interesting.  Either way, check out www.textfiles.com.  It's a massively entertaining.
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: Manedwolf on February 14, 2007, 08:26:33 AM
It's good to keep a bunch of the actual good ones (such as contents of Army survival manuals) on an SD card, since they're pretty much waterproof, and any Windows Mobile or Palm device can read them. A good way to have an emergency library in your emergency kit.
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 14, 2007, 08:34:36 AM
I've got a local mirror of all of textfiles.com at home for days when my net access is down.  Good idea putting them on an SD card though.
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: Manedwolf on February 14, 2007, 08:38:46 AM
My SHTF kit includes an older monochrome PDA that runs on AA batteries, enclosed in an Otterbox waterproof casing, and a car/solar charger with extra rechargeable AA's for that and other things. And the SD card of manuals, books, and other helpful or just interesting texts. Can have a whole library that way.
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: cosine on February 14, 2007, 09:25:55 AM
Just tagged so I don't lose this thread.
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: roo_ster on February 14, 2007, 10:44:01 AM
Man, I stinkin' love plain text format: easily searchable & manipulable.

Must...resist...urge...to...mirror...site...
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 14, 2007, 10:51:29 AM
Do it!
Do It!
Do it!
Gigabytes of plain text files! DO IT!!
Title: I will not mirror the site...
Post by: roo_ster on February 14, 2007, 11:16:27 AM
OK, I have myself under control now. 

I will not mirror the site...until I can find time to launch a wget from my linux box at home.  Cable modem-downloading goodness.

dasmi, you are an instigator.
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 14, 2007, 11:20:38 AM
wget nothing man.
Look at the bottom of each page on www.textfiles.com.  They are already neatly zipped or tarred for your textual pleasure.
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 15, 2007, 07:44:16 AM
Did you mirror it? Smiley
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: SpookyPistolero on February 15, 2007, 08:12:38 AM
Oh no, I hate irrestible reading...hate it like a fox. I'm going to spend all weekend reading all that. At least you didn't post this right before block exams.
Title: Re: Text files on survival
Post by: roo_ster on February 15, 2007, 09:05:39 AM
Quote from: dasmi on February 15, 2007, 06:44:16 AM
Did you mirror it? Smiley
Nope, family obligations sucked up the time I intended to use to launch the wget.

As a consolation, I got to watch episode 5 of Connections* while my 2YO son and 10MO daughter crawled over me until they** wore out & I put them to bed. 


* Downloaded previously & so noted in a thread here on APS.

** I was wore out before they started.  My response is described in the movie A Christmas Story, "My brother just lied there like a slug.  It was his only defense."