what I’ve been working on for the last couple of years now is a thought
couple of years now is a thought
couple of years now is a thought experiment let’s imagine that this has
experiment let’s imagine that this has
experiment let’s imagine that this has actually happened there’s been some kind
actually happened there’s been some kind
actually happened there’s been some kind of global catastrophe a doomsday event
of global catastrophe a doomsday event
of global catastrophe a doomsday event an apocalypse and civilization has
an apocalypse and civilization has
an apocalypse and civilization has collapsed and the vast majority of
collapsed and the vast majority of
collapsed and the vast majority of humanity has died but we’ve all survived
humanity has died but we’ve all survived
humanity has died but we’ve all survived Bree let’s say that this lecture theatre
Bree let’s say that this lecture theatre
Bree let’s say that this lecture theatre was Saturn right now who served as some
was Saturn right now who served as some
was Saturn right now who served as some kind of hardened bunker and we have
kind of hardened bunker and we have
kind of hardened bunker and we have survived the end of the world
survived the end of the world
survived the end of the world when the rest of humanity has perished
when the rest of humanity has perished
when the rest of humanity has perished well what now what would you need to
well what now what would you need to
well what now what would you need to know not just in a short term not just
know not just in a short term not just
know not just in a short term not just to survive but in the long term how
to survive but in the long term how
to survive but in the long term how could you go about rebuilding a society
could you go about rebuilding a society
could you go about rebuilding a society from scratch for yourself what’s the
from scratch for yourself what’s the
from scratch for yourself what’s the most important scientific understanding
most important scientific understanding
most important scientific understanding the most important technological
the most important technological
the most important technological know-how you would want to have
know-how you would want to have
know-how you would want to have preserved and written down so that
preserved and written down so that
preserved and written down so that knowledge doesn’t get lost to history
knowledge doesn’t get lost to history
knowledge doesn’t get lost to history again what book would you want in your
again what book would you want in your
again what book would you want in your hands but serves as some kind of
hands but serves as some kind of
hands but serves as some kind of QuickStart rebooting guide for
QuickStart rebooting guide for
QuickStart rebooting guide for civilization itself so you could avoid
civilization itself so you could avoid
civilization itself so you could avoid another Dark Ages accelerate the
another Dark Ages accelerate the
another Dark Ages accelerate the recovery of civilization and rebuild
recovery of civilization and rebuild
recovery of civilization and rebuild pretty much to where we’ve got to today
pretty much to where we’ve got to today
pretty much to where we’ve got to today of the apocalypse well that’s the book
of the apocalypse well that’s the book
of the apocalypse well that’s the book as a research scientist and writer that
as a research scientist and writer that
as a research scientist and writer that I’ve tried to create I’ve tried to
I’ve tried to create I’ve tried to
I’ve tried to create I’ve tried to create this reboot guide for
create this reboot guide for
create this reboot guide for civilization itself as a way of peering
civilization itself as a way of peering
civilization itself as a way of peering behind the scenes of how our modern
behind the scenes of how our modern
behind the scenes of how our modern world actually works the things we just
world actually works the things we just
world actually works the things we just take for granted in our modern lives and
take for granted in our modern lives and
take for granted in our modern lives and what has enabled civilization to
what has enabled civilization to
what has enabled civilization to progress and advance over the centuries
progress and advance over the centuries
progress and advance over the centuries and millennia of history so what we’re
and millennia of history so what we’re
and millennia of history so what we’re really talking about here
really talking about here
really talking about here is how could you do this for real how
is how could you do this for real how
is how could you do this for real how could you mine craft for real how can
could you mine craft for real how can
could you mine craft for real how can you start in a blank empty landscape and
you start in a blank empty landscape and
you start in a blank empty landscape and gather and collect all of the raw
gather and collect all of the raw
gather and collect all of the raw materials and substances that you need
materials and substances that you need
