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> With an adjustable hole punch, prong fasteners, (optionally) duct tape for the spine, and (optionally) sheet protectors for the front and back covers, you can
by palmotea 2y ago
> With an adjustable hole punch, prong fasteners, (optionally) duct tape for the spine, and (optionally) sheet protectors for the front and back covers, you can crank out a survival library of (open-source) books as fast as pages come out your Brother laser.
This is actually one of the few "post apocalyptic" computer ideas that actually makes some sense to me. Though it would probably still make more sense to pre-print that library than wait until conditions are difficult to do the printing.
Unless your plan is assume availability of printer paper, you'd still need to store the same volume of blank paper as your library, and you'd be stuck trying to run a printer when things like electricity are much less available.
- schiffern 2y ago> it would probably still make more sense to pre-print that library than wait until conditions are difficult to do the printing. That's what I meant. Sorry I left it unclear. I should have explicitly called that out, thanks. Basically it's cliff-notes from my shot at an "MVP of home hardcopy backups." No surprise, these simpler techniques (often seen when corporations had internal printing for employee handbooks and such) are better suited to home processing with minimal equipment. All you need is a three-hole punch. It's not about achieving a "perfect" bookbinding (a real term), or for people who do bookbinding as a hobby. Instead it's a fast/easy/cheap technique for people who just want a hardcopy backup, without needing a special bookbinding vice in the house. Three ring binders were my obvious first choice, but they're surprisingly costly, somewhat awkward to use, prone to tearing pages, and usually take more space on the shelf. Hope that explains it better. Cheers