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margalabargala • today at 2:08 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Behind the scenes infrastructure articles like this are so interesting to me.

Complex systems that are based in physicality rather than software.


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adolph • today at 2:39 PM

Yes, wish there was more journalism like this. So many interesting queries, like How are the physical and informational domains synchronized? Does scrap signage get a higher or lower price in recycling? Is there software to make a cut list from all possible signs in the backlog in order to minimize waste from each aluminum blank?

The signs they make seem to cross jurisdictional boundaries, like city streets and state administered interstate highways. How is billing or cost-capture peformed?