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Re: 'Sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us

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"Complete Metal Working Shop From Scrap Series Set (7 INDIVIDUAL BOOKS)" Here is the description of the series: ISBN 1-878087-00-2 The Charcoal Foundry ISBN 1-878087-01-0 The Metal Lathe ISBN 1-878087-02-9 The Metal Shaper ISBN 1-878087-03-7 The Milling Machine ISBN 1-878087-04-5 The Drill Press ISBN 1-878087-05-3 The Dividing Head & Deluxe Accessories ISBN 1-878087-06-1 The Sheet Metal Brake Quote from the site: Bui…

People are going to be using these books for firewood in this situation. You’re going to be fighting for survival and learning how to hunt and farm and keep warm. You’re not going to be sitting around learning how to build transformers or metal workshops.

I doubt it. Go read about the seed bank in Leningrad during the siege. https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-tragedy-...

Re: 'Sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us

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Well, 'just science' is easy to say when you're not suffering the direct impact of climate politics. Looks more and more to me like they're trying to hold back the economic development of many of the poorer countries in the world. The models they base this on at least better be correct.

https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995 “Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.” The risk if you're wrong: conflicts over shrinking arable land, resources, and climate refugees fleeing disasters could escalate into a world-ending war. Or regional wars that completely erase all that economic development. The risk if climate scientists are wrong: w…

The risk if climate science is wrong: In the west, we only make a bunch of imaginary problems for ourselves that waste the time and money of the average citizen on a daily basis. But in the global south, billions of people are forced to live in perpetual and worsening poverty with no chance of economic improvement.

If climate science was right and we still allowed carbon to burn, yes the world would heat but if we used our minds I'm sure we could solve a lot of the challenges as they appear.

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