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Thread: Pittsburgh passes ' Dark Skies ' ordinance . First US major city.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    No you idiot i am saying even the fucking imbecile running Chicago now knows it was a FUBAR to defund the police. Too bad youre not as astute as the moron running Chicago
    So the police haven't stopped killing the people they're paid to protect and addlepates, such as yourself, don't want them defunded. Dumbass.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AProudLefty View Post
    And the astronomers rejoice.
    i do a lot of stargazing, but im smack in the city.
    I have a little spot between the house and next door that blocks the street lights,
    until the idiot across the street turn his garage door light on at 1 AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by anatta View Post
    i do a lot of stargazing, but im smack in the city.
    I have a little spot between the house and next door that blocks the street lights,
    until the idiot across the street turn his garage door light on at 1 AM
    I have always hated that. And why the need for utility light poles in small areas where they are not needed? I had the mind to just shoot it out or sling shoot it out of commission but I didn't want to get in trouble. I was a teenager with a hobby for astronomy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AProudLefty View Post
    I have always hated that. And why the need for utility light poles in small areas where they are not needed? I had the mind to just shoot it out or sling shoot it out of commission but I didn't want to get in trouble. I was a teenager with a hobby for astronomy.
    well you need street lighting. but at least put motion detectors on your outside property lights

    Last night or so the crescent moon had a planet below it at dusk...nice steady lights

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    Quote Originally Posted by anatta View Post
    well you need street lighting. but at least put motion detectors on your outside property lights

    Last night or so the crescent moon had a planet below it at dusk...nice steady lights
    I remember when they had a potential solution for the street lights. I couldn't recall the details. Somehow the solution is supposed to direct the light downwards and to prevent the upwards direction with ambient light. Also there's the problem of pollution in major cities.

    The IDA was founded in 1988 “to preserve and protect the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through environmentally responsible outdoor lighting.” Many of the city-based groups have mobilized around the issue of streetlights — specifically, the large streetlight replacement programs that are converting all metal halide, mercury vapor, and high-pressure sodium luminaires to light-emitting diodes (LEDs). But not all LEDs are created equal. To the dismay of dark-sky activists and some city residents, many cities installed ultra-bright LEDs that emit a blue wavelength similar to that of the daytime sky. Selecting warmer colors of LEDs would help the stars shine through, but groups like the IDA would also like to see streetlights that are shielded and dimmable and backed up by a robust city lighting ordinance.

    https://www.theverge.com/21286969/st...ight-pollution

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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Wear a torch on your head when you go vagrant-baiting.
    why do you need baiting?......aren't you already an obvious target?......
    Isaiah 6:5
    “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Are you saying that the police have stopped killing the people they're supposed to protect ?
    not in blue cities, apparently.......but then, that's the only place it has happened, isn't it........
    Isaiah 6:5
    “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

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    When I read the thread title, I thought they were referring to this.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...lution-problem

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    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    why do you need baiting?......aren't you already an obvious target?......
    Of course not. You compound your stupidity with regularity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AProudLefty View Post
    Perfect place for the astronomers!!!
    Yes. Looks like a low crime rate too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    Tucson has long had a dark sky ordinance. It's a major city too...

    https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/pdsd/...ed%20practices.

    Pittsburg is hardly the first.
    Many cities in the UK have switched over to LED street lighting, much cheaper and less light pollution.

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    Quote Originally Posted by anatta View Post
    i do a lot of stargazing, but im smack in the city.
    I have a little spot between the house and next door that blocks the street lights,
    until the idiot across the street turn his garage door light on at 1 AM
    It's truly wonderful here, just drive out a couple of clicks and no lights.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Are you saying that the police have stopped killing the people they're supposed to protect ?
    give it a rest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AssHatZombie View Post
    give it a rest.
    It's her satire for sanity bullshit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AssHatZombie View Post
    give it a rest.
    Not in my nature, AssHat. Ignorance amounts to complicity.


    Do you prefer ' AssHat ' or ' Mr. Zombie ' ?
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