skepticaldrunk

Doesn't that make it a uniquely Hawaiian thing? The sequence of events spurring the shirt's evolution couldn't have happened anywhere else. The article also makes a point that the cultural melting pot that is 20th century Hawaii is what enabled the creation of such a distinct garment.

I think it's very Hawaiian, and should be interpreted as a celebration. Then again, I'm just a Haole with a penchant for comfy fun shirts.

"Too many secrets". Setec Astronomy.

I'm not shorting this. Just trying to figure out a universe in which it makes sense, that's all. Have no dog in the fight, but I have to say that you're representing an idea that no longer exists.

How are either of these numbers okay against the 20k estimate due to land 2 months prior? I'm confused. They missed the target by slightly less than an order of magnitude. That doesn't sound great to me.

I'm just wondering how that's a good thing, it sure doesn't feel like it to me. It honestly sounds like me explaining to my family how I'm pulling my shit together. Sure, I haven't quit drinking or found a real career yet, but I went to the grocery store last week, and that's pretty good, right?

I'm exaggerating, but citing numbers that are perhaps factual but not much better than the hyperbole doesn't a convincing argument make.

They usually have a kid on them.

I hate to be that guy, but you know that the internet as we know and love it today started out as ARPAnet, right? The internet was domesticated, not weaponized.

Your parent comment points out that for a right-handed person, their right hand would be south. The same is true for either handedness, thus does little to differentiate the two.

It's an interesting question though, as I would think that the use of Vantablack in the gallery itself would be a structural use, which limits Kapoor's rights. It's not being used in an artistic work directly, it's being used to highlight other artistic works. In fact, it would be about the only place Kapoor couldn't show any of his theoretical Vantablack work (to my knowledge, he has yet to exercise his Vantablack exclusivity rights). It wouldn't register as existing.

I would like to see an art gallery where the surfaces were treated with Vantablack. I think it would further enhance the experience by effectively disallowing the eye to focus on anything but the work in question.

It might be a tiny bit expensive though.

The problem with the thrust of your argument, I think, is that you're proposing that self-driving cars are something a driver actually needs to pay more attention to than a standard automobile.

I'm praying you're a troll. But if you're not, your flippant dismissal of thousands of man hours of experience in an industry in which you have no experience lead me to believe that I really hope I don't depend on any systems you've ever touched.

This is the first thread I've ever commented on for HN, mostly because I'm usually out of my depth. This one, I'm actually an expert on. This will also be my last comment here, mostly because I expected more than your bristling, reactionary, unobservant level of discourse.

All the best. I hope you find the peace you're looking for, and that it's not through arguments on the internet.