discuss Domains after Sun's flash

[kite26]

Let's consider this possible scenario which I read here. The Sun flashes and destroys any electric machine on Earth. The internet is globally down. No internet, no satellites, nothing. All the servers are melted. If we suppose that one day the electrical power will turned again on without knowing the exact time, in meanwhile how you could keep your domains (or other digital assets)?

 

[Samer]

Sounds like Y2K? It passed, man.

Then 2012. I’m too optimistic for doomsday.

Only worry have 1,100-foot (340-meter) space rock that was supposed to come frighteningly close in 2029 and 2036. NASA ruled out any chance of a during those two a while ago. But still potential 2068 collision still loomed.

First detected in 2004, Apophis is now officially off NASA’s asteroid “risk list.”

“A 2068 impact is not in the realm of possibility anymore, and our calculations don’t show any impact risk for at least the next 100 years,”

https://nypost.com/2021/03/28/earth-safe-from-asteroid-for-100-years-says-nasa/

 

[Samer]

So to confirm,

Doomsday domains?

Your event is as close to Armageddon as i saw

Samer

 

[bmugford]

In a scenario where the entire global electric grid and computers went down, domains and other digital assets would be the least of our worries.

All the global supply chains would be broken and practically speaking the world would descend into chaos quickly.

If that happens it happens. There is nothing you can do about it. Almost all investments would be rendered useless in that scenario.

Brad

 

[Alop]

If we suppose that one day the electrical power will turned again on without knowing the exact time, in meanwhile how you could keep your domains (or other digital assets)?

I plan on running it on batteries ..battery price about to skyrocket

 

[Samer]

Please change the thread name to;

“Showcase your Apocalyptic names.”

Thanks! Suggestion2: Apophis. LOL

Samer

 

[ArielT]

Don't worry

 

[Samer]

Don't worry

Be happy.

Samer

 

[Samer]

Don't worry

Only thing i worry is missing Halley’s Comet…

Scheduled to appear sometime in mid-2061.

That sucks, i cant wait that long & in 20’s Lol

Samer

 

[jhm]

In that scenario, we would be f****d (to put it bluntly)

As @bmugford mentioned, digital assets would be the least of our worries. No electrical power? Even thinking about it makes me want to cry

 

[Alop]

In that scenario, we would be f****d (to put it bluntly)

As @bmugford mentioned, digital assets would be the least of our worries. No electrical power? Even thinking about it makes me want to cry

bluntly in other words

 

[kite26]

But what if electricity come up again? If all memory is deleted, I think it's good idea to print a physical domain certification to prove that you are the real owner.

 

[jhm]

bluntly in other words

I hate those "inspiration, help me find a purpose, help me understand the world, help me sir please sir" things

Hate, hate, hate ...ugh

 

[jhm]

But what if electricity come up again? If all memory is deleted, I think it's good idea to print a physical domain certification to prove that you are the real owner.

Given an extreme enough scenario like you've mentioned, maybe something could be done, and maybe something offline could be implemented / redeemed for your digital assets when the good times are back ...I don't know. We'd come up with something, after we've dealt with the other stuff, with the power being off ...sharpening our swords, crafting our bows and arrows

 

[kite26]

Our life will be the same, except for machines. Fire for cooking, bike for transportation, etc. The humanity will be able to rebuild electricity power in my scenario. If not, there is no reason to have domains. How we will be able to recover digital assets when the life be back to normal? Owners of top premium names like z.com will lose millions of dollars if they can't prove their ownership.

 

[jhm]

Hmm, I don't know about "the same"

- Travel to other countries, that doesn't take many days / months
- Advancing tech / innovation
- Supply chains (vast)
- Smart phones, other gadgets
- All the home stuff
- Gaming / amusement

...just life. Without that stuff, it sucks (for me, at least). We'll figure it out if the sun is really going to cause us problems in the near future. Other than that, we're worrying about an event that isn't going to happen, at least anytime soon. As mentioned, something offline could be implemented / redeemed for your digital assets when the good times are back from this "mega chaos", I'm sure

 

[Dude called Michael]

Maybe Verisign has some kind of backup plan. Would be cool to know whether they got a 'cold' copy of the domains and their owners. Imagine they had it on paper - Windows would suddenly seem tiny.

 

[karamakate]

All the servers are melted.

Melted? Whaaa?!

Are you sure that you had enough research about solar flares?

Nothing is going to melt bro, calm down.

 

[bmugford]

Melted? Whaaa?!

Are you sure that you had enough research about solar flares?

Nothing is going to melt bro, calm down.

Yeah, it could fry electronic circuitry and data storage from hard drives to solid state drives would be at major risk, but it is not going to physically melt them.

Something like this would likely happen on a long enough time scale, but on a long enough time scale almost anything would happen...gamma ray bursts, super volcanos, etc.

There is really no way to easily prepare for these type of extremely rare events.

I guess if you were that concerned you could build a massive Faraday cage to shield your electronics.

Brad

 

[Windoms]

Dont assume God wants to kill you.

 

[karamakate]

I think the big brothers and scientists are already prepared for these kind of catastrophic scenarios.
As far as I know, there are some special & secret datacenter points around the world in caves, undergrounds, undersea for the fundamental source codes and databases. Copper mesh is quite clever solution for electromagnetic radiation protection.
And punched cards are still in use to store critical data.

If the whole electricity systems and global networks (internet, gsm, gps, satellite etc.) collapse completely, there'll be a huge chaos and twilight for a long time indeed. The whom has the skills to survive in nature, they'll keep living without any big concern.
But I don't think that we won't be able to reboot the entire digital systems.

Every order leads to its own chaos, and every chaos to its own order!

 

[nononsense123]

Look at the bright side too.. if this domain game "restarts" people on this forum will be the first ones racing to get sex.com, porn.com , games.com etc..
Today I have to make do with 2 word .coms

 

[zomainhacks]

Financial system is digital (even fiat currency balances) so domains will be the least problem regarding digital assets. I don't see any viable solution to prove any prior ownership of digital assets when things will return normal. Moreover, I'm not sure that after a shock of this magnitude there will be common acceptance of prior ownership rights even if there will be a way to prove them.

 

[Namersen]

A nuke EMP can do a lot of damage too, it was the talk back in 2017, at the height of the NK missile show off.
e.g. Daily Mail - It was said that if an EMP bomb would be detonated from an altitude of 30 to 400 kilometres (18.6 to 250 miles) above a target - the result could be to shut down the US electric power grid for an indefinite period of time.

 

[twiki]

I've been watching this subject for years.

Solar flare can cause a lot of havoc, but I bet domains will still be available at Verisign on backups etc. Most likely the power plants will get fried first. There are over-voltage protectors in place that will kick in and basically isolate inside tech, or at least part of it.

Fiber cables work with light so it won't get in that. But it will go bad with power lines.

I don't think we would lose our names, but if we did, then great! Everyone can now start anew.

I could, however, cause power down for months and it is estimated that a Carrington-type event would be followed by 5 years of repairs until everything is back to normal. It is possible that for 6-12 months there will be no power at all.

Middle age. Knives and axes.