In a vaguely related vein, here’s a D&D-style developer alignment quiz: https://www.sallery.co.uk/lessons/quiz

If you’re that keen on business books, I have one that you might enjoy: https://www.sallery.co.uk/lessons. I’ve tried to avoid some of the pitfalls listed in the article, but feedback from someone with broad knowledge of the genre would be most welcome!

The lamp-holders and braided flex are from https://www.lampspares.co.uk/, and the bulbs themselves are from Heal's (https://www.heals.com/lighting/bulbs-and-fittings.html).

That's probably down to the angle; the table is in fact over 3 metres long, and extendable.

I have a 9' dining table as well, and it can definitely be deceptive— mine would absolutely benefit from a "full length" lighting solution like this.

Ah, OK, that makes more sense then.

Yes, it is a bit clicky. As discussed in the post, this is something I'd like to fix.

Overcomplicated lighting design

You might want to make it clearer you are OP and describing your work, I think some people might be reading this as dismissive criticism.

(Also, I don't think you can do it by edit, but next time note that you can submit both a URL and some accompanying text.)

Thanks, that's helpful - I am indeed the OP, and the "overcomplicated" part was intended as tongue-in-cheek self-criticism!

Yeah, I got it, but it might take a Brit or German! Unfortunately there are dismissive third-party comments like that sometimes, and seeing it grey (at the time) I almost voted down myself too, just then thought I recognised your username and double-checked.

One other thought actually - if you can still edit the title, you might get more attention from 'Show HN: The Danglepoise', since then people will know the author is around for discussion. Just anecdotally I would guess Show HNs tend to have more engagement/votes on average.

Anyway, nice project :)

I think that technically, as a blog post, this wouldn't be eligible for Show HN?

True, didn't really realise that actually, just read the rules. I'm sure I've seen similar as Show HNs.. but I guess maybe they had a GitHub project or whatever that tilts the scale.

>I think some people might be reading this as dismissive criticism.

This is exactly what I thought. I downvoted (now removed) thinking that it was a random passerby being dismissive.

Upvoted it purely to ensure the British self-deprecation is not mistakenly penalised.

Edit: cool project, well done!

If the page author is reading this: hello Rob!

I’m somewhat surprised that the article doesn’t mention Robert Winter’s “The Interactive Beethoven”. I kept an old ThinkPad running for a long time after it should have been obsoleted, just so that I could spin up that disc. Amazing sound quality, great use of hypermedia… a real CD-ROM showpiece.

Some interesting arguments are made, though the evasions are probably more telling.

I went on an architectural tour of the Barbican Centre a few years ago - it was great, highly recommended (particularly if you're a fan of Brutalism, an under-appreciated style). Anyway, the (excellent) tour guide explained the reason that the development has the 3-4k population mentioned above. Apparently the destruction of housing stock caused by WWII bombing of the City was such that the population no longer justified the appointment of an MP. The Corporation of London weren't willing to lose their representation, and so immediately decided to rebuild precisely enough accommodation to be entitled to an MP - hence the entire Barbican development.

I've no idea whether that's true, but it fits in with the general opaque feudality that is the City.

Also: if faced with a zombie apocalypse, the Barbican would be a very good place to hold out. Good sight lines, few street-level entrances, a surprisingly large network of tunnels and the largest greenhouse outside of Kew... perfect!

I am afraid that story is codswallop. The City of London lost its 'own' seat in the House of Commons before the decision to develop the Barbican as residential was made. (Since the 1950 election the City of London has been part of the Cities of the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.)

Thanks for the info; I had my suspicions...