So you wake up tomorrow morning to find almost everyone on Earth missing. The Internet will continue to work for a few hours: what information could you download to ensure your survival and rebuild civilization?
Mr. Storey has a few suggestions, which you can read at the link. How would you answer the question?
Link -via Super Punch | Image: Random House
Previously: A Monument of Post-Apocalyptic Instructions
18 gigs on how to rebuild third world countries? That would take me about two days to download.
I would have to say... I'd look up how to hot wire cars.
Basic mechanics.
And I'd def want to locate where Nuclear Power plants are and how far away you need to be when they finally melt down.
I think everything really could be found at a library or bookstore though so really no need to hurry to find anything on the net while it's still running.
Why bother? The internet is going to fail; the power grid won't last too long without people to run it; How many desktops/laptops/e-readers are there that use regular batteries or do not need recharging? Unless you're downloading info to a printer filled with several reams of paper, your info will not last very long when the lights go out.
For necessary information and equipment, loot the nearest bookstores and hardware stores.
Going to be plenty of canned/bottled/packaged goods to last--especially if you are the last one in town. Just remember to stay armed just in case there are a few more folks lurking about.
As far as rebuilding? -Maybe a few Math, Engineering & Med books.
Depending on how many survivors could be found, I'd try to rebuild a medieval or Eighteenth Century level of technology in order to bridge that gap. It'd be better to aim for something sustainable after the survivor generation dies off.
these idiots in this book survived on canned good for decades and nothing else.
then on top of that, the parents in the book didn't teach their children "of the new generation" how to count!!!
This the very last book anyone should use as an example of how the world would be like after a major disaster.
Frankly, everyone in the book are high functioning morons.
"ereader with solar panel to recharge"
Are solar panel ereader rechargers commercially available? Where can I find one?
I would have no intention to rebuild what we have today.