tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7426830455075676436.post6163084491949838055..comments2023-08-10T14:16:15.338-04:00Comments on The Archives of The Diogenes Club: The Strategic Amish ReserveSteve Polinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095291939072131815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7426830455075676436.post-32476027924287531462012-08-12T22:27:31.322-04:002012-08-12T22:27:31.322-04:00I came across an old favorite classic SF story in ...I came across an old favorite classic SF story in a Kindle SF Anthology I recently downloaded:<br /><br />THE WAVERIES, by Fredric Brown (2011-09-09). The Second Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Tales by Masters (Kindle Locations 1486-1495). Ingram Distribution. Kindle Edition. <br /><br />In this the "villain" is not the Carrington Event, but the result is similar to the story scenario you envision.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131362642135303406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7426830455075676436.post-54370438285168979942012-08-10T14:04:15.120-04:002012-08-10T14:04:15.120-04:00We're a bit ignorant about how pre-electric li...We're a bit ignorant about how pre-electric life worked, but the knowledge won't have to be rediscovered, just dug out of dusty books. Or Amish barns.<br /><br />Before Y2K hit, I bought a hand-crank radio that works off a tensioned spring. Like my dad's Victrola hand-crank phonograph. So, I admit a bit of fascination with this sort of thing.<br /><br />There are similar ways of getting small-scale power in a pinch. Ferinstance, my treadmill motor could be rewired to serve as a generator. Not enough to smelt aluminum, but enough to charge a cell phone.Steve Polinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095291939072131815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7426830455075676436.post-61256076802200473972012-08-08T11:34:20.062-04:002012-08-08T11:34:20.062-04:00I've often thought that "bomb them back t...I've often thought that "bomb them back to the stone age" is a fairly accurate description of where we would be if we lost our modern technology.<br /><br />Maintaining pre-electricity abilities is probably a more justified government activity than much of what the government actually does.<br /><br />- @journeyman_webGetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007575900691020058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7426830455075676436.post-33452048884155663672012-08-06T12:22:24.167-04:002012-08-06T12:22:24.167-04:00I love the idea. It appeals to the Luddite in me,...I love the idea. It appeals to the Luddite in me, and it makes a great deal of sense. After all, not many people today even understand how life used to work, nor would they be able to rebuild society if we were forced to start over.Greg Camphttp://englreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com