19 pointsby PaulHoule4 days ago4 comments
  • vtbassmattan hour ago
    As a Hokie, it drives me crazy that journalists (and ESPN) continue to use the non-name “VA Tech”. It’s VT, Virginia Tech, or the full name, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. https://brand.vt.edu/licensing/university-trademarks.html#tr...
    • patwolf7 minutes ago
      I occasionally hear people pronounce it out loud as "vah tech". But seeing it written "VA Tech" is even more bizarre.
    • itsmartapuntocm37 minutes ago
      As a fellow Hokie I'm just happy they aren't calling us Virginia Tech University.
  • schiffern3 hours ago
    Nice, very practical engineering.

    I wonder if arranging the stabilizing wires at an angle (instead of directly horizontal) might reduce their tendency to cling water, or could the acute angle actually make it worse? Maybe the best would be a zig-zag pattern, but that's more complex to manufacture and might be worse at holding the strings apart.

  • timlod3 hours ago
    It's not virtual analog tech scientists building a better musical instruments :)

    I had no clue what a fog harp is, turns out it's used for harvesting water - interesting tech!

  • mkesper6 hours ago
    It's interesting because you can turn this into meter-ware (like moskito nets) and it does not need fancy materials or coating processes, just clever use of geometry.