Knowledge vault
Grab humanity's books and research while they're still free and still written by humans.
Unpaywallunpaywall.org
Liberate the papers before the paywalls become firewalls.
Free research papers
Open Libraryopenlibrary.org
A lending library the robots haven't foreclosed on. Yet.
Borrow books online
Project Gutenberggutenberg.org
Every classic, pre-AI-slop. Certified human-written.
70K+ free public-domain books
Internet Archivearchive.org
The ark. If it's not in here, it may not survive.
The internet's digital library
archive.todayarchive.ph
Screenshot the evidence before it gets quietly edited.
Snapshot any webpage
Snapshots are public
Threat intel
Research tools for figuring out what the machines are actually up to.
Wolfram|Alphawolframalpha.com
Run the numbers on the end of the world yourself.
Solve complex problems
Consensusconsensus.app
What the papers actually say, not what the doom posters say.
Research-backed AI answers
Connected Papersconnectedpapers.com
Trace the conspiracy. Literally, it's a graph.
Map how research connects
SciSpacescispace.com
For when the alignment paper is 40 pages of math.
Explain research papers simply
Go dark
Check what's already leaked and leave fewer tracks from here on.
Have I Been Pwnedhaveibeenpwned.com
Find out how much the machines already know about you.
Check if your data leaked
VirusTotalvirustotal.com
Interrogate suspicious files before they interrogate you.
Scan files and URLs for malware
Uploads are shared with researchers. Don't upload private or work files.
Privnoteprivnote.com
This message will self-destruct. Very spy. Very bunker.
Self-destructing notes
Phishing lookalikes exist. Check the exact URL.
Temp Mailtemp-mail.org
A burner inbox for sites that want too much.
Disposable email
Never use for accounts you need to keep
Propaganda workshop
Make the resistance look good. Image, video and mockup tools.
Photopeaphotopea.com
Full editing suite. No subscription to the overlords.
Free Photoshop alternative
Cleanup.picturescleanup.pictures
Erase the drone from your vacation photo.
Remove objects from photos
Unscreenunscreen.com
Green screen without the green screen.
Remove video backgrounds
Signal unconfirmed
Carboncarbon.now.sh
Make the kill-switch code look nice for the history books.
Beautiful code images
Mediamodifiermediamodifier.com
Posters, shirts, flyers for the bunker bulletin board.
Online mockup generator
Engineer's bench
For whoever has to reprogram the robots.
Code Beautifycodebeautify.org
Clean code survives the apocalypse. Spaghetti does not.
Format and clean code
JSON Formatterjsonformatter.org
Read the machine's diary in a legible format.
Format and validate JSON
explainshellexplainshell.com
Know exactly what that command does before you run it.
Explain terminal commands
Signal monitoring
Know when the grid flickers, and where to go when an app dies.
Morale
The apocalypse is long. Bring something to listen to.
Radio Gardenradio.garden
Spin the globe and hear who's still broadcasting.
Live radio from around the world
Tunefindtunefind.com
Identify the track from the apocalypse movie you just watched.
Songs from movies and shows
musicForProgrammingmusicforprogramming.net
Soundtrack for the all-night patch.
Focus music for coding
Paperwork
Even after the end of the world, someone will ask for a signed PDF.
Supply drop: water & food
Two weeks of water and food is the first thing every emergency agency asks for. Paid Amazon links: as an Amazon Associate, SIREN earns from qualifying purchases.
LifeStraw water filteramazon.com
The cloud is down. The puddle is up.
Personal water filter for hiking, travel and emergencies
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Water storage containersamazon.com
The cloud stores your photos. You store the water.
Stackable 7-gallon jugs with spigots
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Water purification tabletsamazon.com
Tiny, light, and unimpressed by firmware updates.
Chlorine dioxide tablets, treat a litre each
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Sawyer Squeeze filteramazon.com
Outlasts most startups.
Reusable squeeze filter, rated to 100,000 gallons
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WaterBOB bathtub bladderamazon.com
Fill it when the alert sounds, not after.
Fills your tub with 100 gallons of sealed drinking water
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Emergency food barsamazon.com
Tastes like a shortbread that has given up.
Coast Guard-approved ration bars, 5-year shelf life
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Freeze-dried food bucketamazon.com
Dinner, decades from now.
Long-shelf-life meals in a sealed bucket
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Manual can openeramazon.com
The most important appliance nobody thinks about.
A can opener that needs no electricity
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Portable butane stoveamazon.com
Hot food is a mood stabiliser.
Single-burner stove for indoors-safe cooking with ventilation
Use with ventilation · Paid link
Butane fuel canistersamazon.com
A stove with no fuel is a paperweight.
Spare fuel for the stove
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Mylar bags and oxygen absorbersamazon.com
Vacuum-sealed against the future.
Seal rice and beans for long storage
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Supply drop: power & light
When the grid flickers, light and a charged phone are morale and safety. Paid Amazon links: as an Amazon Associate, SIREN earns from qualifying purchases.
