Ask HN: Do You Also Marvel at the Complexity of Everyday Objects?

Re:Ask HN: Do You Also Marvel at the Complexity of Everyday ... by wskinner on Monday March 18, 2024 @01:17AM (#39740693)

I share your sense of wonder at everyday objects. The essay “I,Pencil” captures this rather poignantly.

https://cdn.mises.org/I%20Pencil.pdf

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Re:Ask HN: Do You Also Marvel at the Complexity of Everyday ... by buildsjets on Monday March 18, 2024 @03:08AM (#39741116)

Very interesting. I had never seen that, but had seen this other essay which is clearly based on it, which supposes the complications that might arise if the FAA required pencils to certified for aviation use. I think it's a lot funnier than I, Pencil.

http://www.rstengineering.com/rst/articles/tsodpencil.pdf

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Re:Ask HN: Do You Also Marvel at the Complexity of Everyday ... by CTDOCodebases on Monday March 18, 2024 @02:13AM (#39740871)

Thanks for posting this. I saw a video[0] with Milton Friedman in it that quoted this essay but didn't understand it's origin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tHtpac5ws

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Re:Ask HN: Do You Also Marvel at the Complexity of Everyday ... by GeorgeTirebiter on Monday March 18, 2024 @03:01PM (#39748508)

Whenever I think of "I, Pencil", for some reason, I think of John Wick.

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