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Re:A Picture of Java in 2020 by coldtea on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @07:13AM (#24553148)
>One should always strive to use the simplest tool that gets the job done.

So, like we should all build houses with straws and mud, since that is the simplest and gets the job done (creates a habitable structure) too?

Re:A Picture of Java in 2020 by vbezhenar on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @07:16AM (#24553169)
I would build my house from bricks or from logs, like people dit thousands years ago. Not from some modern carbon fiber.
Re:A Picture of Java in 2020 by oblio on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @07:26AM (#24553244)
It's very naive to assume that just because the general category of the base material is the same, the construction techniques are similar. Even the materials are not actually the same, modern bricks are a lot more complex than basic bricks. I doubt any civilization even 500 years ago, let alone thousands of years ago could have made them. And we make them like this for reasons such as increased durability, better thermal insulation, probably reduced production costs, etc.

For all intents and purposes a modern brick might as well be carbon fiber compared to ancient bricks.