Hacker News with Generative AI: Survival

Ask HN: How do you propose to rebuild industry in a post-apocalypse world? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: How do you propose to rebuild industry in a post-apocalypse world?
Post-Apocalyptic World, Industry, Rebuilding, Survival, Hypothetical Scenarios
20 points by hnthrowaway0315 9 days ago | 70 comments
Deep-sea diver was cut off from air supply for half an hour and survived (cbc.ca)
Chris Lemons’ tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean’s surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.
Diving, Accidents, Survival, Science
24 points by geox 10 days ago | 6 comments
Trapped in the dark for 35 hours – Red Sea dive-boat survivors tell of escapes (bbc.com)
Spending 35 hours trapped in a pitch-black air pocket in the upturned hull of a boat has taken its toll on Lucianna Galetta, her voice cracking as she recounts her ordeal.
Survival, Accidents, Maritime, Rescue, Diving
77 points by nradov 78 days ago | 94 comments
This is How Many Startup Businesses Fail in the First Year (+Survival Tips) (54collective.vc)
The startup journey is not for the faint-hearted. Pondering how many startup businesses fail in the first year is a prudent thing to do at pre-launch. This startup survival guide outlines the most critical startup failure statistics to keep in mind when planning your launch.
Startups, Business, Failure, Statistics, Survival
28 points by makerdiety 82 days ago | 32 comments
The survival of a Chinese sailor 5 months overboard rewrote Navy manuals (twitter.com)
Survival, Navy, China, Accidents
5 points by keepamovin 117 days ago | 1 comments
How to Live in a Collapsing Economy (youtube.com)
Economics, Finance, Personal Finance, Survival
4 points by razodactyl 119 days ago | 0 comments
'Would you survive 72 hours?' Germany&Nordics prepare citizens for possible war (theguardian.com)
Germany is developing an app to help people locate the nearest bunker in the event of attack. Sweden is distributing a 32-page pamphlet titled If Crisis or War Comes. Half a million Finns have already downloaded an emergency preparedness guide.
Germany, War, Europe, Emergency Preparedness, Survival
11 points by robaato 125 days ago | 1 comments
Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia (theguardian.com)
Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour
Finland, Russia, Military, War, Survival
6 points by nickcotter 130 days ago | 0 comments
Sweden's 'Doomsday Prep for Dummies' guide hits mailboxes today (theregister.com)
Residents of Sweden are to receive a handy new guide this week that details how to prepare for various types of crisis situations or wartime should geopolitical events threaten the country.
Sweden, Government, Emergency Preparedness, Wartime, Survival
11 points by rntn 135 days ago | 3 comments
Russian family lived alone in the Siberian wilderness for 40 years (2013) (smithsonianmag.com)
In 1978, Soviet geologists stumbled upon a family of five in the taiga. They had been cut off from almost all human contact since fleeing religious persecution in 1936
History, Russia, Culture, Isolation, Survival
166 points by baxtr 141 days ago | 205 comments
Man survives monthlong ordeal in US national park on mushrooms, berries andwater (theguardian.com)
A man ingested a mushroom, berries and water to survive getting lost for more than a month in a Washington state national park, he has said in an interview about his nearly fatal experience.
Survival, Nature, Accidents, United States
7 points by bookofjoe 155 days ago | 0 comments
Grandma trapped in elevator for six days survived by rationing groceries (guinnessworldrecords.com)
Survival, Accidents
13 points by Bluestein 216 days ago | 11 comments
Survival of the Mediocre Mediocre (2018) (ribbonfarm.com)
Survival, Mediocrity, Social Commentary, Culture
41 points by tosh 292 days ago | 3 comments
A New Jersey couple survived the Alaskan wilderness on a homestead (bbc.com)
Survival, Alaska, Homesteading, New Jersey
81 points by gds44 317 days ago | 54 comments
How to Eat a Rattlesnake (newyorker.com)
Food, Survival, Wildlife, New York
16 points by samclemens 340 days ago | 2 comments
Pacific castaways' 'HELP' sign sparks rescue mission and family reunion (msn.com)
Rescue Missions, Family Reunions, Survival, News
52 points by paulpauper 356 days ago | 30 comments