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Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by kakacik »

anticodon wrote: post #54
Scrapemist wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are proud people who want to defend their country.

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This is a lie, please stop spreading those. There are no "all barbed wire" borders, no anti-personnel mines, "guards with automatic weapons" sounds like some meme from 80s video games (which border guards anywhere in the world don't have some rifle with automatic fire mode?). Young people from Ukraine can currently travel free as far as I know.

You were thinking about russia, weren't you. Its not true even for that shithole, but much closer.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by kakacik »

anticodon wrote: post #68
koonsolo wrote: post #64

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I work with plenty of people from Ukraine. And recently, someone went abroad. So it's definitely still possible.

Very unlikely. Men of ages 18-60 are forbidden to leave Ukraine since February 27 or 28 of 2022. Women cannot cross the border since 2023. Of course, there should be some exceptions. For example, some people need to go abroad to bring Western supplied munitions, officials can leave to visit other countries, etc. But almost 100% of the population cannot leave Ukraine under any circumstances.

Untrue, why the heck do you keep spreading lies all over here? Young people including men 18-22 can leave Ukraine these days.

This change was all over the world news at the end of December. You are not on the top of your game, are you.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by tasuki »

anticodon wrote: post #68
koonsolo wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I work with plenty of people from Ukraine. And recently, someone went abroad. So it's definitely still possible.

Very unlikely. Men of ages 18-60 are forbidden to leave Ukraine since February 27 or 28 of 2022. Women cannot cross the border since 2023. Of course, there should be some exceptions. For example, some people need to go abroad to bring Western supplied munitions, officials can leave to visit other countries, etc. But almost 100% of the population cannot leave Ukraine under any circumstances.

> Women cannot cross the border since 2023.

I have spoken with several Ukrainian women who have crossed the border several times since 2023. They live and work in Poland or Czechia, but go visit Ukraine once or twice a year. Note they're Ukrainian citizens, and do not have Czech nor Polish citizenship.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by Knucklebones »

What a weird coincidence, I was reading this article when my power went out for the first time ever at this house (4 years). Talk about uncanny!

It did feel pretty good being able to go to my closet, hit the 'push' light I'd stuck to the wall so I could see better, then calmly grab a couple of lanterns-slash-phone chargers. Added bonus: getting to share one with our older neighbour (who had plenty of light but no way to charge a phone).

I grew up in a place with a few power outages every year, albeit brief ones. A few basic preparations in the present can make your future much easier.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by gpderetta »

kakacik wrote: post #72
anticodon wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very unlikely. Men of ages 18-60 are forbidden to leave Ukraine since February 27 or 28 of 2022. Women cannot cross the border since 2023. Of course, there should be some exceptions. For example, some people need to go abroad to bring Western supplied munitions, officials can leave to visit other countries, etc. But almost 100% of the population cannot leave Ukraine under any circumstances.

Untrue, why the heck do you keep spreading lies all over here? Young people including men 18-22 can leave Ukraine these days. This change was all over the world news at the end of December. You are not on the top of your game, are you.

A not so great man once said: "To think badly is a sin, but you're almost always right".

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by BrandoElFollito »

In the less doomsday version, everyone who is responsible for a family (the guy or gal who knows how everything works in the context of money, administration, etc.) should have a "what to do when I die" booklet.

I wrote one years ago and update it with the most relevant information (how to get to my passwords (the ones that are not shared), list of bank accounts, list of investment brokers, what they will get when I die from the state and my company. I am in the process of adding "how to un-smart (or re-dumb) my house, this si a serious source of anxiety for my wife)

This is the right thing to do. Do not delay. Start small with the key information. Share with trusted people outside of your family if possible (they will be less impacted).

I shared that with my best friend I can trust my life with and one day he said "I cannot get to your bank account". To what I said, well, why are you trying to. He was running a DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan) exercise and found stuff that was not updated. I love him.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by koonsolo »

anticodon wrote: post #68
koonsolo wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I work with plenty of people from Ukraine. And recently, someone went abroad. So it's definitely still possible.

Very unlikely. Men of ages 18-60 are forbidden to leave Ukraine since February 27 or 28 of 2022. Women cannot cross the border since 2023. Of course, there should be some exceptions. For example, some people need to go abroad to bring Western supplied munitions, officials can leave to visit other countries, etc. But almost 100% of the population cannot leave Ukraine under any circumstances.

> Very unlikely.

Well, the guy I know fled Ukraine last year, and is now alive and well abroad. So I would say very likely.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by haritha-j »

> Pandemic. It's been a while since the highly developed world experienced a devastating outbreak, but it may be premature to flat out dismiss the risk. In 1918, an unusual strain of flu managed to kill 75 million people. Few years later, a mysterious sleeping sickness - probably also of viral origin - swept the globe, crippling millions, some for life. We aren't necessarily better prepared for similar events today.

oh you sweet 2015 summer child.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by arowthway »

kakacik wrote: post #70
spaqin wrote: post #69

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Warfare yes, but that's all warfare that's terrifying. Similarly you can make a point that for $10 you can buy a knife that can be used in all different morbid crimes. FPV drones as a fun hobby in the rest of the world has had, in the last 10 years since it became somewhat popular, a total of zero fatalities or serious injuries. Don't let the irrational fear guide you towards further unnecessary regulation that makes…

Regulations are coming whether regular Joe wants them or not. Drones had moved from toy hobby to dealing with weapons and explosives level of scrutiny and this is not reverting anytime soon. I saw writing on the wall and donated in 2022 my dji drone to Ukrainian army, hopefully it was used well for defense of their homeland. I don't want to have a hobby that I need to do covertly and illegally, and last thing I want…

Regulations are coming faster and harder when people are this eager to comply in advance.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by simgt »

crystal_revenge wrote: post #28
jdkee wrote: post #14

Build stable societies.

Stable societies fundamentally require increasingly large energy inputs. What we're seeing happening right now, in a large part, is due to a system whose complexity has exceed the available energy required to sustain it. The idea that what we're seeing is because "too many people voted for the wrong guy" fails to recognize the larger condition for which all of this is merely emergent phenomena. We no longer have the…

For anyone wanting to explore that topic, there's Nate Haggens: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/podcast Or in French, pretty much anything Jean-Marc Jancovici writes.

However both of them argue that a stable society can exist with stable energy inputs, but with much less than now.

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