[theguppydream]

The book's first line really sets up a perfect opening shot for a TV version.

[theshrike79]

Does it? =)

I think the crowd on HN is old enough to have seen a static image on an analog TV.

But we have full generations that don't know what "static" looks like. To them a TV with no input is either fully black or even bright blue...

[wishfish]

I think TV static is like floppy icons in UIs. It's been referenced enough as a no-signal indicator, as well as a deeply rooted cultural thing, that even Gen Z will recognize it.

It's funny because they'll recognize it as a cultural artifact. Used for artistic effect. Whereas, for me, it meant something more practical. Meant I was up too early or too late for anything to be on the telly. Or it meant something was wrong with the reception and I'd have rearrange the rabbit ears. Later on, it meant my Atari 800's connector had gotten loose and I'd have to go back behind the massive TV to tighten it up.

[bux93]

I see a lot of bill boards showing "No Input" and "HDMI 1" on a pastel blue starry skyfield. It's what pops up when you google image search for "no signal samsung".

[lotrjohn]

“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

For those not in the know.

[robin_reala]

Which was black and white static at the time of writing, bright blue in the 90s, and completely black from ~2005 on.