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Re: H.V.A.C.

Thanks Bill. Do you have a good link for the Allen Dense Air Machine - it sounds interesting?
by lewis
Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:43 am
 
Forum: How to build a civilization from scratch on another world?
Topic: H.V.A.C.
Replies: 2
Views: 13148

Re: Indigenous knowledge

Of course, no one book could ever cover in enough detail the local conditions, botany, natural resources, and so on, for all regions around the world. For The Knowledge I tried to provide enough condensed information that would be useful for rebuilding a civilisation no matter where you find yoursel...
by lewis
Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:40 am
 
Forum: How best to preserve vital knowledge?
Topic: Indigenous knowledge
Replies: 2
Views: 13313

Re: Lucifer's Hammer

Yes, I very much enjoyed Lucifer's Hammer myself! And I think your point is a very good one - slightly 'outdated' references might actually be more directly, practically useful if you ever did need to know how to start again from scratch. For example, one of the references I found myself referring b...
by lewis
Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:38 am
 
Forum: Best post-apoc novels?
Topic: Lucifer's Hammer
Replies: 4
Views: 14363

Re: Biodiesel

Thanks very much for that Clive. Can't the catalyst be flushed out of the biodiesel in the washing step?
by lewis
Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:08 am
 
Forum: 9. Transport
Topic: Biodiesel
Replies: 8
Views: 25387

Re: The Flying Sorcerers

Thanks very much Quelgeek - I've added The Flying Sorcerers to the recommended book list. Cheers!
by lewis
Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:57 am
 
Forum: Best post-apoc novels?
Topic: The Flying Sorcerers
Replies: 1
Views: 9575

Re: Ye cannae ignore the laws of social science

I think you're absolutely right, Tim. There is more to a complex civilisation than the visible technology - social and economic factors are of course also important. But as a science book, The Knowledge focuses on how you would go about recovering the crucial science and technology to allow society ...
by lewis
Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:19 am
 
Forum: How quickly could you accelerate a reboot of civilisation?
Topic: Ye cannae ignore the laws of social science
Replies: 4
Views: 16207

Re: Mars One

Indeed! And one of the best books exploring themes of human ingenuity for survival is 'The Martian' by Andy Weir -- an absolutely fabulous read...
by lewis
Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:54 pm
 
Forum: How to build a civilization from scratch on another world?
Topic: Mars One
Replies: 2
Views: 11183

Re: process could not be speeded up

Yes Jess, I think you're absolutely right. In such a marooning scenario your priorities will be for immediate survival, and a prerequisite for civilisation will be a larger population size. Given these, as the starting point for a thought experiment, what steps could you take over the generations to...
by lewis
Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:39 am
 
Forum: How to build a civilization from scratch on another world?
Topic: process could not be speeded up
Replies: 1
Views: 9256

Re: Arrival

Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett's 'Long Earth' book series also follows a similar theme - colonising parallel worlds by transporting across without iron tools and having to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps as a community on each virgin world
by lewis
Tue May 27, 2014 5:37 pm
 
Forum: How to build a civilization from scratch on another world?
Topic: Arrival
Replies: 6
Views: 20018

Re: Don't Forget Tech

What apps have you got on your iPad, Sheepdog? What would you recommend..?
by lewis
Tue May 27, 2014 5:32 pm
 
Forum: How best to preserve vital knowledge?
Topic: Don't Forget Tech
Replies: 6
Views: 20445
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