materials and substances that you need to provide for yourself and for your for
to provide for yourself and for your for
to provide for yourself and for your for your society and use them in
your society and use them in
your society and use them in combinations with each other to make the
combinations with each other to make the
combinations with each other to make the tools and the mechanisms and the
tools and the mechanisms and the
tools and the mechanisms and the chemistry that you need to support
chemistry that you need to support
chemistry that you need to support yourself and what I like to focus on for
yourself and what I like to focus on for
yourself and what I like to focus on for this talk is how could you go about
this talk is how could you go about
this talk is how could you go about spreading the ideas that are worth
spreading the ideas that are worth
spreading the ideas that are worth spreading if you’re starting again from
spreading if you’re starting again from
spreading if you’re starting again from scratch in this post-apocalyptic
scratch in this post-apocalyptic
scratch in this post-apocalyptic hypothetical scenario what’s the
hypothetical scenario what’s the
hypothetical scenario what’s the technology you’d want to redevelop as
technology you’d want to redevelop as
technology you’d want to redevelop as quickly as possible to share your
quickly as possible to share your
quickly as possible to share your understanding amongst everyone else who
understanding amongst everyone else who
understanding amongst everyone else who survived as you recover and regrow now
survived as you recover and regrow now
survived as you recover and regrow now in our history the critical invention
in our history the critical invention
in our history the critical invention that revolutionized society was the
that revolutionized society was the
that revolutionized society was the invention of the printing press because
invention of the printing press because
invention of the printing press because before the printing press if you wanted
before the printing press if you wanted
before the printing press if you wanted to share human ideas if you wanted to
to share human ideas if you wanted to
to share human ideas if you wanted to copy knowledge and share it amongst
copy knowledge and share it amongst
copy knowledge and share it amongst people
people
people the only way to do that is by filling an
the only way to do that is by filling an
the only way to do that is by filling an entire room full of people like we have
entire room full of people like we have
entire room full of people like we have here and get them to copy out a book
here and get them to copy out a book
here and get them to copy out a book letter by letter in handwriting with
letter by letter in handwriting with
letter by letter in handwriting with scribes and it’s incredibly laborious
scribes and it’s incredibly laborious
scribes and it’s incredibly laborious and time-consuming and expensive and
and time-consuming and expensive and
and time-consuming and expensive and that means very rich powerful people get
that means very rich powerful people get
that means very rich powerful people get to choose which ideas are allowed to
to choose which ideas are allowed to
to choose which ideas are allowed to spread there’s a choke point on history
spread there’s a choke point on history
spread there’s a choke point on history and the transmission of ideas with a
and the transmission of ideas with a
and the transmission of ideas with a printing press it’s almost as if
printing press it’s almost as if
printing press it’s almost as if knowledge itself becomes democratic
knowledge itself becomes democratic
knowledge itself becomes democratic anyone can share any ideas they like
anyone can share any ideas they like
anyone can share any ideas they like with anyone else so what I want to share
with anyone else so what I want to share
with anyone else so what I want to share with you today is how do you go about
with you today is how do you go about
with you today is how do you go about making a book from absolute scratch as a
making a book from absolute scratch as a
making a book from absolute scratch as a writer I want to tell you how to make
writer I want to tell you how to make
writer I want to tell you how to make your own book and this for me has been a
your own book and this for me has been a
your own book and this for me has been a voyage of of personal discovery during
voyage of of personal discovery during
voyage of of personal discovery during the course of this research project I’ve
the course of this research project I’ve
the course of this research project I’ve learned the enormous and
learned the enormous and
learned the enormous and and create a lot of objects and
and create a lot of objects and
and create a lot of objects and artifacts which I’ve got to show some of
artifacts which I’ve got to show some of
artifacts which I’ve got to show some of this afternoon to show to you now the
this afternoon to show to you now the
this afternoon to show to you now the four fundamental things need for making
