I am not a prepper per se. But I certainly have prepper sympathies. Maybe the sort where, if I thought I could get it past my partner, I could see myself spending many thousands digging out a bunker in the back garden and filling it with canned goods and a year’s supply of drinking water, fuel, and toilet roll. And a toilet. Of course.But I am also a damned computer nerd, so when I saw Project NOMAD pop up I knew I had to get in on it. Project NOMAD (Node for Offline Media, Archives, and Data) is an entirely offline repository of knowledge, giving you access to a vast library of otherwise net-based goodness without any network availability necessary.Y’know, just in case the grid goes down for reasons. These sorts of collections have been doing the rounds on different reddits and forums for a while, but the thing which really sings to me and my nerdy sensibilities is the fact that it’s an easy one-shot install that lives locally on your system, and has a straightforward front end you can access via a localhost URL on any browser, whether you’re connected to the net or not.It also sings to me because it’s free, where other prepper-facing repos can cost hundreds of dollars for the privilege. I also like the fact it is unashamedly high-end. It’s not designed to run on a low-end machine, it’s built for precisely the sort of system I’m running it on; a high-end gaming laptop.FutureFutureFutureAnd…
