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LOL. I understand that there is too much light around, especially at night. But really how long winded an article with all kinds of economic theories about lig

LOL. I understand that there is too much light around, especially at night. But really how long winded an article with all kinds of economic theories about light usage and resource allocation etc, can a correspondent drone on about? It sounds like someone wanting to put their some expensive university education and research to good use. http://youtu.be/4dbgljZFi1A?t=15s http://youtu.be/4dbgljZFi1A?t=15s

vfclists 12y ago
Dudes! What's going on here? I feel you. I live close to the commons and at night when you walk across it,the lights from the shop signs are so bright when you want some darkness around you. I've even wanted to complain to the local council about it. The light is really 'noisy' so I totally understand where this issue is coming from. But really, how many column inches can one read about concerning its costs and what nots? It sounds like another new case for the IoT, the Internet of Things. But dudes?!?
- wuliwong 12y ago
  hah, i'm with you. i thought the same thing reading the article. if there was anything new or interesting in it, it was way too longwinded for me to dig through and find it.
  - SectioAurea 12y ago
    Well, percent of GDP spent on light has remained steady for 300 years at .72; that was buried rather far in. The article also mentioned Jevons’ paradox, which is something I didn't know had a name.
- dalek_cannes 12y ago
  I think you might be mistaking HN for reddit. Have a look at the guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).
AJ007 12y ago
Actually it is a very serious topic relating to human biology: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=light+exposure+breast+cancer http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=light+exposure+breast+ca... I would give a big upvote to Philips Hue Bulbs if I could. When those are too expensive nightlights are fine with me.
DanBC 12y ago
Asking politely doesn't seem to have changed behaviour. Now people are doing the research to try to force change.

vfclists 12y ago

Dudes! What's going on here? I feel you. I live close to the commons and at night when you walk across it,the lights from the shop signs are so bright when you want some darkness around you. I've even wanted to complain to the local council about it. The light is really 'noisy' so I totally understand where this issue is coming from. But really, how many column inches can one read about concerning its costs and what nots? It sounds like another new case for the IoT, the Internet of Things. But dudes?!?

wuliwong 12y ago
hah, i'm with you. i thought the same thing reading the article. if there was anything new or interesting in it, it was way too longwinded for me to dig through and find it.
- SectioAurea 12y ago
  Well, percent of GDP spent on light has remained steady for 300 years at .72; that was buried rather far in. The article also mentioned Jevons’ paradox, which is something I didn't know had a name.
dalek_cannes 12y ago
I think you might be mistaking HN for reddit. Have a look at the guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).

AJ007 12y ago

Actually it is a very serious topic relating to human biology: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=light+exposure+breast+cancer http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=light+exposure+breast+ca... I would give a big upvote to Philips Hue Bulbs if I could. When those are too expensive nightlights are fine with me.

DanBC 12y ago

Asking politely doesn't seem to have changed behaviour. Now people are doing the research to try to force change.