Comments on: Solar Flare! http://blog.arlomidgett.com/2003/11/10/solar-flare/ Sporadic and rambling by design. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Arlo http://blog.arlomidgett.com/2003/11/10/solar-flare/#comment-22 Arlo Thu, 13 Nov 2003 00:33:38 +0000 http://blog.arlomidgett.com/?p=13#comment-22 It depends on what you mean by "assemble." Yes, I did research the solar flares quite a bit online. I also dug up and read a few articles about "shock and awe," "the axis of evil," and one of the President's past State of the Union Addresses.<br /> <br /> But are the quotes real? Yes and no. Most, if not all, of the scientific ones are. One or two of the political ones are actual quotes, obviously taken out of context. The rest... I just made them up and tried to make them sound somewhat believable.<br /> <br /> My goal was to try striking a balance between the "newspaper style," and flat out goofiness. At the end, I wanted to make people think: That wasn't real... was it?<br /> <br /> Where did the idea come from? I remember an article on Space.com that talked about the flares. Two things stuck in my brain -- the improbability of this happening and the AWEsome expected Aurora effects. "Shock and Awe" popped into my head and, a couple seconds later, the rest mentally fell into place.<br /> <br /> I had fun researching and writing this article, but I don't think I'd ever want to be a reporter/writer for the media.<br /> <br /> -A. It depends on what you mean by "assemble." Yes, I did research the solar flares quite a bit online. I also dug up and read a few articles about "shock and awe," "the axis of evil," and one of the President’s past State of the Union Addresses.

But are the quotes real? Yes and no. Most, if not all, of the scientific ones are. One or two of the political ones are actual quotes, obviously taken out of context. The rest… I just made them up and tried to make them sound somewhat believable.

My goal was to try striking a balance between the "newspaper style," and flat out goofiness. At the end, I wanted to make people think: That wasn’t real… was it?

Where did the idea come from? I remember an article on Space.com that talked about the flares. Two things stuck in my brain — the improbability of this happening and the AWEsome expected Aurora effects. "Shock and Awe" popped into my head and, a couple seconds later, the rest mentally fell into place.

I had fun researching and writing this article, but I don’t think I’d ever want to be a reporter/writer for the media.

-A.

]]> By: karl http://blog.arlomidgett.com/2003/11/10/solar-flare/#comment-21 karl Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:10:33 +0000 http://blog.arlomidgett.com/?p=13#comment-21 This reads like an news item I might find with an AP tagline. The quotes from Condi Rice and Pres. Bush sound quite in the dark (so to speak). Did you assemble all this data yourself Ace? This reads like an news item I might find with an AP tagline. The quotes from Condi Rice and Pres. Bush sound quite in the dark (so to speak). Did you assemble all this data yourself Ace?

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