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Date:   Fri,  6 Jun 2025 10:32:29 +0200

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diff --git a/principles2/hope_for_the_best_prepare_for_the_worst.mdwn b/principles2/hope_for_the_best_prepare_for_the_worst.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +What can YOU do? + +With or without a computer: - Learn how to make, fix, and repurpose things yourself—and share equipment and skills within your community (e.g., participate in repair cafés). - Build local relationships: get to know your neighbors and their (technical) skills. Collaborate, exchange, and build for mutual resilience. - Favor local storage (personal file collections, offline archives) rather than depending solely on online content services. + +When creating and maintaining software, digital tools or infrastructure: - Build systems that are resilient to intermittent energy supply and network connectivity. - Distributed computing approaches could offer greater resilience. However, their overall environmental footprint needs careful evaluation—distributed systems may be robust but not always energy-efficient. - Take inspiration from operating systems that can be installed on old or salvaged hardware, enabling continued computation even under conditions of technological scarcity. (lightweight Linux distributions, Collapse OS, Rockbox, etc). + +Principle in action & examples - For more ideas and interesting articles see: Low-tech Magazine (hyperlink) - Join or start a local repair cafe, pmc meetup, or neighbourhood tool swap.