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Re:Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14,300-y... by TeMPOraL on Thursday October 19, 2023 @03:17PM (#37947359)
Reminds me of an episode of an old TV show (I think it was [0]), where one night, the Moon was shining unusually bright. While everyone else marveled at the beauty of the phenomenon, the protagonist is one of the few who understood that if the Moon is this bright, it means the other side of the Earth is currently on fire, and they all have but a few hours left to live.

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[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Outer_Limits_(1995...

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Re:Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14,300-y... by jrd259 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @03:31PM (#37947558)
based on Larry Niven story Inconstant Moon which won the 1972 Hugo Award for best short story.
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Re:Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14,300-y... by TeMPOraL on Thursday October 19, 2023 @03:43PM (#37947716)
Oh. I'm adding it to my to-read queue then, and bumping Larry Niven up in the queue in general too. I've been meaning to read his works ever since I learned about Known Space / Star Trek connection.
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Re:Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14,300-y... by _a_a_a_ on Thursday October 19, 2023 @04:42PM (#37948449)
I liked his stuff a lot, a soft spot especially for protector.
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Re:Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14,300-y... by ghotli on Thursday October 19, 2023 @10:06PM (#37951491)
I liked the Niven/Pournell books and I still think back to them often enough. The Mote in God's Eye and Lucifer's Hammer I think I read back to back. It's been a long time but I really enjoyed them when I was younger.
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Re:Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14,300-y... by coryrc on Thursday October 19, 2023 @10:47PM (#37951828)
The misogyny in Lucifer's Hammer did not age well at all. Mote is not as in-your-face with it. I do like all the different kinds of moties.
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Re:Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14,300-y... by ghotli on Friday October 20, 2023 @02:11AM (#37952843)
Interesting and not surprised. I don't actually remember any but it's half my life ago at this point
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