Hacker News with Generative AI: Survival

Trapped in dark for 35 hours Red Sea dive-boat survivors tell terrifying 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, Diving, Red Sea

7 points by nradov 3 days ago | 2 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

27 points by makerdiety 7 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 43 days ago | 1 comments

How to Live in a Collapsing Economy (youtube.com)

Economics, Finance, Personal Finance, Survival

4 points by razodactyl 44 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 50 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 55 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 61 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 66 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 80 days ago | 0 comments

Grandma trapped in elevator for six days survived by rationing groceries (guinnessworldrecords.com)

Survival, Accidents

13 points by Bluestein 141 days ago | 11 comments

Survival of the Mediocre Mediocre (2018) (ribbonfarm.com)

Survival, Mediocrity, Social Commentary, Culture

41 points by tosh 217 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 242 days ago | 54 comments

How to Eat a Rattlesnake (newyorker.com)

Food, Survival, Wildlife, New York

16 points by samclemens 265 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 281 days ago | 30 comments