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taking the CME warning down a notch

Today’s post at SpaceWeather.com makes the coronal mass ejections coming our way over the next couple of days sound far less threatening for those of you not operating satellites or ham radios.

Somewhere in their publications or videos this morning I saw the phrase “not the big one”, which sums it up for me. All the things I ought to do before that particular one were just more than I wanted to squeeze into today.

That is however a stark reminder that there are quite a few things that should be on my ToDo list, or rather in […]

possible CME hit here December 1st

This could be an important event to prepare for. If a massive Coronal Mass Ejection (solar flare) strikes the Earth as is a predicted possibility, electronics could be devastated, along with our entire electrical distribution system.

This might be an auspicious time to put some effort into a Faraday Cage or two … and employ them for electronic stuff you value highly.

I don’t want to overstate the warning, but I think it prudent to put some time in Friday protecting our electronics and have at least half a plan for a complete grid-down power failure.

Hope and Faith […]

Montana-friendly pizza box re-use

I, for one, would really appreciate this, and probably find it to be a good excuse for having pizza dinner.