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http://thewikireader.com/ http://thewikireader.com/ update: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-distribute-wikireaders-and-provide-an-opportunity-for-kids-

http://thewikireader.com/ http://thewikireader.com/ update: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-distribute-wikireaders-and-provide-an-opportunity-for-kids-to-learn#/updates/all https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-distribute-wikireade... I don't have one - my phone contains an offline wikipedia dump (including images), offline maps of the world including geological maps, medical manual, and my book collection, including things like http://the-knowledge.org/en-gb/ http://the-knowledge.org/en-gb/. I've got a vague plan to download the primitive technology youtube videos too.

isostatic 8y ago
So once "the end" comes, you'll be set for a good 4 hours before your phone runs out of battery?
- irrational 8y ago
  You could recharge your phone using sticks (https://www.rei.com/product/115523/biolite-wood-burning-campstove-2-with-flexlight https://www.rei.com/product/115523/biolite-wood-burning-camp...) or a solar panel.
  - goda90 8y ago
    I wonder what the longevity of something like that is. And for solar panels what do you do if it's a supervolcano that blocks out the sun? The real solution is a radioisotope thermoelectric generator which will give you a few hundred watts for decades. But I don't think they sell those online...
- kybernetikos 8y ago
  My phone lasts a good 20 hours! Also, I do have a solar cell, but yeah, modern phones aren't really designed for post apocalyptic conditions surprisingly. Fortunately, all that is also useful in tunnels, underground bars, the countryside and when travelling abroad.
  - elihu 8y ago
    For what it's worth, I have an old cheap LG phone that I once accidentally sent through the laundry and it was fine.
int_19h 8y ago
By offline Wikipedia dump, you mean Kiwix? (https://www.kiwix.org/ https://www.kiwix.org/)
- kybernetikos 8y ago
  Well Kiwix is the reader software rather than the dump. I use a huge dump that includes images, but there are lots of choices inluding other reference works and in other languages (useful for learning). I've used a number of different offline readers over the years, TomeRaider, Aard, but kiwix is the one I use at the moment.
  - int_19h 8y ago
    Wait, is there anybody else other than the guys behind Kiwix who regularly make compact archives of Wikipedia? The only place I know of where you can download a premade archive (rather than archive it yourself) is off their servers.
    - kybernetikos 8y ago
      I don't know about regular, but there are lots of dumps out there, and you can make them yourself if you have your own preferred format. Lots more information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download

isostatic 8y ago

So once "the end" comes, you'll be set for a good 4 hours before your phone runs out of battery?

irrational 8y ago
You could recharge your phone using sticks (https://www.rei.com/product/115523/biolite-wood-burning-campstove-2-with-flexlight https://www.rei.com/product/115523/biolite-wood-burning-camp...) or a solar panel.
- goda90 8y ago
  I wonder what the longevity of something like that is. And for solar panels what do you do if it's a supervolcano that blocks out the sun? The real solution is a radioisotope thermoelectric generator which will give you a few hundred watts for decades. But I don't think they sell those online...
kybernetikos 8y ago
My phone lasts a good 20 hours! Also, I do have a solar cell, but yeah, modern phones aren't really designed for post apocalyptic conditions surprisingly. Fortunately, all that is also useful in tunnels, underground bars, the countryside and when travelling abroad.
- elihu 8y ago
  For what it's worth, I have an old cheap LG phone that I once accidentally sent through the laundry and it was fine.

int_19h 8y ago

By offline Wikipedia dump, you mean Kiwix? (https://www.kiwix.org/ https://www.kiwix.org/)

kybernetikos 8y ago
Well Kiwix is the reader software rather than the dump. I use a huge dump that includes images, but there are lots of choices inluding other reference works and in other languages (useful for learning). I've used a number of different offline readers over the years, TomeRaider, Aard, but kiwix is the one I use at the moment.
- int_19h 8y ago
  Wait, is there anybody else other than the guys behind Kiwix who regularly make compact archives of Wikipedia? The only place I know of where you can download a premade archive (rather than archive it yourself) is off their servers.
  - kybernetikos 8y ago
    I don't know about regular, but there are lots of dumps out there, and you can make them yourself if you have your own preferred format. Lots more information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download