four fundamental things need for making
four fundamental things need for making a book kind of makes sense you need
a book kind of makes sense you need
a book kind of makes sense you need paper nude ink you need little bits of
paper nude ink you need little bits of
paper nude ink you need little bits of letters of a movable type and you need a
letters of a movable type and you need a
letters of a movable type and you need a printing press and the basic principle
printing press and the basic principle
printing press and the basic principle behind what you do here is take your
behind what you do here is take your
behind what you do here is take your movable metal type your letters lay them
movable metal type your letters lay them
movable metal type your letters lay them out a nice grid to build up the the
out a nice grid to build up the the
out a nice grid to build up the the pages of text ink those with some very
pages of text ink those with some very
pages of text ink those with some very nice thick viscous black ink and then
nice thick viscous black ink and then
nice thick viscous black ink and then use a printing press to play some firm
use a printing press to play some firm
use a printing press to play some firm but very even pressure to squeeze down a
but very even pressure to squeeze down a
but very even pressure to squeeze down a piece of paper and transfer that writing
piece of paper and transfer that writing
piece of paper and transfer that writing over a hundred times faster you could
over a hundred times faster you could
over a hundred times faster you could ever write it out with handwriting but
ever write it out with handwriting but
ever write it out with handwriting but if you want to make a book from scratch
if you want to make a book from scratch
if you want to make a book from scratch this is the process you will need to
this is the process you will need to
this is the process you will need to cover if you’re going right back to
cover if you’re going right back to
cover if you’re going right back to scratch of how do you make the movable
scratch of how do you make the movable
scratch of how do you make the movable type you need to know how you cast metal
type you need to know how you cast metal
type you need to know how you cast metal to make metal you know how to you smelts
to make metal you know how to you smelts
to make metal you know how to you smelts from ore and charcoal if you’re making
from ore and charcoal if you’re making
from ore and charcoal if you’re making ink you need to know what ingredients go
ink you need to know what ingredients go
ink you need to know what ingredients go into that and what should be clear from
into that and what should be clear from
into that and what should be clear from this simplified diagram this is
this simplified diagram this is
this simplified diagram this is essentially the recipe for Minecraft and
essentially the recipe for Minecraft and
essentially the recipe for Minecraft and making a book from scratch what you need
making a book from scratch what you need
making a book from scratch what you need to gather from your natural environment
to gather from your natural environment
to gather from your natural environment and combine in different ways to print a
and combine in different ways to print a
and combine in different ways to print a book for yourself and what should be
book for yourself and what should be
book for yourself and what should be clear from this diagram is just how
clear from this diagram is just how
clear from this diagram is just how crucial trees are not just providing
crucial trees are not just providing
crucial trees are not just providing timber for construction for building
timber for construction for building
timber for construction for building things but for providing the very
things but for providing the very
things but for providing the very chemistry and the substances that our
chemistry and the substances that our
chemistry and the substances that our societies relied upon for hundreds and
societies relied upon for hundreds and
societies relied upon for hundreds and thousands of years and of course also
thousands of years and of course also
thousands of years and of course also important fire an application of heat
important fire an application of heat
important fire an application of heat has been for things as fundamental as
has been for things as fundamental as
has been for things as fundamental as how do I get metal to come out of a rock
how do I get metal to come out of a rock
how do I get metal to come out of a rock and just some of those encapsulated in
and just some of those encapsulated in
and just some of those encapsulated in this diagram of how you go right back to
this diagram of how you go right back to
this diagram of how you go right back to basics to make a book and the bid I’d
basics to make a book and the bid I’d
basics to make a book and the bid I’d like to focus on for this talk is how do
like to focus on for this talk is how do
like to focus on for this talk is how do you cast that metal type how do you pour
