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Could a solar superstore affect unplugged drives? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by gameplaya343@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

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A lot of news has been going around lately about a possible coming solar superstore that could wipe out the internet for months. Would such an event also damage hard drives that are unplugged? Like an electromagnetic pulse?

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[–] Trist0n3@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Dudes acting like Fox News is a reliable information source

[–] WikiBox@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

No.

[–] uluqat@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

A quick Google search and I see some of the clickbait YouTube conspiracy videos you might be getting sucked into. Stop watching that brain-rotting nonsense, it's just somebody's meth-fueled fantasy.

[–] DULUXR1R2L1L2@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Where did you hear about this? Can you share an article?

[–] Cryogenator@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yes, the solar superstore will affect everything with its insanely low prices enabled by manufacturing all its products by starlifting practically limitless raw material and harnessing practically limitless energy from the Sun.