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SilverElfinyesterday at 8:14 PM5 repliesview on HN

Should be banned. These companies are destroying a piece of the environment that belongs to all of us - the night sky.


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Benderyesterday at 8:19 PM

Along that line people should look into BUG ratings [1] for outdoor lighting, especially city operated lights. [1]

[1] - https://www.landscapeforms.com/ideas/bug-rating-system-101

ameliusyesterday at 9:05 PM

Let's ban ads too, while we're at it.

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tristanjyesterday at 8:49 PM

Banning Starlink is inadequate and won't change anything. China is building its own larger version with 25,000+ satellites. Russia is building its own network. The EU is building its own network.

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polski-gyesterday at 8:35 PM

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