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rorrr's message is unnecessarily rude, but I don't think he's wrong. It's a very interesting feat, but it's just a showcase of his realizations, unrelated to c
by fayden 14y ago
rorrr's message is unnecessarily rude, but I don't think he's wrong.
It's a very interesting feat, but it's just a showcase of his realizations, unrelated to computers or science. His thought process or his planning for making such patterns would probably fit here more than this post.
I don't think it's a problem either, because such posts are rare, but I would be disappointed if Hacker News was filled with this kind of post.
- jws 14y agoIt has prodded at least one HN reader to speculate about making these patterns with robots[1], and another to wonder about solving shortest path[2]. Sounds like "of interest to hackers". This is late Saturday and peoples' interests wander further afield than optimizing CDNs. [1] Can you make a business selling robots that let a ski resort decorate itself? Can you sell ads on unused winter pastures? [2] If you consider each footprint to be a salesman's stop, then I think the answer is "Yes, but…"