Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

Re:Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020) by dang on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:44PM (#36923206)

Please avoid nationalistic flamebait on HN. It leads to nationalistic flamewars, which we're eager to avoid - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

I realize some of this is lighthearted banter but sadly Mr. Internet can't really do that for very long.

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Re:Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020) by benj111 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:41PM (#36923786)

I wouldn't say it's flame bait.

It just seemed to me a very good example of '2 nations divided by a common language'

But I'm more a celebrate the differences kind of guy.

But point taken about the internet being the internet.

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Re:Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020) by dang on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:51PM (#36923885)

As the janitor who has to put out these fires (mixed metaphor, but accurate) I promise you it's flamebait. That's a question of statistical outcomes, not personal taste.

It would be nice if it were otherwise but for that you need a much smaller and more cohesive group. Large internet forums can't work that way - the long tail is too big, and there's always a supply of triggerable commenters.

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