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Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

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Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

#11
> The big downer is that we can't charge and use this battery at the same time- so that "hotwiring" of a USB-C port really helps here.

This is the battery bank I carry on trips. It can power downstream devices while it's charging, but only at >50% battery capacity.

Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

#12

I get the cyberdeck naming, but why is this called a "Recovery Kit"? What's being recovered? Never really talks about use cases. Just a cool way to get online on the go?

The original article [1], from 2019, briefly explains the concept:

> Building Internet-connected things seems obvious today, but what about when there’s no Internet?

> The concept often feels like something out of a science fiction movie or a doomsday prepper’s handbook- and while this device can work in both scenarios, it’s also about understanding resiliency for your projects and being a good steward of the systems in place today.

[1] https://www.doscher.com/work-recovery-kit/

Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

#13

I get the cyberdeck naming, but why is this called a "Recovery Kit"? What's being recovered? Never really talks about use cases. Just a cool way to get online on the go?

The original article [1], from 2019, briefly explains the concept: > Building Internet-connected things seems obvious today, but what about when there’s no Internet? > The concept often feels like something out of a science fiction movie or a doomsday prepper’s handbook- and while this device can work in both scenarios, it’s also about understanding resiliency for your projects and being a good steward of the systems…

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Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The original article [1], from 2019, briefly explains the concept: > Building Internet-connected things seems obvious today, but what about when there’s no Internet? > The concept often feels like something out of a science fiction movie or a doomsday prepper’s handbook- and while this device can work in both scenarios, it’s also about understanding resiliency for your projects and being a good steward of the systems…

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Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The original article [1], from 2019, briefly explains the concept: > Building Internet-connected things seems obvious today, but what about when there’s no Internet? > The concept often feels like something out of a science fiction movie or a doomsday prepper’s handbook- and while this device can work in both scenarios, it’s also about understanding resiliency for your projects and being a good steward of the systems…

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[delayed] is an hn feature! it allows a commenter to write a response and delay it for a moment or two before it goes 'live'.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=231024

Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The original article [1], from 2019, briefly explains the concept: > Building Internet-connected things seems obvious today, but what about when there’s no Internet? > The concept often feels like something out of a science fiction movie or a doomsday prepper’s handbook- and while this device can work in both scenarios, it’s also about understanding resiliency for your projects and being a good steward of the systems…

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I have a delay set in my profile because I often edit a comment once or twice after posting, and don't want to cause issues by someone attempting to respond to a comment that's about to change.

I didn't realize the comment showed as [delayed], I thought it just didn't post. Sorry for the trouble.

Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

#17

I feel like this needs a meshtastic or lora or ham radio feature of some description but i'm definitely drawn to the concept - more as art than function

The GPIO pins give a reasonable point of interface for a LoRa module. Or you could interface it with one of the Lilygo offerings and have a programmable LoRa/Meshtastic/disaster.radio compatible device.

(https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-echo?variant=42306295857333 or https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t3s3-v1-0 maybe?)

Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

#18
I think that the inside should match the motif that the outsides set.

what I mean by that : the outside sets a tone of professional heavy-duty post-apocalyptic computing, yet the insides are filled with fragile wire connects, fragile routes, multiple boards and new (read: unproven) non-redundant technologies.

I would expect something that exudes that aesthetic to be wired like a NASA project [0], use radiation hardened components, redundancy, SOMETHING that speaks to the durability.

[0]: https://workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp/2%20books/links/sectio...

Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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I have a delay set in my profile because I often edit a comment once or twice after posting, and don't want to cause issues by someone attempting to respond to a comment that's about to change. I didn't realize the comment showed as [delayed], I thought it just didn't post. Sorry for the trouble.

I also have a delay set in my profile. I give myself 10 minutes to edit or cool off and delete. But I have never seen a [delayed] comment. That seems to undermine the purpose of the delay.

Re: Show HN: 5 Years Ago I made the Recovery Kit, I just made the RK2

#20
I like it, but the trouble with ortho keyboards is that they are quite expensive and hard to come by. I've resigned myself to "mainstream" QMK keyboards like the K7 Max (https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2024/04/06/1830), but keep wondering if there's something more compact.
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