Comments on: The oak beams

By: Apocryphal Tales and Long-Term Results

Apocryphal Tales and Long-Term Results — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:01:34 +0000

[...] buildings. Long-term planning is still the point, and you can learn more about the process in this video clip with Stewart [...]

By: Wendy Alberg

Wendy Alberg — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:46:32 +0000

I’m with Todd, above. Waving one’s hands and asserting truth does not guarantee it. Without substantiation, whose “ipse dixit” is more likely to be credible, Long Time’s or Oxford’s?

By: Wendy Alberg

Wendy Alberg — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:42:34 +0000

I’m with Todd, above. Whose “ipse dixit” ought one to believe, Long Now’s or Oxford’s? As Neal Stephenson’s avout would say, “Prove it.”

By: Scott Constable

Scott Constable — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:16:00 +0000

Thank you for confirming one of my primary tenets as a designer. I have my own contempory version of this concept in a project I built in Berkeley about ten years ago, which you can read more about here: http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/47. I’m slowly constructing a ‘Deep Craft’ manifesto, which includes this guideline, “The functional lifespan of a constructed thing should mimic the lifecycle of its principle material.” Thank you- Scott

By: dave dyment

dave dyment — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:19:31 +0000

I am working on a project that would greatly benefit from further information about the verification of this excellent story. A follow-up post would be appreciated.

By: todd

todd — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:13:29 +0000

“Stewart actually chased it all down and verified it” — now THAT’S a statement that desperately needs a footnote (or hyperlink).