Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

May Sky Challenge

mayskychallenge.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

31–40 of 145 posts

Re: May Sky Challenge

#31

Post by claudiawerner »

shlant wrote: post #12
lagilogi wrote: post #4

I cannot see the sky from my apartment. So If have to wait until I leave for work or other reasons. I don't remember my parents having this problem with their newspaper. They did look at the newspaper before the sky every morning.

> I don't remember my parents having this problem with their newspaper. They did look at the newspaper before the sky every morning. This seems to be a pretty common comparison, especially as a reply to older generations remarking on everyone always being on their phones. Kind of a meme at this point[1][2]. It really makes me think that not a lot of thought/concern is given to the major difference between print media…

This is a great point; I've noticed the lack of regard for the qualitative difference between print media and social media for a while now - whenever somebody will raise a point about social media, it is almost immediately pointed out in a reply that before social media there was print media, as if the difference between them is abolished by the mere comparison. XKCD has unfortunately done this too[0]. There are several differences between new media and old media which have very real effects:

* The quantity

* Ease of access to more marginal opinions

* "Dark patterns" such as infinite scrolling

* Internet "debates" traded in 140 or 280-character blows, to be endlessly liked and retweeted

* Anybody, anywhere can make a good-sounding point which is still logically flawed

* Centralization, not of opinions but of specific publishing platforms that have the final say in the control of content, despite being practically public spaces[1]

[0] https://xkcd.com/1601/

[1] While it's true that newspapers and publishers had a lot of control over public opinion, Twitter has more control over public opinion than any newspaper in history.

Re: May Sky Challenge

#32

Post by m0llusk »

This is a great opportunity for a LookAtTheSky app.

Personally, I like to combine both modes by using moon tracking apps to watch my favorite sky object.

Re: May Sky Challenge

#33

Post by lopis »

thomasedwards wrote: post #28
mercora wrote: post #8

i have no clock in my bedroom, the first thing i do in the morning is looking out of the window to see where the sun is at currently...

Do you live on the equator?

Doesn't really matter. The progression of the seasons is slow enough that I can get used to the apparent movement of the morning sun and always know more of less if it's about 6am, 7am, 8am, or 9am. Don't really use alarms. It's great, until the time changes (DST) and throws my sleep schedule completely off the window ugh.

Re: May Sky Challenge

#35

Post by def8cefe »

lagilogi wrote: post #4

I cannot see the sky from my apartment. So If have to wait until I leave for work or other reasons. I don't remember my parents having this problem with their newspaper. They did look at the newspaper before the sky every morning.

You have to step outside to grab the paper.

Re: May Sky Challenge

#38

Post by swiley »

Even before the lockdown I made a habit of going out and looking at the sky and the farthest/highest thing I could find every morning right after I wake up.

Before it was just nice, now I feel like it’s keeping me sane.

Re: May Sky Challenge

#40

Post by Loughla »

_Microft wrote: post #5

Look at the sky especially now during the lockdown. It's beautiful. I couldn't have imagined how distracting planes were until now that I have seen the sky without them.

Two nights ago a series of 40-50 satellites flew over. It was genuinely disturbing to see. I live where the night sky is dark, and full of stars. It was already pretty out here, but the lockdown, with less air travel, has really helped the sky.

And then this line of SUPER bright satellites came over. I think they were part of the Spacex system of satellites. I'm hoping there aren't more coming. They were brighter than the moon, really, just smaller.

Post reply on HN