I come to hacker news for the tech and programming articles, but this is just too interesting! :)
Thank you for sharing!
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A lot of readers seem to think HN is only for tech. It isn't:
> Stories on HN don't have to be about hacking, because good hackers aren't only interested in hacking, but they do have to be deeply interesting.
Punching out those corks looks extremely satisfying.
Yes, agreed. Very interesting and thanks for sharing. Will be reminded of this the next time I open a bottle of wine and carelessly toss the cork aside.
I just come for the tech. I expected cork to be a new js framework.
I know it's a community decision, but there's communities for this already.
I am a bit sad seeing you downloaded so harshly just for stating your opinion.
For me a big part of the hacker mindset is wanting to understand how anything(!) works. How the things we use every day function in the deepest sense, how they are created, why they exist. This post explains everything about Cork in great detail and I loved learning all that. I hope that HN will always value posts like this highly.
Truthfully I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't really disagree with you, and I truly believe "how it's made" (much in the same style) is the best show on TV.
I just come from an "on-topic" background, I guess.
You have a very narrow view of tech. As a material, cork is pretty technical.