Here's my 2-minute comment on Reflect Orbital, the company putting mirrors in space to destroy the night sky. This aired on the @WFMU morning show today.
https://wfmu.org/archiveplayer/?show=169566&archive=296069&starttime=2%3A38%3A24
/cc @sundogplanets
@markhurst @WFMU While talking about the negatives of this company it's also important to note that their mirrors are so small and bright in the sky that they could actually cause damage to your eyes! @salvabara has a paper going through the calculations on that. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.20878
I'll note that it's truly impressive they've managed to design something that can cause eye damage, yet does not reflect enough sunlight to power solar panels. Good work.
@sundogplanets @markhurst @WFMU @salvabara Seemingly every day and in every way, it feels like humanity has just given up on itself and jumped the shark.