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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

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    Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 20

    This is completely wild.http://time.com/5429288/china-chengdu-artificial-moon/ …

    11:01 PM - 20 Oct 2018
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      2. Pete Grossman‏ @pgrocard Oct 20
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        You were the physics major, but: 1. At 500km it's not gonna be geosynchronous, but orbit every couple hours and 2, At that height the earth is gonna block out all the light it would have a chance at reflecting. Is that just the test "moon"? It ain't gonna work for the real thing

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      3. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 20
        Replying to @pgrocard

        It seems completely impossible that this would do what they say it would do.

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      4. Katherine H. Ku‏ @KathyHKu Oct 20
        Replying to @Noahpinion @pgrocard

        Hope so. I find the prospect alarming.

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      1. Edmund Edgar‏ @edmundedgar Oct 20
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        Edmund Edgar Retweeted neotene

        Seehttps://twitter.com/ctrlcreep/status/1043249516974096384 …

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        neotene @ctrlcreep
        We must kill the Moon, to free humanity from its corruptive psycho-symbolic influence. My plan would have us destroy the Moon by creating a second, synthetic moon, thereby eliminating the uniqueness through which it derives its power
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      2. Rabbi Josh Yuter‏Verified account @JYuter Oct 20
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        That's no moon

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      1. Clark H‏ @Clarksterh Oct 20
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        There is an absolutely enormous amount of bad reporting or atrocious physics there. Eg at 300 miles orbital height it won’t be lighting any given city for very long b4 disappearing over horizon. And an hr or two after sunset it won’t work at all.

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      1. Leroy‏ @Leroy_Lynch Oct 20
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        Bad for any wildlife, maybe even insects. It could completely mess the day / night cycle or moon guidance of anything within that city's limits, even the usually non lit bakyards and parks.

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      1. Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen‏ @theenergylab Oct 21
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        Death Star. Been waiting for this.

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      1. 𝕂𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕝 ℍ 𝔹lack Frida𝕪‏ @kabulykos Oct 21
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        Artificial moon you saypic.twitter.com/JITRaM9DNR

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      1. AJ‏ @Wavinator Oct 20
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        This seems to me the kind of visionary stuff you do when you're a rising country with people dreaming of an optimistic future. Wouldn't be surprised to see them learn a lot of useful stuff toward one day using orbital mirrors for power.

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      1. Jay Q Public‏ @JayQPublic Oct 20
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        I suppose Emperor Palpatine must have called the Death Star an 'artificial moon' at first, too.

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      1. N_Hegday‏ @N_Hegday Oct 21
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        The new jungle story...might maketh the moon! 🌙

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      1. Sherkhan Ali Khan‏ @sherkhantx Oct 21
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        "But much more testing needs to be done..."

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      1. Skuke Lywalker 💫‏ @fancypantsUSA Oct 21
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        I can already imagine the detrimental effects it will have on plants and animals...

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      1. jarring notes‏ @FriendiliGhost Oct 21
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        A new moon's arising? ( Note- I am not a pandahugger &didnt facilitate their rise or even try &deflect attention frm them) @tylercowen @niubi @prchovanec @postdiscipline @gabewildau @BeijingPalmer @KennedyCSIS @LizEconomy @delong @rosenbergerlm @jwassershttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zUQiUFZ5RDw …

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      1. Tim Brakke‏ @fishyplayers Oct 21
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        The smog alone in most Chinese cities would hide it

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      1. Kyle Whipple  🌐‏ @K_Whipple Oct 21
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        Unrelated question: Have tariffs been used historically to leverage other nations to come to the negotiation table and been successful?

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