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5. Sounds somewhat innocuous but

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Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:27 PM

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is it possible to turn these to nefarious uses???

Ever see "Diamonds Are Forever"????

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This Startup Wants to Use Space Mirrors to Light Up Earth at Night. Feds Just Said Go Ahead [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

This sounds like a bad idea, unforeseen consequences and all... wcmagumba Yesterday #1

Very bad Idea. Darkness is necessary to many plants, animals and yes even humans to survive and grow. efhmc Yesterday #7

It sounds like a way to make people work around the clock. yardwork 23 hrs ago #21

This has been proposed for many many years (maybe not proposed but speculated to in many Sci-Fi books. SWBTATTReg Yesterday #2

More light pollution! Yesssss! Trueblue Texan 20 hrs ago #35

Not to mention it's principal use will probably be as a tool of war Ponietz Yesterday #3

Aryan Light Beams? erronis Yesterday #8

They'll figure that part out later FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #17

Reflect Orbital receives funding from the Air Force Ponietz 23 hrs ago #20

I think it is a precursor to 'orbital billboards' Seinan Sensei 21 hrs ago #32

Knowing this isn't a cynical comment grieves me Ponietz 12 hrs ago #47

No need to worry about animals (and plants) that need night to sleep, hunt, live. erronis Yesterday #4

It's absolutely insane. highplainsdem Yesterday #6

There goes the circadian rhythms of most living things Marie Marie 22 hrs ago #25

This Bayard 19 hrs ago #41

Sounds somewhat innocuous but sdfernando Yesterday #5

The "extending workdays" idea is a bit concerning SSJVegeta 10 hrs ago #53

James Bond plot Die Another Day 2002 Brenda Yesterday #9

Have these people never heard of LAMPS? Qutzupalotl Yesterday #10

Oh, FFS! Plants', animals' health which we do rely on in obvious, and not obvious ways! electric_blue68 Yesterday #11

What will happen is they will spend millions over a few years. There will be a lot of planning and Srkdqltr Yesterday #12

They're emptying the US Treasury as fast as they can FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #18

Yes they are. Srkdqltr 21 hrs ago #33

This "great idea" should be reviewed through the National Evironmental Policy Act (NEPA). waterwatcher123 Yesterday #13

Manly alpha men like in this administration have no concern about girly things like the environment LymphocyteLover 11 hrs ago #50

Probably - but they do it at their own peril (the planet does not care about ideology - it will survive without us). waterwatcher123 3 hrs ago #56

Manly alpha men like in this administration don't care about girly things like long-term consequences LymphocyteLover 2 hrs ago #57

Geostationary high-altitude balloons would be cheaper and more servicable. They're already in fairly wide use. eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #14

This is one of those "Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you should". Snarkoleptic 23 hrs ago #15

What? Could? Go? Wrong? Charlie Chapulin 23 hrs ago #16

The absolute insanity... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #19

Sounds horrible but the math looks silly truthisfreedom 22 hrs ago #22

Exactly. It's an incredibly stupid idea that will never work. paleotn 22 hrs ago #27

Unless they all shatter. The conceptual warning behind the movie Gravity is becoming a reality, and the universe cheers Cheezoholic 20 hrs ago #36

It says "film mirror" truthisfreedom 17 hrs ago #45

How disruptive is it when people get sent up to the Land of the Midnight Sun? NBachers 22 hrs ago #23

I can't help but feel this is a very, very bad idea.... slightlv 22 hrs ago #24

Stupid and going nowhere. paleotn 22 hrs ago #26

Why on God's green earth would we want to do this? PatrickforB 21 hrs ago #28

Republicans LOVE the uneducated and mistreated WorseDayEver 21 hrs ago #31

I know I don't want sunshine Faux pas 21 hrs ago #29

Republican bullshit.. If it makes $$$ in short term is all they care about, long term unimportant WorseDayEver 21 hrs ago #30

I have a dream of beaming microwaves from outer space onto Mar-A-Lago struggle4progress 20 hrs ago #34

I'm not too worried. The extraterrestrials will probably Ilsa 20 hrs ago #37

Thinking back to when I lived in a very rurual, remote part of Montana and mercury-vapor yard lamps Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #38

Sure. Why not. progressoid 19 hrs ago #39

Ooo! LudwigPastorius 19 hrs ago #40

Have they asked the rest of the Earth if they want 24 hour days sarisataka 19 hrs ago #42

Lets see if we can fuck up our natural environment big time. patphil 17 hrs ago #43

Let's surround the CEOs house with searchlights, see how he likes it. Bobstandard 17 hrs ago #44

Let's heat up Earth some more. colorado_ufo 15 hrs ago #46

My only question is; "how much did this startup donate to Donnie Dipshit and Retrumplicans" and maxrandb 12 hrs ago #48

Psst....it's not just light purr-rat beauty 12 hrs ago #49

This might be one of the dumbest things to shoot into space yet. Good lord. Anything for a buck. Vinca 11 hrs ago #51

Why is it in the fcc's jurisdiction in the first place SSJVegeta 10 hrs ago #52

60,000 of them! Where are they going to put them? Grins 7 hrs ago #54

WTF oasis 4 hrs ago #55