During the eclipse, i was very relaxed. Watched a few cloud-free livestreams of the event on my multi-monitor setup from home in Austria/Europe. While everyone on North America was freaking out about the weather and then spent the next 15 hours on gridlocked roads, trying to get home.

I've seen the one in 1999, though. That was great. But given modern technology, nowadays i have access to livestreams all over the world, from the ground up to some weather balloons, the international space station and even some satellite in lagrange point on the other side of the moon... why exactly would i want to fly halfway around the planet, drive half a day in a car, watch for a few minutes through dark glasses and then travel all the way back? All those cameras and measuring equipment provide me with a better, more in-depth experience than standing on a rain-soaked field with clouds in the way.

I don't want to sound negative, that is certainly not my intention. But for me personally, unless a solar eclipse comes near my location (which it wont during my lifetime, it looks like), i'll probably choose to experience all future ones through the eyes, telescopes and sensors of other people.

"For me, programming in Perl is like my cooking. The result may not always taste nice, but it's quick, painless and it get's food on the table."

In reply to Re: During the recent solar eclipse, I: by cavac
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