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A naked skydive inspired a way to keep pilots oriented in flight

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Re: A naked skydive inspired a way to keep pilots oriented in flight

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Post by ncmncm »

BlueTemplar wrote: post #196
ncmncm wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reflective LCDs are useless in the dark.

Are they ? I tried to find some information on scotopic visual acuity, but nothing solid... Otherwise, transflective LCDs with red backlight (rods aren't sensitive to red light).

Fine, but it is strictly better not to need to look.

For information more detailed than can be delivered by ambient channels, of course, you need to get it some other way. But audio will often be better than needing to focus on a little display, even if with red backlight.

Re: A naked skydive inspired a way to keep pilots oriented in flight

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Post by nix23 »

throwaway894345 wrote: post #200
nix23 wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you should educate yourself about something called rockets.

I converse here on HN because the discourse is usually a little higher than the “middle school” level that you find elsewhere on the Internet. Won’t you join me in preserving that property?

If you change your username, i don't like talk to "throwaway"-trolls

Re: A naked skydive inspired a way to keep pilots oriented in flight

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Post by throwaway894345 »

nix23 wrote: post #202
throwaway894345 wrote: post #200

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I converse here on HN because the discourse is usually a little higher than the “middle school” level that you find elsewhere on the Internet. Won’t you join me in preserving that property?

If you change your username, i don't like talk to "throwaway"-trolls

My name has the string "throwaway" in it, but I have 4x your karma so I think it's safe to say I'm just as valid a contributor in this community as you are. Anyway, neither of us are using our legal names, so I don't know why you're throwing that stone in particular.

That said, you're breaking the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: A naked skydive inspired a way to keep pilots oriented in flight

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Post by nix23 »

throwaway894345 wrote: post #203
nix23 wrote: post #202

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you change your username, i don't like talk to "throwaway"-trolls

My name has the string "throwaway" in it, but I have 4x your karma so I think it's safe to say I'm just as valid a contributor in this community as you are. Anyway, neither of us are using our legal names, so I don't know why you're throwing that stone in particular. That said, you're breaking the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

>That said, you're breaking the site guidelines

>>usually a little higher than the “middle school”

You too.

Re: A naked skydive inspired a way to keep pilots oriented in flight

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Post by throwaway894345 »

nix23 wrote: post #204
throwaway894345 wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My name has the string "throwaway" in it, but I have 4x your karma so I think it's safe to say I'm just as valid a contributor in this community as you are. Anyway, neither of us are using our legal names, so I don't know why you're throwing that stone in particular. That said, you're breaking the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

>That said, you're breaking the site guidelines >>usually a little higher than the “middle school” You too.

I'm sure you weren't trying to mislead by sharing a cropped version of my quote which may seem more nefarious than the full sentence; however, it should be noted that the original sentence read:

> I converse here on HN because the discourse is usually a little higher than the “middle school” level that you find elsewhere on the Internet.

Rather than your edit:

> usually a little higher than the “middle school”

Edits like these don't inspire good faith discussion. Frankly, I think this thread has thoroughly outlived its useful life.

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