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A flash memory pendant containing an offline copy of #Wikipedia , #OpenStreetMap , #Appropedia and #OpenSourceEcology project.
Oversimplifying, a stand-in for "the sum of human knowledge".
(Possibly some Linux distro, some documentation, manuals to restart infrastructure as needed)
The EN Wikipedia with Pictures ( #kiwix ) is only 110 GB, will easily fit on a modern pendrive.
Is it a good symbol of a better future?
alxd the blogger
in reply to alxd the blogger • • •Because let's be honest, "a pendant with the sum of human knowledge" is an absurdly awesome #scienceFiction theme. And it's doable for less than $20.
We're just not thinking about it in such cultural categories xD What is wrong with our civilization?!
For Solarpunk it would be a symbol of the lack of dependency on the Internet, the Clouds, on being able to restart the local community and technology with all the knowledge - if needed.
Sara Joy :happy_pepper:
in reply to alxd the blogger • • •I would love one if it could be made really everything-proof.
It would be the saddest thing if a bit of sweat or water would damage it, or its data succumbs to bit rot and ends up corrupted.
das-g
in reply to Sara Joy :happy_pepper: • • •@sarajw To be extra sure, maybe have it come with physical copies of books like «How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler» or «The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm». But I guess that'd kinda get us more in into prepper / dystopia realm than into the solarpunk one. 🤔
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Sara Joy :happy_pepper:
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in reply to Sara Joy :happy_pepper: • • •@sarajw OK, wait, I guess this tiny USB A flash drive is being marketed towards photographers or something, but I can't unsee the #ApertureScience logo.
@alxd
#ApertureLaboratories #ATrustedFriendInScience #WeDoWhatWeMustBecauseWeCan
alxd the blogger
in reply to das-g • • •@das_g @sarajw
We do what we must
Because
We can
Seriously speaking, Ive seen Verbatims and similar Nano / Pico series, even a tiny 256 GB Samsung that would fit. I wonder if USB-C is useful for that purpose, or a dual plug.
I like the idea of a wooden medallion that should easily fit either of these
Sara Joy :happy_pepper:
in reply to alxd the blogger • • •alxd the blogger
in reply to Sara Joy :happy_pepper: • • •das-g
in reply to alxd the blogger • • •For the (vast, yet in comparison probably rather miniscule) readily digitized and compiled (in the sense of "collected into a single work") part of that sum, anyway.
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in reply to alxd the blogger • •@alxd of the Story Seed Library you're missing the other half of human knowledge, project gutenberg (also available as a kiwix dump), but it adds another 90GB or so.
currently my “sum of human knowledge” disk is at around half a TB, of which 395G are kiwix dumps (the rests are mostly distros and a few odd small things), and it's a bit more than would easily fit on a pendant, but the pendant look would be really cool!
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Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •@alxd of the Story Seed Library correction, a bit more than would easily fit on a $20 pendant.
I've just realized that the computer shops next door¹ carries 512GB microSD cards, they are only still quite expensive (~60EUR), but I expect that they will come down in price faster than wikipedia is growing
¹ FSVO next, or for somebody else's door :D
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •@valhalla thinking about it, it could be... an actual seed -
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