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I work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Mountaineer@aussie.zone 7 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

A bit of searching suggests this might be Total Eclipse by John Brunner.
The concept sounds interesting, I might give it a read.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 point 2 hours ago

BINGPOT!!!

I definitely used to have that book in my collection, and I just found a synopsis that mentions a giant telescope mirror the aliens built in a moon crater - I definitely remember that part from the story. Great catch!

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