The Disaster Logbook


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03:55*> Alright.  I'm here to offer my advice.
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----- > 001_-_THE_BASIC_FACTS: https://dl.../CXS/001_-_THE_BASIC_FACTS.txt
----- > 002_-_THINGS_WE_NEED: https://dl.../CXS/002_-_THINGS_WE_NEED.txt
----- > 003_-_ADVICE: https://dl.../CXS/003_-_ADVICE.txt
----- > 004_-_PREVENTION_AND_PREPAREDNESS: https://dl.../CXS/004_-_PREVENTION.txt
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----- >  ( I may update my lists from time to time, and feel free to make your own lists ) 
----- >  ( these are just my own recommendations after all...                            )
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----- >  Addendum:
----- >  https://dl.../CXS/MEDIA/%5BCXS%5D_Haiyan_Aftermath_Discussion.3ga [Audio, ~1 hour]
----- >  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzxTXk1JCFw
----- >  https://dl.../CXS/005_-_WORLD_HOMEPAGE_COORDINATION.txt
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04:08 >   
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----- > I am not part of the relief crew, but I feel I can do my part for the next 3 weeks
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04:11 >   
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----- > Here. I wrote a program for that:
----- > https://dl.../2013_The_Philippines_Typhoon_Haiyan/Thought-Logger_v1.0.bat.7z
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----- > ( It only works for windows, and you'll have to download and extract it first )
----- > ( While there's probably better methods out there... it'll get the job done.  )
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04:12 > I'll just add it on-the-fly.
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----- > I may need to modify the logger with switches to accomodate the lists later...
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----- > I mean... there really needs to be a universal system in place for stuff like this
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----- > We should have learned more from Hurricane Katrina;
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    <Data Removed.>  
    [ See links above for the most up-to-date .txt and .log files                      ]
    [ PS: The dot followed by three characters like .txt is called a "File Extension"  ]
    [ Please make sure your computer shows them at the end of your files               ]
    [ otherwise you won't know what type of files you've got                           ]


