What have you made with your own two hands?
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Mark_Wallace wrote:
John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars
Not exactly. He takes perfectly good cars and turns them into fire breathing monsters. :-D
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
I don't have a lot of artistic creativity, so I haven't really "created" much. I did build some model cars, but only to put the zillions of parts together. Never made them. I've always found that I was better at destroying disassembling things, not creating them.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:
Cooking and baking are my favorites
Baking is something I've had wildly varying degrees of success with. Madam bought the Great British Bake-off and Fat Paul's Pies & Puds books, so at least she's getting better at it.
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:
Drawing and painting
W could do with a couple of elements around the CP Lounge. The walls are pretty bare.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
In fact I'm so good in baking that people are ordering cakes and cookies to their family occasions...I let my kids help me and split the extra money with them... I paint plants and animals only - me think it does not fit to CP :-D
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I have a very particular guitar style. It's called "cr@p". I should have bought a violin.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I will suggest a ukulele or mandolin. Both have only four strings so much easier than a guitar. The ukulele is brilliant for getting going with chords and singing. A mandolin has the same tuning as a violin, so you can get reasonably good before attempting the other.
Tried both. Actually I once possessed a Banjolele which is a small banjo like instrument with four strings and uke tuning. I also spent several years torturing a mandolin. These days I am firmly glued to my guitar.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Apart from the usual Cooking, DIY, car maintenance, model aircraft/helicopters from scratch etc, I have a lathe and milling machine with keeps me happy in the basement. My biggest problem in life is normally how I can find a local source for inconel 713 and shape it without trashing my bits. When I was 8 years old I also learnt to mind read. When my dad's hand appeared out from under a car I always had to predict the correct tool before any colourful language would appear. It must be in the family 'coz my 13 yo daughter asked me the other day if she could borrow a roll of 36-Gauge copper sheet I had laying around. Though still not sure if she wants to be a lawyer, a dentist, an engineer or a physicist. Oh crap! Don't tell me she's going to be an artist.
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
No single type of thing in particular but definitely enjoy making physical things in the real world vs. just software. So, metalwork, woodwork, auto repair and any other equipment (garden and farm tractors, attachments, etc), home remodeling stuff (tiling, wiring) and landscaping. I find though it's mostly just thinking about and designing in past years as with having small children there isn't too much time. . .but getting better. Wish I had more time!
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Music. /ravi
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
I built a deck on my first house, a kids playset (from wood that I cut and drilled holes in myself, not just assembled something all ready to go) at my second house, and installed hardwood flooring and new kitchen cabinets in my current house. So pretty much stuff with wood. If I could get the same pay (and cooperation from my employer), I'd love to alternate between software development and housing construction (maybe 4-6 weeks of development and 2-3 weeks of construction). I feel like my brain would be in better shape.
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
photography, chain mail, woodworking, auto repair, old house repair, ... I think I enjoy photography the most because I can do it as pure creativity at the click of a button. Chain mail's pretty fun too because of the three dimensional puzzle aspect. I've also tried my hand at drawing and sculpture, and while I've done some passable stuff with both, I didn't enjoy them as much as photography as a creative outlet.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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OK, so John takes dead cars and turns them into super-cars, I take wood and make houses/furniture/absolutely anything out of it, and DD takes suckers and makes money out of them (tres tory); but we're extremes, and this place is full of analytical brains that should be able to turn their associated hands to anything, so what is it that you actually, physically make, when not sitting at a computer?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
I have a small non-cnc milling machine and lathe from Sherline[^] and I make latches, handles, car parts, etc. out of metal. I also work on cars as needed - have a 4-wheel brake and rotor job to do this weekend. My favorite non-computer work is cutting, trimming and felling trees. It is hard and sometimes dangerous work that I have enjoyed for years, and can make some good money at as well.
Sincerely, -Mark mamiller@rhsnet.org
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Walt Fair, Jr. wrote:
I make, restore, use and collect Morse code keys
So, when you show someone your work you can say "I didit" * * morse code joke
PooperPig - Coming Soon
Dawww! (O; that was funny )
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I used to write fiction when I was only a student. Now that I'm actually working as a programmer I rather knit stuff. :-D I love to hand knit scarves and pullovers~
When civilisation collapses, that'll be a damned good skill to have.
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You're right. Most developers I know are 'makers'..those that love to build something. My latest is a 500 sq ft garage apartment that is ultra efficient. It's really nice to go out after a day at the office and pound some nails.
stevev6 wrote:
My latest is a 500 sq ft garage apartment
For a moment there, I thought "Whoa! That's bigger than my house!", but then it clicked that it was feet, not metres.
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I built my own Cedar Strip Canoe. I built my own Geodesic Home from the ground up. Anyone interested in a picture I'll post a link.
Roger165 wrote:
Anyone interested in a picture I'll post a link.
The dome? Hell yes!
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Almost a lost art. Shame, that.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
