5
via You must be vouched for by a vouched user to participate.
-
I prefer to look at permacomputing through the lens of what if we don't collapse - that would include some degree of partial regression or disruption, but not the total loss.
Do you know of any other articles or things along those lines? A partial regression or loss of capacity, but not a complete failure of the system? I'm curious about this concept.
I think this generally falls under "post-collapse": just look for "post-collapse computing" etc. Content warning: not for anxious people.
I wrote a couple of articles on what I call heirloom computing which is very much about a system designed for longevity and failure regardless of what's around it.
I haven't had as much time to spend on it as I'd like, but I'm currently in the process of porting the existing prototype to STM32 as there'll be more in landfill than ESP32s.
There's also Computing Within Limits, Branch Magazine and Frugal Computing.
I dislike Branch, it feels a lot like greenwashing to me but you might find some good ideas in there.
This was a really interesting article. It makes a lot of sense. I think this mentality of permacomputing is largely hamstrung by the limited and ephemeral supply of chips that we've got.
This post tries to impose situations that would mitigate that reality, but I think we'd still be a far cry from manufacturing microchips in any appreciable numbers post-collapse. I really can't say whether or not we'd pull that off. I'm not educated enough on the concept to make a decent guess.
It's a good reminder for the future though that our computing time is likely limited in the long run if we don't shape up and run society better. :)