The buried lede here is we need to think harder about preparing for another solar event like happened in 993 that left its mark in the tree rings, because such events are not all that rare and the next one will destroy GPS and much of the power grid.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/science/vikings-newfoundland-age.html …
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The other good news is that even an 1859-scale solar storm would bring humanity down to near-zero carbon emissions. That is the real power of clean, renewable solar energy.
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There'll be that one guy (Joe) in a concrete- and metal-lined bunker in Oklahoma with a somewhat up-to-date copy of the blockchain. He'll be the only one who still has a functional private key, so he'll essentially have all of the available btc. No one will care.
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Is this sarcasm? I honestly can't even tell
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Buy gold! The impending qanon mass extinction event to mark the centennial of 4chan and Facebook marriage will surely cause the eNd oF ThE world but NOT if we allow government officials to trade with insider information and subsidize heroin with tax dollars because of freedom.
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I have it on good authority that the next version of ethereum will likely fix this. Discussed methods involve proof-of-direction.
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