Tagged “buildings”

a giant concrete structure that was dragged through the sea then suctioned to the ocean floor to extract gas

On mining and building

Still don't love the obsession with "tearing down the economic system that rejects it". Funny that something talking about maintenance doesn't think that existing systems could be improved..

One rare instance where it's better to knock it down and rebuild than try to repair/remodel.

Key things are it being repairable, with materials that can be sourced locally, and techniques that can be taught/learned.

lowering a building on jacks a floor at a time. 90% less dust!

I love how this ends up at "I won't be needing a dome"

I think some people have lost the point of my question, just wanted some advise on how to lower road noise whole not spending $20,000. I don't expect to block out all the noise and won't be needing a dome.

From CWT with Stewart Brand

Original title was "Why Captcha Pictures Are So Unbearably Depressing", which felt a bit complainy compared to the updated one. I agreed less with that take on the article, but a lot with the sentiment from the HN comments

A website with captchas is like a retail store with metal detectors; it's not somewhere I feel welcome.