2026-10-26 19:48 UTC
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@thekerker@mstdn.social 2026-10-26 19:49
@petergleick@fediscience.org We really will have to wear our sunglasses at night.
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@Photo55@mastodon.social 2026-10-26 20:02
@petergleick@fediscience.org #SciFi #ACClarke in #2010 the sequel to #2001ASpaceOdyssey imploded and ignited #Jupiter to provide a plot point and solve whatever problem we are being told exists by this. As part of doing it with mirrors and shades to reduce the Earth's thermal imbalance I did think that we might find ourselves prolonging the day slightly with some colours of light to compensate for filtration of daytime light to reduce heat input.
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@Gergovie@piaille.fr 2026-10-26 20:43
@petergleick@fediscience.org "The proposal for 50,000 of these satellite mirrors is crazy " https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/california-sunlight-space-mirrors-satellites#:~:text=The%20proposal%20for%2050%2C000%20of%20these%20satellite%20mirrors%20is%20crazy