you cast that metal type how do you pour
you cast that metal type how do you pour molten metal into molds create the tiny
molten metal into molds create the tiny
molten metal into molds create the tiny letters which you then arranged in two
letters which you then arranged in two
letters which you then arranged in two rows for printing now contrary to what’s
rows for printing now contrary to what’s
rows for printing now contrary to what’s commonly thought it wasn’t actually
commonly thought it wasn’t actually
commonly thought it wasn’t actually Johann Gutenberg who first invented
Johann Gutenberg who first invented
Johann Gutenberg who first invented movable metal type printing it was some
movable metal type printing it was some
movable metal type printing it was some monks in in Cheongju in Korea good 60
monks in in Cheongju in Korea good 60
monks in in Cheongju in Korea good 60 years before Gutenberg and they used
years before Gutenberg and they used
years before Gutenberg and they used move all metal type to print a Buddhist
move all metal type to print a Buddhist
move all metal type to print a Buddhist text called GG in the year thirteen
text called GG in the year thirteen
text called GG in the year thirteen seventy seven and understand how they
seventy seven and understand how they
seventy seven and understand how they did that how they printed the very first
did that how they printed the very first
did that how they printed the very first book using simple techniques i traveled
book using simple techniques i traveled
book using simple techniques i traveled out to korea to visit a traditional
out to korea to visit a traditional
out to korea to visit a traditional master to learn that craft of making a
master to learn that craft of making a
master to learn that craft of making a book from scratch of making the movable
book from scratch of making the movable
book from scratch of making the movable metal type and i’ve got a short video
metal type and i’ve got a short video
metal type and i’ve got a short video for you now that shows that process that
for you now that shows that process that
for you now that shows that process that i learnt what you’re about to see is how
i learnt what you’re about to see is how
i learnt what you’re about to see is how you start from little wooden blocks with
you start from little wooden blocks with
you start from little wooden blocks with the letters engraved into them which are
the letters engraved into them which are
the letters engraved into them which are packed into sand to create a sand cast
packed into sand to create a sand cast
packed into sand to create a sand cast and then pouring the molten metal to
and then pouring the molten metal to
and then pouring the molten metal to make that movable metal type areas
so this is why madness and costing is
so this is why madness and costing is such a time-consuming Moroz process to
such a time-consuming Moroz process to
such a time-consuming Moroz process to such you have to build that tree you
such you have to build that tree you
such you have to build that tree you have to create the channel from the
have to create the channel from the
have to create the channel from the branches connect where you
[Music]
[Music] and this is what I created from that
and this is what I created from that
and this is what I created from that process this is the metal type I founded
process this is the metal type I founded
process this is the metal type I founded myself in Cheongju and Korea and I think
myself in Cheongju and Korea and I think
myself in Cheongju and Korea and I think this is an artifact is absolutely
this is an artifact is absolutely
this is an artifact is absolutely beautiful almost represents the tree of
beautiful almost represents the tree of
beautiful almost represents the tree of knowledge itself cast miss in this
knowledge itself cast miss in this
knowledge itself cast miss in this beautiful bronze and the last step in
beautiful bronze and the last step in
beautiful bronze and the last step in that process would be to break off those
that process would be to break off those
that process would be to break off those individual blocks of type each with a
individual blocks of type each with a
individual blocks of type each with a different character file it down a
different character file it down a
different character file it down a little bit smooth it off and then
little bit smooth it off and then
little bit smooth it off and then arrange it in rows for printing now you
arrange it in rows for printing now you
arrange it in rows for printing now you should have seen from that video that
should have seen from that video that
should have seen from that video that although you can cast metal type using
although you can cast metal type using
although you can cast metal type using that sand casting technique that simple
that sand casting technique that simple
that sand casting technique that simple technique it’s still pretty slow and
technique it’s still pretty slow and
technique it’s still pretty slow and laborious it requires a lot of skill and
laborious it requires a lot of skill and
