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New comment by atalanta in "Samurai City"

atalanta — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +0000

so interesting to read about the weird gate system for tracking the citizens. insane diagram.

New comment by atalanta in "Bus stop balancing is fast, cheap, and effective"

atalanta — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:09:21 +0000

This so tracks with my experience of buses in NYC. They are the worst-ever option because they are so slow that they become de-facto unusable. In London, middle class people use the bus as a normal option, in NYC, only people on low incomes (like me as a student) ever use them and it's a downward spiral.

New comment by atalanta in "Classical statues were not painted horribly"

atalanta — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:19:43 +0000

completely correct and so glad to see an article making this point. But, I do think the sculptures look better in ahistoric white. As an artist who has worked both with polychromy in sculpture and with really simple patinas, it's immediately obvious that a complex paint job covers a multitude of sins and distracts from the form of the sculpture, whereas a simple colour, esp white on which shadows appear so easily, shows off the sculptor's skill. Also, sculptures without painted eyes can't follow you around the room, which is a huge improvement.

Sunscreen for the Planet

atalanta — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:46:31 +0000

Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/sunscreen-for-the-planet/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45290384

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