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Surely a blind person relies a lot on audio input?
Yes, what a bizarre framing! Surely it should read "It took 14 years for Apple to realise the problem was with them".
Re:Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024) on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:57AM (#47674611)
Yes, Sam is probably just having a bit of fun here, but I think it's worth presenting brutalism correctly as it's often so misunderstood.

Concrete is simply the mass production medium of the time, many of the patterns and moulds used in Barbican for example feature pretty timber imprints, scalloping patterns, painstakingly pick-hammered textured panels, or pleasing swooping shapes.

Further there is always space for glass, brass, Terrazzo and lighting.

Sam's design does feel cold, unnatural and broken, definitely not what brutalist living is about.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/feb/22...

https://www.structuralrenovations.co.uk/portfolio/barbican-e...

https://www.barbicanliving.co.uk/barbican-story/construction...

Re:Pasta Cooking Time on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:12AM (#45424987)
In the UK pasta instructions tend to be 9-11mins. 15mins is nuts, especially for the small cheap pasts he's using here. "More for your dollar". Yum!