Re:Ask HN: What content/knowledge is most important?
by lcordier on Monday October 10, 2022 @08:14AM
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How about some books about retro computing. Simple computing might be the only thing you'll have after a solar/EMP event.
"The Art of Electronics"
"ARRL Handbook"
"Digital Logic and Computer Design"
but you might want these in paper format.
The various PDF specs, so that you can construct a PDF viewer if you have to for your other books.
A simpler Linux (source/(cross)compiler/tool-chain) everything that you need to bootstrap a new system. All your favorite apps + source like a PDF/Epub viewers.
https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
Maybe CPU gets destroyed and all you got left are bulkier Micro-controllers.
http://collapseos.org/
Programming languages code/specs for things like ASM/Forth/C/Lisp/Scheme (Python, please let Python survive ;)
I would opt for a curated list of books, quality over quantity.
"The Art of Electronics" "ARRL Handbook" "Digital Logic and Computer Design" but you might want these in paper format.
The various PDF specs, so that you can construct a PDF viewer if you have to for your other books.
A simpler Linux (source/(cross)compiler/tool-chain) everything that you need to bootstrap a new system. All your favorite apps + source like a PDF/Epub viewers. https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
Maybe CPU gets destroyed and all you got left are bulkier Micro-controllers. http://collapseos.org/
Programming languages code/specs for things like ASM/Forth/C/Lisp/Scheme (Python, please let Python survive ;)
I would opt for a curated list of books, quality over quantity.
Survival + Prepper books could also come in handy. https://theprepared.com/prepping-basics/reviews/best-prepper...
There is also other organizations that compile lists, but I cannot quickly find them now.
Hope you find it helpful.