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Lumifer comments on Open thread for December 24-31, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 25 December 2013 12:09:25AM *  2 points [-]

What other quite 'fundamental' info of that kind is out there?

You'll have to specify "fundamental" better. What are you looking for? How to stop bleeding? How to start a fire in the rain? How to build a house with no tools other than an axe? How to run a farm with no engines or fertilizer?

In the US at least there is a large community/meme/circle of "survivalists" who are preparing for life after TEOTWAWKI -- The End Of The World As We Know It. They have active forums and LOTS of information about what to do after a catastrophe.

Comment author: Metus 25 December 2013 01:25:28AM 0 points [-]

See my edit. I know of that community as I read about them in a mixture of social and practical fascination. I ordered the info material mentioned because I was curious what my government specifically advises to do in different scenarios they deem plausible and they range from 'simple' house fires to large-scale contamination of air by biological or nuclear material.