@argv_minus_one i honestly don't remember a specific blackout in october 03 myself. it seemed like blackouts were more common then... i remember the very long blackout in the summer (was it 03 or 02?) which put in me a lifelong obsession with blackout preparedness that so far has gone unfulfilled... i don't think i've lived through a blackout longer than 8 hours since then
i think the assumption is that the 2003 solar event was not as strong as carrington, no? i can't find anything that gives a direct comparison
@argv_minus_one sorry to disappoint but i was a little kid in 03, i spent most of the big summer blackout playing mario kart super circuit and hamtaro... i think there was free ice cream too
@onfy @argv_minus_one How were you playing Mario Kart without electricity? 
@vaporeon_ @onfy super circuit was a game boy advance title
@vaporeon_ @onfy AA batteries
@wallhackio @vaporeon_ it didn't actually need that many AAs but also grandma used to buy the really big packs of duracells
yeah the original model ran on aas rather than needing a charger. was the sp even out by 03?
@wallhackio @vaporeon_ hamtaro ham-ham heartbreak is also for gba btw
@wallhackio @vaporeon_ ah, it had just come out when the blackout happened. i guess the kids who got one were screwed...
@wallhackio @onfy OK, but a Game Boy Advance also needs electricity, so how are you playing it when there's no electricity for a prolonged amount of time?