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I saw this in 2020 and I had the same problem with it then that I do now: if you are so certain that civilization is going to collapse, why are you making an OS
by dfasdfasdfas 5y ago
I saw this in 2020 and I had the same problem with it then that I do now: if you are so certain that civilization is going to collapse, why are you making an OS about it? Certainly there's prepping that makes more sense..
- forgotmypw17 5y agoI'm quite optimistic about the future, and most scenarios I'm preparing for, both including and not including collapse, involve me owning my own hardware, software, and data as much as possible, because I've been burned by version creep, planned obsolescence, and hastily retired services, etc. way too many times to count. So, as much as possible, my "CollapseOS" involves only languages with stable runtimes, data formats readable for many years already, and hardware which lets me access the filesystem, leveraging the Lindy Effect as much as possible.
- lampshades 5y ago> Spends years working on OS so that computation can continue after civilizational collapse > Dies one week into collapse due to lack of water and food
- jvanderbot 5y agoSilly take. Maybe he's doing both? How do you know he's not fully prepared for food shortages, and is now concerned with electronics shortages? Also, this is +50 years. Likely author might be dead by then, but hopes his software lives on. It's right there in the article.