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The only hope is one can find the now obsolete computing parts needed after the last modern computer stops working. Collapse OS is a fantasy.
by MisterTea 3y ago
The only hope is one can find the now obsolete computing parts needed after the last modern computer stops working. Collapse OS is a fantasy.
- nine_k 3y agoHalf of the Earth will be unaffected by the flare. Even if a storm fries all electronics on one side of Earth, there will remain devices, networks, and factories on the other side, likely somehow protected by the bulk of the planet.
- adastra22 3y agoFlares aren’t line-of-sight nor instantaneous. The whole earth would be affected.
- btilly 3y agoNot true. The flare itself is fairly fast. But the issue is charged particles that take longer to get us. And they are spread out in time. As https://www.livescience.com/carrington-event https://www.livescience.com/carrington-event describes, the Carrington Event was a solar flare lasting only 5 minutes. But the magnetic disturbances kept arriving over a week.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoReminds me of an episode of an old TV show (I think it was [0]), where one night, the Moon was shining unusually bright. While everyone else marveled at the beauty of the phenomenon, the protagonist is one of the few who understood that if the Moon is this bright, it means the other side of the Earth is currently on fire, and they all have but a few hours left to live. -- [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Outer_Limits_(1995_TV_series)_episodes#ep33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Outer_Limits_(1995...
- jrd259 3y agobased on Larry Niven story Inconstant Moon which won the 1972 Hugo Award for best short story.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoOh. I'm adding it to my to-read queue then, and bumping Larry Niven up in the queue in general too. I've been meaning to read his works ever since I learned about Known Space / Star Trek connection.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoI liked his stuff a lot, a soft spot especially for protector.
- ghotli 3y agoI liked the Niven/Pournell books and I still think back to them often enough. The Mote in God's Eye and Lucifer's Hammer I think I read back to back. It's been a long time but I really enjoyed them when I was younger.
- MisterTea 3y agoAnd the safe half will be brimming with plentiful retro 8-bit CPU's, all the necessary support chips, and input/output devices? I can see this being a fun "what-if" project that provides a hobby but not as a serious solution.