Offline survival assistant – local LLM and Kiwix, runs from a USB stick

Posted by soloyo 1 day ago

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Comment by oxedom 1 day ago

Make it a USB DeadDrop!

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

Comment by tobadzistsini 1 day ago

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

Comment by lukifer 23 hours ago

They appear to be different projects, here's the GitHub of the one you're linking: https://github.com/anonnerdfrenzy/survival-llm

Comment by ccozan 1 day 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.

Comment by katmannthree 1 day 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.

Comment by ccozan 1 day 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... )

Comment by iamnothere 21 hours 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.

Comment by jvanderbot 23 hours 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/

Comment by genpfault 23 hours ago

> Project Nomad

This?

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

https://www.projectnomad.us/

Comment by jvanderbot 22 hours ago

Yep!

Comment by MSFT_Edging 1 day 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".

Comment by phoghed 1 day 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.

Comment by cguess 22 hours ago

https://www.howtoinventeverything.com

Comment by skyberrys 20 hours ago

He is a great author, I love his explainer book.

Comment by trencedamp 21 hours ago

Is there a book with all the info this has?

Comment by GianlucaBav 8 hours ago

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Comment by SrslyJosh 1 day ago

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