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I particularly like the tone in "I know that you think you know all there is to know about hypothermia already (and maybe you do), but read ahead and see if you
by drats 16y ago
I particularly like the tone in "I know that you think you know all there is to know about hypothermia already (and maybe you do), but read ahead and see if you aren’t surprised by something" given that someone actually downvoted me when I took exception to the line "whatever you just said, it's wrong" in the "Where Does A Tree Get Its Mass?" article[1] when it was posted to HN.
There is no need for all the hyperbole and Zed Shaw-like drama on HN, articles can be interestingly written without all that baggage. That someone such as yourself, who knows a lot about this, and someone like me who doesn't can both enjoy the article is a testament to the style.
[1]http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2008/11/where_does_a_tree_get_its_mass.html http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2008/11/where_does_a_tree_get...
- ErrantX 16y agoYou should have read on; it was just an attention grabber :)
- drats 16y agoI don't want to offend anyone but that article was extremely boring (I did end up reading it). I suppose I'd seen the Richard Feynman video on fire and trees quite recently beforehand and was in an intolerant mood. But it's impossible to stay in any kind of negative mood if you watch Feynman, his love of knowledge is just infectious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pIYI5JQLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pIYI5JQLE
- ra 16y ago"Zed Shaw-like drama" :-)