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Re:Solar cycle is more powerful and surprising than predicted by e40 on Thursday August 17, 2023 @01:36PM (#37165329)
To me, this is the most realistic comment in this entire thread. I've thought a lot about this and it's what I've settled on, for the most part.

That we aren't trying to prevent this, in a substantial way, is shocking to me.

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Re:Solar cycle is more powerful and surprising than predicted by gremlinsinc on Thursday August 17, 2023 @08:57PM (#37170298)
yeah, I've given a lot of thought to all the scenarios that could happen. It's amazing how dependent we all are on a system of jugglers basically a few balls fall and it triggers a runaway domino effect.
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Re:Solar cycle is more powerful and surprising than predicted by e40 on Friday August 18, 2023 @02:54PM (#37180404)
Btw, I really enjoyed Lucifer's Hammer (1977, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle) as it explored the issues we are discussing. The source of that story was a meteor and not a solar flare, but the effect is the same.
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