Precision Destruction by a Cosmic Being (Or how to destroy StackExchange from space)
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We have a lot of weird questions come up in chat and fun comments about how we destroy worlds over a lunch break. Here is one that though I might share. You are a power that can affect cosmic bodies and phenomena. You have been offended mightily by some questions on SE and wish to blow up their servers.
How would you take out the SE Servers while causing minimal casualties and disruption to humanity?
- Humanity must be impacted as little as possible by the strikes (other than the great loss of SE).
- You may assume that the servers are only located in the office locations for SE.
- You may assume no backups
- You cannot approach earth any closer than the moon does. Nor can your influence cross that barrier.
- Current science must be aware of any principles you use.
- You can affect anything you like, but you can't 'undo' a change.
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- Secure $850 quadrillion, preferably in cash.
- Figure out a way to get around one or two famous and fairly successful treaties.
- Build a Death Star.
- Modify the Death Star so it won't blow up the entire planet, but instead will concentrate a fair amount of energy into a single spot.
- Wait for each office location to come into your scope (while somehow making sure that your orbital period accommodates this).
- Fire at will.
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