GingCarrington Event
The Velour Fog Another event like this is what keeps me up at night. I haven’t backed up all my files in an external HD in a while and I know I need to do that.
I’d like to think we’ve developed tools that could aid us in somewhat determining most likely future potentials for something similar, but something also tells me we prolly laid off the more prominent scientists necessary for such tasks…
Apologies for stirring fears folks—love the ones you’re with
CapnClenchJawI didn’t think you’re stirring up fear. You are spreading knowledge and giving people the opportunity to prepare as best they can. Nothing wrong with that.
It’s not just your files, although backing them up is important. If we get hit by another Carrington event it will quite possibly fry a lot of electronics.
I have a very rudimental Faraday Cage setup for this scenario. It’s just a steel bucket with a steel lid that’s lined on the inside with cardboard, and with aluminum foil on the outside to seal off the joins. But if I get notice that such an event I’d about to hit I’ll be throwing some critical smaller electronics (notable a raspberry pi and a mini monitor), cables, and a mini solar panel+plus inverter into it (along with my backup device) and sealing it up with more aluminum tape.