A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years

Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by eej71 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:45PM (#15752333)

You are probably thinking of this guy.

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

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Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by Rodeoclash on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:49PM (#15752359)

That was it. The site that I read the story on was here:

http://www.janesoceania.com/suvarov_tom_neale/index.htm

If you can look past the garish design of the site, it's great reading.

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Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by sdrothrock on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:28PM (#15754003)

I didn't realize that this was actually a book until digging around a bit more for less garish alternatives: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0918024765

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Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by alphadevx on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @05:19AM (#15755729)

It's a fantastic book, strongly recommend.

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Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by shostack on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @07:45PM (#15753183)

I have a large stack of paper with that story that I printed out. Excellent read for anyone with deserted island escapist fantasies. Also excellent because of the depth of his preparations and how he applies science and logic to his situation.

Can't recommend it enough.

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Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by FooHentai on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:18PM (#15753952)

There's a fantastic book 'Outsiders' by Gerard Hindmarsh, that overviews the story of Tom Neale and many other fringe New Zealanders such as Robert Long, Maori Bill, Snow Mayer, and Keiko Agatsuma.

Hindmarsh himself spent some of his youth in the hippie homestead/commune at Golden Bay, and that perspective really helps illuminate how these people chose to live.

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Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by eurticket on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @09:55AM (#15757160)

This css bookmarklet helps some, https://oxal.org/projects/sakura/bookmark

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Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:04PM (#15753296)

about:reader?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.janesoceania.com%2Fsuvarov_tom_neale%2Findex.htm handles the garish design.

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Re:A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years by fiatjaf on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:14AM (#15755958)

    color: blue;

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