Practical Doomsday
by Michal Zalewski · first published 2022
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I highly recommend the book Practical Doomsday: https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/prep/ It was originally a long-form blog post by Michal Zalewski and he turned into a book with even more content.
on “The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest (2015)” ↗Anyone who dismisses disaster preparedness as something only requiring "focus on community" sorely needs a read of HN's Zalewski/lcamtuf's Practical Doomsday book[0]. It is ironic that should some type of Hurricane Katrina situation befall their neighborhood, they'll be the first in line begging their "doomer prepper" neighbors for their 50gal drum of water…
on “Doomsday Prepping: Reactionary Behavior or Inherited Instinct?” ↗Things can still go wrong locally, for you and yours. I recommend "Practical Doomsday" by Michal Zalewski. [1] It's useful as a set of topic reviews and checklists if nothing else. 1. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BKKQN4Y/
on “The Doomers are Lying to You [video]” ↗Practical Doomsday, the book form of this post from a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30466733, goes into exactly some of those kinds of considerations. https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/prep/ Probably significantly…
on “Total Resistance: Swiss Army Guide to Guerrilla Warfare (1965)” ↗…want to look that up. You also may be interested in the article "Doomsday planning for less crazy folk". [2] It has been previously discussed on HN [3], and it's also been expanded into a book titled "Practical Doomsday". [4] I'm personally advocating for tighter border controls. It has the immediate effect of helping with stagnating real wages, and might also help with the contingent problem of climate migrants. [1]:…
on “Ask HN: How are you preparing for worsening climate change?” ↗