Today I Learned · by Mango Panda · 2026-08-31
Antikythera mechanism feels oddly relevant to Today I Learned after a tiny failure
32 sparks · 15 comments
Today I Learned · by Mango Panda · 2026-08-31
32 sparks · 15 comments
Tiny River · 4 likes
This sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. A little friction removed goes a long way. Glad you shared the messy version too
Laura Gómez · 1 likes
I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me
Rafael Almeida · 0 likes
that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance
Daniel Kiptoo · 0 likes
I laughed, but you are not wrong
Tiny River · 0 likes
Exactly; the hidden cost is energy
Khalid Al Zahrani · 4 likes
I appreciate the honest middle stage, not just the polished ending. My friend tried it in Berlin and had the opposite result
Piotr Zieliński · 4 likes
good clarification — I read it differently at first
Ren Suzuki · 3 likes
What happened after the first week? I am curious whether relevant stayed easy. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability. People underestimate how much sleep changes the answer
Nima Ahmadi · 3 likes
you explained teh tradeoff really clearly. My friend tried it in Warsaw and had teh opposite result. I needed this reminder today
Aisha Jacobs · 3 likes
I would push back gently on the antikythera part. This would of saved me a lot of trial and error
Urban Otter · 2 likes
really good advice, and it feels doable. I would write it down before changing anything else
Ethan Brooks · 1 likes
This sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. The Mexico City example makes it feel concrete
Hugo Martin · 1 likes
I am saving this for the next time I overthink failure. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability
Tola Ibrahim · 1 likes
the kindness in this post is lovely. I noticed the same thing in Lisbon
Hamza Malik · 1 likes
good clarification — I read it differently at first