It tells you when to go outside and look up to see the satellites as they pass over your house. It's a cool sight to see because there are up to 60 of them crossing the sky at the same time in a line.
When I got the location permission request I denied it and then it says there were no sightings available for the next 5 days :(
* manually entered location
* IP address based geoip
* location permission
The site doesn't work at all for me, even if I give location permission. Because that's disabled in Firefox.
> See Starlink
> Click to search for viewing times at your location.
So I click, and see a popup:
> Will you allow james.darpinian.com to access your location?
So I click on "Allow Location Access".
Then I see "Loading", with a GIF. But nothing ever loads.
Checking about:config, I see that NoScript likely added these:
> capability.policy.maonoscript.sites modified string [numerous domains]
> noscript.untrusted modified string [numerous domains]
I get the same result if I don't allow location access.
That's all I know offhand. But I'll be happy to check more carefully, if you like.
It's the old browser, not anything to do with your privacy settings. Sorry, when you decide to use an old and uncommon browser version the price you pay is that sites aren't going to be testing compatibility with it.
> Firefox ESR
> October 23, 2018
I'm just a little surprised that Firefox would have changed enough since last May to break your site.
And there's also the other tweaks I've made. For example, I don't allow WebGL or WebRTC. And I spoof referrer to a site's root. Plus other stuff that I don't recall offhand.
But anyway, now I'm curious, so I'll test in some otherf VMs, with different browsers.
It works perfectly in Firefox v71.0 :)
And a very cool sky view animation!
I used to display only the 3D globe by default, with a gigantic bright green button to switch to street view. The majority of people never saw the Street View feature even though it was only one button press away. The button even had an animated effect to draw attention. If you also had to type in some text before seeing Street View, hardly anyone would bother.
Your way seems like it just adds a step and possible side effects like people thinking less of the site for not having their correct location or not seeing the improve location option after being turned off, etc.
...suddenly I'm shy about listing my finger printable browser details online. I'll tell you I'm using brave.
I still can't use the app because the location denial is permanent, so I'll have to clear something in the browser...might be a bug worth addressing.
Edit 2: Jesus Christ man I had no idea I was giving you my fucking address. That's a little too granular for my taste, a warning would be nice. You could just use the zip code or prompt for the address, but seeing Google go straight to my address in streetview really rubs me the wrong way. I want to give you the benefit of the doubt but it looks like you're harvesting PII.
I didn't click the "notify me" button but I imagine it's asking for either a phone number or an email.
If this is truly innocent I'm sorry for my reaction, but you should be asking people first, given the current state of advertisement and surveillance on the net. We both read HN.
It was a nice idea though.
So the accuracy of the location being provided depends entirely on your device. From a website (or any other app) perspective, they simply request the client provide it's location.
Now if you happen to have a strong GPS lock on your device with 5m or less accuracy, that's not something the website (or app) knows ahead of time.
> If this is truly innocent I'm sorry for my reaction, but you should be asking people first, given the current state of advertisement and surveillance on the net. We both read HN.
Not trying to victim blame here, but if you're claiming more technical audience and concerns about privacy, are you genuinely unaware that this is how location services and permissions works? If so, I guess this is a painful learning experience for you. You're gonna have a bad time now as you think about how many different apps you've given location permissions too, because a lot of those apps will have a bunch of third party trackers involved that are connecting your IP, location, along with device identifier and any other information they can use to add to a much larger database to identify exactly who you are and everyone you know (think I'm exagerating on the last part? Have you ever shared your contacts list with an app like Whatsapp to find other contacts?)
The internet today sucks. I don't think this particular author is the person you want to be pooping hard on, they're highly unlikely to be part of the problem.
Alternatively, they may be accidentally triggering a vulnerability (more bug bounty money or reasons to patch)
Alternatively, you accidentally gave the permission for location services when prompted.
Alternatively, your IP has a GeoIP location that is at / very close to your home address. If this is the case, GeoIP databases are like telephone directories of yore. Except not only are they globally public, you also cant opt out.
Sorry!
And I suspect that you're using a VPN service, given the comment about deanonymization.
But really, this is exactly why it's kinda sorta pointless to use VPNs and Tor browser on smartphones. All it takes is one slipup, and your anonymity is toast.
All my previous experience has been viewing the ISS, and watching the Starlink satellites go over was a much different experience. Each was only visible for a handful of seconds, but they kept coming one after the other in a perfect line, each equidistant from the next.
I didn't stay out to watch them all go by but it was a fantastic experience that I'd recommend to anyone.
Calendar events suck too because there's no standard way to add an event to a system calendar across platforms. Even the same browser on different platforms acts differently.
I already collected 25 old microwave ovens which I plan to operate as phased array to produce a collimated beam of microwaves directed at the satellites to fry their electronics. I might have a better chance If know the exact frequency their receivers are tuned to. Does anybody know more?
The reckless littering of our precious LEO must end here!
Damn those billionaires and their... global high speed satellite internet access, right?
This sounds like you are invoking Kessler Syndrome in LEO to protect the geostationary monopolies. Totally violates antitrust law.
This must be made up. I have been assured repeatedly on HN that Starlink is a visual non-factor, and that nobody would notice them in the sky, they won't get in the way of astronomy, stargazing, or just enjoying the night sky like humans have done for thousands of years.
They cross over so fast it’s basically like looking at planes, but they are much further away than planes so you have to really look to see them.
And I don’t think anyone ever (credibly) said they don’t affect astronomy. They do. Fortunately SpaceX is working with the astronomy community to minimize the effect.
If I do look up in the nights sky and see many faint little points, it’s still something to marvel at. But I think once at operational altitude they will be difficult to see with the naked eye.