I don’t think you’re quite understanding the distances involved in what I’m getting at. The particle flux is minuscule, and it’s not the magnetic field that’s attracting particles. It’s only guiding the particles that were already headed towards the planet.

This planet would have great aurorae if it were near a star, but it’s not, so the magnetic field strength is kind of a moot point.

I’ve found x265 is pretty universally supported in 2025. I’ve switched all of my downloads for Plex over to 265 and none of my users have reported issues. My users are not particularly tech savvy and have a ton of diversity in their devices from cheap ass smart TVs, to consoles, to various mobile devices and computers.

I think it’s fairly safe to start getting everything in 265 and the space savings is significant. Very easy to get 4K HDR rips that look great for only 5-7 GB. HD rips can easily be 1-2 GB.

Include VLC if you need a player, but again I’ve found nearly everything plays 265 these days. It’s not nearly the compatibility issue it was years ago.

MP4 container, 265 video (w/ HDR10 layer if appropriate), Dolby digital audio (w/ Atmos track if appropriate) is what I usually look for these days for a balance of compatibility and quality.

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Me: Once again the “no one:” format demonstrating how pointless it is, as cropping that bit out leads to the same thing.

Both the magnetic field strength and charged particle flux fall off proportional to the square of the distance from the planet / star respectively, so I doubt it gets much of anything even with a strong magnetic field unless it’s also near a star.

I’d also point out that the particles aren’t really attracted by the earths magnetic field, we’re just in the pathway, and the magnetic field funnels them to the poles. It’s more guidance than attraction.

Right, and sometime in the future it’ll be an even larger problem like fucking up multiple planets. Of course the problems of today are unique in their scale; they’ll also be dwarfed by problems in the future, and today will seem simple in comparison.

There’s a reason people always think the world / society is going to end with their generation, that we’re somehow unique in the amount of damage we can wreak.

You’d be incredibly lucky to witness the end of the world, it’s something people have been talking about for thousands of years.

Yes, I agree that we have more ability than ever to cause harm to the environment. No, I don’t think the perception of this is anything unique. If you keep advancing, the problems only get worse and worse. Thus, it’s the same as it ever was. People think we’re going to destroy the world just like every other generation has and will in the future.

If you don’t agree, that’s fine. It’s just my opinion, not an objective fact.

No, I don’t think I’m being profound by saying an extremely common phrase akin to “the more things change, the more things stay the same.” I just don’t think today is all that different from the past, even with trillionaires.

Same as it ever was. Today’s incomprehensible horrors will seem quaint and simple 100 years in the future.

Good points. Mac mini is pretty cheap though, cheaper than most consoles.

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How is this a nightmare vision? Proprietary bullshit, which is what consoles are, is what Apple does better than the others. M series chips seem ideal in terms of hardware, and a consolized Mac mini would be pretty dope.

Quite the opposite, its shape is very radar reflective. It also makes a ton of noise.

Yes, carcinogenic. Not “just as” carcinogenic.

I am a biochemist. These are not big words to me. I actually read the findings section, not only the abstract.

I get that, but flying fast and high to avoid missiles is not stealth. I’m not saying it’s not the coolest airplane to ever exist… it’s just not stealth.

Reaper is not stealth at all.

It had radar absorbing paint which helped reduce the radar cross section, but it wasn’t stealth.

“Just as carcinogenic” is not demonstrated by that study.

Lithium and lead are drastically different elements.

I mean if you hit a deer with your car, why let all that venison go?

VLC is good but I like MPC-HC best. Open source and has a shit load of nerdy ass technical options and great upscaling through madVR.

Same as it ever was.

Ever wonder how many wars got started because of an embarrassed little man of a tyrant? Unfortunately we’re doomed to repeat the same mistakes, I suppose we’re only human. All this fancy high tech bullshit changed everything but also didn’t change a thing.