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Re:The sun's magnetic field is about to flip by lukan on Friday June 14, 2024 @04:59PM (#40685063)
In that SF story, I would be far more interested in the tech, that allows human life (or anything we bring) to withstand that slightly bigger problem called heat and radiation.
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Re:The sun's magnetic field is about to flip by dredmorbius on Friday June 14, 2024 @05:05PM (#40685125)
Pshaw! Trifling details.

(Focusing on the non-obvious problems might make for a more interesting and/or fantastical story.)

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Re:The sun's magnetic field is about to flip by lukan on Friday June 14, 2024 @05:12PM (#40685186)
Ah, a energy force field it is then.
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Re:The sun's magnetic field is about to flip by WJW on Friday June 14, 2024 @06:00PM (#40685540)
Old reliable.
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Re:The sun's magnetic field is about to flip by dredmorbius on Friday June 14, 2024 @06:11PM (#40685637)
Turtles all the way down.

Teenage, mutant, ninja, or otherwise.

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Re:The sun's magnetic field is about to flip by AbstractH24 on Saturday June 15, 2024 @08:58AM (#40689514)
Hello darkness my old friend
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Re:The sun's magnetic field is about to flip by dredmorbius on Monday June 17, 2024 @07:33PM (#40712449)
Which suggests the development of the Simon-Garfunkel Shield.
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Re:The sun's magnetic field is about to flip by wtetzner on Friday June 14, 2024 @05:33PM (#40685355)
And gravity.
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