laborious it requires a lot of skill and uncraft me ship and the revolution that
uncraft me ship and the revolution that
uncraft me ship and the revolution that Gutenberg came up with was how to
Gutenberg came up with was how to
Gutenberg came up with was how to mass-produce that metal type itself the
mass-produce that metal type itself the
mass-produce that metal type itself the device that he invented to replace the
device that he invented to replace the
device that he invented to replace the sand casting is this little type casting
sand casting is this little type casting
sand casting is this little type casting mold here and all you’ve got are
mold here and all you’ve got are
mold here and all you’ve got are essentially two l-shaped halves of that
essentially two l-shaped halves of that
essentially two l-shaped halves of that mold with a cuboidal hole in the middle
mold with a cuboidal hole in the middle
mold with a cuboidal hole in the middle where you put your matrix you put the
where you put your matrix you put the
where you put your matrix you put the letter you’re trying to cast and the
letter you’re trying to cast and the
letter you’re trying to cast and the bottom that hole pouring a molten metal
bottom that hole pouring a molten metal
bottom that hole pouring a molten metal then it cool for a little bit and then
then it cool for a little bit and then
then it cool for a little bit and then just slide apart the two halves and your
just slide apart the two halves and your
just slide apart the two halves and your piece of metal type pops out it’s
piece of metal type pops out it’s
piece of metal type pops out it’s incredibly quick and effortless to
incredibly quick and effortless to
incredibly quick and effortless to mass-produce metal type using this
mass-produce metal type using this
mass-produce metal type using this invention the Gutenberg came up with so
invention the Gutenberg came up with so
invention the Gutenberg came up with so if the printing press is the tool that
if the printing press is the tool that
if the printing press is the tool that used for mass producing human ideas for
used for mass producing human ideas for
used for mass producing human ideas for for sharing the ideas of the worth
for sharing the ideas of the worth
for sharing the ideas of the worth sharing then it’s this which is the tool
sharing then it’s this which is the tool
sharing then it’s this which is the tool for creating the tools for sharing human
for creating the tools for sharing human
for creating the tools for sharing human knowledge this is the step beneath that
knowledge this is the step beneath that
knowledge this is the step beneath that in that chain now one of the things that
in that chain now one of the things that
in that chain now one of the things that I was incredibly smug with myself when I
I was incredibly smug with myself when I
I was incredibly smug with myself when I was going through this research project
was going through this research project
was going through this research project of how could you start civilization from
of how could you start civilization from
of how could you start civilization from scratch and reboot if he ever had to was
scratch and reboot if he ever had to was
scratch and reboot if he ever had to was I realized that in the pages of this
I realized that in the pages of this
I realized that in the pages of this book I could explain to you how to make
book I could explain to you how to make
book I could explain to you how to make your own paper from scratch I could
your own paper from scratch I could
your own paper from scratch I could explain how to make your own ink and I
explain how to make your own ink and I
explain how to make your own ink and I could explain how to construct a rude
could explain how to construct a rude
could explain how to construct a rude printing press so it’s almost as if
printing press so it’s almost as if
printing press so it’s almost as if within the pages of this book it
within the pages of this book it
within the pages of this book it contains the genetic instructions for
contains the genetic instructions for
contains the genetic instructions for its own reproduction tongue-in-cheek of
its own reproduction tongue-in-cheek of
its own reproduction tongue-in-cheek of course only a single copy of the
course only a single copy of the
course only a single copy of the knowledge would need to survive the
knowledge would need to survive the
knowledge would need to survive the apocalypse and it tells you the book
apocalypse and it tells you the book
apocalypse and it tells you the book tells you how to make more books it can
tells you how to make more books it can
tells you how to make more books it can replicate and divide almost like an
replicate and divide almost like an
replicate and divide almost like an organism and to put my money where my
organism and to put my money where my
organism and to put my money where my mouth was I did this I created or
mouth was I did this I created or
mouth was I did this I created or printer two pages of the book on
