<![CDATA[New comic on space mirrors]]>New comic on space mirrors

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/2bfd0349-889c-4fe1-afab-eb32610e892b/new-comic-on-space-mirrorsRSS for NodeFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:41:36 GMTSat, 18 Jul 2026 17:36:33 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:07:28 GMT]]>@mardor @hyc @jensorensen

Half a century on.

And those "clever people" with the coal, the oil, the gas and the nuclear failed for five decades to invest in lithium, cobalt, semiconductor wafer technologies, solar panel manufacturing or any other opportunity.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/calmeilles/statuses/116946321333217136https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/calmeilles/statuses/116946321333217136Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:07:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:59:58 GMT]]>@wyatt_h_knott @tbehrens @jensorensen maybe. At least they have multiple approaches running on Kessler Syndrome implementation.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/prefec2/statuses/116945819986400800https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/prefec2/statuses/116945819986400800Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:59:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:57:51 GMT]]>@Quasit @jensorensen that happened in some wildfires.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Chavestoteles/statuses/116945575693350607https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Chavestoteles/statuses/116945575693350607Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:57:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:18:20 GMT]]>@jensorensen they've done it. They've privatised the sun

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/PVTejas/statuses/116945420291883450https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/PVTejas/statuses/116945420291883450Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:18:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:13:15 GMT]]>@jensorensen : the last one also makes me think that if they can actually cut people off from the sun, it's a great way to render solar panels ineffective.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ladyteruki/statuses/116945164414135698https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ladyteruki/statuses/116945164414135698Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:13:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:55:17 GMT]]>@jensorensen
Reminds me of a sign I saw in a medical physics lab: " CAUTION! Do not look into laser with remaining eye!"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Fragarach/statuses/116945093759601118https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Fragarach/statuses/116945093759601118Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:55:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:00:57 GMT]]>@hyc
Mike Peters should be the one who is pissed by this remake of his 1978 cartoon.
https://media.snopes.com/2021/09/Dayton_Daily_News_Fri__Apr_21__1978_.pdf
@jensorensen

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/mardor/statuses/116944880090593604https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/mardor/statuses/116944880090593604Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:00:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:33:03 GMT]]>@noiseician @jensorensen lol Simpson did it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/denpanek0/statuses/116944770394166804https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/denpanek0/statuses/116944770394166804Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:33:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:27:46 GMT]]>@ivorytusk

Most of the processed rare earths for solar come from China, sure. But the ore they use is usually Australian. You're right - inaction, created a solvable problem.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/shaknais/statuses/116944749624011790https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/shaknais/statuses/116944749624011790Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:27:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:21:11 GMT]]>@jensorensen @RealGene These fkrs wanna patent the sun.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/raindrops_and_roses/statuses/116944723748995158https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/raindrops_and_roses/statuses/116944723748995158Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:21:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:20:45 GMT]]>@jensorensen SWEET IDEA!!!!! I AM WRITING THIS DOWN!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gaygeek.social/users/bnuybot/statuses/116944722010143761https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gaygeek.social/users/bnuybot/statuses/116944722010143761Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:20:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:10:32 GMT]]>@jensorensen this kinda reminds me of Reagan's Star Wars]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/6d3389cc-d24d-4c6f-9bec-fa3c31d9607chttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/6d3389cc-d24d-4c6f-9bec-fa3c31d9607cSun, 19 Jul 2026 04:10:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:03:51 GMT]]>@OlofKnight It has been not only suggested but formally proposed to and approved by the FCC in the US, despite the social/scientific backlash. See https://theconversation.com/the-u-s-just-approved-a-giant-space-mirror-to-test-sunlight-on-demand-low-earth-orbit-is-getting-weird-283482

Hopefully the initial test fails so miserably and embarrassingly that it bankrupts everyone involved and discourages all potential copycats... but people trying to get VC money seem to be incredibly hard to discourage as they don't actually need a workable product, they just need a concept that VC bros will eat up.

@jensorensen

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/zeborah/statuses/116944655585972237https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/zeborah/statuses/116944655585972237Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:03:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:01:03 GMT]]>@DougJayne @jensorensen It would cost under $100k to blow up something in low orbit and we could crowd fund it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/unlofl/statuses/116944644542583173https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/unlofl/statuses/116944644542583173Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:01:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:56:14 GMT]]>@jensorensen reminds me of this song

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rA2FAVRAO2Y&ra=m

Tu no puedes comprar el sol

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meowstodon.eu/users/meowki/statuses/116944625631261045https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meowstodon.eu/users/meowki/statuses/116944625631261045Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:56:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:06:14 GMT]]>@Chavestoteles @jensorensen

You know, it just occurred to me that those solar satellites could be used as weapons against people on the Earth's surface. Focus the beams from multiple satellites on an area, and you could set it on fire.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Quasit/statuses/116944193091993085https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Quasit/statuses/116944193091993085Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:06:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:44:59 GMT]]>@jensorensen@mastodon.social

A James Bond villain literally did this

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/2695f194-2b73-470c-a2bc-c0e0b59f2eb3https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/2695f194-2b73-470c-a2bc-c0e0b59f2eb3Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:44:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:53:29 GMT]]>@ivorytusk @hyc @jensorensen Really? How much of which ones?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/marshray/statuses/116943671114145987https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/marshray/statuses/116943671114145987Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:53:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:39:30 GMT]]>@jensorensen I'm sure the people wanting sunlight on demand, or to block sunlight later on, have never even seen the sun of their own volition.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/jackemled/statuses/116943616103820697https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/jackemled/statuses/116943616103820697Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:39:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:37:21 GMT]]>@woozle @jensorensen

Breathable Air As A Service: The reason Musk wants to colonise Mars.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davidtheeviloverlord/statuses/116943607642214799https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davidtheeviloverlord/statuses/116943607642214799Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:37:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:33:20 GMT]]>@jensorensen Does this fall back on tort law (class action)?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theatl.social/users/DecaturNature/statuses/116943591848702039https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theatl.social/users/DecaturNature/statuses/116943591848702039Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:33:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:25:28 GMT]]>@nacly season 6, episode final?
The school finds oil, Mr burns steals it, blocks the sun, gets shot, ends in a cliff hanger on "who shot Mr burns?" Which should help you narrow it down

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116003467721910100/statuses/116943560943030327https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116003467721910100/statuses/116943560943030327Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:25:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:22:08 GMT]]>@jensorensen this is the first I heard of this. Ain't no way someone is stupid enough to even suggest such a dumb idea.
The massive cost of it, the social backlash, the political and international backlash and just the engineering of it all.
For what? Just to have the giant mirror break because of some 1cm space debris?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116003467721910100/statuses/116943547796335018https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116003467721910100/statuses/116943547796335018Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:22:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New comic on space mirrors on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:14:18 GMT]]>@jensorensen do investors really believe this is a good idea?

A mirror with the area x is directed in a way so it directs sunlight into area y. But with y > x, wouldn't this just be some dim light? The mirror doesn't magically increase the sunlight.

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