from_elsewhere's comments

It's very easy to criticize other people for having a different priority, such as aesthetics over price/value, from yourself. After all, particular interests often sound ridiculous if you don't share them. This is in everything from having a favorite precious metal to a favorite web development framework.

However, if you're set on making such a criticism here, the least you can do is spell Yves Saint Laurent's name correctly.

The the column width is just about ideal at approximately 77 characters per line.It could be slightly wider without detracting from the readability, but not all that much. [1][2]

The negative space left and right is to ensure an optimal column width. If there is nothing important to place to the sides, anything added there would serve only to distract from the flow of article content. That is to say, filling space for no reason is unreasonable.

Pagination is its own thing, and I won't comment one way or another on that.

[1] http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13724/recom...

[2] http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/3618/ideal-column-widt...

Dictionaries ain't arbiters of the English language. And quite fortunately so, I should note.

"they have been vegetarians centuries longer than the hipsters"

The implication here seems to be that tradition is a valid justification for beliefs and practices, whereas personal ethics are not; and indeed, anyone pursuing the latter is worthy of stereotyping and derision.

To put this thought in other terms: In the context of contemporary culture, wouldn't you call the Buddha a "hipster"?

Lastmaking is much more complex than it might sound. It sounds like you're hinting at an easier method of last design, but printing a replica of a foot doesn't give you a last -- it needs to be sculpted to fit the foot throughout the day, with appropriate adjustments for foot expansion, stretching, length, etc.

The last also has an enormous impact on the external appearance of the shoe. A custom dress last and a custom workboot last made for the same foot will differ signigicantly, and not in a way a computerized process could easily adjust for. (I'm sure it could be done, but it would take a concerted effort by someone with substantial resources and access to tons of feet to measure and study.)

The limiting factor isn't in last production, but rather design. And that's not something that 3d printing will help.

Why does seemingly every article about cycling, even if overall in favor of it, end up sprinkled with appeals for the minority to behave? More importantly, is this sort of appeal appropriate for the author to publish?

It's also interesting to note the author is a recreational rather than commuter cyclist. His asserted empathy for motorists and fear of cycling is partly thanks to the privilege of rejecting cycling as an everyday reality of transportation. Can he, in his limited experience, truly understand the world in which everyday cyclists live?

As I see it, this article's conclusion is akin to the following:

> So here’s my proposal: Every time you go out in public, from this moment forward, obey the letter of the law in every interaction everywhere to help white people (and police officers) view black people as predictable members of society who deserve respect.

This editorial insistence on empathizing with motorists paints cyclists as a class of rule-breakers and hooligans, not a diverse and largely forward-thinking group of citizens who happen to be united in their mode of transportation.

In anticipation of dismissive criticism, I assert that from a cyclist's perspective, this is an honest and meaningful comparison, not an over-the-top exaggeration. I'd like to see the above questions earnestly addressed.