printer two pages of the book on
printer two pages of the book on handmade paper printed with a simple
handmade paper printed with a simple
handmade paper printed with a simple primitive printing press and indeed this
primitive printing press and indeed this
primitive printing press and indeed this page here is the page of the book that
page here is the page of the book that
page here is the page of the book that explains how you make a primitive
explains how you make a primitive
explains how you make a primitive printing press printed using a primitive
printing press printed using a primitive
printing press printed using a primitive printing press on to homemade paper this
printing press on to homemade paper this
printing press on to homemade paper this page here is essentially that book
page here is essentially that book
page here is essentially that book reproducing itself like an organism
reproducing itself like an organism
reproducing itself like an organism which I loved as a concept now you’ll
which I loved as a concept now you’ll
which I loved as a concept now you’ll also know that in in modern books when
also know that in in modern books when
also know that in in modern books when they’re published there’s an author
they’re published there’s an author
they’re published there’s an author photograph a portrait on the back
photograph a portrait on the back
photograph a portrait on the back perhaps with the author looking 3/4 onto
perhaps with the author looking 3/4 onto
perhaps with the author looking 3/4 onto the camera with a hand on the chin
the camera with a hand on the chin
the camera with a hand on the chin looking ever so self-satisfied and and
looking ever so self-satisfied and and
looking ever so self-satisfied and and smug with themselves and for this
smug with themselves and for this
smug with themselves and for this project I wanted even the author
project I wanted even the author
project I wanted even the author photograph to remain true to the premise
photograph to remain true to the premise
photograph to remain true to the premise of the book I wanted to make a
of the book I wanted to make a
of the book I wanted to make a photograph from scratch myself I wanted
photograph from scratch myself I wanted
photograph from scratch myself I wanted to take a selfie in the truest and
to take a selfie in the truest and
to take a selfie in the truest and deeper sense you could ever take a
deeper sense you could ever take a
deeper sense you could ever take a selfie so I went down to Lacock Abbey
selfie so I went down to Lacock Abbey
selfie so I went down to Lacock Abbey where photography was invented in the
where photography was invented in the
where photography was invented in the 1830s 1840s and I worked with a
1830s 1840s and I worked with a
1830s 1840s and I worked with a photographic historian there to mix
photographic historian there to mix
photographic historian there to mix together our very simple silver
together our very simple silver
together our very simple silver containing chemistry douse that emulsion
containing chemistry douse that emulsion
containing chemistry douse that emulsion onto a single plate of glass load of
onto a single plate of glass load of
onto a single plate of glass load of that into a primitive single lens camera
that into a primitive single lens camera
that into a primitive single lens camera and have my photo taken had a selfie
and have my photo taken had a selfie
and have my photo taken had a selfie created what I’m about to show you is I
created what I’m about to show you is I
created what I’m about to show you is I swear the most egotistical slide you’re
swear the most egotistical slide you’re
swear the most egotistical slide you’re about to see doesn’t get any worse than
about to see doesn’t get any worse than
about to see doesn’t get any worse than this and this is the photo that I had
this and this is the photo that I had
this and this is the photo that I had taken now what you’ll notice is that I
taken now what you’ll notice is that I
taken now what you’ll notice is that I look a little bit Stern I look a little
look a little bit Stern I look a little
look a little bit Stern I look a little bit glum in this picture
bit glum in this picture
bit glum in this picture and that’s because this is no snapshot
and that’s because this is no snapshot
and that’s because this is no snapshot that simple silver chemistry that we
that simple silver chemistry that we
that simple silver chemistry that we mixed ourselves is very slow to respond
mixed ourselves is very slow to respond
mixed ourselves is very slow to respond to the light we had to use a 15 second
to the light we had to use a 15 second
to the light we had to use a 15 second exposure for that picture and I would
exposure for that picture and I would
exposure for that picture and I would challenge any one of you sat here right
challenge any one of you sat here right
challenge any one of you sat here right now to sit for 15 seconds absolutely
now to sit for 15 seconds absolutely
now to sit for 15 seconds absolutely dead still not allowing your facial
