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The Periodic Table of Tools

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Re: The Periodic Table of Tools

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Post by demondemidi »

synthos wrote: post #49
demondemidi wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We know. I think the main objection is that it is just more noise and clickbait that really teaches nothing[0], or this case, buybait. [0] I think it actually unteaches things as it obfuscates the point of the shape of the periodic table.

Definitely buybait and a shame that a blatant advertisement has made to YC news front page. What's next? Novelty toothpaste for nerds?

> Novelty toothpaste for nerds?

One that changes color the longer you brush so that you know you've brushed sufficiently (and not just blood-red to indicate your gums are now bleeding).

One that changes color based on where the calculus on your teeth accumulated, so you can target you brushing.

One that does the brushing for you, just keep it in your mouth for 3 minutes and rinse.

Oh lord...

Re: The Periodic Table of Tools

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Post by [deleted] »

digdugdirk wrote: post #42

For those people who find this frustratingly incorrect/incomplete - this is an art project, not a an attempt at creating a taxonomy of tools. For those people who have little experience with the trades - this is an art project, and building up your understanding of tools from this resource probably isn't a great idea. For those people who can't get the screwdriver bits image out of their mind - I'm with you.

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Re: The Periodic Table of Tools

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Post by [deleted] »

ericra wrote: post #48

The majority of comments here are pedantic nitpicking about proper tool categorization, improper use of the term "periodic", etc. Why? This is someone's art project, it's pretty cool. Enjoy the thing if you like it! It's not meant to be an encyclopedia.

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Re: The Periodic Table of Tools

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Post by spurgu »

f1shy wrote: post #33
IshKebab wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too pedantic. I don't think the categories are meant to imply that the tools are similar to each other.

Agree about pedantic. But “periodic table” for me implies some similarity.

Yeah I was also expecting a more well-thought-out structure given the periodic table layout.

Re: The Periodic Table of Tools

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Post by pvg »

ericra wrote: post #48

The majority of comments here are pedantic nitpicking about proper tool categorization, improper use of the term "periodic", etc. Why? This is someone's art project, it's pretty cool. Enjoy the thing if you like it! It's not meant to be an encyclopedia.

A good way to improve the thread is to write about something you like or found interesting the submission. Writing meta about how terrible the thread is just makes it worse.
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