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ada1981 on May 13, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What are the most eye-opening textbooks yo...

I studied urban planning in grad school, but didn't discover Alexander until I learned that my favorite band Phish had modeled their work on a Pattern Language.

lksjdflksdj9 on May 13, 2023 [–]

very cool nugget. Thanks for sharing.

ada1981 on May 13, 2023 | [–]

If you are a Phish fan, here is an interesting thread from fans about it.

https://forum.phish.net/forum/show/1378868388

And here is a podcast episode about it, it’s actually the season 1 episode 1 opener of Long May They Run - A Pattern Language.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3H5olGsalhWfMbEhyzOu9P?si=p...

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