I'd buy a sailboat and take people on tours in Greece. Except I hate people, which is why I work in tech.
I feel ya - the struggle is real.
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#102I would write books except I hate working alone, I prefer being around people. Maybe some kind of writer's workshop?
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#103Physicist. I love applied math. I love to explore and understand how everyday things work. And I love Richard Feynman.
I went in the opposite direction mostly because the academic job market sucks. I would love to get back into scientific computing in some sense. I miss all the math.
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#104A 3-D ocean farmer: http://greenwave.org/3d-ocean-farming/ .
That's a very interesting concept. I've worked in aquaponics before so I've also been intrigued by the idea of being able to recreate sustainable ecosystems. If I had the time I'd love to be able to create a database and 'calculator' or sorts where you can enter inputs such as the type of herb crop you'd like to grow, and going by the preferable water salinity, pH, ppm, ds, and a few other criteria, you'd be given options of what crustaceans and fish you'd be able to incorporate into the ecosystem. It's a huge endeavor, but I believe it's something that would have a tremendous impact on society since too often there's reinventing the wheel with this type of stuff and that destroys the runway for a lot of startups that have grander visions.
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#105Car mechanic / electronic
Also seconded. Tracking down the root cause of a check engine light is very similar to debugging. What the code says...say "Catalytic Converter Below Efficiency" isn't necessarily what's wrong. Often times, that means "bad o2 sensor". As in our space, picking the right tool makes a big difference as well.
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#106Build high-end speakers. I really enjoy it and I like the idea of high-end speakers that you can just plug into your TV and they "just work" without juggling remotes.
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#107I'd open a bookstore/cafe that sells tech and engineering books. We'd run tech classes in a space in the back, with a discount for vets and artists looking to change careers. I'd live in the apartment above the store, with a garden on the roof. The wifi would be phenomenal.
What is the point of owning tech books when a) much of the content is online and b) there are new developments in languages/frameworks all the time?
B) not really / there is a world out there outside of the JavaScript frameworks driven bubble.
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#108If I were to quit technology, I would try to find something that keeps me as far away of a screen as possible. For instance, quitting the tech world to become, say, an accountant, where I would still looking at a screen all day long, seems useless to me.
This would therefore probably be a profession where I either see a lot of people (doctor?) or use my hands (carpenter).
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#109> decent electronic music
And square circles too?
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#110Related reads: