Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer!


Turns out we have exceptionally high solar activity right now, with a category 4 solar flair expected to impact the planet, potentially affecting satellite communications, electronics and power grids.

Of course, if history is any guide the news is absolutely over excited over this, at best those in the northern states may see pretty lights at night.  I was particularly amused this afternoon at a CNN weather person recommending you unplug your dryer just to be safe.  I mean, is that really the most important appliance in his house?  🤣

Also, kind of off topic, if you have binoculars or a telescope with the right solar filters you can catch a glimpse of the dark spots on the sun associated with this CME.  Amazing to imagine that it is about 15-16x wider than the earth. 

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Does anyone know if there is a way to block a poster so their posts are not visible? There is one particular poster who posts meaningless paragraphs about everything under the sun - mostly incorrect. I politely sent that person a pm asking him to keep posts short and the reply was rude and offensive. Thank you in advance.

@immatthewj

Thanks for that. I guess I will just keep on not reading these long winded diatribes of nothingness. I am sure we all know about whom I am posting.

 

Actually Audiogon posters I have an idea. Maybe we can nicely ask Kenjit to return and set up a thread for these two so they can have a lovefest and not bore the crap out of anyone else.

Does anyone actually read the tripe he posts? There is enough hot air there to launch 100 dirigibles. I suppose mahgister's  posts might be useful if you are constipated.

Good try, @grislybutter pity it did not work.

By the way here is the so called "insult" : "Please, your posts are so boring. Keep them short."
As this comment is 100% accurate, I fail to see how it is even remotely insulting. However this particular poster keeps derailing and spoiling every single thread with irrelevant nonsense; it is tiresome. I would even rather read Amir's tripe than this waffle. At least Amir makes me laugh.

 

 

Who is this "Yall" person? Strange name and certainly not an English word. Also I have no idea what those two "posts" are supposed to mean.