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 indeed, the potential for irritating interference is there

personally i just want to be hermit with laboratory far from anyone and experiment with my ideas about gravity, magnetism and electrostatics... the "build to survive a massive tidal surge of a pole shift" is a somewhat new addition to the formula and it's important because if i'm experimenting with electricity i have to have some reasonable protections against my gear getting wiped out by a stray CME, so i can't do that lab without covering it with carbon and tin lined

i don't think the consequences of multiple successive massive loss of grid infrastructure can really be exaggerated... the current terrestrial electrical infrastructure is vulnerable, and Helene has amply demonstrated that... whole regions of the Appalachia are gonna be without grid power for possibly years, and this was just a storm, add an X-20 flare AS WELL AS THE STORM you see what i'm saying there

just my view on it, i have fairly high confidence of seeing this problem erupt within 30 years and i'll still be around to see it and i don't plan on being caught out