The infamous device itself.Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Episode 172: Flirting With Disaster
Play Now!Ads are not yet everywhere. That's good. That doesn't mean, though, that there aren't people plotting to capture attention in a new space, one that cannot be blotted out. Those idiots tempt fate, as I describe in my Episode 172: Flirting With Disaster.The infamous device itself. In this episode, I read from: the Wiki article for the Antikythera Mechanism; an article titled "This Startup Wants to Launch Giant Glowing Ads Into the Night Sky"; and my computer's quickie dictionary. I play: the 1957 sound of a radio picking up Sputnik 1's signal. Musically, I play: Pietnaska doing "Salto". KMFDM backs Amanda Mull observing what is happening in the ad biz now; and I close with Julie & Rolf and the Campfire Gang doing "Over the Rainbow".
The infamous device itself.
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My understanding is that we can kinda kiss the night sky goodbye when Elon Musk finishes his worldwide 5G project and puts hundreds of thousands of satellites in orbit at all latitudes. Apparently he promised astronomers to take certain steps such as, painting his satellites nonreflective black, and altering their orbits to avoid major telescope sites... and has not followed through on any such promises. Because after all, who's going to make him? Hey, astronomers will just have to settle for continuing their profession via orbital telescopes like the Hubble... and no doubt Elon plans to launch some very cutting-edge, exclusive, pay-for-play space telescopes of his own, after he's finished bricking off the night sky with his satellites.
ReplyDeleteHow long before Elon Musk leases out his hundred thousand 5G satellites to alter their positions and spell out ads, too?
My only meager hope is that advertisers might realize that one single ad, flaunted in the faces of the _entire_ human race, is not as efficient or targeted, compared to obliterating the night sky _ONE_ city at a time, with local or regional ads.
https://persiadigest.com/a-video-game-promoted-in-china-with-a-huge-qr-code-in-the-shanghai-sky-made-by-drones/
As far as ads in the sky go, that drone dance was pretty damned awesome. I'd rather look at something that finely choreographed and executed than at, say, random fireworks. Or as an intro to fireworks. Hmmm….
DeleteThanks Again, Kevin!
—Jim