dead still not allowing your facial
dead still not allowing your facial muscles to relax or twitch and slightest
muscles to relax or twitch and slightest
muscles to relax or twitch and slightest or your head to jittery or shoulders to
or your head to jittery or shoulders to
or your head to jittery or shoulders to relax the tiniest movement over 15
relax the tiniest movement over 15
relax the tiniest movement over 15 seconds and your entire face blurs in
seconds and your entire face blurs in
seconds and your entire face blurs in this ghostly apparition has happened for
this ghostly apparition has happened for
this ghostly apparition has happened for most of the pictures we tried to take on
most of the pictures we tried to take on
most of the pictures we tried to take on this day and what you can’t see is that
this day and what you can’t see is that
this day and what you can’t see is that behind me in this picture there was a
behind me in this picture there was a
behind me in this picture there was a wrought iron stand with a skull clamp
wrought iron stand with a skull clamp
wrought iron stand with a skull clamp locked through the base of my head – how
locked through the base of my head – how
locked through the base of my head – how my skull absolutely still fits entire
my skull absolutely still fits entire
my skull absolutely still fits entire exposure so I would put it to you that
exposure so I would put it to you that
exposure so I would put it to you that the reason all of our earliest
the reason all of our earliest
the reason all of our earliest photographs of Victorian gentleman and
photographs of Victorian gentleman and
photographs of Victorian gentleman and ladies the reason they looked so joyless
ladies the reason they looked so joyless
ladies the reason they looked so joyless and Stern wasn’t cuz they didn’t know
and Stern wasn’t cuz they didn’t know
and Stern wasn’t cuz they didn’t know how to party
how to party
how to party back in a Victorian they were all on the
back in a Victorian they were all on the
back in a Victorian they were all on the laudanum they were having more fun then
laudanum they were having more fun then
laudanum they were having more fun then that we’re having now but it’s an
that we’re having now but it’s an
that we’re having now but it’s an artifact of the technology that was
artifact of the technology that was
artifact of the technology that was available at the time we are literally
available at the time we are literally
available at the time we are literally looking at our ancestors through a
looking at our ancestors through a
looking at our ancestors through a distorted lens or at least through
distorted lens or at least through
distorted lens or at least through distorting photographic chemistry and
distorting photographic chemistry and
distorting photographic chemistry and again for proof of principle this is a
again for proof of principle this is a
again for proof of principle this is a selfie that I made myself on that day
selfie that I made myself on that day
selfie that I made myself on that day and it was more effort than it was worth
and it was more effort than it was worth
and it was more effort than it was worth I’ll I’ll be honest you to do that more
I’ll I’ll be honest you to do that more
I’ll I’ll be honest you to do that more often than not now if you took this
often than not now if you took this
often than not now if you took this premise seriously if you really did
premise seriously if you really did
premise seriously if you really did think that civilization was about to
think that civilization was about to
think that civilization was about to collapse there’s an apocalypse upon us
collapse there’s an apocalypse upon us
collapse there’s an apocalypse upon us and you wanted to try to preserve and
and you wanted to try to preserve and
and you wanted to try to preserve and save the very core of our civilization a
save the very core of our civilization a
save the very core of our civilization a kernel of the most vital knowledge that
kernel of the most vital knowledge that
kernel of the most vital knowledge that you would protect somewhere so that it
you would protect somewhere so that it
you would protect somewhere so that it can then expand and flower again after
can then expand and flower again after
can then expand and flower again after the end of the world you could do
the end of the world you could do
the end of the world you could do something like this you could build vast
something like this you could build vast
something like this you could build vast treasure troves of knowledge of books of
treasure troves of knowledge of books of
treasure troves of knowledge of books of libraries and have them full with
libraries and have them full with
libraries and have them full with practical guides on metalwork
practical guides on metalwork
practical guides on metalwork King and woodworking and how to grow
King and woodworking and how to grow
King and woodworking and how to grow your own food and the very basic
your own food and the very basic
