Category Archives: Rebuilding Civilisation

How Large a Population Is Required to Build an Advanced Civilisation?

Posted on 25 May, 2016 by alfin2101

“The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking at which we created them.” — Albert Einstein Fertility is high … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Security is the Beginning of Disaster

Posted on 5 May, 2016 by alfin2101

Humans crave security. They will go to great lengths in an attempt to make themselves feel safe and secure. Unfortunately, there is no limit to potential risks. The ones we focus on are often the least likely to do us … Continue reading →

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TEOTWAWKI Survival Cache: Include 3D Printer, Survival e-Library, etc.

Posted on 21 April, 2016 by alfin2101

When you are placing your survival caches in likely hiding places around the world, do not forget to include a general-purpose, self-replicating 3D printer, along with a comprehensive survival e-library with all the necessary modeling software and plans. You will … Continue reading →

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A Modern Civilisation Without Working Power Grids and Internets?

Posted on 14 January, 2016 by alfin2101

The Congressional EMP Commission has repeatedly warned that a nuclear Scud missile launched from a freighter could prompt a U.S. blackout that would … last for at least a year, but kill nine in every 10 Americans. There are nearly … Continue reading →

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End of the World Library to Help Things Reboot After TEOTWAWKI

Posted on 3 January, 2016 by alfin2101

You made it through the end of the world. Given enough time and care, you may find enough cooperative survivors to begin rebuilding. But how can you replace the knowledge that was lost when everything fell apart? You can’t, not … Continue reading →

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Printing a New Civilisation After TSHTF

Posted on 22 November, 2015 by alfin2101

3D printing is being used to print spare parts for race cars, fighter jets, to print firearms and rocket engines. It is also being used to print pills, body tissues and replacement parts, to print entire homes, boats, and automobiles. … Continue reading →

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What’s So Great About 3D Printing?

Posted on 13 November, 2015 by alfin2101

A Disruptive Technology 3D printing is disruptive in several ways. First, it will compete with and partially replace several different industrial processes. Next, it will allow the creation of completely new products — and completely new tools for creating new … Continue reading →

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China’s Grand Medley of Pending Calamities

Posted on 28 September, 2015 by alfin2101

Is it All Just Bad Luck? China is riding several turbulent waves of potential disaster, hoping that it can leverage an “appearance of strength and stability” into a position of relative strength in the aftermath of what is coming. Look … Continue reading →

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It’s Alive: Convert Empty Shells into Livable Houses, Quickly

Posted on 25 March, 2015 by alfin2101

To convert any weather-resistant shell into a modern functioning, versatile house, you need to give the shell a modern heart: Plumbing, HVAC, Electricity, water heating, bathroom, kitchen with appliances, plus gas and data services as required. All of those functions … Continue reading →

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Re-Starting Civilisation After the “S” Hits the “F”

Posted on 29 December, 2014 by alfin2101

The modern world is built upon human psychology. The ability of humans to solve problems, or to work around them. The willingness of humans to endure difficulties and hard times, hoping for something better to come along. The modern world … Continue reading →

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A Broken Civilisation is Not Easy to Regrow

Posted on 18 September, 2014 by alfin2101

Civilisation is not an easy thing to build in the first place. Not every breeding population can achieve it, no matter how much time it is given. But once civilisation is allowed to break down, bringing it back again can … Continue reading →

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Long Term Survival vs. Rebuilding Civilisation

Posted on 13 July, 2014 by alfin2101

At the Al Fin Dangerous Child Institute, children are taught survival over all time scales — immediate, intermediate, and long term. But Dangerous Children are also taught how to build networked communities of like-minded and competent people, with the aim … Continue reading →

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Global Nuclear War Making a Comeback Under Putin, Obama?

Posted on 25 June, 2014 by alfin2101

Remember the grand old days of the USSR? Remember Dr. Strangelove, Alas Babylon, Lucifer’s Hammer, Earth Abides, On the Beach, and the large number of other popular works that both shaped and reflected the widespread nightmares of global nuclear war? … Continue reading →

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Coming Back from Apocalypse

Posted on 22 April, 2014 by alfin2101

Rebuilding civilisation after the deluge will require more than just survival skills. And don’t think apocalypse can’t happen. The Earth is struck by large asteroids far more commonly than we are told. “The only thing preventing a catastrophe from a … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding Civilisation in the Aftermath

Posted on 23 January, 2014 by alfin2101

Modern societies are facing a bifurcation point. One set of choices will lead to a general prosperity along with an amazing variety of increasingly sophisticated technological wonders and opportunities. The other set of choices will lead eventually to cascading failures, … Continue reading →

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