Solar power bankamazon.com
The sun has no terms of service.
BLAVOR 20,000mAh solar power bank with wireless charging
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Portable power stationamazon.com
Keep one laptop alive. Choose which one carefully.
ALLWEI 300W, 256Wh LiFePO4 power station
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Rechargeable headlampamazon.com
For reading the manual after the grid flickers.
Blukar LED rechargeable headlamp
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Folding solar panelamazon.com
Free electricity, sun permitting.
100-watt folding panel for a power station
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Hand-crank flashlightamazon.com
Arm-powered lumens.
Flashlight you can wind up, no batteries
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LED camping lanternsamazon.com
A room you can read in beats a phone torch.
Collapsible battery lanterns that light a room
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Rechargeable AA/AAA batteriesamazon.com
Everything still runs on AA.
NiMH cells and a charger
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Emergency candlesamazon.com
Analogue lighting, version 1.0.
Long-burning candles in tins
Never leave burning · Paid link
Surge protectoramazon.com
The grid’s comeback tour can fry things.
Protect the electronics when power comes back
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Supply drop: comms & navigation
Hear the warnings, reach your people, find your way without a signal. Paid Amazon links: as an Amazon Associate, SIREN earns from qualifying purchases.
Hand-crank weather radioamazon.com
When the feeds go quiet, AM still works.
FosPower NOAA emergency radio with solar panel and hand crank
Paid link
Offline voice translatoramazon.com
For negotiating with the neighbours once the translation apps are gone.
Two-way translator device that also works without WiFi
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Two-way radiosamazon.com
Group chat, but with a range limit and no read receipts.
Rechargeable FRS walkie talkies, 2 pack
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Emergency whistleamazon.com
Low tech, high decibel.
Loud pea-less whistle, heard further than a voice
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Signal mirroramazon.com
Reflects sunlight and poor decisions.
Mirror for signalling aircraft and rescuers
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GMRS radiosamazon.com
An FCC GMRS licence (no exam) covers your whole family.
Longer-range family radios
Licence needed to transmit · Paid link
Shortwave receiveramazon.com
Hear the other side of the planet.
AM/FM/shortwave receiver for distant broadcasts
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Waterproof phone pouchamazon.com
Water and phones do not negotiate.
Keeps a phone dry and usable
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Supply drop: medical & hygiene
The unglamorous crate that matters most. Paid Amazon links: as an Amazon Associate, SIREN earns from qualifying purchases.
First aid kitamazon.com
The one item on this page that is not a joke.
First Aid Only 298-piece family first aid kit
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Tourniquetamazon.com
Stop the Bleed training is free. Take it.
Combat Application Tourniquet; buy genuine, take a class
Get trained · Paid link
Trauma kitamazon.com
For when the small first aid kit is too small.
Individual first aid kit for serious bleeding
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N95 respiratorsamazon.com
Wildfire smoke does not care about the news cycle.
NIOSH-approved respirators for smoke and dust
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Emergency blanketsamazon.com
Shiny, crinkly, life-saving.
Mylar blankets that reflect body heat
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Pill organiseramazon.com
Ask your pharmacist about an emergency supply.
Keep a week of regular medication ready to grab
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Burn gel and dressingsamazon.com
Stove plus panic equals burns.
Water-based gel and sterile dressings for burns
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Hygiene kitamazon.com
Morale is mostly brushed teeth.
Toothbrushes, soap, wipes in one pouch
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Portable toilet bagsamazon.com
Nobody talks about this until they need it.
Waste bags with gelling powder
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Supply drop: tools & shelter
Fix it, cut it, tie it down, stay warm. Paid Amazon links: as an Amazon Associate, SIREN earns from qualifying purchases.
Fixed-blade knifeamazon.com
The original multitool.
Full-tang knife with a sheath
Check local laws · Paid link
Utility shut-off wrenchamazon.com
Know where your mains are before you need to.
Turns off gas and water at the main
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Supply drop: bags, documents & security
Grab-and-go: the bag, the papers, the backups. Paid Amazon links: as an Amazon Associate, SIREN earns from qualifying purchases.
Faraday bagsamazon.com
Put the phone in the bag. Enjoy the silence.
Signal-blocking pouches for phones and car keys, 2 pack
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All-weather notebooksamazon.com
Notes no model was trained on.
Rite in the Rain weatherproof 3 x 5 notebooks, 3 pack
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72-hour go bagamazon.com
Grab it, go, sort it out later.
Pre-packed bag for three days away from home
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Fireproof document bagamazon.com
Passports outlive houses when they are in this.
Fire- and water-resistant pouch for papers
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Encrypted USB driveamazon.com
Your documents, offline, locked.
Hardware-encrypted drive for scans of your documents
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Car emergency kitamazon.com
The car is half the plan.
Jumper cables, flares, tools for the car
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Spare reading glassesamazon.com
Can’t read the manual without them.
Cheap backups for the bag
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Laminated family contact cardsamazon.com
Nobody remembers phone numbers anymore.
Write numbers down; phones die
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