post-apocalyptic vibes
Did they actually show the tools used to remove bubbles?
That got cropped out of all photos in the interest of taste and decency.
Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)
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#42This is pretty cool looking, I like it, it must be really heavy though. > For a medium-sized piece like this, a vibrating dildo is actually the best thing to use. Just think of it like any other power tool.For a medium-sized piece like this, a vibrating dildo is actually the best thing to use. Just think of it like any other power tool. I used work on foundations for warehouses, huge concrete blocks as anchor points…
Felt a little silly doing the work, but to be fair it did get the bubbles out.
Re: Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)
#43Isn't the ornamental 'urban decay' detail kinda the opposite of the utilitarian and functional style of brutalism?
Most brutalism was never intended to last. It was intended to be a quick/cheap answer to get people acceptable housing in the cities. Then they would build something nicer for people to live in as the economy gets richer. Which is why it so often is associated with decay these days - the structure still stands, but it has outlasted the expected lifespan.
There are burtalism structures that were intended to be beautiful and last. They do that well (well beauty is in the eye of the beholder), but the majority was quick and cheap above all else.
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#44Related: Anyone know where to get that kind of keyboard in the photo? Specifically, where the number pad and arrow keys are on the left? I've been looking and looking, but the best I can find is using a narrow keyboard with a separate number-pad only keyboard on the left. I'm in the US. (It's better for your right shoulder to keep the mouse closer to your body like in the picture.)
I went to https://www.keyboardco.com/ and searched for left-handed and the keyboard in the photo popped up, as well as a bunch of weirder and wonderfuler ones.
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#45This is sick but sad that it has to live in that open office cubicle world :[
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#46If you like brutalism, you might also enjoy the Quake Brutalist Map Jam 3, which released last month: https://www.slipseer.com/index.php?resources/quake-brutalist... My favorite map is ‘One Need Not Be a House’ by Robert Yang, which was inspired by Louis Kahn's "brick brutalism" masterpieces in Bangladesh and India, as well as contemporary level design like The Silent Cartographer. The artist writes about their proce…
Yang also regularly writes really interesting blog posts, mostly around game design. Very much recommend keeping tabs on him.
Re: Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)
#47Looks awesome! I like raw concrete. Plays well with the tech around it.
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#48@dang, I'm not sure what's changed with the Show HN lately, but it's been much more lovely to read. Thank you for whatever changes which were made.
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#49Is it just me or can you all hear the sound of the metal/aluminum scratching against the concrete? Loved the brutalist movie, this actually seems quite nice assthetically.
try playing Control then! that's your dream come true :) (well, maybe except the Hiss part)
Re: Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)
#50There are some subtly weak desks out there, quite a few actually, where placing this on top could be brutal.
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