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by smackay 2210 days ago
Did several months on one of the more remote islands in the Falklands - population: 6 humans, several thousand penguins and several million petrels. Apart from a rotary phone and generators the only other tech experience was the International Space Station flying overhead one night.

The first couple of weeks were a little interesting but after a while you realise that if it was important then you'd hear about it eventually.

Ah, simpler times.

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Did a copy of Penguin News[1] make it all the way out to you? I subscribed after my visit and I always enjoy reading their hyper-local news.

[1]https://penguin-news.com/index.php/headlines/all-headlines

I grew up in a place with hyper-local news. Let's say, I'm not a fan.
How did you end up doing this?