Instead of a 2D matrix, why not go in depth and have many layers similar to a bee hive box?
vtbassmatt 3 hours 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...
eitally 14 minutes ago [-]
If it makes you feel any better, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo is most commonly just known as SLO. There are two other Cal Polys, one of which is known as CPP (Cal Poly Pomona) and the other mostly just referred to as Humboldt (Cal Poly Humboldt). Moreover, unless you knew this already, if you Google "cal poly" it'll only return results about SLO, further muddying the waters.
As a Wahoo, I don't have the "VA Tech" issue, but I assume journos write it that way because their style guides tell them abbreviating states is acceptable, and they don't care that they're doing it to a trademark that doesn't support abbreviation.
anton-c 41 minutes ago [-]
I don't even know that much about the school but I read the headline as "Virginia based tech sector scientists"
VA tech does not have the most agreeable ring compared to the others you listed tho that's for sure.
patwolf 1 hours ago [-]
I occasionally hear people pronounce it out loud as "vah tech". But seeing it written "VA Tech" is even more bizarre.
itsmartapuntocm 2 hours ago [-]
As a fellow Hokie I'm just happy they aren't calling us Virginia Tech University.
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schiffern 4 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.
timlod 5 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!
mkesper 7 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.
As a Wahoo, I don't have the "VA Tech" issue, but I assume journos write it that way because their style guides tell them abbreviating states is acceptable, and they don't care that they're doing it to a trademark that doesn't support abbreviation.
VA tech does not have the most agreeable ring compared to the others you listed tho that's for sure.
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.
I had no clue what a fog harp is, turns out it's used for harvesting water - interesting tech!