Are you serious, they did not use proper filters to block the really harmful UV? One can only hope that they get sued to shit.
It’s not that they didn’t block UV, it’s that they installed UV lights in the DJ booth because it would “look cool”.
It was a purposeful choice, and no one stopped to think about why it was a bad idea. Which is totally on brand for people running a convention based around NFTs.
Nfters and not thinking ahead: name a more iconic duo
COVID and MAGA??
Ok you win
They used the wrong type of bulb. Ordinarily the bulb will be made of a UV blocking glass, and not be quartz based. I think? So it’s not usually the shroud that stops UV except in cases of Halogen bulbs. These would be CFL without any shield except perhaps a cage to protect against things thrown.
The bulbs in this picture sure do look like UC-V sterilizing lights.
what exactly am i looking at here? is this an open floor plan bathroom?
I’m assuming it’s not a bathroom and just a display thing. I don’t know why, but they have an obsession with toilets and the stuff in them. They made a sewer based mobile game with the monkeys before. It makes the fact people are that into them even more confusing.
Sounds like somebody accidentally bought some germicidal bulbs instead of regular black light. Not the first time this has happened. See BigClive’s videos on the topic.
Sorry but who the fuck attends the “Bored Ape Conference”?
Techbros
Damn, screwed twice by the same Ape…
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Who’d have thought that a group of conmen would skimp on safety to make some money… I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!
Please, don’t post paywalled content.
It was paywalled after I posted it! Here’s a link that’s unrestricted https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/6/23948464/bored-ape-nft-event-eye-injury-sunburn-uv-exposure
New fear unlocked!
Not a particularly surprising sort of capstone to finish off this whole stupid NFT thing.
Sorry this link has been paywalled for some people after I posted. Here’s an article that is unrestricted https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/6/23948464/bored-ape-nft-event-eye-injury-sunburn-uv-exposure
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Not sure why you were voted down, because I feel the exact same way. No one should have to suffer vision loss from a public event, horrifying.
The sentiment is fine but ‘retard’ is a slur the way it’s used here, that’s probably why.
Whoa, I think my comment (and yours) was removed. Or am I missing something? Wierd
Misread this as Concerned Ape and became… Concerned. And also mad I didn’t know there was a convention.
No this is not our Lord of Stardew :) These are actual dumb people that think NFT’s are a good idea and went to a conference for them. Ick.
To be fair the idea behind nft’s is great when its about tracking a commodity, item or piece of information.
Its making them “THE” commodity that is cringe levels of stupid.
I still hope that one day press will have professional onlines cameras generating an nft with location, time and camera id for every piece of footage. No more fake news with misused imagery.
Right, it’s sad how nfts are just a joke now because of the worst possible execution of what an nft could do/be became a massive scam
I get what you want, I mostly fail to see how NFTs help there either. If a digital camera is generating the SHA256 or whatever that even links to the video file (and this would only work for the RAW, not even compressed for transmission data), then it’s a computer generating the data. I don’t really see why you couldn’t just have a computer generate a “fake camera” - it’s not like you’re going to be able to audit all the cameras a news org uses, and it’d be easy for someone to say they “lost” a camera, or it was stolen or whatever. And for the user submitted stuff from smartphones or their video cameras … etc.
The problem with NFTs is always the link to the actual thing IMO. There’s just no cryptographic way to link a physical item or anything that doesn’t itself fit on the chain, nor is there a way to verify the original claims input that’s outside the blockchain - i.e. it’ll verify when the NFT was uploaded to the chain, but not when the video was taken. There’s no obvious way for the blockchain to validate the GPS data provided (or not) by the camera that took the video etc.
Appreciating your points, it’s true that while the camera wouldn’t be foolproof, the nft can still significantly augment the traceability of media. When official channels and news is encouraged to source footage from there then certified uploaders would add a layer of trust, and legal reuse could be monitored effectively with a clickable badge/mark It’s not without its vulnerabilities, but it’s a step towards a more accountable media landscape. And makes it easier for people to dismiss random propaganda imagery shared online.
Does it? People misunderstood SSL so badly thr browsers started hiding the lock icon and actual details of the certs.
But your idea still comes down to who you trust. If you trust the NYT then you’re going to go to their site they already control to see their images. If you aren’t sourcing the images from random third parties then this does nothing. And if you’re already trusting random Facebook pages, they can also NFT their posts.
You seem to think no one can certify upload accounts now? But of course they do already.
Does anyone have the full article?
No, but there are.many other articles covering the topic if you search for it, e.g.
Come to think of it, Radioactive Man looks kinda like he could be a differently coloured “bored ape”
