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I don't get the point of this article. I think most people know what rust is, probably from other things than your shower head, which is a weird association as

I don't get the point of this article. I think most people know what rust is, probably from other things than your shower head, which is a weird association as most people have plastic shower heads nowadays. And yes, metal rusts, we've known that for millennia. It's a problem for everyone, including the navy and if you have a lot of metal, it gets expensive. This is no surprise and I think organisations like the navy have rust prevention factored in in the cost of maintenance? Exactly what point is the author trying to make?

mnd999 7y ago
Perhaps the rust fanboi bot that automatically submits rust articles to hacker news got confused.
- SQueeeeeL 7y ago
  Oh shit, I just realized this was probably a bot Edit: The comment above me mentioned how this article was probably accidently posted to HN because it had the word "Rust" in it
ssully 7y ago
It's an interesting little piece on how something as common as rust, can be such a big and expensive problem for a certain industry. This article would probably interest people the same way a show like Dirty Jobs would.
jbob2000 7y ago
The purpose of this article is to generate fear. It could be a company that is trying to influence decision-makers to purchase their rust-proofing solution, it could be a political arm hoping to influence voters, or it could be a geo-political enemy hoping to sow distrust in the American military. But ultimately, since the article does nothing but waffle between all the different ways that rust can mess with things, it's really just here to make you scared.
- angry_octet 7y ago
  There is a simpler explanation: rust is a real problem, but the author couldn't find a good way to convey that to a general LA Times audience.
tom_ 7y ago
Maybe it just doesn't rain enough in California for rust to be enough of a problem that people become especially familiar with it.
a3n 7y ago
Part of the point of the article was to highlight the book about rust mentioned inside. It sounds like an interesting book. Many things that disappear from our curiosity are fascinating when someone does a deep dive.
loopz 7y ago
Not sure how Golang will fix this, so yes, pretty pointless indeed!

mnd999 7y ago

Perhaps the rust fanboi bot that automatically submits rust articles to hacker news got confused.

SQueeeeeL 7y ago
Oh shit, I just realized this was probably a bot Edit: The comment above me mentioned how this article was probably accidently posted to HN because it had the word "Rust" in it

ssully 7y ago

It's an interesting little piece on how something as common as rust, can be such a big and expensive problem for a certain industry. This article would probably interest people the same way a show like Dirty Jobs would.

jbob2000 7y ago

The purpose of this article is to generate fear. It could be a company that is trying to influence decision-makers to purchase their rust-proofing solution, it could be a political arm hoping to influence voters, or it could be a geo-political enemy hoping to sow distrust in the American military. But ultimately, since the article does nothing but waffle between all the different ways that rust can mess with things, it's really just here to make you scared.

angry_octet 7y ago
There is a simpler explanation: rust is a real problem, but the author couldn't find a good way to convey that to a general LA Times audience.

tom_ 7y ago

Maybe it just doesn't rain enough in California for rust to be enough of a problem that people become especially familiar with it.

a3n 7y ago

Part of the point of the article was to highlight the book about rust mentioned inside. It sounds like an interesting book. Many things that disappear from our curiosity are fascinating when someone does a deep dive.

loopz 7y ago

Not sure how Golang will fix this, so yes, pretty pointless indeed!