Squorlple@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoAurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, at this part of the country, localized entirely within maybe as far south as Alabama to northern California?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageAurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, at this part of the country, localized entirely within maybe as far south as Alabama to northern California?lemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13503475 Context: https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4552740-severe-geomagnetic-storm-conditions-impacting-earth-noaa-says-what-to-know/amp/
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months ago has no proof to debunk it Yeah, because you can’t prove a negative. He doesn’t need to debunk it, only to provide an alternative explanation which is more likely. Occam’s razor.
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoSo was it a cart slap? No. Was the device and or cart faulty? No. Was the constructions nearby the cause? No. We only know that something flipped the bit. So why not spice this freak accident up by saying that cosmic rays were the culprit?
Yeah, because you can’t prove a negative. He doesn’t need to debunk it, only to provide an alternative explanation which is more likely. Occam’s razor.
So was it a cart slap? No. Was the device and or cart faulty? No. Was the constructions nearby the cause? No.
We only know that something flipped the bit. So why not spice this freak accident up by saying that cosmic rays were the culprit?