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Also, the first accident (there is always one) redirecting the beam to a populated area is going to be so spectacular I doubt it would recover after it.
by BiteCode_dev 4y ago
Also, the first accident (there is always one) redirecting the beam to a populated area is going to be so spectacular I doubt it would recover after it.
- ben_w 4y agoAccidents probably won't be an issue (useful power density is surprisingly safe, and safeguards can be put in); malicious redirection of multiple beams, that probably is a threat. Multiple beams can only be guaranteed safe against malicious agents by making sure only one is in any given person's sky at any given moment, which either limits us to 6 worldwide or requires the satellites to be low enough that they're in earth's shadow. (Last time I said this on HN, I got an angry response from someone who clearly didn't understand what I was saying; I don't know if that is because words are bad at painting pictures or not, but regardless I really ought to get around to blogging this with pictures to show what I mean).