A new proposed satellite constellation could turn the night sky into permanent twilight – or even daylight – should a “visionary” startup’s plans come to fruition. Never mind that the Soviets tried it in the 90s before deciding it was a terrible idea, as should be obvious to most people without having to give it too much thought. Still, if it allowed the US to put an end to daylight savings time changes, I might be onboard with it.

Just kidding, here’s the petition against it that you should sign

  • Honk@sh.itjust.works
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    22 days ago

    They’re naming their test satellite EARENDIL-1. Why do these people always appropriate Tolkien stuff?

  • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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    22 days ago

    Ok so hear me out on this. A real combat deathmatch in a cage where we put these guys in with the SRM Climate Change dudes in a fight to the death. The winner decides if we cool the earth using srm, or if we heat the earth making solar power viable 24/7 by these dudes.

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    21 days ago

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    Fuck this billionaire bullshit that will be abused to hell and back. First off, this is WAY more complicated than these bozos imagine, it’s like the “datacenters in space!!!” stupidity. Yet these assholes will invest in it, pollution will have been had from here to hell and back, and it’ll fail because this is not just “dump a mirror in orbit”

    But let’s say they get it done, just for a second

    What do you think will happen? What would happen to nature, animals, humans, and even weather patterns To add to that, Do you really believe byhis would be abused to fuck over some marginalized group or country?