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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

We need these for Humans. I work in a building with a large public work space. It is in the corner of the building with three glass walls. The single door is in the middle of the glass wall. We have had so many people walking right into the glass that we had to put logos on the glass to keep people from doing it. We have one lady with a huge collection of security camera footage of all the people doing it.

I'm glad the cameras were not installed when I didn't that a few days after I started hooking up all the networking gear.

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

How much windex do you guys go through?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

Does it really work, or do birds still crash into the windows, misjudging the small dots for insects?

[–] teuniac_@lemmy.world 22 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

But this occupies 0.001% of my visual field, just to save some wildlife?

More of this kind of regulation please.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Well, since there are alternatives that achieve the same, but invisible to the human eye, i still think its an annoying choice.

[–] teuniac_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Any idea what they are? haven't seen those before, lol. But seriously, I'm curious

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

heres one product https://www.birdshades.com/

I assume the others use relatively similar tech. Since human and bird vision doesnt line up perfectly, there are wavelengths visible to birds outside of our vision.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 33 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Worth it. Thank you smart people for saving what birds we can.

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[–] CAPSLOCKED@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

i hit a goose with a car once and i still mourn that moment.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I was 20 minutes late to work once. Boss gave me a freebie when I told her that I was playing crossing guard for a family of ducks crossing the road.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 2 points 9 hours ago

I'd promote you for doing that

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