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0 pointscivilian10y ago0 comments

Yeah, I'm with you. I have a guitar! I have books! I have a large bed and a variety of clothes. I need some place to store my skis and my running shoes. I enjoy cooking. I don't see myself as materialistic, just as a passionate hobbyist/human.

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saalweachter10y ago

Tools, man. Where do you keep your table saw when you're living in a van?

cfallin10y ago

You joke a bit but this is one of the biggest things I miss now (in a small apartment in the middle of a city). Growing up in suburbia with a well-stocked garage for tinkering was a wonderful experience. Yeah, hackerspaces; not quite the same though...

jschwartzi10y ago

I won't pay 300 more a month for modern fixtures, plumbing, or millwork, but I'd pay it for a two-car heated garage with a 220v outlet and good lighting.

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bobbles10y ago

I'm sure it wont be long until hackerspaces become competitive enough to introduce 'hobby' workshop rooms etc for people to spend more time there...

Hell maybe apartment buildings should accommodate things like this instead of just having a gym/pool included

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beambot10y ago

Google has some pretty insane machine shops and labs (electrical, bio, & chemistry)... They blow my home lab out of the water -- and I've probably spent upwards of $30k on my home EE lab.

kragen10y ago

Can you walk into one and use it to make yourself a new set of silverware, or do you have to be, like, working on a Google project?

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Sophistifunk10y ago

This. The fear of never being able to again live in an apartment is most of what keeps me from buying any tools bigger than the MakerBot.

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saalweachter10y ago

Tools, man. Where do you keep your table saw when you're living in a van?

cfallin10y ago

jschwartzi10y ago

I won't pay 300 more a month for modern fixtures, plumbing, or millwork, but I'd pay it for a two-car heated garage with a 220v outlet and good lighting.

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bobbles10y ago

I'm sure it wont be long until hackerspaces become competitive enough to introduce 'hobby' workshop rooms etc for people to spend more time there...

Hell maybe apartment buildings should accommodate things like this instead of just having a gym/pool included

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beambot10y ago

Google has some pretty insane machine shops and labs (electrical, bio, & chemistry)... They blow my home lab out of the water -- and I've probably spent upwards of $30k on my home EE lab.

kragen10y ago

Can you walk into one and use it to make yourself a new set of silverware, or do you have to be, like, working on a Google project?

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Sophistifunk10y ago

This. The fear of never being able to again live in an apartment is most of what keeps me from buying any tools bigger than the MakerBot.

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