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> So can the humble oysters really save New York City from flooding? “No, they can’t, “ says Pete Malinowski, the founder of the project

rcme 4y ago
“But they’re a critical part of the many different interventions that need to happen.”
roflyear 4y ago
You're upset the article seems to be telling us both sides of the story. What's the deal?
- hackernewds 4y ago
  I find these flippant comments rather annoying where it only seems that the poster has geniusely summarized the whole article with their acute senses
  - roflyear 4y ago
    They aren't being genuine, and copying one quote out of context is not summarizing the article.
  - krisoft 4y ago
    > poster has geniusely summarized the whole article with their acute senses In fact they haven't even genuinely summarised even the quote they have half-copied. Let alone the article. > I find these flippant comments rather annoying What I find annoying is the tendency to drag half a sentence out of context and parade it around as if that proves some point.
    - dylan604 4y ago
      for >90% (a made up stat) of the population, it does though. the majority of people are too lazy to double check any of the information they learn from whatever source they are receiving it. the people making these edits know this. they lose no sleep at night about it.
  - rcme 4y ago
    The poster literally copied only half the quote. The second half of the quote is “But they’re a critical part of the many different interventions that need to happen.” Does the original comment really seem accurate to you?
burkaman 4y ago
Might as well give up then, why bother if it won't singlehandedly save the city? If Batman wouldn't do it, neither will I. Incremental improvements are for idiots.
JumpCrisscross 4y ago
Restoring New York City’s natural flood defence’s is insufficient per se. We will still need to build a wall. That doesn’t mean we should only build the sea wall.
kps 4y ago
They help with the Great Pain of Space, though.
- more_corn 4y ago
  The crazy thing about that story is that they have the what right but not the why.

rcme 4y ago

“But they’re a critical part of the many different interventions that need to happen.”

roflyear 4y ago

You're upset the article seems to be telling us both sides of the story. What's the deal?

hackernewds 4y ago
I find these flippant comments rather annoying where it only seems that the poster has geniusely summarized the whole article with their acute senses
- roflyear 4y ago
  They aren't being genuine, and copying one quote out of context is not summarizing the article.
- krisoft 4y ago
  > poster has geniusely summarized the whole article with their acute senses In fact they haven't even genuinely summarised even the quote they have half-copied. Let alone the article. > I find these flippant comments rather annoying What I find annoying is the tendency to drag half a sentence out of context and parade it around as if that proves some point.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    for >90% (a made up stat) of the population, it does though. the majority of people are too lazy to double check any of the information they learn from whatever source they are receiving it. the people making these edits know this. they lose no sleep at night about it.
- rcme 4y ago
  The poster literally copied only half the quote. The second half of the quote is “But they’re a critical part of the many different interventions that need to happen.” Does the original comment really seem accurate to you?

burkaman 4y ago

Might as well give up then, why bother if it won't singlehandedly save the city? If Batman wouldn't do it, neither will I. Incremental improvements are for idiots.

JumpCrisscross 4y ago

Restoring New York City’s natural flood defence’s is insufficient per se. We will still need to build a wall. That doesn’t mean we should only build the sea wall.

kps 4y ago

They help with the Great Pain of Space, though.

more_corn 4y ago
The crazy thing about that story is that they have the what right but not the why.