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elzbardico a day ago

Geez! What a poor choice of a material for the plaque. Are we so thoroughly fucked on our fall of the west phase that we can't even pay for a proper bronze plaque anymore?

oniony a day ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah, the one they installed looks like a cheap acyclic thing. Which probably makes sense as nobody will see it and it'll probably get quite dusty and potentially damp.

The real deal street ones are ceramic: https://youtu.be/BAmnwsVfu1U

They should have linked the grave to the tunnel with a shaft. Marc would probably have appreciated that.

ForHackernews a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Blue plaques are standard in London: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/

theodric a day ago | parent [-]

Circling back to the parent post: it's a shame that the standard historical marker plaque in one of the greatest cities in the world isn't something more pompous and bronze