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Re:Argonne: Lithium-Air battery 1200 wh/kg, 1000 cycles by isk517 on Thursday February 23, 2023 @03:02PM (#34915687)
To quote Terry Pratchett:

99 out of every 100 ideas they come up with are complete rubbish, but the 100th tends to be an absolute humdinger.

Re:Argonne: Lithium-Air battery 1200 wh/kg, 1000 cycles by swayvil on Thursday February 23, 2023 @03:12PM (#34915823)
Take a commonly held opinion. Something that all the smart people hold to be true.

Frame it wisely and wittily enough for fast food. Feed it back to those smart people.

That's Terry.

Re:Argonne: Lithium-Air battery 1200 wh/kg, 1000 cycles by nindalf on Thursday February 23, 2023 @04:11PM (#34916517)
Take someone who's achieved something. Someone widely admired.

Shit on them. Imply there was nothing impressive about what they did and it wasn't worth doing.

That's HN.

Re:Argonne: Lithium-Air battery 1200 wh/kg, 1000 cycles by mdp2021 on Thursday February 23, 2023 @05:14PM (#34917354)
> That's HN

As opposed to the miracle of selection elsewhere.