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Offline survival assistant – local LLM and Kiwix, runs from a USB stick(github.com)

29 points by soloyo 3 days ago | 16 comments

Make it a USB DeadDrop!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_dead_drop

Already posted on hn. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50264853

They appear to be different projects, here's the GitHub of the one you're linking: https://github.com/anonnerdfrenzy/survival-llm

[–] ccozan 3 days ago

neat idea but it requires a PC, this requires power and an outlet, which in a true disaster case is not possible.

Is there anything but for mobile? Or even a dedicated device.

[–] katmannthree 3 days ago

Many people have generators for shorter term emergencies. Even in places with severe infrastructure damage they often have grid power, just unreliably and only for a few hours at a time.

Also there's solar. For the cost of a gaming PC you can get a solar and lfp battery setup that will power a laptop for a very long time.

[–] ccozan 3 days ago

I understand, myself have such a backup battery for the house. But I am still pleading my case for a mobile solution. If there is a earthquake or large scale disaster, I am more inclined to have already my phone on me than my laptop.

( not sure what was the downvote for... )

[–] iamnothere 2 days ago

Kiwix works on mobile, with easy access to pre-download many books including survival books. No local LLM, but there are apps for this as well, so you could build your own setup without much effort.

[–] jvanderbot 3 days ago

Once again I have to suggest Project Nomad.

It already puts together an installer, stack, knowledge base, and local LLM support

Edit: copied up https://www.projectnomad.us/

[–] genpfault 3 days ago

> Project Nomad

This?

https://github.com/Crosstalk-Solutions/project-nomad

https://www.projectnomad.us/

[–] jvanderbot 2 days ago

Yep!

[–] MSFT_Edging 3 days ago