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04:39*> For those of you that are wondering who I am,  
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04:45 > injustice or corruption that you have seen hiding in plain sight.  
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04:47 > System Chief Executive Board (UNSCEB.org)
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04:51 > Immediate Focus needs to be on Disaster Relief
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05:28*> We need a coder that can publicly share and log events in-real-time.  
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05:30 >   
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05:38 > Newest location:  [new] http://disasterlogbook.blogspot.ca/
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07:14 >   
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07:15 > pass on within the first 3 days.  That's how long you can go without water.
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07:16 >   
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07:17 > so far removed from what happened that they didn't see the   
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----- > Personally, I like Canadian news.  Global Edmonton usually gives a balanced viewpoint.
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07:18 > But I should have expected it would be bad.  
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07:19 > After more stats come in, we'll know for sure how big it is.
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07:22 > It'll beat any vacation or travel plan you've ever had.  
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07:23 >   
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----- > [ Remember, I do creative writing, and I think a story like this can help.      ]
----- > [ just don't forget that this is A REAL TYPHOON that hit on Novemver 8th        ]
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07:26*> I'm packing my stuff now.  
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07:33 >   
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10:56*> ###  
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10:57 > for turning up the official homepage of every country in a pinch.  
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11:00 > organize the internet already.  
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----- >   
----- >   
----- > XD  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > okay,,, okay...  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Well... I could just let some media outlet have my stuff...  
11:14 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > but that's really not the way it should be.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I mean, I harp on Communication being Everying all the time...  
11:15 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > but that doesn't mean The Media should be the one to facilitate this   
----- > type of communication.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I surpose countries of the world that are warring with each other just  
----- > keep doing it because they literally have no way to communicate with   
11:16 > each other.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > This is BS.  
----- >   
----- > Just talk already instead of fighting.
----- >   
----- > Otherwise it devolves into a War of Attrition where 
----- > both sides waste all their resources
----- > and furthermore waste the rest of the worlds resources when they run out!
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > no serioulsy.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > But I don't want to get mad.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > because I know what anger does.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > ... all I can do is just tredge along.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I could probably....  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > wait.  
----- >   
11:17 >   
----- >   
----- > hold on.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > every minute.  Every second that I type here takes away from my effectiveness  
----- > elsewhere.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > and this is a time-sensitive situation.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > bloody helll!!!  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Alright...  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
11:18 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > If anything is going to get this to work,  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > It's going to be to avoid distracting myself with my own thoughts.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > not to mention typing it all out.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > yet.  the world would benefit from seeing it's own naivety.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > seriously.  
11:19 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > So, I'm going to type all the barracades that I encounter.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Even if...  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > ...well... okay.... people are suffering in the mean time...  
----- >   
----- > The worst has already passed after 3 days.
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > okay.  
11:20 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > For now I'm going to stop typing.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > But I'll pop in now and then whenever I hit a road block.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Actually, I can't even get into the country.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > My passport is expired.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > This is the type of bureaucracy I mean..  
----- >   
----- > Well... okay I guess didn't really know I would need it.
----- >   
----- > 10 day turnaround isn't that bad.
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > anyway..  
11:21 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > ...  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > 
----- > 
----- > 
11:42*>   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Hmmmm....  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Every Country needs a PHPBB forum.  
11:43 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > ...  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > You know,  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > everyone needs to stop making their stuff look so pretty and pretentious.  
11:44 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > There should be a standard format for webpages.  
11:45 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > You know... like... all pages have the same type of information to begin  
----- > with...  
----- >   
----- > and it's just rearranged in different ways.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > But that just complicates things further when you actually want to find   
----- > information.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > [And that's not directed at anyone in particular]  
11:46 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I suggest looking into a blog style layout plus a PHPBB forum.  
11:47 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > You got those two things, and you can do pretty much anything.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I mean, most websites resemble a blog anyway.  
11:48 >   
----- >   
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----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
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----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
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----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- > hmmm....  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I'm starting to sound preachy and crude.  
11:49 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I should probably not do that if I'm going to be delivering this  
----- > message to an entire country.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I didn't really think about that.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Yet, it's this type of political-correctness that's really holding   
11:50 > everything back.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > You know?  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
11:51 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
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----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
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----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > ####  
----- > So.  
----- >   
----- > In my search for a point of delivery, everyone wants your personal info.
----- >   
----- >   
----- > But I really don't want to give out my email to every single website I go to.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Anyone else feel the same way?  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > yeah?  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > yeah.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
11:52 >   
----- >   
----- > But I guess if you don't want to do that, it's not even possible.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Albiet, the Anon/Anonymous handle could probably be utilized much more effectively.
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > But these days Communication apparently requires me to expose some personal info first   
11:53 > before I'm allowed to do anything.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > And I really don't want to be owned by facebook.com or twitter.com  
11:54 >   
----- >   
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----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- > oh dear.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Now I understand.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > The whole world has migrated into the social networking thing.  
11:55 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- > I intentionally stayed out of that so that at least 
----- > one person in the world isn't drawn into another layer of the worlds network
----- > Because when you think about it,
----- > peoples entire minds are represented in digital form on facebook and twitter
----- > Their lives are entirely given up to the commercialism of a .com site
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- > It's rather alarming when I see that stuff
----- > So I stay out.
----- >   
----- >   
----- > People need to get out of that thing.
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I was going to call it a s#@$storm at first.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > But instead, I thought I'd call it a thing.  
11:56 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- > I like it when things are things :P 
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Plus, I don't want to ignite an international war for saying something careless
----- > I mean, this message is supposed to be directed at the people of the Philippines.
----- > Venting my frustration with the world can go elsewhere.
----- >   
----- > That's what my logbook or church is for.
----- >   
----- > Then again, I'm also try to teach the world a little something right now too...
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- > okay... okay...  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I'm going to have to enter the labyrinth matrix of the social networking sites  
11:57 > for the first time in my life.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I really, really don't want to do that.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > But peoples lives are at stake.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > hmmmm... stop with that.  
11:58 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > really.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I mean it.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > This storm displaced 100 000 people that we know of.  
----- >   
----- > [Note: these are initial estimates]
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >  
----- >   
----- > Sure it sounds like a lot...  
----- >   
----- >   
----- > but that's exactly the same amount of people that die every day world wide.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > kind of ironic.  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > I know.  
11:59 >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > Just reading that probably infuriates you as a reader,  
----- >   
----- >   
----- >   
----- > but it's not so bad because about a quarter million are born every day too. . .
----- >   
----- >   
----- >
----- >


Continuation here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15771457/CXS/../Coming_Soon.log
More thoughts from The Disaster Logbook coming soon:
../ 2013-11_Nov11_Mon.log

../ 2013-11_Nov12_Tue.log

../ 2013-11_Nov13_Wed.log

../ 2013-11_Nov14_Thu.log

../ 2013-11_Nov15_Fri.log

../ 2013-11_Nov19_Tue.log

../ 2013-11_Nov20_Wed.log

../ 2013-11_Nov21_Thu.log

../ 2013-11_Nov25_Mon.log

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It is times like these that everyone can help the people of the Philippines simply by offering a few simple words of advice in the public message board below.

Thank you for your time.

~CXS
The Disaster Logbook

Philippines, Super Tropical Typhoon Haiyan, Nov 8th, 2013

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