Is a 'Katrina-Like' Space Storm Brewing? 356
pilsner.urquell writes "A newly released NASA report warns that the world has forgotten the power of the sun, creating a technological society susceptible like never before to large infrastructure damage from solar storms.
According to the report, the world has grown so dependent on modern technologies without respect of what the sun can and has done, that it's risking major communications, finance, transportation, government and even emergency services disruptions."
I know the solution (Score:5, Funny)
pilsner.urquell? (Score:1, Funny)
finance (Score:5, Funny)
who needs the sun for that?
Only thing to do (Score:5, Funny)
I guess there's only one thing to do - Destroy the sun!
And now for something completely different (Score:5, Funny)
A study funded by NASA has flagged up yet another terrible hazard for those no longer able to get excited about nuclear war, global pandemics, terrorism, climate change, economic meltdown and asteroid strike.
I for one welcome our weekly disaster overlords.
confirmed (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Life on Earth (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Coming from the top space brainboxes... (Score:3, Funny)
Mr. Faraday reporting (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Life on Earth (Score:3, Funny)
Screw cyberpunk, we're switching to steampunk!
Katrina (Score:3, Funny)
Man, New Orleans can't catch a freaking break!
Re:There's no Canada like French Canada (Score:5, Funny)
Dude, I live in Québec and I've never had any such prob{#`AX%$G{%5&`+'2h${`%&NO CARRIER
Re:Mr. Faraday reporting (Score:5, Funny)
Hey you, how did you get out?! Get back in your cage!!!
Re:Bread (Score:5, Funny)
I think the standard protocol for these sorts of things is to sell everything you own, stockpile as many guns as possible, and move into a cabin somewhere deep in the mountains. Disconnect from all power sources, and discontinue use of any electronic devices. Grow or hunt all your own food, and try to avoid contact with the outside world as much as possible. Also, if you could learn to enjoy drinking your own urine, that would be a big help.
Kanye West says: (Score:4, Funny)
"George Bush doesn't care about BlackBerries."
Re:Another fine mess... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:the term "katrina-like" makes me angry... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Rather dramatic (Score:2, Funny)
your cell phones are dead, power is dead, the internet is down, and landlines fried - I bet it won't take long for a lot of people to die anyway.
The survivors will envy the dead.
Re:the term "katrina-like" makes me angry... (Score:5, Funny)
Never under estimate the power of a gun (Score:3, Funny)
That's why I keep a loaded AK by my home servers and my passport is right beside my 45.
Re:Rather dramatic (Score:3, Funny)
I can imagine the uproar... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Only thing to do (Score:3, Funny)
Sorry, dude, you're almost 30 years too late.
When I was WUSTL.edu in 1981, the no-nukes movement was in full swing. Their slogan was "Any Amount of Radiation is Dangerous".
So a bunch of friends and I started a movement called "Stamp Out The Sun", to point out how silly that slogan was.
Re:I know the solution (Score:5, Funny)
WRT to item C on your list: birth control pills. It would be a completely different world without that medical wonder. Suddenly having hundreds of millions more fertile women in this world would cause lots o' problems.
Re:finance (Score:1, Funny)
"... risking major ... finance, ... disruptions."
who needs the sun for that?
While I don't know exactly how he did this, its Bush's fault...
Re:I know the solution (Score:3, Funny)
How many people here truly think that if there were an anomaly that they would be able to survive...
I live in the woods anyway, huge garden, plenty of animals to slaughter for tasty bbq and we have a very high water-table with multiple ponds around. Not the cleanest but I'd figure out a way to survive.
Oh, please don't turn this into a zombie apocalypse survivalist fantasy! Yes, yes, your supply of canned goods and guns are going to ensure your survival, while all of us are going to die miserably. Whatever helps you sleep at night!
Re:I know the solution (Score:3, Funny)
An AC remarks, "Why =wouldn't= you want heat and dinner?"
Well, I suppose if I'd previously frozen or starved, I'd have no further interest in either subject ;)