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Previous discussions are closed now, of course, but in case anyone is interested in the HN thoughts and opinions, here are some links. The result was announced

Previous discussions are closed now, of course, but in case anyone is interested in the HN thoughts and opinions, here are some links. The result was announced some 6 years ago, and there was a long discussion about it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1587340 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1587340 It was submitted again three years ago with another lengthy discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7374994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7374994 The other submissions had no discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3921215 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3921215 (1689 days ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1606717 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1606717 (2315 days ago)

genericacct 10y ago
Thanks for reposting. i had missed this.
- RiderOfGiraffes 10y ago
  I always hesitate - some people hate it, others appreciate it. I think it's worth cross-connecting previous conversations, because I see the HN discussions as a resource. Others seem to think it should all be ephemeral and throw-away. Having said all that, I hope this gets some new discussion.
  - shshhdhs 10y ago
    I think of it as a public service, so others don't have to do the same. Thanks!
  - sophacles 10y ago
    This jarred loose a memory... You and I discussed this here once, years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=227579 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=227579 The experiential difference of seeing the contextualization you put in the top-level post here, and just seeing a list of links (like you used to do) is huge. This way feels friendly like being invited into a larger conversation. A "sterile" list of previous discussion feels a little too much like "OMG repost". I can't speak for others - but I think you hit the sweet spot of how to do the cross-connecting.
dorianm 10y ago
The quality of the comments is surprisingly high: a AWS analysis, some maths, etc. My favorite being: > If you disassemble your cube and put it back together, there > are 12 possible sets that you can land in. Those sets are > not reachable from each other. > The proof is quite elementary.
- benibela 10y ago
  There are even more sets if you start painting the sides

genericacct 10y ago

Thanks for reposting. i had missed this.

RiderOfGiraffes 10y ago
I always hesitate - some people hate it, others appreciate it. I think it's worth cross-connecting previous conversations, because I see the HN discussions as a resource. Others seem to think it should all be ephemeral and throw-away. Having said all that, I hope this gets some new discussion.
- shshhdhs 10y ago
  I think of it as a public service, so others don't have to do the same. Thanks!
- sophacles 10y ago
  This jarred loose a memory... You and I discussed this here once, years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=227579 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=227579 The experiential difference of seeing the contextualization you put in the top-level post here, and just seeing a list of links (like you used to do) is huge. This way feels friendly like being invited into a larger conversation. A "sterile" list of previous discussion feels a little too much like "OMG repost". I can't speak for others - but I think you hit the sweet spot of how to do the cross-connecting.

dorianm 10y ago

The quality of the comments is surprisingly high: a AWS analysis, some maths, etc. My favorite being: > If you disassemble your cube and put it back together, there > are 12 possible sets that you can land in. Those sets are > not reachable from each other. > The proof is quite elementary.

benibela 10y ago
There are even more sets if you start painting the sides