your own food and the very basic elements of of navigation or medicine
elements of of navigation or medicine
elements of of navigation or medicine but the pond with that is that great big
but the pond with that is that great big
but the pond with that is that great big piles of books don’t actually stick
piles of books don’t actually stick
piles of books don’t actually stick around all that long but they’re
around all that long but they’re
around all that long but they’re flammable they can burn they molder if
flammable they can burn they molder if
flammable they can burn they molder if they start start getting too wet but
they start start getting too wet but
they start start getting too wet but with modern technology we’ve got an
with modern technology we’ve got an
with modern technology we’ve got an alternative now with something like an
alternative now with something like an
alternative now with something like an e-reader you can load onto that ereader
e-reader you can load onto that ereader
e-reader you can load onto that ereader an entire library of useful information
an entire library of useful information
an entire library of useful information you can hold in the palm of your hand
you can hold in the palm of your hand
you can hold in the palm of your hand 10,000 books of useful knowledge as well
10,000 books of useful knowledge as well
10,000 books of useful knowledge as well as perhaps some novels and poetry to
as perhaps some novels and poetry to
as perhaps some novels and poetry to make life worth living after the
make life worth living after the
make life worth living after the apocalypse but the problem here is if
apocalypse but the problem here is if
apocalypse but the problem here is if you did have the sum total human
you did have the sum total human
you did have the sum total human knowledge saved on your on your Kindle
knowledge saved on your on your Kindle
knowledge saved on your on your Kindle or your e-reader soon as your pocket
or your e-reader soon as your pocket
or your e-reader soon as your pocket comes and the grid goes down you can
comes and the grid goes down you can
comes and the grid goes down you can realize you can’t recharge your Kindle
realize you can’t recharge your Kindle
realize you can’t recharge your Kindle you can’t plug it into the mains to
you can’t plug it into the mains to
you can’t plug it into the mains to recharge again so what I’ve created what
recharge again so what I’ve created what
recharge again so what I’ve created what I’ve hacked is an apocalypse proof
I’ve hacked is an apocalypse proof
I’ve hacked is an apocalypse proof Kindle apocalypse proof ereader I bought
Kindle apocalypse proof ereader I bought
Kindle apocalypse proof ereader I bought one secondhand off the internet for
one secondhand off the internet for
one secondhand off the internet for about 20 quid here it is here and I’ve
about 20 quid here it is here and I’ve
about 20 quid here it is here and I’ve modded it I’ve hacked it by adding some
modded it I’ve hacked it by adding some
modded it I’ve hacked it by adding some second-hand solar panels which I’ve sold
second-hand solar panels which I’ve sold
second-hand solar panels which I’ve sold it together I’ve connected all together
it together I’ve connected all together
it together I’ve connected all together with tabbing wire wire that back into
with tabbing wire wire that back into
with tabbing wire wire that back into the bottom of the Kindle and this now is
the bottom of the Kindle and this now is
the bottom of the Kindle and this now is 10,000 books that library of human
10,000 books that library of human
10,000 books that library of human knowledge in upon my hand safe and sound
knowledge in upon my hand safe and sound
knowledge in upon my hand safe and sound as soon as those batteries run out I can
as soon as those batteries run out I can
as soon as those batteries run out I can just leave it out in the Sun and
just leave it out in the Sun and
just leave it out in the Sun and recharge that in deafening keep that
recharge that in deafening keep that
recharge that in deafening keep that knowledge alive so if you did think the
knowledge alive so if you did think the
knowledge alive so if you did think the apocalypse is coming you get something
apocalypse is coming you get something
apocalypse is coming you get something like this loaded up with 10,000 the most
like this loaded up with 10,000 the most
like this loaded up with 10,000 the most useful books and include things about
useful books and include things about
useful books and include things about how to copy that knowledge for yourself
how to copy that knowledge for yourself
how to copy that knowledge for yourself the capabilities making paper and ink
the capabilities making paper and ink
the capabilities making paper and ink and a printing press and remain
and a printing press and remain
and a printing press and remain spreading the ideas that deserve to be
spreading the ideas that deserve to be
spreading the ideas that deserve to be spread after the apocalypse thank you
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