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6stringmerc commented on Jony Ive Designed Ferrari Luce EV Interior   topgear.com/car-news/elec... · Posted by u/elxr
jermaustin1 · 11 hours ago
I can't tell if it is just me, but a digital analogue clock is weird. I'm all for analogue time keeping with hands circling a face, but when it is put on a flat screen, it feels cheap.

There aren't enough buttons, there is too much to read, and all of this while I'm driving.

I remember my friends dad had a Corvette or something in the mid-late 90s, and it had this red projected HUD on the windshield. All of your information was right at eye level, and you never had to look away from the road to see your RPM or speed, and probably more, but that was 30ish years ago, and I barely remember yesterday.

6stringmerc · 10 hours ago
Everything about this design has a dichotomous personality. The smoothness of the materials and rounded edges can’t make up for the disparate and forced combobulation to get…this…
6stringmerc commented on Jony Ive Designed Ferrari Luce EV Interior   topgear.com/car-news/elec... · Posted by u/elxr
6stringmerc · 10 hours ago
This is the first automotive interior design for the blind.

It’s a mess. Disparate palettes even in grey is a serious WTF accomplishment. The ring over the Launch button is absolutely superfluous and idiotic at the same time. No function and even worse form.

Ugh. Enzo at least can power the first charge from the output of him spinning in his grave. Yes, I could do better.

6stringmerc commented on Show HN: I built a festival tracker that matches lineups to your music library   apps.apple.com/us/app/fes... · Posted by u/kirillstyopkin
6stringmerc · a day ago
Clever cross over! There could be some useful patterns or regional trends to help musicians acts meet their audiences where they live. This seems like a much more practical mechanism than pure social media activity, as this involves some contracts / payments prior to announcement…more significant than liking or reposting imho.
6stringmerc commented on Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption" (1999)   rogerebert.com/reviews/gr... · Posted by u/monero-xmr
smurda · 2 days ago
This is one of my favorite movies, yet it won 0 Oscars (nominated for 7) and was a box office flop (cost $25M to make and box office proceeds were $28M). It only gained popularity after the theatres from the VHS rental market.

I firmly believe part of the initial commercial failure was because of the title. With something more descriptive like, "Escape from Shawshank" or just "Prison Break" people would have been more interested to see it.

6stringmerc · a day ago
In the US, my experience correlates with the rise of TNT and cable television - Ted Turner bought the rights to show certain films on his new cable channels and “Shawshank” got heavy rotation. It was akin to “background noise” sometimes. Others can probably recall the frequency.

Based on a Stephen King short story, I’m a fan. Never did catch “The Majestic” and no interest. Ebert was a national treasure, great share.

6stringmerc commented on Hacking Moltbook   wiz.io/blog/exposed-moltb... · Posted by u/galnagli
cedws · 7 days ago
I don't really understand the hype. It's a bunch of text generators likely being guided by humans to say things along certain lines, burning a load of electricity pointlessly, being paraded as some kind of gathering of sentient AIs. Is this really what people get excited about these days?
6stringmerc · 7 days ago
Considering the modus operandi of information distribution is, in my view, predominately a “volume of signal compared to noise of all else in life” correlative and with limited / variable decay timelines. Some are half day news cycle things. It’s exhausting as a human who used to actively have to seek out news / info.

Having a bigger megaphone is highly valuable in some respects I figure.

6stringmerc commented on Treasures found on HS2 route   bbc.com/news/articles/c93... · Posted by u/breve
6stringmerc · 8 days ago
I want to print this article and take it with me when asking permission to use my pro-grade Garrett metal detector on unused, abandoned but owned / to be redeveloped property.

I’m old enough and studied enough to know where I live people in the Great Depression stashed loot in jars and buried it. Who knows what all could be in the occasional backyard recovery. History tells lots of things, not many listen. Utility can be limited in scope.

6stringmerc commented on Treasures found on HS2 route   bbc.com/news/articles/c93... · Posted by u/breve
barkingcat · 8 days ago
the indiana jones warehouse.
6stringmerc · 8 days ago
TOP men…
6stringmerc commented on English professors double down on requiring printed copies of readings   yaledailynews.com/article... · Posted by u/cmsefton
6stringmerc · 8 days ago
My thesis paper about a course for Freshman Composition Writing to stress fundamentals by way of using quill, pencil, pen, and finally a typewriter, was written 20 YEARS AGO in response to Spell Check and Auto Predict at the time...2006...

This isn't my article nor do I know this Educator but I like her approach and actions taken:

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5631779/ai-schools-teac...

u/6stringmerc

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