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Floating f***ing billboards!

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01 April 2019, 06:39 PM
RealPlayer
Floating f***ing billboards!
NY Times article

I couldn't believe it the first time I saw one of these. I was trying to enjoy the view of the Brooklyn shoreline from a waterfront park on Staten Island, and there was this garishly lit billboard just off the far shore, ruining everybody's experience.

Not just a flat billboard, but a fully-illuminated, brightly colored ad, all LED's from border to border.

Taking in a view of the water should be a respite from the commercial world. This is a travesty. Good that the city will be getting rid of them.


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01 April 2019, 06:47 PM
Nina
Great that they're going away. They put up incredibly bright animated billboards on I-10 near my old house and had to remove them. They were too bright and distracting, and everyone hated them.
01 April 2019, 06:56 PM
jon-nyc
Glad they're doing away with them.

They have those on the river in San Antonio. It's really obnoxious.

Speaking of which, I need to do a quick trip report...


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01 April 2019, 08:16 PM
ShiroKuro
Oh wow, I didn't know that was a thing. How horrible!!

On my last flight, I was reflecting on how commercials have been inserted into every possible space, it's really unpleasant.

When I'm flying, I want to pay attention to any announcements because I'm still a little scared to fly because it might be important, it might be an update about take off time or arrival etc. Also, because I'm scared of flying I usually am listening to music with those earbuds that seal into your ear and block out sound.

So if I hear what sounds like an announcement, I quick take my ear buds out. But these days, it's more likely to be an announcement about some credit card promotion -- IOW a commercial. And then I'm annoyed because I feel like I've been tricked into listening to the damn commercial.

/threaddrift


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02 April 2019, 04:09 PM
Daniel
Really?

That sucks.